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Graphic showing the effect of doomscrolling and why you shouldn't be on your phone before you sleep.

Doomscrolling is Bad for Mental Health

Austin Watford, Reporter June 3, 2025

You’ve probably done it before: you pick up your phone to check the news or social media, and before you know it, you’ve spent an hour watching nothing but bad news. This habit that most people have...

The Monkey sitting on top of a set of broken televisions

The Monkey Movie Review

Alexa Dawod and Savannah White March 21, 2025

Movie fans become enthused as Stephen King’s 1980 horror short story The Monkey, comes to the big screen. Directed by Osgood Perkins, the movie has a dark and sarcastic tone, which becomes unsettling...

Digital art of Glinda and Elphaba

A Wickedly Good Review

Misty Thomson, Page Editor December 12, 2024

An emerald-green planet grows on screen as the word “Universal” shines in gold. “No One Mourns the Wicked” blares through the movie theatre speakers as Glinda the Good Witch declares to her loyal...

Uzi's album cover for Eternal Atake 2. Is it a flop?

Uzi’s Biggest Letdown Yet?

Alex Shaba, Reporter December 2, 2024

Rapper Lil Uzi Vert, more formally known as Symere Woods is under some backlash under his new and highly anticipated album Eternal Atake 2. Fans expected this album to be an instant classic and somewhat...

Illustration by Zoey Lawrence

In what ways does Utica need to be upgraded?

Abby Williams, Editor in Chief April 27, 2023

Citizens will be voting on whether to pass the 2023 UCS Safety and Success bond proposal on May 2. If we were registered voters, most of our staff would vote in favor of the bond. The bond proposal,...

SAYING GOODBYE

SAYING GOODBYE

May 12, 2022

On March 9, we all received an email from Principal Tom Lietz, detailing how he will not be returning as principal of Utica next year. “It is with mixed emotions,” the email said, “that I share...

Illustration by Hannah Lesner

Was disabling Teams chats a good idea?

Abby Williams, Managing Editor January 28, 2022

On Jan. 10, Utica Community Schools disabled the ability for students to create new chats with other students on Microsoft Teams, and our news staff does not agree with this decision. The decision only...

March 2, 2021

With being back at school, it is a mix of different emotions. Some students are happy to be back- they feel safe in the schools and they love to now see all of their teachers and friends. For others, they...

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