April-May 2024
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From editors, Gage Maxwell and Lucy Anderson
Mothers Day
By Evelyn McIver
She's there to brush off your knees when you fall, deliver the kind of advice that only mother can, give you a hug when you need it the most and, well, she's simply the best.
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May.
Why was Mothers Day created?
Ann Marie died on May 9, 1905, and her daughter, Anna, missed her mother greatly. She started a dedicated letter-writing campaign to declare an official Mother's Day. Through Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, the first observance occurred on May 10, 1908.
When is Mothers Day?
This year the US and Australia will celebrate Mother's Day on May 12, 2024, whereas the UK and Mexico will mark it on March 19 and May 10 respectively. Different dates to celebrate Mother's Day in the US, UK, Australia and Mexico are tied to some religious connotations and orders from the past governments of these countries.
Happy Mothers Day!
Cinco De Mayo
By: Harlow Champion, Reporter
What is Cinco de Mayo?
Cinco De Mayo is Spanish for 5th of May! Cinco De Mayo is celebrated in parts of Mexico and the United States in honor of a Military victory in 1862 over the French forces of Napoleon the 3rd.
How is Cinco De Mayo celebrated?
Americans use the celebration to honor the battle as well as Mexican culture. In the United States, people attend parades with colorfully dressed dancers, listen to lively Mexican folk music called mariachi, and eat millions of avocados in traditional eats such as guacamole.
New Music 2024
By: Echo Korab, Photographer
This is a summary of new music in 2024. I can’t mention everything and new announcements will be made. Not everyone will like all the music mentioned here, and that's okay. Everyone likes something different.
“Dark Matter” - Pearl Jam
Dark Matter is the twelfth studio album released by the band Pearl Jam. It was released on April 19, 2024. There are two singles. It is released under Monkeywrench Records and Republic Records. The members of Pearl Jam own Monkeywrench Records and Universal Music Group owns Republic Records. It is 48 minutes and 16 seconds long.
“The Tortured Poets Department” - Taylor Swift
The Tortured Poets Department is the eleventh studio album by Taylor Swift. It was released on April 19, 2024, and debuted with over 313 million streams on Spotify. There are 2 guest appearances, including Post Malone on the lead single; “Fortnight”. At 2 am, there was another album drop: “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology”, a deluxe version of the album. The Tortured Poets Department broke the all-time record for the album with the most illegal downloads. The standard version is 1 hour, 5 minutes, and 8 seconds long. The deluxe version is 2 hours, 2 minutes, and 21 seconds long. It was released under Republic Records, which is owned by Universal Music Group.
“Hit Me Hard and Soft” - Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard and Soft is the third studio album by Billie Eilish. It is set to release on May 17, 2024. Not much is known about it, due to it just being announced. But Billie Eilish has a three-album contract with her record label, so it will be released under Interscope Records, owned by Universal Music Group. The tracklist was leaked by the magazine “Rolling Stone”. Three unreleased tracks off of Hit Me Hard and Soft were played during Billie Eilish’s Coachella set.
Universal Music Group and TikTok
Universal Music Group is a major music distribution company and the parent company of several record labels such as Capitol Music Group, Def Jam Recordings, Republic Records, Astralwerks, Interscope Records, Geffen Records, and many more. Artists with UMG include Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, SZA, Drake, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, and many, many more. If you were on TikTok in February of 2024, you may have noticed that some videos got their audio removed. This is because the two companies failed to reach an agreement over how much TikTok should pay artists. UMG’s music was licensed to TikTok, but they let the license expire and as a result, around a million songs were removed. To summarize; UMG and TikTok could not agree on how much to pay artists, so music owned by Universal Music Group was taken off the platform. Because of copyright, audios were muted. However, as of April, a few of Taylor Swift’s songs are back on the official page.
Coachella
Coachella is a large music festival in California, located in the Colorado Desert. It has happened every year since 1999. 2024 dates are April 12-14 and April 19-21. The entire list of performers is on the official website and poster, some performers include Bleachers, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Deftones, Faye Webster, Grimes, Hatsune Miku, Ice Spice, Lana Del Rey, No Doubt, Raye, Reneé Rapp, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tyler, The Creator.
Weekend 1
Lana Del Rey brought out Billie Eilish and they sang “Video Games” together. During Tyler, The Creator’s set, he brought out Childish Gambino and A$AP Rocky. Tyler, The Creator made a joke about how he used to hate Childish Gambino until “Urn” came out. Sabrina Carpenter wore a shirt that said: “Jesus was a Carpenter”. Reneé Rapp brought out Ke$ha and the two performed “TikTok” (the song from the 2010s, not the platform) together. Travis Kelce was there with Taylor Swift in the crowd, they were not performing. One of the biggest things in music in the last decade or so, the band No Doubt reunited for their Coachella performance. You may know Gwen Stefani, lead vocalist of No Doubt. During “Bathwater” Olivia Rodrigo joined No Doubt onstage. During her set, Grimes experienced a lot of technical difficulties. The first part of her set seemed to go how it was supposed to, but the second half had many issues. Which eventually led to Grimes screaming into her microphone due to frustration. She later posted on X, apologizing for the difficulties and saying her set the next week would be flawless.
Weekend 2
Coachella weekend 2 was noticeably emptier than the first weekend. Kid Cudi broke his foot after jumping off the stage. There were a lot of children at the event. Doja Cat made history as the first female rapper to headline Coachella. There were high temperatures in the desert, reaching 94 degrees Fahrenheit. SZA brought out Kendrick Lamar. Beyoncé kept flying around a Cowboy Carter banner even though she wasn’t at Coachella, which many people found annoying.
Music that students here at Clark enjoy
Q: Who is your favorite music artist?
A: Melanie Martinez, Slipknot, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Melanie Martinez, Deftones, Taylor Swift, Mac Demarco, Melanie Martinez, Phoebe Bridgers, Tate McRae, Tyler The Creator, Mitski, Lainey Wilson, Limp Bizkit
Q: What is your favorite song?
A: Nymphology - Melanie Martinez, Last Kiss (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift, Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me? - Taylor Swift, Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande, Teddy Bear - Melanie Martinez, Beat It Upright - Korn, The Man - Taylor Swift, Bourgeoisieses - Conan Gray, True Blue - Boygenius, Anti-Curse - Boygenius, Greedy - Tate McRae, November - Tyler The Creator, Me and My Husband - Mitski, Atta Girl - Lainey Wilson, Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit, Sad Beautiful Tragic (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift, I Look in People’s Windows - Taylor Swift, Karma - Jojo Siwa, Funeral - Phoebe Bridgers
Pets of Clark
Buy: Molly Hamilton, Reporter and Ivy Winn, Reporter
Jojo the Leopard Gecko
Jojo is a unique leopard gecko. Whenever you take Jojo out of her terrarium she will start running around the entire room and will jump off of you no matter how tall it is! Jojo must be brave. Jojo also loves to eat. Whenever you feed her she will just go bite the worms out of your hand!! She really must be hungry. One of Jojo’s owners favorite things about her is Jojo’s craziness. Her owner says that it always brightens her day. Jojo sure sounds fantastic.
Roxy the Guinea Pig
Roxy is a guinea pig and is very loved. Roxy loves to talk. She is always squeaking and making noises. When her owner would work from home she would always get in a very serious conversation with her owner. Roxy also loves to crawl around the house and floor. Roxy also loves blankets and will just huddle up in it. Roxy's owners favorite thing about her is how she would always talk and make noise.
Molly the dog and Eevee the cat
Meet Molly (named after Molly Weasley) and Eevee (named after a Pokemon). Molly is more of a cat then a dog-and Eevee is more or a dog then a cat. Poor Molly can’t handle it when her owner coughs, and Eevee just LOVES licking her owner. As far as the difference between them though, they have learned to love each other.
Ho Bow
Ho Bow is one WEIRD dog. Ho Bow is a 13 year old Boxer. His nickname is puppy and hasn't outgrown him. (He still has BUNCH of energy.) This dog will stare at you while you're eating, make you very uncomfortable, and wait until you drop something. Other than that though, he is very friendly and run up to everyone to great them.
Summer Activities Poll
By: Molly Hamilton, Reporter
I interviewed 100 people and here are the results.