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The Mentor

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The Mentor

The length of the MLB season should be shortened

Lane Lewison, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2025

By now, the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays is partway finished and despite all of the interesting storylines and excitement of the sports...

It’s easy to steal the Mona Lisa

Jonathan Moon, Staff Writer October 27, 2025

It was Dec.16, 1976. Three masked men had been seen sneaking into the Louvre Museum through a second floor window. Right when they entered, the trio attacked two guards, raced to the Apollo Hall and snatched...

Cliques: Necessary or Illogical?

MK Mallean, Staff Writer October 16, 2025

As graduation approaches, it’s worth taking a moment to notice an interesting social trend: the strong persistence of high school cliques and division among students.  Logic suggests that by...

Are we really even seniors? The pressures of continuing your education

Madi Springer, Blue M Editor-in-Chief October 16, 2025

Deadlines. For high school seniors, that word isn’t just a due date. It’s a time bomb counting down to a future we’re told we must design right now. With every passing month, the highly prestigious...

This might be illegal: PinkPantheress fancies some more in her new album

Stephanie Neang, Staff Writer October 10, 2025

PinkPantheress’s newest studio album, “Fancy Some More?” is capitalizing on her versatility. Released on Oct. 10, this remix’s tracklist expands on the electro-pop world of “Fancy That.” Exploring...

Electronic Arts is going old school

Electronic Arts is going old school

Elizabeth Thornley, Online Editor-in-chief October 10, 2025

Electronic Arts is finally listening to what we want in a “Battlefield” game. After the flop “Battlefield 2042” the approach to “Battlefield” games is finally lining up with what gamers would...

Him: why it fumbled in theaters

Him: why it fumbled in theaters

Jonathan Moon, Staff Writer October 8, 2025

This has been a pretty good year for horror films, as blockbusters like “Sinners” and “Weapons” have gotten stellar reviews from critics and have become box office hits over the past few weeks....

Swift’s new album; A fun departure from her melancholy era

Madi Springer, Blue M Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2025

  Taylor Swift’s latest album release, “The Life of a Showgirl," has certainly sparked its share of online chatter and divided opinions, but after giving it my fair share of listens, I absolutely...

Class rings aren't worth their value

Class rings aren’t worth their value

Stephanie Neang, Staff Writer September 30, 2025

“Not everything that glitters is gold.” It’s a modern twist on Shakespeare’s initial quote, but its meaning dates back hundreds of years to Aesop’s fables. In 1835, the tradition of class rings...

Don’t agree to everything on applications

Don’t agree to everything on applications

Elizabeth Thornley, Online Editor-in-Chief September 19, 2025

Every time you open any application for the first time, you get a pop up that has a huge document to read -- the platform’s terms of service. We don't know what we are agreeing to, we just press “I...

Violence has no place in America

Violence has no place in America

Olivia Howe, Opinions Editor September 19, 2025

As journalists, we on the staff and Editorial Board of The Mentor are dedicated to preserving and protecting the First Amendment, and we strongly assert that no one should lose their life for peacefully...

‘Brainrot’, a buzzword that's lost its meaning

‘Brainrot’, a buzzword that’s lost its meaning

MK Mallean, Staff Writer September 15, 2025

The term "brainrot" has become a part of modern day student slang, a shorthand for anything mind-numbingly silly, nonsensical, or easily quotable. It highlights the potential for witty insight on the absurdity...

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