Sean Rego ’26 Staff Writer https://news.sky.com/story/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-kings-coronation-how-to-watch-timings-and-procession-route-12784163 I wouldn’t be surprised if Elizabeth II was the most well known figure of our time. By the year of my birth, her reign had become near-mythical. She still went on to live another two decades after that. The “Queen of England” […]
Sean Rego ’23 Opinion Editor Whenever I recall my travels through the bushveld of Western Zimbabwe, I think of the tiny villages, the iconic baobab trees and the foreign wildlife. Yet I also remember passing the towers of black smoke tainting the blue skies. Coal is vital for […]
Sean Rego ’26 Staff Writer Recently, the term “BRICS” has made headlines globally. Closer cooperation, a proposed currency and talks of expansion have all sobered the West to the reality of potential opposition, not seen since the 20th Century. Yet while these cooperative agreements between Brazil, Russia, India, […]
Sean Rego ’26 Staff Writer Throughout the 21st Century, there’s stood a tacit idea that China’s the rising global force and soon to be superpower that will overthrow Pax Americana. Even in my own schooling, I remember learning of this inevitability– a prophecy, almost– that China would dominate […]
Sean Rego ’26 Staff Writer History can tell us a lot about the present and future. From history, we can trace paths and trends that lead us to where we are today. The history of Europe is no exception. It’s home to over 40 nation-states, diverse as they […]
Sean Rego ’26 Staff Writer I will not forget the late night of February 23rd, 2022. I can remember the anxiety building up across the globe as more and more troops were raised upon Europe’s borders. Up until the moment of gunfire, we didn’t really understand what was […]
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