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Skiing into Disaster

By Hadley Cress 27’

From passing out on the mountain to tumbling down a route into a forest or crashing into trees, the students from Catlin Gabel School (CGS) have many hilarious stories of their time on the mountain.

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Teamwork and traditions of CGS soccer

By Amare Kaainoa ‘24

Through its triumphs and defeats, Catlin Gabel soccer has made a long-lasting impact on both its players and the general Catlin community. Spectators of the sport delight in seeing the men’s varsity team win 4 consecutive state championships, or the women’s mercy rule OES 8-0, but what goes on behind the scenes?

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The problem with tanking for Victor Wembanyama

“The blocks, his athleticism, everything; what makes him so special is that he can be the Defensive Player of the Year, and Most Valuable Player in the same year. In the NBA currently, there’s no one quite like him.” Hearing these comments, you might think NBA fan Charlie Broad, ‘25, is talking about proven stars like Lebron James or Giannis Antetokounmpo; however, the reality is far from it.

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Who will make it out of the World Cup group stage?

Every four years, in the lead-up to the men’s World Cup, one of the most important events is the drawing of World Cup groups. Put simply, FIFA officials draw teams from a pot to determine who will be playing who in the group stage of the World Cup. There are eight groups, each consisting of four national teams, and each group plays a round-robin to determine which two teams advance.

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An MLS fan base divided

In September of 2019, the Iron Front flag was banned by the Major League Soccer Association and thus began the most impactful fan retaliation in American Soccer. The Iron Front was the insignia of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDP), established in the late 1800s as a Marxist party of Germany. It gained popularity in response to the rise of the Nazi party in early 1930s Germany, however as this was the only opposing party to said Nazis, they were subsequently voted out and disbanded by force. The SPD (German Abbreviation: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) currently holds a centrist left political position.

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