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As students at KO, we are incredibly lucky to be in classrooms with teachers who care deeply about our education and with peers who genuinely want to learn. However, sometimes there is a disconnect even at KO between teachers and students in regards to how students learn best. Nearly every student I know at KO […]
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Senior and stylist Juliana Kulak has earned and certainly deserves the title of December’s Fashionista of the Month! Since she joined KO in seventh grade, Juliana has certainly stood out from the crowd with her eye-catching and trendy styles. There is a clear effort that she puts in every day to feel confident and proud. […]
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This October, English rock band Foals released a 10 track continuum to their album “Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost.” Part 1 was released earlier this year and featured heavy new wave style synth and a relaxed vibe throughout the album. As promised by the band, “Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 2” offers […]
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When most people think of the most influential rock bands from the 1960s, they think of the Rolling Stones or the Beatles. While both musical groups transformed the industry, one of the most influential bands of the time was MC5. MC5 was a band from Detroit that defied musical norms and paved the path for […]
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by Juliana Kulak ’20 Anyone who knows me knows that my favorite band is Cage The Elephant; for my 14th birthday, my parents got me tickets to their show at the Spring Fling Tour held at the XL Center, which I arrived about two hours early for just so I could get front row (it […]
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by Juliana Kulak ’20 This article discusses season 8 of “Game of Thrones” and will contain spoilers. I have been a huge “Game of Thrones” fan since binge watching it a few summers ago, so to say I was both excited and sad for the final season is an understatement, especially after the shocking ending […]
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Gary Clark Jr. is often looked at as the man who revived the blues. In his “The Bright Lights” EP and full length albums “Blak and Blu,” Clark Jr. produced heavily blues inspired songs with influence from rock and rap music in hopes of sparking his generation’s interest in blues music. On his sophomore album […]
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Rapper 21 Savage was taken into ICE custody on February 3 of this year, two days after he released a video for his song, “A Lot,” which criticized the Trump administration’s immigration policy. His case has quickly become the most notable deportation case in recent years, shining a light on the many flaws in the […]
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In theory, the concept of a test that is fair for all students and that accurately measures how prepared a student is for college sounds like a good idea. According to the Princeton Review, the purpose of the SAT is to assess how prepared a student is for college and to provide colleges with one […]
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Ever since the release of Anderson .Paak’s third album Malibu in 2016 many have been curious to see what is next for the Californian rapper. Malibu was a hip hop album deeply rooted in 70’s style R&B and funk; this sound is carried over onto .Paak’s latest album, Oxnard . .Paak’s style is very unique […]
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