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The Wildcat Roar

The Student Newspaper of Westminster Christian Academy

The Wildcat Roar

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...

What time is it right to put up a Christmas tree?

Is it Too Early to Decorate For Christmas?

Rebekah Thoenen, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

The air gets colder, the sun sets earlier, and the fall leaves begin to disappear, but what really determines when it’s Christmas time and thus it’s appropriate to begin decorating? Does it have to...

The Rooppur Nuclear Powerplant in Rooppur Pabna during a cloudy sunset.

Big Tech Goes Nuclear

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer November 14, 2024

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words “clean energy”? For many it brings images of solar panels or wind farms. What is not thought of is nuclear power.   Microsoft...

Picture of an American Flag Hanging Outside a Home in Chesterfield, Missouri

Weighing Character and Policy

Bella Thies, Content Editor November 7, 2024

Since America’s founding, there has been one issue that has been consequential in all of our country’s presidential elections: the debate between supporting a candidate because of their policies and...

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