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The Student News Site of Archbishop Riordan High School

The Crusader
The Student News Site of Archbishop Riordan High School

The Crusader
Caitlin Dowd ‘25

Caitlin Dowd ‘25, Environment Editor

Caitlin Dowd ‘25 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. Caitlin is a part of the girls soccer team and
N.H.S. She is also a part of the Knights of Riordan. She also loves to row and hike outside of
school. Caitlin is a new reporter and joined Journalism to learn more about it and become a better
writer.

All content by Caitlin Dowd ‘25
In Joshua Tree National Park in California, where two desert ecosystems – the Mojave and the Colorado – meet to create this unique area, plants and animals not only live, but thrive in temperatures as high as 118 degrees for the area. According to Climate.gov, “The year 2023 was the warmest year since global records began in 1850.”

2023 scorches books as hottest year on record

Caitlin Dowd ‘25, Environment Editor
April 22, 2024
Mt. Davidson is home to many non-native plant and tree species.

Non-native plants on Mt. Davidson pique environmentalists’ interest

Caitlin Dowd ’25, Environment Editor
January 23, 2024
Global warming stunts child development

Global warming stunts child development

Caitlin Dowd ‘25, Environment Editor
October 30, 2023
The Willow Project is a controversial oil drilling project facilitated by ConocoPhillips in the North Slope of Alaska.

Biden approves controversial Willow Project

Caitlin Dowd ’25, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2023
English and Social Science teacher Bob Harrington displays his artwork.

Riordan teachers got talent

Caitlin Dowd '25, Staff Reporter
March 29, 2023
The federal government recently implemented a guideline obligating factories to label all products containing sesame or made in the same place with sesame.

Strict on sesame

Caitlin Dowd ’25, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2023
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