Author Archives
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Saying goodbye to the Torch
by Evi Arthur / Editor-in-Chief Today I say goodbye to the best job I’ve ever had. I don’t mean to sound so melodramatic. When I joined the Torch three years ago as a rookie reporter — in the Gage building… Read More ›
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A safe return to sports requires us to temporarily say goodbye
by Mohammad Samra / Staff Reporter I’ve been a sports fan nearly my entire life. I got my first baseball glove on my sixth birthday, my first basketball rim when I turned 12 and my first pair of Jordan’s when… Read More ›
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Why is TikTok the new craze?
by Karina Aguilar / Staff Reporter Tiktok has become very popular since August 2018, when ByteDance bought Musical.ly and merged all of their accounts onto TikTok. In the United States alone, the number of adult TikTok users increased by 5.5… Read More ›
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WWE takes center stage amidst sports hiatus, but was it the right move?
by Mohammad Samra / Staff Reporter Fireworks at MetLife Stadium lit the sky in East Rutherford, New Jersey, as 82,265 devoted fans gathered for the most anticipated professional wrestling event of the year — World Wrestling Entertainment’s Wrestlemania. The atmosphere… Read More ›
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State of the University Address covers integration, online learning, COVID-19 and more
by Evi Arthur / Editor-in-Chief President Ali Malekzadeh began the 2020 State of the University Address by thanking the Roosevelt community. “I want to continue thanking every one of you for all of the hard work you are doing around… Read More ›
