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The SPOKE

Jeff’s Gist: I hate men
Jeff’s Gist: I hate men
Jeffrey Heng, Co-Managing Editor and Columnist • June 2, 2025

That title is a lie. Sort of. When I first moved to this district in eighth grade, I made a friend during my first week, and she was already calling me gay. She wasn’t right, but she wasn’t wrong. “I’m a percentage gay” is what I’ve...

From the editors: Here’s to 75 years
From the editors: Here’s to 75 years
Lily Chen and Rowan Chetty June 2, 2025

Dear readers, As this school year draws to a close, we celebrate an incredible milestone: 75 years of The Spoke. Since 1949, this paper has...

The messy side of the clean girl aesthetic
The messy side of the clean girl aesthetic
Ashley Wang, Staff Reporter • June 2, 2025

“I’m going to stop eating now,” one person commented under a TikTok of a clean girl influencer showing her outfit. Despite this probably...

Hit backspace on the Ghibli AI art trend
Hit backspace on the Ghibli AI art trend
Tvisha Jani, Co-Copy Editor • June 2, 2025

In the midst of an endless doom scroll, you come across the expected — cat videos, crazy challenges and the occasional brain rot. Suddenly,...

We must fight for SEPTA
We must fight for SEPTA
Miya Cao, Co-Sports Editor • June 2, 2025

Southeastern Pennsylvania stands at a crossroads regarding its public transportation. Down one road is the path of continuing to support the...

Letter from the Editors: It’s been an honor
Letter from the Editors: It’s been an honor
Aren Framil and Howard Kim April 25, 2025

Dear readers, This year feels like it has passed by in the blink of an eye. Our time as editors-in-chief has gone by too quickly, but we’re...

Unsigned: Our rights are in danger, don’t remain silent
Unsigned: Our rights are in danger, don’t remain silent
The Spoke April 25, 2025

The Spoke Editorial Board voted 16-4 in favor of this editorial, with 4 people abstaining. The current sociopolitical climate of our country...

Jeff’s Gist: Censor injustice, not activists
Jeff’s Gist: Censor injustice, not activists
Jeffrey Heng, Co-Opinion Editor • April 25, 2025

At the Oscars on March 2, Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal won Best Documentary Feature Film for “No Other Land,” a film that tells the...

Tapping into the multipotentialite
Tapping into the multipotentialite
Raima Saha, Co-Managing Editor • April 25, 2025

I am an oxymoron. Or rather, my interests are — I love the logic of math and computer science but also the creativity in art class or writing...