AI has become more normalized in everyday life and has been affecting jobs significantly; specifically in law, more attorneys have become reliant on AI for their everyday practice. In fact, all of the legal search engines (including Westlaw and Lexus Nexus) all offer a premium subscription with the ability to utilize AI as part of their platform. AI has been making it extremely difficult for judges and attorneys to do their job. Since it is becoming more normalized for AI t

Boys' volleyball has been unknown for decades in the U.S., but is now steadily gaining popularity. Every volleyball player knows the feeling of flying through the air, watching the ball drop right into your hand, and slamming it down onto the other team’s court. That feeling is coming to more and more high school boys in the U.S. as the previously unknown thrill of the sport is starting to be recognized and appreciated by more people. For many decades, when anyone thought of

Every month, thousands of people, from young moms to college girls, enter a feeding frenzy known as “The Parke Drop”. But what drives this phenomenon? Step foot on most college campuses in America, and what will you see? You will likely spot dozens of girls wearing the same mockneck with the words Parke emblazoned across the chest, or sporting striped pullovers with a green tag sporting the Daily Drills logo. This may look like teenage girls simply buying into the latest fas

What it feels like to grow up online and slowly realize it's been hollowed out. Although I was born during the era where everyone still had cable TV, I was too young to experience the web of the internet that previous generations experienced, where they treated the internet like a jungle with so much to explore. My earliest memories on the internet consist of playing Papa’s Pizzeria and girlsgogames.com on my elementary school Chromebook, watching slime and Rainbow Loom tutor

Local New Roads seniors forced to leave Coachella Weekend 1 due to unforeseen circumstances… The Coachella Music and Arts Festival (or this year known as Bieberchella), hosted annually in Indio, California, is one of the world's best-known music festivals. Attendees either camp out on-site (if they’re up for the challenge) or book an Airbnb for the weekend. If you’re an avid TikTok user, like me, you may have heard about the issue of Airbnb hosts cancelling prebooked reserva

For previous generations, it was the mall. For LA teens, it's the beach, a friend's basement or the Wednesday night youth group snack table. "My third space is not in America," says Charlotte Menadue ‘27. Hers is in Australia, coffee shops where different schools mixed, where you'd talk to people you'd never normally meet. That place doesn't exist for her here. The term “third place” has been coined to describe a place that isn’t simply work or home; it’s a place of connectio

After years of searching, an executive director has finally been found…but who is he? With three words, Sam Houser described himself as an only child, persistent, and disciplined. He explained that growing up as an only child made him impatient but also structured because his home was disciplined. “If we want to get somewhere as an organization, or if I want to get somewhere as a person, I don’t expect the result overnight. I can persist, which is not quite the same as being

Despite a heartbreaking loss at the CIF playoffs in the first round, the boys soccer team dominated throughout an undefeated season, signaling an evolution in the school’s soccer program… The sky was reaching dusk as the referee blew on the whistle. The New Roads soccer team had defeated Wildwood School in a nail-biting match with a final score of 3-2. With 3 goals by Edgar Silva, New Roads had done what they had failed to do the year before: beat Wildwood. The New Roads soc

All about your amazing interim head of school through the lyrics of a song! As you walk around campus, you've probably seen a guy with a button-down shirt, jacket, jeans, which he attributes to his “ongoing lack of creativity and the fact that at 68, I have a fixed amount of cognitive capital to spend each day and I can't afford one point of IQ energy on sartorial choices,” and a big smile who's always excited to ask how you're doing. If you haven't already, I’d recommend sa

As students began finishing up their ISPs (some in a greater rush than others), I started to get curious about the projects that wouldn’t be shown at the ISP X-block. On April 22nd, the entire New Roads Upper School community came into the Moss Theater to watch six Independent Study Project (ISP) presentations — but what about the other 18 ISPs happening this year? In an effort to learn more, I interviewed three people who pursued ISPs this year and fulfilled their presenta

By Claire Demoff '26 and Bodhi Milano '26 Symptoms include long stretches of illness, stomach aches, and headaches– careful, this ruthless virus is on the hunt BREAKING UPDATE: SENIORITIS HAS STARTED SPREADING TO UNDERCLASSMEN AS WELL. SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND NO KNOWN CURE, OTHER THAN EARLY PREVENTION. ONCE YOU’VE GOT IT, THERE IS NO GOING BACK. As senior year rolls around, many 12th graders (if not all of them, rare is the breed who fends off this persistent disease), fall pr

The very same people who were once dominating TikTok for-you pages with their ‘cutecore Animal Crossing islands’ have now become fascist figureheads, a trend that experts cite as both common and inevitable. 2020: a time marked by isolation, tragedy, and most universally experienced of all, boredom. With nowhere to go and most non-essential face-to-face interaction being discouraged, much of the nation found itself in an odd position. With these constraints in mind, some began

After numerous failures from the Trump Administration to help out the common folk, Americans need a real dictator who can truly represent the people of America: only one man can fill those shoes… As we enter the second half of Trump’s term, we are observing an America that has fallen into disarray. As we look at the partisan divide, a war with Iran, and crushing tariffs that are destroying the American consumer, Americans deserve a real change; a new dictator. If we are gonn

Watch out for these 10 warning signs… trust me, I would know. Now, the main talk of the town (the internet) is all about the male manipulator and what makes someone one. Like if a guy tells you his favorite film is Fight Club or Donnie Darko, then you should run. Or if he listens to Radiohead or some other whiny guys in a band. But honestly, what I believe we fail to address as a society is what to look out for in a female manipulator. Because they exist, they are vicious, an

A junior tries his hand at turning Newroads school towards a capitalist utopia with his new ideology. Frustrated with the lack of capitalism at New Roads, junior Philip Nazzal has begun preaching his new ideology in an attempt to turn the school into a capitalist utopia. He calls his new ideology “Philipism” and seeks to create a “Pro-Capitalist Commune”, a place where money-making is prized above all else. Under this new ideology, followers can’t give anything away for free,

The Trump Administration has informed the media of a new construction initiative within the historic halls of the White House. Reportedly, demolition and design work have already begun as part of a long-term project to create a personal entertainment complex for the Vice President's personal use. In a new initiative aimed at maximizing government efficiency, the White House announced on Saturday that an "inconsequential portion” of the East Wing will be remodeled and partial

By Arden Bevilacqua ‘29 and Kyleigh Butler ‘29 Born between 2010 and 2024, Gen Alpha is the largest generation in history, and the least understood. Generation Alpha is the first generation to grow up completely immersed in the internet. Many adults, and even Gen Z, call them a “confused generation.” Unlike most, Gen Alpha's earliest memories are iPads, smart watches, and generally online. Most experts agree that Gen Alpha's online habits have shaped them into the dysregul

The story behind the once extremely popular dating app for twins. Genius Stanford dropout Jack Dorfman was unemployed and living in his mom’s basement. When Jack and his MIT dropout friend Leo La Kolahi met to play Genshin Impact, they realized a gap in the market. Twins have no dating app experience. Dorfman used his Stanford engineering skills and Kolahi’s MIT computer science skills to begin creating their patent. Thousands of twins were interviewed to create a perfect an

The story of a man completely demoralized by his digital “coach”. At 3:20pm on a beautiful sunny Monday (that already felt discouraging because it meant that another week of work was beginning) local sales assistant Jose Walden received a notification from his fitness app 10k Step that would change the course of his afternoon. “Still sitting?” his app asked. Walden felt that the “question mark was doing a lot of emotional damage.” Sources say that Walden stood up to assert d

Does it seem like more and more of your classmates are drinking coconut water and bringing bananas to class? They are taking part in a lifestyle called “Potassium-Maxxing” — and you should too. Below are five reasons why increasing your potassium intake will heavily benefit your daily life. Better than Celcius Have you ever considered maybe you're not really sleep deprived, maybe you're just lacking some good ol’ potassium? An electrolyte deficiency can lead you to feel fati