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The Near True News

The Satirical Student Newspaper of New Trier

The Satirical Student Newspaper of New Trier

The Near True News

The Satirical Student Newspaper of New Trier

The Near True News

Near True News Staff

The Near True News Staff is an autonomous collective dedicated to researching, composing, and communicating the hard-hitting stories that impact students of New Trier.  All articles, lists, opinions, critiques, reviews, observations, and musings are generated by a hive mind of writers, artists, and editors employed by the Near True News.  The Near True News Staff dedicates itself to being a unilateral voice, one that speaks stridently, confidently, and ignorantly on the issues of today.  The Near True News Staff will gladly pretend to consider your feedback before being distracted by something else.

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Horoscopes: Spring 2026

Horoscopes: Spring 2026

Near True News Staff May 19, 2026

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Joining the hacky sack circle in your free period will consequentially lead to the destruction of your ACL, MCL, Achilles, Meniscus, and funny bone.  But you also will meet...

Horoscopes: Winter 2026

Horoscopes: Winter 2026

Near True News Staff February 24, 2026

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You, as many others have, will fall into the ‘AP Environmental Science takes no effort’ trap, forgetting that you have never even taken a level 4 before. TAURUS (April...

Horoscopes

Horoscopes

Near True News Staff December 9, 2025

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your preparation for End of Semester Experiences will yield results deemed “uniquely substandard” by school administrators. TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Due to plagiarism...

Winter Horoscopes

Winter Horoscopes

Near True News Staff December 11, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In a cruel twist of fate, Trevius Maximus will find out that you never voted in the ABC7 Friday Flyover poll, resulting in ridicule and mockery.. TAURUS (April 20-May 20):...

Spring Horoscopes 2024

Spring Horoscopes 2024

Near True News Staff March 13, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your consumer teacher will warn you that inflation won’t raise your GPA TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The book store worker will argue with you; you will leave crying GEMINI...

Feeling old yet?

Feeling old yet?

Near True News Staff November 15, 2023

George Washington and Aristotle.   You heard that right, the dynamic duo is gone. They were both found dead together, swaddled in each other’s arms after a helicopter accident. Napoleon Bonaparte. ...

Horoscopes: Winter 2023

Horoscopes: Winter 2023

Near True News Staff February 15, 2023

HOROSCOPES  ARIES (March 21-April 19) You stand, triumphant, over a battered body. You’ve won the desperate grapple for the construction paper cutout of Trevius Maximus, soon to be brought to...

Horoscopes: Summer 2022

Horoscopes: Summer 2022

Near True News Staff May 24, 2022

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Don't catch feelings. They won't catch you.   TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Give into peer pressure. Do it. DO IT!   GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You're not...

Horoscopes: Winter 2022

Horoscopes: Winter 2022

Near True News Staff January 25, 2022

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You will try a yoga class only to find that you are not flexible enough to start becoming flexible.   TAURUS (April 20-May 20) After watching 20 minutes of a...

Horoscopes: Fall 2021

Horoscopes: Fall 2021

Near True News Staff November 2, 2021

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Sometimes, courage in the face of extreme improbability of success is stupidity. Please, calm down.   TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Beware of that which proclaims...

Top 7 Numbers

Top 7 Numbers

Near True News Staff March 31, 2020

1. "Yummy" by Justin Bieber 2. 8,222,756 3. Seventy-one (Thanks, mom) 4. MMDCCCLXXXVIII 5. Number 4 (Say it out loud. Get it?) 6. 55 (obviously…) 7. pi(e) 8. 773-202-LUNA (For endorsement purposes) 15....

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