Zach Ludwick is a senior at NASH this year and is in his first year of journalism. Strongly opinionated, journalism is a natural fit for him. His interests include sports, politics, and entertainment.
The blazing desert heat is already enough of a strain on many communities in Africa. As if sky-high temperatures were not enough, thousands of people have to walk miles every day to access their water...
“It’s 1984!”
David Lee Roth’s first words during any Van Halen concert on tour that year brings together what a great year 1984 was for music. Loads of icons released some of their best works...
Life is unfair, isn’t it?
The “progressive” coalition of the Democratic Party doesn’t like this idea too much. They thought Mitch McConnell was unfair in his treatment of Merrick Garland’s...
When the pandemic caused the first worldwide lockdowns a little over a year ago, the entire airline industry was shut down. Air travel, both leisure and business, stalled for almost an entire year.
As...
Once again, the NBA is in the headlines for something that has nothing to do with their on-court product.
This time, it was revealed that the Dallas Mavericks were not playing the national anthem before...
Rush Limbaugh, talk show radio host and conservative tycoon, passed away from his battle of lung cancer at the age of 70.
Few in America changed the way a party's ideology develops like Limbaugh....
Hedgefund managers and other traders were scrambling the final week of January when GameStop and other lackluster stocks were being purchased in unprecedented amounts.
The push was led by Reddit group...
Gloom and doom have dominated America and its recent outlook as a whole. Over 400,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, and the economy is debilitated.
While the pandemic may seem like it will never...
I was supposed to be writing a piece on Biden’s economic plan and my disagreements with it, but yesterday's events in Washington D.C. rapidly turned my thoughts. America is now put on life support.
What...
In a plethora of different ways, student leadership and activism have taken a completely different shape, and 2020 has been the year that spearheaded these movements. Both local and national student-led...
Last week, North Allegheny announced that all students would be fully remote until January 19th. Grades 6-12 began remote learning on Monday, December 14th, with the rest of the district following suit...
When the NFL season began, it was expected that there would be a few bumps in the road. Surely enough, that is exactly what happened, as numerous postponements have occurred throughout the league.
The...
Contrary to popular belief, there is something else to talk about besides COVID-19 and the election. Console wars are back! The Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 released in earlier this month, so let...
The election is over-- thank goodness. Let’s go back to normal, please.
With that being said, Donald Trump’s Republican Party is going to look very different soon. He took control of the party...
“Politics: the art of convincing decent people to forget the lesser of two evils is also evil.”
This tweet by Edward Snowden changed my entire view on politics. It made me realize that the constant...
Before each school day, the NASH library looks the same as it always has. Tens of thousands of books line the long shelves, and the tables align themselves for the usual intake of students. However,...
Tell me about your background.
I went to Knoch High School, and I attended college at the Merchant Marine Academy and studied Marine Science and Aeronautical Engineering. I spent four years in the Navy...
At the beginning of this school year, North Allegheny announced a brand new grading system for high school classes. Divided among "summative" (tests and projects) and "formative" (classwork and homework)...
On Tuesday morning the world learned that guitar legend Eddie Van Halen died at the age of 65 from his battle with cancer. Eddie was the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter in the legendary band...
Seriously? Did we just watch that? I'm sitting here after the debate, editing this article, and I'm baffled. There was no point to that. Constant interrupting, shouting about who knows what, disagreement...
Last year, the Penguins had a roller coaster of a season. After an embarrassing sweep by the New York Islanders in the first round of the 2018-19 season, General Manager Jim Rutherford promised changes...
