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The Wildcat Roar

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The Wildcat Roar

Emilia Perez winning so many awards is a smear on the Oscars reputation and an insult to all the other films it competed with.

A Crime Against Cinema? Emilia Pérez Falls Flat with Audiences

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

Imagine a musical about Osama Bin Laden and 9/11. Suicide bombers exploding to the beat and civilians crying in the chorus. However, it was filmed in Singapore with Singaporean directors, writers, and...

Setting the Clocks Back Confuses Everyone Who Participates in Daylight Saving Time

Saving Our Time

Mary Hathaway, Staff Writer March 13, 2025

Starting on the second Sunday of March and ending on the first Sunday in November, Daylight Savings is the practice of setting clocks forward to make use of the longer daylight available during summer...

The Sun Rises Over Melting Snow in a Neighborhood in The Morning

Snow Way! Another Snow Day?!

Cutler Fricke, Staff Writer March 6, 2025

Since the beginning of 2025, the Westminster community has suffered through a series of snow days caused by a variety of winter weather in the St. Louis region. With the weather finally starting to clear...

Prematurely born baby in an oven acting as an artificial womb.

The Birth of Artificial Wombs

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer February 24, 2025

A video of a conceptual external gestation facility known as Ectolife has made its rounds on the internet and it horribly misrepresents artificial womb technology. The 3D modeled video shows rows of developing...

A Light Up Sign with the Number 2025 Proudly Stand in the Senior Hallway

An Intense Rivalry for the Ages

Rebekah Thoenen, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

Over the past 36 years the rivalry between the upper school grades during spirit week has been nothing short of dramatic, but there seems to be something different about the rivalry this year. Specifically,...

A Picture of the Sophomore Hallway Fully Decorated Based on the Board Game Clue

Art for the Long Hall

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

Over the years, art board has given the Westminster community beautiful and creative designs. However, those who were involved with Westminster when it still sat in the Ladue campus remember a time before...

Perhaps it is time to bid farewell to the presidential pardon

I Beg Your Pardon: Reexamining the Efficacy of the Presidential Pardon

Bella Thies, Content Editor January 30, 2025

The presidential pardon has been one of the powers granted to the president of the United States since the founding of our country. The ability to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United...

A Woman On a Pedestal Being Elevated Above a Man

Has Feminism Gone Too Far?

Bella Thies, Content Editor December 13, 2024

Over the past hundred years, womens’ rights have come a long way. Beginning with the womens’ suffrage movement in the late 1800s and culminating in the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave...

Stack of Christmas Presents Representing Modern Culture's Focus on Gifts Rather Than The True Meaning of Christmas

A Very Capitalist Christmas

Cutler Fricke, Staff Writer December 12, 2024

Many people sit around the Thanksgiving dinner table and have been asked the question, “What do you want for Christmas?” The pressure to answer is only backed by the expectations from our friends to...

Netflix being shown on someone’s phone

The Option to Stream

Coco Francisco, Staff Writer December 12, 2024

In a post-cable society, streaming services rule television. There are plenty of options to choose from. Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, HBO Max, Peacock, and Apple TV to name a few. However, one may find...

Bus on its side burning during Iranian fuel protests in 2019

Suppression of Dissent: The Oppression of Democracy in the BRICS Trio

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer December 12, 2024

Those of us in the free world often forget how good we have it. We begin to tune out the news of other nations' struggles to get what we have taken for granted, and grow jaded to the distant tragedies. The...

The Risk of Celebrity Pastors in the Modern Church

The Risk of Celebrity Pastors in the Modern Church

Cutler Fricke, Staff Writer December 2, 2024

Celebrity pastors have become more of a topic of discussion among Christians specifically in America. A celebrity pastor is a pastor who is well known nationally or internationally, and usually uses social...

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