Category Archives: News

Chelsea Mancilla, Guest Writer   FBI’s code name for the scam, “Operation Varsity Blues.” On March 12, news broke that numerous celebrities, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were being charged in the largest college cheating scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice. In total, the Justice Department on Tuesday charged 50Continue reading “Operation Varsity Blues continues to unfold”

Shawn Newman, Guest Writer Note from Brian Messing: It was a tremendous honor to be able to take a class from Shawn Newman. Not only is he a brilliant attorney, with years of experience and many stories throughout that time, he is someone who goes the extra mile to help his students succeed. When IContinue reading “Field Notes from an Unrepentant Legal Don Quixote”

Staff Writer, Prya Oliveira   Recently, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that resulted in the death of 157 people. All passengers and crew aboard died, making this the second Boeing aircraft tragedy in five months. According to CNN, the first crash under Lion Air ledContinue reading “A two-tale tragedy”

Emma Dobbs, Section Editor   The University of Southern California (USC), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and Yale, are under investigation following a national admissions scandal impacting some of Hollywood’s wealthiest celebrities and their children. Prosecutors charged over 50 people with falsifying admissions information to get unqualified students admitted to top-tier schools. Of theseContinue reading “Top universities under federal investigation following admissions scandal”

Grace Crocker, Staff Writer   Just recently, a new abundance of marine fossils from the Cambrian explosion were found in China. When life started on Earth, organisms didn’t range much from bacteria and multi-celled algae. In the Precambrian era, about 600 million years ago, scientists estimate that evolution kicked in to create new life forms.Continue reading “Scientists make recent discovery of marine fossils in China”

Hannah Hartley, Guest writer   Sunday, Feb. 24 started as a normal day for many of the 183 passengers who boarded the Amtrak Coast Starlight Train 11. The southbound train departed late Sunday afternoon, but barely made it over 300 miles before striking a fallen tree near Oakridge, Ore. Due to extreme weather conditions, theContinue reading “Amtrak passengers stuck on board for over a day”

Chelsea Mancilla, Guest Writer   A project known as “The Reserve” has finally broken ground following the demolition of the former Albertson’s on Pacific Avenue. The site had been vacant since 2012. In 2016, the Southern California-based developer AVS Communities, proposed the project. It is the largest development in Lacey and the first major privateContinue reading “Senior-housing project on Pacific Avenue is underway”

Katherine Pecora, Staff Writer   On Jan. 10, Jayme Closs, a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl, escaped her abductor Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, on the 88th day of her captivity. Patterson is accused of killing Closs’ parents in order to kidnap her.  Patterson allegedly stated that he knew he would kidnap Closs after seeing her board herContinue reading “Jayme Closs found”

Katherine Pecora, Staff Writer   If you have ever driven through downtown Seattle, you have probably gone past a Ride the Ducks boat. Filled with tourists wielding yellow duck shaped kazoos quacking insistently at cars and pedestrians, the Ride the Ducks tourist attraction is a well-known facet of the downtown Seattle tourist scene. You mayContinue reading ““Ride the Ducks” takes a dangerous turn”

Chelsea Mancilla, Guest Writer   A heated discussion about vaccinations has emerged in Olympia, Wash. as a result of the measles outbreak in Clark County, with 65 confirmed cases reported since Feb 26. Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a public health emergency in response to the outbreak, which local officials have described as a drainContinue reading “Legislature introduces vaccine bills following the measles outbreak in Clark County”