The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a gross violation of the people of Ukraine’s rights. Over one million people reportedly have fled Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, displacing them from their homes and causing them to become refugees. Along with this according to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights since 3/28/22 at least 1,935 civilians have lost their lives in this war.

This is the story about Edward Bronstein who was pulled over by police in Burbank,California, March 31, 2020. The officers thought he was driving under the influence of a narcotic. They ended up pulling him over to draw blood. The autopsy report states when Edward asked them why they needed a sample, he was abused by officers and one knelt on his back Bronstein yelled, “I can’t breathe.”

We’ve heard common phrases from a man when he looks upset. Some men would say “Man up!” or “Guys can’t cry,'' so as not to show their emotions and deem themselves as ''weak”. Some would treat men who show femininity and who are LGBTQ+ as “not manly”. According to the American Psychological Association, there have been reports of young men taking masculinity way too far when they become misogynistic to both men and women.

On August 25, 2021, Netflix dropped a new reboot for She’s All That. The movie stars actors Addison Rae and Tanner Buchanan and runs for one hour and thirty-one minutes. It’s a TV14 Rom-Com that takes place in a modern day setting.

Playoffs are over, which means it is officially the end of the Lady Knights Basketball season. This was another season to remember for our Lady Knights. The start of the season was really rough.The Lady Knights started with a losing record, 0-4.

On September 21, 2021, Governor Abbott of Texas signed a bill, that banned any person from providing an abortion to a pregnant woman without meeting new consent requirements for abortions. This includes banning abortions for any woman when a fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy before most women even know they’re pregnant.

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On February 6, 2022, Friendship Robotknights Braylon Wims, Jakari Powell, Ahmad Nash, Alexander Santos, Kaniya Johnson, and Maya Jackson attended their second robotics competition of the season, Tipping Point. This competition was an amazing experience for us with lots of big robots in the alliance battles and singular skills challenges.

The FCA robotics team, Robo Knights, hosted and won their first competition since the pandemic. It was a fun competition but close against the Wheaton Knights and Capital City Robotics. The game was called Tipping Point

On Wednesday, January 19, 2022, Mr. Zachary Wimmer FCA’s upper school social studies teacher passed away. Students and staff were both affected by this sudden news. Mr. Wimmer will forever be in our memory and will always be missed here at Friendship. Mr. Wimmer was a cheerful soul, always making it known that anybody can come to him if they need anything.

just started watching the popular ABC and Netflix show, “Grey’s Anatomy'', and here's what I think about it and the hype surrounding it. Grey’s Anatomy is a show that dives into the working system of a hospital and basically the life of a doctor. I’ve only watched up to Season 4 but from what I have watched so far the show is pretty good. It has its dramatic moments, but who doesn’t like a little drama?

The movie Resident Evil, Welcome to Racoon City started off good but had a lot of flaws too. If you watched it via youtube or played the video game series of the same name then you are very familiar with the story's origin the movie was based on.

This school year at Friendship Collegiate Academy, Mr. Geter’s urban garden class planted the seeds to grow produce to sell to the community. He said, “Back in the days you could play in the dirt for free but now you can get paid while playing in the dirt and have the students help by planting fruits and vegetables. It's cool, it’s fun playing in the dirt and I got the kids to help out and make it fun”.

On May 18, 2017, the up and coming artist, Q da Fool came out with an album that made The Washington Post. The album was ranked 94th in Billboard’s Top 100. The name of the album is 100 Round Goon.

Long Way Down is an action genre book. The main character, Will Holloman is a kid on the road to vengeance because of his family dying in front of him. He uses different types of weapons to his advantage. After deciding to seek revenge, he meets allies and friends to back him up if he is in trouble.

For all you new anime watchers, here’s one anime review coming from a weeb like me.

In March 2020, students found themselves cut off from the world. Educators faced difficult decisions and few choices while providing meaningful learning opportunities for all. Now that we're back in school, I think that returning to school was a bad idea because some kids are in school with their masks half down or not on at all.

On September 26, 2021, BMF Season One premiered on Starz. It’s an American crime drama series about a black mafia family that sells drugs and launders money.

I finished watching the Junji Ito Collection on Animix. It was astounding. From the fear, the visuals, the mystery, to the originality, it was unlike anything I’ve ever seen! Ito has a way of telling his stories so that it seems like the characters are hopeless so that you’ll just have to stick around and wait until you’re presented with a reason why, how or even what the danger is.

Music is one of the many things that we love in our everyday lives. One specific genre of music is rap, which has become very popular and trendy. Many artists have been known to create duo albums.