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On Feb. 9, Rapper Kendrick Lamar took the stage as the Super Bowl Halftime performer where he made powerful statements on racial and political tensions in America.

Sound check, America: Kendrick Lamar’s activism appears on the biggest stage

Lily Rimm ’25, Associate managing editor February 26, 2025

Touchdown? Background noise. Chips and dip? Stale. Commercials? Entirely overhyped. Yet, Kendrick Lamar’s calculated 13-minute halftime show performance at the LIX Super Bowl had me on the edge of my...

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show: A Symbolic Performance

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show: A symbolic performance

Kelpin Gomez ’25, Staff Writer February 26, 2025

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX performance was not just a musical setlist but a layered commentary on race, identity and power in America. Through visual symbolism, Lamar transformed the stage into...

School districts across the U.S. are debating whether to adjust schedules for Super Bowl Monday, with some closing to accommodate expected absences while others prioritize maintaining academic consistency (Graphic created by Austin Heyer '27).

Super Bowl Monday: schools weigh closures amid rising absences

Austin Heyer ’27, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium (home of the 49ers) in Santa Clara, California, has made school districts across the country consider schedule changes for Monday, Feb. 9, given the projected...

Kendrick Lamar, the Compton born rapper headlined the 59th Super Bowl held in New Orleans where the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Delivers Powerful Social Commentary, Breaks Viewership Records

Zoe Alpert ’25 and Olivia Signorile ’25 February 13, 2025

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Usher performed during the Apple Music halftime performance in Las Vegas, Nevada, for Super Bowl LVIII.

Revealing the highs and lows of Usher’s Super Bowl halftime performance

Poppy Harrington ’25, Social Media Manager February 17, 2024

I don’t watch football often, but I do watch the Super Bowl every year whether I know what's happening or not. This year I was particularly excited to see Usher's half time performance due to his highly...

Super Bowl brings back traditions, unity over football

Super Bowl brings back traditions, unity over football

Tristan Gonzalez, Staff Writer February 15, 2023

After another intense year of football, the two remaining teams, the best of the best, take the field one last time under the spotlight. In addition to the football and hype around the game, parties, bets,...

Candian singer/songwriter the Weeknd is set to perform during this year's Super Bowl game and will have to follow new guidelines due to the pandemic.

COVID-19 alters traditional Super Bowl plans

Natasha Taubenheim ’22, Staff writer February 3, 2021

  The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). Every year, fans gather with friends and family to watch the big game, root for their preferred team and...

Artist Cardi B expressing her feeling for Pepsi, Chance the Rapper representing Doritos and artist Michael Buble supporting the sparkling water Bubly.

Super Bowl LIII early release of ads benefits viewers and advertisers

Holden Cohen ’21 February 25, 2019

Many companies with commercials for Super Bowl LIII switched their policies by releasing their ads on Youtube for free, around 48 hours before the big game. This allowed everyone to have the chance to...

Commercials steal the show during Super Snoozefest

Commercials steal the show during Super Snoozefest

Zach Strober ’19 February 11, 2019

As Johnny Hekker sent a beautiful, record breaking 65-yard punt through the air with 8:53 left in the third quarter, and I jumped with excitement for the first time in the entirety of the game, I came...

What to do now that your NFL team’s season is done

What to do now that your NFL team’s season is done

January 12, 2017

By: Amelia Brown ’18 Your hopes were high. They won the first game, crushed the second, made a killer comeback to take the third. They just barely lost the fourth (the referees were totally on the...

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