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The Wildcat Roar

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The Wildcat Roar

Two Westminster Students Have a Conversation—One Seemingly Trying to Come Off As Nonchalant

When Did We Stop Trying?

Ophelia Folkemer, Staff Writer September 24, 2025

In a culture that once encouraged passion and individuality, a new trend has taken hold: nonchalance. Across social media, classrooms, and even within friendships, this curated indifference has become...

Bad Boy Stands in Front of Car and Takes Off His Sunglasses

The Problem with Bad Boys

Ally Moseler, Staff Writer September 24, 2025

In recent years, a certain romantic trope has become very popular among young women: the “bad boy”. Instead of pursuing relationships with old fashioned chivalrous men, the new trend is the idealization...

Multiple words in other languages that mean "hello" in english building together to form an American flag with "hello" being prominent

Assimilation in the Land of Liberty

Cutler Fricke, Senior Staff Writer September 17, 2025

For years many people from around the world, representing a variety of different cultures and beliefs,  have come to the United States of America in order to seek new lives and opportunities. With this...


Hygiene products separated by gender and paired with currency, showcasing the price gap.

Pink Tax: Paying More to be a Woman

Ophelia Folkemer, Staff Writer September 9, 2025

A bottle of shampoo for men and one for women may look identical, but the price tag often tells a different story. This price gap, nicknamed “pink tax” affects women across countless everyday purchases....

An Academically Oriented Student Pours Over a Pile of Books

The Rise of Anti-Intellectualism

Ally Moseler, Staff Writer September 3, 2025

Have you ever seen someone deep diving into Wikipedia, and wanted to make fun of them? If you were to do so, you would be engaging in the practice of anti-intellectualism, the suppression of individuals...

Emilia Perez winning so many awards is a smear on the Oscars reputation and an insult to all the other films it competed with.

A Crime Against Cinema? Emilia Pérez Falls Flat with Audiences

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

Imagine a musical about Osama Bin Laden and 9/11. Suicide bombers exploding to the beat and civilians crying in the chorus. However, it was filmed in Singapore with Singaporean directors, writers, and...

Setting the Clocks Back Confuses Everyone Who Participates in Daylight Saving Time

Saving Our Time

Mary Hathaway, Design Editor March 13, 2025

Starting on the second Sunday of March and ending on the first Sunday in November, Daylight Savings is the practice of setting clocks forward to make use of the longer daylight available during summer...

The Sun Rises Over Melting Snow in a Neighborhood in The Morning

Snow Way! Another Snow Day?!

Cutler Fricke, Senior Staff Writer March 6, 2025

Since the beginning of 2025, the Westminster community has suffered through a series of snow days caused by a variety of winter weather in the St. Louis region. With the weather finally starting to clear...

Prematurely born baby in an oven acting as an artificial womb.

The Birth of Artificial Wombs

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer February 24, 2025

A video of a conceptual external gestation facility known as Ectolife has made its rounds on the internet and it horribly misrepresents artificial womb technology. The 3D modeled video shows rows of developing...

A Light Up Sign with the Number 2025 Proudly Stand in the Senior Hallway

An Intense Rivalry for the Ages

Rebekah Thoenen, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

Over the past 36 years the rivalry between the upper school grades during spirit week has been nothing short of dramatic, but there seems to be something different about the rivalry this year. Specifically,...

A Picture of the Sophomore Hallway Fully Decorated Based on the Board Game Clue

Art for the Long Hall

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

Over the years, art board has given the Westminster community beautiful and creative designs. However, those who were involved with Westminster when it still sat in the Ladue campus remember a time before...

Perhaps it is time to bid farewell to the presidential pardon

I Beg Your Pardon: Reexamining the Efficacy of the Presidential Pardon

Bella Thies, Editor-In-Cheif January 30, 2025

The presidential pardon has been one of the powers granted to the president of the United States since the founding of our country. The ability to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United...

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