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Naperville City Council election set for April 1: Eight candidates compete for four open seats
Naperville City Council election set for April 1: Eight candidates compete for four open seats
Marina Micic, Sports Editor • March 31, 2025
(Photo courtesy of Ashfaq Syed)
2025 City Council election: Ashfaq Syed
Marina Micic, Sports Editor • March 31, 2025
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2025 City Council election: Derek McDaniel
Marina Micic, Sports Editor • March 31, 2025
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2025 City Council election: Nag Jaiswal
Marina Micic, Sports Editor • March 31, 2025
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Naperville Central's annual talent show will be held in Central's auditorium on Friday, March 28. (Photo credit: @nchsactivities via Instagram)

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Features
Overconsumption in Naperville: How fast fashion and social media fuel excessive buying
Overconsumption in Naperville: How fast fashion and social media fuel excessive buying
Marina Micic, Sports Editor • March 24, 2025
Student body still experiencing high rates of absenteeism and tardiness
Student body still experiencing high rates of absenteeism and tardiness
Lola Schwerha, Operations Managing Editor • March 23, 2025
Kelly Murphy played in the Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro. Her and the USA team won a bronze medal. (Photo Credit: Kelly Murphy)
From Olympic podium to library shelves: Volleyball star finds a new passion
Elaine Zhou, Staff writer • March 11, 2025
Arts & Entertainment
Playboi Carti's new album "MUSIC" was released on March 14. Within this album countless other artists helped Carti produce this record. (Photo credit: AWGE and Interscope Records)
Review: I waited five years for this?
Kate Johnson, Profiles Editor • March 18, 2025
Sports
Senior Madeleine Malinger looks to make a pass during a game against North. The Redhawks left with a score of 15-4.
Girls water polo falls to Naperville North in crosstown duel
Emma Lauzen, Staff Writer • March 27, 2025
Senior Athena Ghiotto runs in the 4x4 on March 20 at the DVC meet hosted at North Central College. Neuqua secured the conference championship with 139.5 points while Central followed in second with 122.
Girls track hurdles to second place DVC finish
Jayanti Dar, Staff Writer • March 26, 2025
Junior Connor Marvin runs a relay as the anchor on Feb. 20 at the North Central College Boys Indoor Invitational. Central walked away with 106.5 points in total, leading them to a first place victory.
Boys track continues ‘tradition’ with invitational victory
Kate Johnson, Profiles Editor • February 27, 2025
Editorial
Editorial: Trump is no friend of the free press
Editorial: Trump is no friend of the free press
Central Times Editorial Board • March 21, 2025
Opinions
Opinion: Cliffhangers leave us desperately wanting...
Opinion: Cliffhangers leave us desperately wanting…
Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • March 27, 2025
Rapper Kanye West and socialite Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala 2019. West has recently been airing his family drama over X. (Photo credit: Cosmopolitan UK via Wikimedia Commons)
Column: Kanye, lets not associate your kids with Diddy
Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • March 25, 2025
Opinion: Cutting Central Times? A slap to student journalists
Opinion: Cutting Central Times? A slap to student journalists
Kate Johnson, Profiles Editor • March 24, 2025
Photography
Pumping his fist in the air, Carl Sissac, a paraprofessional at Washington Junior High School, rallies in support of NESPA on Nov. 18 in front of District 203's Public School Administration Center. "I came here to let these guys, these suits, know that they have serious people here that are willing to bend over backwards and they should be compensated for it," Sissac said. More than 100 supporters of NESPA Attended the rally.
‘We’re not invisible’: NESPA supporters rally for increased wages
Jay Deegan and Sarah Segvich • November 19, 2024
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