Digital design by Sasha Ahern’20 Earth Day has taken place annually on April 22 since 1970. From its humble beginnings, the occasion has since then, grown to a global scale as it continues to raise awareness of the increasing environmental problems on Earth due to air, water, and soil pollution. On this day of every…

North Market’s Welcoming Facade. (Wikimedia commons) Craving Indian food? Prefer Italian? Whatever your culinary delight, you can find most anything at North Market. Open since 1876 and Columbus’s only remaining public market, this emporium’s diverse restaurants is one of central Ohio’s staples. Its loyal merchants have gone through numerous battles in the past to keep…

Sophomore Kiersten Thomassey is on the attack. Julia Gurevitz’19/Media staff After suffering a bitter defeat in last year’s regional final, the long wait to return to the field is over for the Columbus Academy girls lacrosse team. With a wealth of talented girls returning, this squad will have the potential to accomplish special things as…

Sophomore Rhian Seneviratne rips a serve. Inji Kang’19/Media staff After an excellent season last year, Academy’s tennis team started its 2018 campaign with plenty of new faces. Though the departure of a sensational senior class will be difficult to replace, the Vikes have reloaded with young talent, setting up a hopeful return to the courts. CA…

Senior Mike Boeckman whirls by his defender. Chris Heermann’18/Media editor After finishing with a 10-9 record last year, the CA boys lacrosse team entered the 2018 season with a revamped roster and a new coach. Thirty year-old Derek Lichtfuss has taken the reins, and with a young team in tow, he looks to catch opponents…

Sophomore Rachel Raque leads the pack, Chris Heermann’18/Media editor The Columbus Academy girls track team opened its season with a meet at Big Walnut on Saturday, April 7, in freezing temperatures.The Vikings are hoping to capitalize on their momentum from a successful 2017, when they won Districts and had a strong showing at states. But…

Senior Max Driesbach laces a single into left-center field. Couresty/Mike Driesbach The CA baseball team had a successful trip to Myrtle Beach over Spring Break, leaving South Carolina with a 2-1 record in its preseason games and showing great promise for this year.  The Vikes began their regular season with an emphatic 19-0 road win…

Senior Nick Robie passes baton to classmate Nick Watson in the lap medley relay. Chris Heerman’18/Media editor The CA boys track team launched its season on Saturday, April 7, at the Big Walnut “Red Edwards” Relays and put its best foot forward in biting winds and bone-chilling temperatures that challenged all runners. Senior Chris Heermann, junior…

It is possible to block potential ways of tracking simply by looking through a browser’s settings(Screenshot/James Cao’20/Technical editor)   Ads are a part of most people’s lives: they line up on the sidelines of websites, load in the middle of videos, and pop up when you least expect them to. Some people don’t mind them…