Egypt in Crisis (By: Danyal Younus)

Similar to World War One, all that was necessary was a spark to set off the rage of Egyptian citizens, tired of the dictator-like ruling of 82-year old President Hosni Mubarak. The Egyptian rebellion against Mubarak’s rule began in January; the spark being the Tunisian revolt against Tunisia’s President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, whom, after numerous protests, was forced out of his presidency. Living...

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Review for Hit TV Show Pretty Little Liars (By: Kamaldeep Gill and Pavneet Boparai)

Is this show really headed somewhere or is it a dead end? ABC’s new hit show ‘Pretty Little Liars’ based from Sara Shepard’s young-adult novels brings mystery and suspense every week. This show is about a group of popular girls —Hanna, Aria, Emily and Spencer — whose best friend and group leader Ali, is murdered. The girls receive text messages from someone called A who knows everything the girls...

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What Element are You? (Quiz by Cheryl Joseph)

Are you earth, water, wind or fire? Find out with this simple quiz. 1. You are at a party, and see that your friend is upset. What do you do? a) Follow him/her to a more private place and ask them what’s wrong b) Bring the attention back to yourself to distract her; if you’re in the mood, you’ll ask about it later c) You do nothing, for now, anyway. You wouldn’t really know what to say. d) For now,...

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The Day I Met Him (Short Story by Leanna Rose Jimenez)

It was a sunny Wednesday morning. I was sitting in Mr. Charles second period math class. Although I was physically there, my mind sure wasn’t. I would typically spend this class looking out the window in the back of the class and count the cars in the parking lot, or daydream, things like that. Math wasn’t my thing; I had no idea how to find the equation for a line, or the orthocentre of a triangle....

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One of the World's Largest Award Shows Bashed (By: Erika Ty)

After hosting the 68th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night, Ricky Gervais didn’t get the reviews he was hoping for. Many claimed he “crossed the line” but when asked about it he simply denied it. The comedian predictably made fun of Hollywood’s famous actors and members of the HFPA, which added an insignificant awkwardness to the room. During Ricky’s opening monologue, he cracked a joke about...

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The Ridge Writes for Rights (By: Danyal Younus)

Hoping to increase awareness and protect human rights across the globe, Amnesty International at the Ridge hosted its yearly “Write for Rights Campaign”, attracting a number of Ridge students. Located in the street from December 10th to 15th, the campaign encouraged students to participate in writing letters involving different issues that infringed upon the human rights of certain individuals across...

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An Encounter to Remember (Short Story by Bronte Normand)

She was on the floor then, just looking up to him with large fearful eyes, her lips trembling and her heart torn open. Her cheeks were flushed and her nose running, her eyes were marked with dark rings where her makeup had once been perfectly placed. She had just been walking home from school one day when he had spotted her, it was later than usual, and she was only thirteen. He was much older,...

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The New Ridge Report

Welcome to the new Ridge Report. We've been trying to provide a magazine style publication on a monthly basis. Instead, we're going to try to deliver an on-going newspaper highlighting events and life at the Rid...

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