The Clarion

Staff

Join

NJ’s New Cellphone Ban in Public Schools

East Brunswick High School instituted a hard, state-wide policy against using cell phones from "bell to bell," making sure the "Phone Away, Own the Day!" policy was upheld within the district, banning students' access to their own internet-connected devices throughout ...

The Escalating U.S.-Canada Trade War

NEWS

BY UPANYA HARISHKUMAR

For decades, the United States and Canada have built one of the world’s closest economic partnerships. However, that relationship is now being challenged as an escalating trade war brings tariffs and growing economic tension.

The conflict intensified ...

New School Year Resolutionstions

FEATURES

BY ANVITHA MANI

On September 2nd, thousands of students' footsteps filled the hallways. The school year officially started, where students have to to adjust to new schedules, new responsibilities, and sometimes a whole new school. Although ...

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

ENTERTAINMENT

BY JIYA DOSS

Spider-Man: Brand New Day brings Peter Parker back to theaters for another chapter of the Marvel story. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film stars ...

Start of East Brunswick Girls Volleyball Season

SPORTS

BY NAYSA MITTAL

The East Brunswick High School volleyball team continues to establish itself in the Greater Middlesex Conference during the 2026-2027 season ...

Back-to-School, Back-to-Buying

BY JUSTIN WANG

In b2b (back to back), Charli XCX employs repetition in the lyrics of the song to represent the inevitability of repetition: one cycle ends and another begins. Back to school shopping has its own version of b2b: back to school, back to the mall, back to TikTok, and back to buying. Back to school shopping has increasingly become...

No Roadmap Required: Seniors Reflect on the Moments That Mattered Most

BY JUSTIN WANG

Ask seniors what they'll remember most about high school, and the answer usually isn't a class, a grade, or a college acceptance, but rather the smaller moments. EBHS’s Class of 2026 remembers the passing periods spent wandering the halls, friendships formed unexpectedly, afternoons in Drama Club, and even late-night Wawa runs ...

[Space Holder]

Meta's New Limitations

BY PRAKRUTI PANDEY

The new Meta settlement for up to 17.1 billion dollars with the United States raises an issue of who is accountable for teens’ safety while using social media.The deal makes it evident that tech companies have to take the primary responsibility, and are under scrutiny to do so. The settlement requires from Meta the implementation of...

The Entertainment Industry is a Childhood Yard Sale

BY JUSTIN WANG

There is a kind of celebrity the Internet has been very good at producing in recent years: a person who is famous not only for what they do, but for being young while doing it. Recent examples include names like Zendaya, McKenna Grace, and Walker Scobell. Charli D’Amelio was only 15 when her TikTok career morphed her into one of the...

ENTERTAINMENT

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

BY JIYA DOSS

Spider-Man: Brand New Day brings Peter Parker back to theaters for another chapter of the Marvel story. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film stars ...

ADÉLA's PRIMA

BY JIYA DOSS

ADÉLA’s debut album, PRIMA, has introduced the rising pop singer to listeners all over the globe with a bold collection of eleven tracks. Released on September 4th under Capitol Records, the album includes earlier released singles “KGB,” “Red Bottoms,” and ...

Dolly Parton and Her Legacy

BY ANSHIKA PRADHAN

“I like to cook, and I love to bake…” - Dolly Parton. On August 25th, 2026, horrible news struck the world. The beloved Dolly Parton had died. The iconic singer, ...

FEATURES