FERNANDO ALVAREZ, Staff Writer What is an artist? There are many definitions for what one can be, and not much of a definitive answer, especially with generative AI trying to make itself seem like an artistic norm. From how I see it, an artist is someone who uses their imagination and a medium to directly create something, like a musician playing the guitar, or someone knitting a little yarn doll. AI requires a prompt to then create something, and as such, it isn't a direct

DANIEL GRAY, Contributing Writer Nickolas Bogert (9) is the winner of the 2026 Hackathon here at North Brunswick Township High School. He created the game “Five Smashes at Freddy’s.” He is also a game developer working on his own game outside of school. He is putting in his own money and self-funding this project. He said, “I’d always see my dad when I was a little kid. He would do stuff, and it looked interesting.” According to Nickolas Bogert, “I actually started when I w

JAY PINDIPOL, Staff Writer On January 20th, Technology Club hosted their annual Hackathon. To those who aren't aware of what Hackathon is, it's a short-term yet intense event where people of similar interests come together to collaborate together on improving or developing code for a program. This year is also special, as they were also joined by Girls in STEM who took part in the event. This year's topic : Develop an original game of your choice. Also this year, we had the