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Kaneland boys varsity soccer defeats Sycamore 2-1
October 8, 2024
By: Audrey Walker, Editor-in-Chief of Print and Ad and Business Executive
The Kaneland boys varsity soccer team defeated Sycamore 2-1 on Monday, Oct. 7, at Kaneland High School. The win comes after a 1-0 loss at Sycamore earlier in the season,...
Features
The Man, the Myth, the Legend: Mr. Ponczek
October 7, 2024
By: Lucas Fiedler, Sports Coverage Manager
Kaneland math teacher Daniel Ponczek is a teacher loved by his students. Ponz, as he is referred to by anyone who knows him, has been teaching at Kaneland for 10 years, with...
Sports
2024 Homecoming Powderpuff preparations
October 2, 2024
By: Faith Maschman, Feature 2 Editor
The time is 7 p.m., Wednesday night, right in the middle of Homecoming week. The lights beam brightly over the field. Cheers echo from the bleachers as sweat drips down the...
Election Coverage
Vice Presidential Debate 10.1.2024
October 2, 2024
By: Jasper Paulson, Broadcast Executive, Ad and Business Design Executive, and Co-Copyeditor Executive
The only Vice Presidential Debate between Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was held on Oct. 1, 2024, and it was moderated on CBS News by journalists Norah...
News
Board Meeting 9.30.24
October 1, 2024
By: Jasper Paulson, Copy Editor, Broadcast Executive, Ad and Business Design Executive
On Sept. 30, 2024, with all members of the board present, the Kaneland District #302 Board of Education meeting was held in Kaneland Harter Middle School’s 6th grade team...
News
Once a Paradise, Bolivia Now Suffocated By Smoke
September 25, 2024
By: Charlize Landa, Opinion 2 Editor
Where there were once vast forests, abundant wildlife and fresh air filled with the scent of leaves and moss, there is no longer. All that is left is rapid, angry flames reaching...
Media and Print
Krier Insider: Episode 1
September 17, 2024
By: Anna Gatz, Feature 1 Editor and Broadcaster
https://youtu.be/33YlmvxebwM

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Columnists' Corner

My struggle to make ethnic food with pride

By: Audrey Walker, Editor-in-Chief of Print and Ad and Business Executive • October 3, 2024

Growing up, I’ve been constantly exposed to traditional ethnic cooking. I’ve sat with my paternal grandmother as she teaches me to make arroz con pollo, my maternal aunt as she teaches me how to make empanadas. My dad and I have made kringlas and lefse for the holidays using his grandmother’s recipes. At my mother’s family gatherings, we drink Cuban coffee and eat yucca and Cuban yellow rice and beans. I’m part of generations who have taught each other how to spread masa on corn husks to make tamales. I’ve been surrounded by Mexican, Cuban and Norwegian food for as long as I can remember. So why do I feel guilty about making it myself? Today, I made fried plantains, or platanos. My grandmother gave me three big plantains for my birthday, which I eagerly watched ripen on my kitchen counter. They were finally brown enough to fry today, but I felt some sense of guilt as I let them brown in the pan. As I looked at myself in the mirror while washing the oil off of my hands,...

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