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Following Tuesday's announcement, basketball will return to Lane's gymnasiums, starting with tryouts and practices, and then spectator-less games. (File photo/Alex Burstein)
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There may be masked athletes, no fans and lots of hand sanitizer, but CPS winter athletics are back. On Tuesday, CPS announced that basketball, badminton, cheerleading and dance, bowling and boys swimming and diving all can start their seasons. Sports Editor Alex Burstein has more on the protocols being set in place for a safe return to play, how these athletic events are going to look during COVID, as well as what some of the players and coaches are saying about the return.
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According to an email sent by their admissions office, Harvard University has received over 57,000 applications for the Class of 2025. (Creative Commons)
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Spring is often a waiting game for most college applicants who anxiously anticipate colleges’ admissions decisions. This year, however, the waiting game got a little longer for applicants to the Ivy League’s eight member institutions, as they’ve pushed their joint notification day to April 6. Reporter Ella Rappel has more on what this change might mean for college applicants.
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Abigail Ortman has considered using her skills to sell her embroidery and crochet pieces on Etsy, a hub for handmade items. (Photo courtesy of Ortman)
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From embroidering to skateboarding, Lane students have found new hobbies to pass the time as the pandemic continues to cancel in-person extracurriculars, giving some students extra free time. Photo editor Jack Belmont has more on what pandemic hobbies certain Lane students have picked up in the past year.
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You snooze, we news: What we’re reading
Here are some stories we’ve been following from across the nation
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Trump impeachment trial begins in the Senate
This week, the Senate began hearing arguments in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. A group of House Democrats, known as impeachment managers, are serving as the prosecution. They are attempting to prove that Trump incited a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The trial also saw the presentation of a never before released video of rioters searching the building for lawmakers and former Vice President Mike Pence with the intention of harming them.
House Dems propose $1,400 payments
On Monday night, House Democrats proposed sending $1,400 stimulus payments to Americans with up to $75,000 in annual income. The checks would be a part of the Biden Administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan, a plan that has been championed by Democrats but sharply criticized by Republicans. The broadening of stimulus payment eligibility among middle-class households is a sign that Democrats are moving ahead without Republican support.
Fauci optimistic about Spring vaccine rollout
Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday he predicts the number of available COVID-19 doses “will allow for much more of a mass vaccination approach” beginning in March or April. Right now, amidst the rollout of the vaccine, the country is seeing a supply shortage of doses. But Fauci predicted that by spring it will be “open season” for wide-scale vaccinations.
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“Hi Mom”
By Paige Jacobsen, Div. 381
You asked me to submit my writing
But really it’s very uninviting
With a world gone up in flames,
All I can do is play video games
I go to class half asleep,
trying not to still count sheep
Im sitting at my desk, my brain a blur,
Trying to do what you would prefer
Since I’m here instead of at prom,
I’m writing this to say,
Hi mom
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Starting Monday, Feb. 22, The Warrior Weekly will switch publication from Friday evenings to Monday afternoon. Because of this, there will no publication of The Warrior Weekly on Feb. 19.
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