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Pope Francis passed away at 88 on March 21, 2025, after leading a mass for Easter the day before. The Pope had been battling with health for a while and succumbed to cardiovascular failure after a stroke put him into a brief coma Sunday night. (Wikimedia)

Pope Francis Dies at 88

Hazel Mciver Oun, Assistant Image Editor April 21, 2025

After a long battle with health issues, Pope Francis passed away at age 88 on April 21, 2025. Pope Francis is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected on March 13, 2013. He was the first...

Colorado’s Supreme Court has banned conversion therapy against the LGBTQ+ community. This is going to be re evaluated later in the year to decide if a change needs to be made.

Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban Fights SCOTUS Reversal

Ivonne Sambrano, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

A Colorado law bans conversion therapy against the LGBTQ+ community. The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case to a law in Colorado that bans conversion therapy aiming at people based on their...

This photo of Donald Trump speaking with his supporters at a campaign rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona to speak out about his ideas and beliefs. His current beliefs on setting tariffs on many countries is not going to be a good thing for the economy, causing the prices of everything to skyrocket and the economy to collapse. Trump has now set a 90 day pause on these tariffs, which raise many questions about his reason for setting them. Courtesy of The White House

Trump Tariffs Put on Pause

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Editor in Chief April 11, 2025

Pauses aren’t just gonna let market shoot back up but trump is being looked at for insider trading President Donald Trumps latest tariffs set on countries has concerned many and caused the economy...

This photo of Donald Trump speaking with his supporters at a campaign rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona to speak out about his ideas and beliefs. His current beliefs on setting tariffs on many countries is not going to be a good thing for the economy, causing the prices of everything to skyrocket and the economy to collapse. Trump has now set a 90 day pause on these tariffs, which raise many questions about his reason for setting them. Courtesy of The White House

Trump Tariffs Tank Trade Relations

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Editor in Chief April 7, 2025

Due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the world, the economy is starting to crash. Just a little while ago, the stock market was doing good, sitting at all time highs and growing at a good pace....

Text messages leaking U.S. operations in Yemen were accidentally sent to a journalist via Signal. These texts have caused an outbreak of confusion and panic as the government is now trying to cover up this confusion. (Courtesy of VP)

Signal Slip-Up

Maddison Nickerson, Staff Writer April 3, 2025

In an extraordinary breach of security, sensitive military plans for U.S. operations in Yemen were leaked to a journalist via the messaging app, Signal. The leak, which occurred earlier this week, has...

The Sundance Film Festival has announced that its new location is Boulder. This relocation will bring great things for the festival as well as the town of Boulder. (Lalo Pangue/Flickr)

Sundance Film Festival Moves to Boulder

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Editor in Chief March 31, 2025

The Sundance Film Festival, founded by actor Robert Redford, comes around once a year in January. Sundance has become a well known premiere festival for many different actors and actresses. The past...

Yolanda Saldivar is a well known name across the world from being Selena Quintanilla‘s closest friends, but then being the reason of Selenas death. Yolanda now has the possibility of being on parole after 30 years, which is raising controversy for fans. (Oxygen)

Yolanda Saldivar Parole Sparks Debate

Melina Joy, Assistant Copy Editor March 19, 2025

Yolanda Saldivar is a name known throughout the country and in the Tejano music industry for her murder of the famous tejano star in the 90’s Selena Quintanilla. Yolanda's case sparks controversy by...

New cases of the measles have been reported in Texas, as well as a few new cases of the bird flu around the U.S. These new cases are sparking concerns from people about a new health crisis. ( Celesteh/ Flickr)

Health Crisis Looms as New Illnesses Pop up

Maddison Nickerson, Staff Writer March 7, 2025

2025 has already been marked by alarming health developments, with two significant outbreaks capturing the public's attention. In Texas, a tragic measles death has raised concerns about the resurgence...

Donald Trump displays one of the 42 executive orders he signed immediately following his innauguration as president on January 20, 2025. This included EO 14168, a broad mandate ordering the US government to rescind protections for and deny recognition of transgender Americans. (Trump White House, public domain)

Trump Targets Trans Teens with Executive Orders

Maddison Nickerson, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

Within the first hour of his second term as president, Donald Trump signed 42 executive orders aimed at radically shifting government policy and American culture. Among his edicts demanding that birthright...

New Colorado law makes big changes in Safe2Tell. These new changes will help more students who are facing trauma and stress.

Colorado Bill Will Empower Schools to Care

Sophia Zamora, Staff Writer March 4, 2025

Colorado lawmakers have recently passed new legislation to help students facing challenging circumstances. Senate Bill 64 says that the staff at schools and teachers will be notified when a student goes...

X creator, Elon Musk is being sued for a major stake which is causing a huge problem for him. He is facing lots of backlash from his gambles on X.

Elon Musk SEC Lawsuit Still Moving Forward

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer February 25, 2025
Elon Musk has been making news for his role in the White House, but a long-brewing fraud lawsuit by the SEC may soon see him in the courthouse.
Teenagers tend to use their phones a lot during the school day and they typically go on them when they want too. This new phone rule possibly becoming a thing for St Vrain Valley schools would cause lots of controversy throughout the schools.

New State Law Might Take Away Teen Phones

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer February 13, 2025

One of the top issues in education today is student cell phone use. This semester, Boulder Valley Schools joined Grand Junction and Colorado Springs districts in banning student cell phone use entirely...