Editor's Column
· Matteo R.
On the 24 March 2015, Andreas Lubitz decided to kill himself and 149 other people by crashing a plane into the French Alps. When faced with such inexplicable events, it is a human evolutionary imperative to look for a neat, rational motivation. Bu...
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Media
· Gabriel N.
Far too often articles have proclaimed the future of mass media, and how one new and upcoming technology will revolutionize the industry, only to be forgotten and replaced by the new next best thing. However, one commonality can be found amongst t...
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Story Time
· Gaia B.
“Jacobe Moorse and Cassandra Moorse instantly dead in a car accident seconds after their exit from the Royal Hotel.” The reporter’s voice played like a broken record in my head, as though it was taunting me. It couldn’t be real; none of this was r...
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Science
· Joseph Y.
The T-1000 is a terrifying, shape-shifting liquid-metal robot from *Terminator 2*. It is capable of transforming into anything, and it can pass through any small opening. This is one of those science fiction ideas, that seems impossible and made-u...
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Current Events - Local
· Francesco M.
I went to see the Marymount Players preform the iconic American musical: *West Side Story*, directed by Gina Ferrarin, on the opening night, and I have to say that overall I was impressed. The story is inspired by William Shakespeare’s tragedy *R...
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Student Interview
· Halla M.
**Name:** Lotanna M.
**Nickname:** Lolo/Làlo/Lorenzo/Samuel
**Grade:** 11
**Nationality:** Nigerian
**Years at MMI:** 5
**Life motto:** If I don’t do it first, I want to do it better.
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Current Events - Local
· Simone F.
The first two games against Naples and Sigonella have already set a clear picture in the minds of those who have followed the DODDS tournament: the Royals Boys Soccer team is completely dominant in Italy. A 3-1 away win against perhaps the second ...
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Current Events - Global
· Maria T.
On February 27th of this year, mere minutes before midnight, Russian politician Boris Nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge next to the Kremlin in central Moscow. The killers sped off in a white vehicle, but 5 were apprehended a little over a week a...
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Current Events - Global
· Marta A.
After Lewis Hamilton’s win in Abu Dhabi four months ago which granted him his second drivers’ championship, Formula 1 fans were anxious to see the changes to teams and drivers as well as the rules, but most of all they were ready for the start of ...
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Science
· Sophie P.
The thought of life after death has been with us since the beginning of mankind. This dates back to the Neanderthals and every civilization since. The Egyptians, from approximately 3100 to 332 BC, believed that immortality could be achieved if Pha...
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Teacher's Spotlight
· Ramzi S.
*Ms. Ferrarin has been the drama teacher here at Marymount for the past six years and has directed a total of twelve shows with the Marymount players, the after school drama club.*
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Student Interview
· Halla M.
**Name:** Alya J.
**Nickname:** Ally
**Grade:** 11
**Nationality:** Kuwaiti, Mexican American
**Years at MMI:** Almost 2 years
**Life motto:** Don’t be peanut butter and jealous and just give me some tater tots, dude. Ps. You should blow...
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