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Page 1: From the Editors · Kayla Kaplan Kailyn Brown Jessica Wang Kaitlin Cunanan Rachel Wu Christine Lee Paul Levine Rebecca Aizin Christina Oh David Borts Brandon Ho Helen Liu Julia Sullivan
Page 2: From the Editors · Kayla Kaplan Kailyn Brown Jessica Wang Kaitlin Cunanan Rachel Wu Christine Lee Paul Levine Rebecca Aizin Christina Oh David Borts Brandon Ho Helen Liu Julia Sullivan

From the Editors:

Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief

Executive Assistant Editor

Executive Assistant Editor

Board of Education Reporter

Business Editor

Buisness Editor

Visual Editor

Visual Editor

Entertainment Editor

Entertainment Editor

Features Editor

Features Editor

News Editor

News Editor

Opinions Editor

Opinions Editor

Sports Editor

Sports Editor

Advisor

Advisor

Amelia Murray-Cooper

Justin Najimian

Michelle Brown

Sarah Goldman

Kayla Kaplan

Kailyn Brown

Jessica Wang

Kaitlin Cunanan

Rachel Wu

Christine Lee

Paul Levine

Rebecca Aizin

Christina Oh

David Borts

Brandon Ho

Helen Liu

Julia Sullivan

Rachel S. Lee

Douglas Willig

Ms. Alyson Hogan

Mr. Ryan Hynes

The ClarionSTaff 2017-2018

Looking back on this school year, The Clar-ion has experienced plenty of changes and im-provements. This included the introduction of crossword puzzles, original student com-ics, and an emphasis on creative layout designs. We would like to thank this year’s Co-Editors-in-Chief, Daisy Cherian and Barbara Shi, for encouraging these changes and making The Clarion more interactive for readers and writ-ers alike. While we wish we didn’t have to say goodbye to our senior staff members, we are grateful for all we’ve learned from them this year and wish them the best of luck in college!

We also would like to thank our wonderful ad-visors Mr. Hynes and Ms. Hogan for an incred-ibly successful first year on Clarion Staff. Step-ping into a role such as theirs is no easy task, but their mentorship and leadership truly proved indispensable to all of the staff members. We look forward to their continued contributions to the paper for hopefully many years to come.

The end of the school year is always bitter-sweet, and while we wish it didn’t have to end so soon, we are also looking forward to taking on the roles of Co-Editors-in-Chief togeth-er next year and working with the rest of the staff to allow the paper to reach its greatest potential. We wish everyone a great summer!

Hi! (more like BYE)

Congratulations! The world is open to you! It took a lot to make it this far -- everyone has had their own personal struggles to contend with during these four years and yet here you all are, and hopefully it’s been worth it.

As we write this, we’re juniors. We don’t know what’s going to come at us next. Just like all of you a year ago. But you all got through it. And knowing that you all got through high school gives us the ability to persevere. We watched as you made the decisions that would determine your fu-tures, and we watched those decisions begin to play out.

As you leave the high school, we would like to say that we’ve appreciated all that we’ve learned from this year’s class, and though we’ll be sad to see you all go, we can’t wait to see what this class will accomplish in the future. It’s been real. See you later.

~ Michelle & Sarah

~ Amelia & Justin

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Every June, students eagerly begin counting down the days until they are free to spend time with friends and family for two blissful months. Once the bell rings at 2:12 on that fateful day at the end of each school year, they enter a time, a place, an entire world completely differ-ent from the one they have lived in for the past ten months: summer.

Summer brings on a culture of its own, including summer shows, movies, and most importantly, sum-mer songs. Every summer is defined by its soundtrack. This past sum-mer, for example, The Chainsmok-ers’ “Closer” and Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling” were just two of many songs that became popular summer anthems for people around the world. Jess Benson, a senior at EBHS, just knew that “Can’t Stop the Feeling” would be the song of the summer from the first time she ever

heard it; “the lyrics made everyone want to get up and dance,” and since Justin Timberlake’s new hit was “al-ways playing on every radio station” it was able to “truly” become “a great summer jam!” Summer songs are for-ever treasured as nostalgic relics of the past - which brings to question: what makes a great summer song?

When EBHS students were asked to determine the key factors that contribute to a successful summer

hit, they willingly stepped up to the challenge. An overwhelming majority of 60.4% decided that a summer pop song was the way to go. R&B/Hip-Hop came in second, making up 20.8%

of the votes. For the most important element, many people agreed that this summer’s trendiest tune should be not only fun and upbeat, but danceable as well. Junior Sanket Jain feels that

any worthwhile “song of the sum-mer should be fun and upbeat because that type of music is what represents the summer the most.” He and most of his peers have decided that these components are fundamental to any song with the potential to become that year’s top summer jam. How-ever, when asked to choose past sum-mer favorites, votes were split across the board between both old classics and current hits. Fan favorites like

“Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” and Nicki Minaj’s “Starships” received some recogni-tion, while last year’s unquestionable summer pick “Closer” came in second

place. Nonetheless, the ultimate favor-ite turned out to be Walk the Moon’s “Shut Up and Dance.” This popular track truly offers everything sought after in a good summer jam; the world-wide phenomenon could be heard at virtually any summer shindig in 2016.

From spontaneous adventures with friends to simple nights spent bonding with family, every summer memory should be accompanied by a soundtrack. Listening back to these familiar melodies often incites warm feelings of happiness and longing for summer vacation. As such, it is inevitable that the most catchy and desireable songs will rise to the top. As the school year at East Brunswick High School winds down to a close, only time will tell which tracks will dominate this summer’s nonstop play-list, but we’re ready for them none-theless. Summer ‘17, here we come!

What Makes a

Song of the Summer?by Christine Lee and Paul Levine

Paul Levine and Christine LeePoll of EBHS students on their favored summer song genre

Paul Levine and Christine LeePoll of EBHS students on their favored summer song element

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If you’re scrolling through Ins-tagram or looking at your friends’ stories on Snapchat, there has most likely been at least one instance when you have seen a picture or a video of your friends splashed in bright colors. Or maybe you’ve par-ticipated at one of these events yourself. Whatever the case, you’ve probably figured out that I’m talk-ing about the famous Color Run.

Color Runs, otherwise known as “The Happiest 5K on the Planet”, are untimed 5k (approximately 3.1 miles) running and/or walking events where participants come dressed in white and ready for color. They are usual-ly given a packet of colored powder made of food-grade corn starch. After each 5k event has ended, the hosts of the events would also have food, mu-sic and a dance-floor waiting for the victorious participants. While there is a major corporation that usually hosts these events, smaller organiza-tions have adopted the use of these events to raise money for fundraisers

Sophomore Aesha Mehta describes how she got involved with planning a local Color Run event. “We get good feedback from others! When we held this event last year, it was very suc-cessful and we were able to raise a lot

of money.” All the money raised from this event went to charities such as Asha for Education and the American Cancer Society. Lori Mohs, a Junior who runs Cross Country as well as Track and Field, had opinions similar to Aesha’s describing how “not only do they encourage people to get outside and get active but also contribute to a

great cause. Instead of being asked to simply give money, people give their time to have fun and raise awareness for the purpose behind the event.”

So what is it about Color Runs that make them so successful? Aesha states

that “they are a great way to hang out with friends and you have so much fun getting colored on. It’s a great expe-rience and overall a great time with everyone. It’s new and fun and at the same time you get some exercise in.” Lori adds how “as a runner, the non-competitive and friendly atmosphere of any color run makes it an enjoy-able experience. In such an event, people are brought together as they gather for the same cause and it is this communal feeling that makes color runs both an effective fundraiser and a fun experience for its participants.”

This communal feeling is evident throughout the world as the Color Run expands its boundaries to different na-tions. According to The Official Color Run website, the organization has held events in over thirty-five countries and over six million runners world-wide have participated. They have also taken various tours to hold these events in cities throughout the world, from “The Color Run Night” in 2013 to this year’s most recent tour, “The Color Run Dream.” There are always organizations nearby that host these events, so make sure to keep an eye out and maybe you too can participate in “The Happiest 5K on the Planet.”

Chasing Rainbows with the Happiest 5K on the Planet

by Rachel S. Lee

Eventbrite PTastic Color RunAn example of the blast of colors that fill the air at a Color Run

Rachel S. LeeJuniors Rachel S. Lee, Fiona Lu, and Rebecca Lee at last year’s EBHS Color Run

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With the weather getting warmer, trees becoming inundated with leaves, and days becoming longer, gradua-tion seems to be approaching with rapid speed. As over-worked and determined individuals, East Bruns-wick High School students always anticipate the care-free and blissful sense of closure and relaxation that graduation brings. Four difficult, yet rewarding, years have flown by, and a new journey is about to begin. That is, four more years of college.

Graduation is entirely exciting, but also fosters a sense of the unex-pected. The unexpected in regards to leaving all that is known and familiar, turning down new paths and moving away from surrounding comfort. High school friends have seen you blossom from a small, undecided freshman into a defined and independent senior. They have finished the complex puz-zle of your high school years, and have been right by your side through every triumph and every struggle. College may signify a desired sense of change, but how does that translate into rela-tionships? How is it possible to keep in touch with friends who could be across distances of one hundred, six hundred miles, or two thousand miles?

Kyra Dimaranan, a future fresh-man at Lehigh University, acknowl-edges the importance of following through with plans. “If you’re serious about wanting to stay friends with them, make time for them! Even if it’s something as simple as getting lunch for an hour, it shows you still care.” She admits that being thrown into a new environment, “with little-to-no comfort zone,” is scary, as “you forget how many different kinds of people and personalities there are out there.” She accepts the fact that she probably is not going to talk to the majority of her old friends all of the time. “I might not stay as close to all my friends as I would like, but I know that when we

all come home from the summer, I’ll reconnect with the friends that I mat-ter to, and the ones that matter to me.”

Junior Elodie Masschaele, who still has one whole year to go, ex-plains that the “easiest way is prob-ably through social media. Snapchat

streaks and Instagram are joked about a lot, but they’re really effec-tive.” Stephanie Pi, a future student at Rutgers University, agrees, as all of her friends will be “going to differ-ent colleges.” However, with the pres-ence of “social media and cellphones, [staying in touch] shouldn’t be a

problem.” Tom Gambino, who will be accompanying Stephanie at Rutgers University, understands that going to college is going to be difficult, but asserts that having a set time to talk to friends, “is more valuable just to have a conversation with someone.”

As a junior, Deitric Murphy ac-knowledges that this process is sim-ply a “part of growing up. Your true friends are the ones that no mat-ter what, you’ll always remember or think about and send messages to see how they’re doing. The true friends will always keep in touch.”

Friends After Graduation?by Julia Sullivan

Home News TribuneEast Brunswick High School Graduation, 2015

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National Honors Society has long been renowned for its commitment to creating a better community through student involvement and volunteer service. NHS is proud to admit that as a nationwide organization, it has raised $26,000 in charitable donations and has accumulated over 1,000 hours of service. East Brunswick High School’s NHS does not disappoint in this regard and is very active in the community. One of the requirements for NHS members is to tutor students in order for them to continue exhibit-ing the good character that got them into NHS in the first place. The blood drive held on May 25 and 26th was yet another way NHS gave an opportuni-ty for the students of EBHS to pro-vide some service to the community.

The drive itself was held in the sub-gym where students could as-

semble and donate some of their own blood to people who are in need of blood transplants. The week prior to the drive NHS members signed people up from every lunch period and also

during the Relay for Life event held by EBHS on May 19th. A student had to be 18 or older to donate or provide a signed waiver from their parent to participate. However, the blood drive wasn’t just limited to students. Any staff member could donate as well and

have the chance to save someone’s life. NHS Vice President Sydney Robles

explained how the Red Cross worked with NHS to hold the drive. After all the blood was donated they distrib-

uted it to nearby hospitals in need. Individuals typically donate a pint of blood which Sydney pointed out “can save three lives, so just 30 minutes to an hour of one person’s time can save three other people.” Something so simple as sitting down and donating a small amount of blood has the ability to change the lives of entire families. Junior Michelle Goberman, a member of NHS, explained how “the feeling of knowing you’re able to give back to your community through doing such an easy act, whether it be donating or tutoring, is incredibly rewarding.” Michelle continued, “It truly is so important to join clubs like NHS be-cause they give students so many op-portunities to change people’s lives.”

Although having NHS on a tran-script for college looks impressive, joining NHS and participating in events such as the blood drive is so much more than that. People die ev-eryday because they don’t have the blood they need to sustain themselves. These deaths were fortunately saved by the generosity and good charac-ter of everyone who participated in the blood drive. Although this event is now over, NHS will surely have plenty more opportunities for the stu-dents and staff of East Brunswick High School to give back to their local community and change lives.

One Pint for One Lifeby Rebecca Aizin

vg302.orgA pint of donated blood can save three people

Zainab KhanNHS Executive Board members helped run the blood drive on May 25 and 26

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After two intensive rounds of voting on April 23rd and May 7th, Emman-uel Macron won the presidency of France, defeating Marine Le Pen by a significantly large margin of voters. As self-proclaimed political centrist, Macron campaigned on a platform of liberal economic and pro-Europe policy , whose promise to invigorate the French economy was made more enticing by his lack of political ex-perience, making him a fresh face in French politics. His opponent, Marine Le Pen, ran with a “France first” slo-gan and anti-European Union policy on the National Front Party. When the election results were released, Ma-cron had won with a substantial 66% of the French vote. When asked for his opinion, EBHS junior and APUSH student Eddie Chung said that “in their candidacies, both Macron and Le Pen could be connected to the wave of new faces in politics seen in the past 2 years. While Le Pen ran with the anti-

EU sentiment seen winning the Brex-it vote, Macron attracted voters by be-ing a political outsider who never held office, much like Donald Trump.” As Eddie said, both of the candidates in the second round of the election had a new appeal to the French public, and rose to popularity as a result of it.

In office, Macron is likely to focus

on liberal economic reforms in pursuit of growth and revitalization, as well as the preservation of the European Union. He can be expected to work towards growing the hold of the Eu-ropean single market, and introduc-

ing a more German style of economic policy, as he was tasked with doing

while being the economy minister to previous French President Francois Hollande. Compared to the conser-vative views of President Trump, many of their policies clash, mean-ing that Trump may end up in a more adversarial relationship with Macron than he would have had with Le Pen.

However, Macron’s victory does

not mean that all is said and done in French elections. The French elec-tions are not over yet, as voters and politicians turn their focus to the French parliamentary elections. As the president, Macron has ample

political power, but could see it in-crease even more if his party, “On the Move,” fills up the parliament, as it is posed to do, according to a poll from OpinionWay-SLPV Analytics. Furthermore, Macron has become president of a nation that is currently struggling with several major issues, as France has seen a proliferation of terrorist activity, mass unemploy-ment, and overall economic stagna-tion. Macroeconomics student Hamza Sheriff said that “Even though Ma-cron won by a substantial margin, the support for Le Pen is still strong, and she will definitely remain a major play-er in French politics and in the next election.” As Hamza said, although Le Pen did lose, she has not disappeared. The 34% that voted for her are still an indication of the growing popularity of conservative nationalism in France. If Macron is to be successful in his presidency, given all of the problems that need solving, he will likely have to satisfy both sides as he tries to prove his merit in the coming months.

French Focusby David Borts and Brandon Ho

RTE.IEMacron garnered support from voters dissatisfied with the French establishment

CNN.comMarine Le Pen, Macron’s opponent in the election

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For many students at EBHS, sum-mer is a time best spent playing in the pool, eating ice cream, and hang-ing out with friends without the stress of the school year. However, another option to consider is attend-ing a college summer program. While these programs can be expensive and seem too mentally taxing for summer vacation, the benefits of at-tending them are often just as great, if not even more so than the costs.

Summer programs at colleges provide an opportunity to take more classes, learn supplementary mate-rial to enhance one’s education at school, and further one’s personal intellectual understanding of spe-cific academic subjects. If a certain subject is especially interesting but not covered enough at school, col-leges can offer much more in-depth summer classes for one to explore their interests and find their calling.

At a college-run summer program, the experience of learning on a college campus and often in a sleepaway envi-ronment also serves as preparation for real college living. Junior Celina Zhou, who has previously attended a math program at Cornell, says that “sum-mer programs at colleges are a great way to get a feel for college life, and also the specific college campus you’re on.” Experiencing college life in this way can definitely open one’s eyes to the advantages of a particular college,

which will then give them more in-sight into exactly what kind of college they want to attend after graduation.

These programs-- especially the more elite and less expensive ones-- can be difficult to get into, so early registration is definitely something to keep in mind in order to fill out one’s application to the best of one’s ability. Conversely, this strict filtration also makes it so that the people at these programs are some of the most intel-ligent, hardworking, and interesting people one might ever meet. Zhou herself had “made a lot of friends that [she] still [talks] to years later” at the program she attended, show-

ing that college summer programs can produce long-lasting friendships and be both entertaining social envi-ronments as well as academic ones.

Summer programs at colleges are also very practical; they can have sig-nificant merit on a college applica-tion or give people an opportunity to rise above their peers in high school. For example, taking college summer courses can help students to waiver certain classes and take others that they might not have the opportunity to otherwise during the school year. Sophomore Jessica Ling, who took a chemistry course at Rutgers in or-der to advance to AP classes earlier than other students at EBHS, de-scribes the course as an “enlighten-ing experience” and “very helpful” to her repertoire, as without this col-lege program she never would have had the opportunity to skip a class.

Despite the extra cost and effort spent on summer programs, the ben-efits that can be reaped from attending them are frequently worth the price, if not more. Consider attending one for a great experience and a productive summer. and see you next September!

Summer at Collegeby Helen Liu

@nyu_journalismJunior Celina Zhou stands with fellow Summer NYU Urban Journalism participants

Rutgers Summer ScholarsCollege lab equipment helps high schoolers explore scientific experimentation

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their skills if they are looking to get recruited to play their respective sport in college.” Recruits often come to the sports camps to see prospects play and determine if they would want that player play at their college.

Whether through pickup sports with friends or attending formal sports camps, students at EBHS have a various ways to participate in fun

Many students take advantage of playing for East Brunswick’s numer-ous school sports teams. However, when the summer months come, some students still want to continue par-ticipating in sports. Whether it be for the purpose of staying in shape or improving for when the actual play-ing seasons come, there are numerous ways students participate in sports in the summer.

The most popular way among EBHS students is through just play-ing with friends. In the summer, stu-dents have much more free time than during the school year. This time is taken advantage through many kids gathering and playing pickup sports together. Suvel Karmarkar, a junior at EBHS, often plays pickup sports this way with his friends. He describes it as “a fun way to spend free time in the summer. A lot of days in the summer can be long and uneventful, so I try to find a lot of time to play basketball and football with my friends in order to have a good time.” Daniel Like, also currently a junior, enjoys biking with his friends over the summer. “I enjoy biking because I find it fun, and it al-lows me to get exercise. I also enjoy biking because it is an easy means of transportation from place to place (within nearby areas). Also, when I bike, I don’t have to worry about get-ting a ride if I want to go somewhere.”

Some students who are more seri-ous about practicing a specific sport go the extra level beyond playing pickup games with friends by participating in summer sport camps for the spe-cific sports they play. Mr. Weigner, a teacher of Sports and Entertainment Marketing at EBHS who also runs a lacrosse camp, explains that “When kids are younger, summer sports camps are a great opportunity for them to have fun. But when they be-come high school age, they are a good opportunity for students to showcase

Hot Summer Sportsby Douglas Willig

eastbrunswickinfo.comLenape Park is a popular destination for EBHS students to play basketball

Jessica SaccentiJunior Jessica Saccenti plays soccer for her club team, F.C. Copa, over the summer

sports over the summer. With the summer quickly approaching, they will once again be able to return to these fun activities. With the multi-tude of opportunities available for East Brunswick High School students to continue their love for sports over the summer, it can be said for sure that no student should be bored. The Clar-ion wishes all students a fun summer!

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East Brunswick students get to play dodgeball in school once a year, when the East Brunswick Educa-

tion Foundation Student Association (EBEFSA) holds their annual Dodge-ball Tournament. On May 24th, in the school gymnasium, teams of six players faced off against each other, fighting for the top spot while also contributing to their community - all funds gathered from both players and spectators are given back to the high school in the form of grants. Teams paid five dollars per player, while spectators paid two dollars to watch their friends battle until the last per-son standing took home a win. EBEF-SA Vice President Ezra Levitt thinks that “the entrance fees were totally fair and necessary in order to raise the needed funds to support our high school’s extracurricular activities.”

The East Brunswick Founda-tion Student Association has given thousands of dollars to high school clubs and organizations over the past 6 years. The French Honors Soci-ety was able to fund their French Tournament, which expanded to al-

low schools from all over the state to compete. Mock Trial was able to purchase textbooks and supplies, go-

ing on to establish themselves as one of the best teams in New Jersey. Sci-ence Honors Society was able to orga-

nize a volunteering event at the East Brunswick elementary schools with dinosaur rocks to get the kids excited. However, these are only a fraction of

the accomplishments of the EBEFSA. A main reason why students were

excited for the Dodgeball Tourna-ment was, of course, the teachers. A team consisting exclusively of popu-lar teachers was organized by EBEF-SA Secretary Rachel Lee in order to battle the student teams. This team, including Mr. Peluzzo, Mr. Soder, Ms. McQuade, Mr. Pellicane, and Mr. McInerney, was easily one of the event’s main spectator attractions - the teachers played just as furiously as the students they were competing against. Mr. Peluzzo especially made the crowd go wild as he dove for cov-er, while Mr. Pellicane’s children drew the attention of spectators. Senior Dan Chong was “really excited for the tournament mostly because [he] heard of a teacher team. Watching teachers loosen up around students is really satisfying because we get to see them outside of the classroom.”

As the tournament drew to a close, only one team stayed on top. The win-ning team was awarded trophies, but

more importantly, gift cards, as high school students are known to have an insatiable appetite. Here’s to hop-ing they spend those gift cards well!

Dodge for Successby Christina Oh

Rachel S. LeeStudents came out to watch the game and support EBEFSA

Rachel S. LeeThe winning team of the tournament, The Dodge Fathers

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Superlatives

Most Likely to Publish a NovelThomas Lynch & Becky Finklestein

Most Likely to be Elected PresidentDennis Cherian & Shetal Oza

Most Musically TalentedEthan Kang & Lea Tatoris

Best PersonalitySteve Tomori & Jeanice “Jenni” Fonkwa

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Most Likely to Win a Nobel Prize in ScienceLawrence Huang & Alice Zhang

Best FriendsSara Park & Bhoomika Jain

Cutest CoupleNicole Chen & Chenghao Lin

Best DressedMichelle Pikulinski & Willie Riley

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Best LaughAmani Alexander & Gabriella Montoya

Most ArtisticBlake Skerritt & Jenna Inzetta

Most Likely to Become a Famous Actor Nishika Bagchi & Patrick Wai

Best Sense of HumorNick DeCarlo & Keira Ivanick

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Best DancerBilly Liu & Emily Magrino

Most AthleticKyle Wiggins & Katrina Nguyen-Demary

Most FriendlyHarry Rhea & Barbara Shi

Most School SpiritJustin Valerio & Ana Hamzik

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Favorite Teachers Ms. Powers, Mrs. Cisnero, Mr. Hristofis

Our Retiring FacultyHarry Morris

AngelaWaters

Richard Koenigsberg

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Our Graduating Clarion Staff:Daisy CherianEditor-in-Chief, 2016-2017Entertainment Editor, 2015-2016Boston College

Shayan GuptaAssistant Editor-in-Chief, 2016-2017Entertainment Editor, 2015-2016Carnegie Mellon University

Barbara ShiEditor-in-Chief, 2016-2017Features Editor, 2015-2016Rutgers University

Daniel YadinAssistant Editor-in Chief, 2016-2017Features Editor, 2015-2016Yale University

Dennis CherianNews Editor, 2016-2017News Editor, 2015-2016Villanova University

Ian HouNews Editor, 2016-2017Dartmouth University

Thomas LynchEntertainment Editor, 2016-2017New York University

Sara ParkSports Editor, 2016-2017United States Naval Academy

Kajol BhatFeatures Editor, 2016-2017Buisness Editor, 2015-2016Rutgers University

Jonah AguilarVisual Editor, 2016-2017Rutgers University

We love you and will miss you! Best of luck!