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HEADLIGHT: The Tomcat

by Ethan Horgan, Sophomore The Grumman F-14 was created during the cold war to combat soviet bombers and air-to-ship missiles. Two seats, twin engines, and swing-wing capabilities made this a revolutionary multi-role fighter that dominated against the Russian MiG-23 and SU-22. The F-14 was the predecessor of the f-4 phantom, which dominated the vietnam airspace. The F-14 contains many internal and external aspects that all come together to make it such an important aircraft. Inside the cockpit, the F-14 was equipped with a powerful radar system called the AN/AWG-9, which had a range of over 100 miles and could track multiple targets simultaneously. The Tomcat was also equipped with various air-to-air missiles, including the AIM-54 Phoenix, which had a range of over 100 miles and cou...

HEADLIGHT: If We Were Villains

by Benji Boyd, Sophomore “You can justify anything if you do it poetically enough.” – M.L. Rio What is dark academia? An aesthetic centered around the moody and gothic aspects of academic study, dark academia celebrates literature, history, philosophy, and other studies through their darkest elements. It’s the gargoyles that keep watch over a college library; the restricted section at Hogwarts. It’s Yorick’s skull and the Dead Poets Society. It’s reading Greek tragedies and the Brontë Sisters. But it’s also reading modern books that celebrate rather than define the aesthetic – the ones that transport the reader into the romantic and slightly evil world they’ve created in their minds. Dark academia is books like M.L. Rio’s If We Were Villains. The story starts as seven acting st...

HEADLIGHT: Reviewing the British Isles

by Ila Bumagin, Junior Have you ever been to Ireland? Scotland? If you haven’t, you should seriously consider it. There’s ocean views, there’s castles, there’s history, there’s sheep and cows – who could ask for more! Oh wait, there’s universities. How could I forget? Over Thanksgiving break, I was lucky enough to go on vacation to Ireland and Scotland. Looking at universities can be daunting, but not if you make it into an international vacation. It’s pretty hard to be stressed when the college is – quite literally – a castle by the ocean. I am talking, of course, about the town and university of St. Andrews, Scotland, which is northwest of Edinburgh. The town is home to the world’s most famous golf courses, and a stretch of beach that feels straight out of a movie. Walking along t...