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German culture: are we really so different?

Lily Schulz, Opinion Editor • November 19, 2024

This October, DGN received visitors from Lübeck, Germany, temporarily adding to our growing school diversity. For most of the exchange students,...

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Video gaming causes community divide

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An advisory referendum to permit video gaming in Downers Grove will be on the ballot Nov. 5, allowing residents to weigh in on the issue....

Football streaming connects community

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Omega After Hours Ep. 4 – Cub Chaos

Meaghan Wernett, Avery Pawlak, and Owen Halfpenny

February 23, 2024

Episode 4 – Cub Chaos: Special guest Jadyn Wood joins Owen and Avery as they describe the various stories published in the Omega’s annual Cub Issue. Jadyn, a Journalism 1 student and an Editor in Chief for the issue, also explains the process of creating the paper and writing its front page story.

Omega After Hours: The official podcast of the DGN Omega hosted by Owen Halfpenny and Avery Pawlak, produced by Meaghan Wernett.

About the Contributors

Meaghan Wernett, Editor in Chief

Senior Meaghan Wernett is looking forward to their second and final year on staff as the Online Editor-In-Chief. When they’re not writing for the Omega, you can often find Meaghan working all night on shows in the Clarence Johnson Auditorium. In their free time, which they have so much of, Meaghan loves playing music, woodworking, and definitely doing their homework. If you ever need a baller spreadsheet, you should hit them up at [email protected].

Avery Pawlak, MultiMedia Editor and Treasurer

Senior Avery Pawlak is pumped to come back for a second year as a Multimedia Editor the Treasurer for the Omega. Outside of Omega, you can see him leading the Sousaphone section of the Trojan Marching Band, playing the trombone and euphonium in the Jazz and Wind Ensemble, and leading in the Science club. Outside of school, you can find him tutoring, going to concerts, walking his dogs, or driving in his tiny blue Fiat blasting music. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, threats, or just want to talk, you can always reach him at [email protected].

Owen Halfpenny, Editor in Chief

Senior Owen Halfpenny is ready to spend his second year on the Omega as a Print Editor-In-Chief! Around North, you can find him conducting the Trojan Marching Band or performing with the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, or Acappella Choir. Outside of school, you can find him either practicing or in your local Los. He doesn’t go anywhere else. If you have any kind of questions, story ideas, or want to call him a band nerd and other mean names you can contact him at [email protected] or Instagram (owen.halfpennyy).

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