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Liam Sweeney

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor

Liam Sweeney is a senior at Metea Valley and the Perspectives Editor for the school magazine. He is a political independent, as he refuses to align with any of the mainstream political parties. Music dominates Liam’s life as he is a lover of all rock music, with his favorite genres being garage rock and punk rock. Liam also plays guitar and wishes to be in his own band in the near future.
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Trump’s withdrawal from Iran Deal will have dire consequences

Trump’s withdrawal from Iran Deal will have dire consequences

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
May 16, 2018

resident Donald Trump recently announced the United States will be withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal and will be reapplying economic sanctions on May 8. This decision came four days before Trump had...

Liam's Tunes: May

Liam’s Tunes: May

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
May 1, 2018

Well. This is it. My final tunes for Metea Media. It feels like only yesterday that I pitched the idea to my editor. And now, here we are at the end of the road. It has been wonderful to write both...

Back in Iraq: How the Syria strikes are the start of the next War on Terror

Back in Iraq: How the Syria strikes are the start of the next War on Terror

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
April 19, 2018

The United States, United Kingdom, and France conducted airstrikes on suspected chemical weapons plants and storage facilities in Syria last Friday. This attack follows the use of chemical weapons in the...

Liam's Tunes: April

Liam’s Tunes: April

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
April 6, 2018

April has finally arrived. And after months of giving you some of the best tunes for each month, I think I finally hit it out if the park with this one. So please prepare yourselves, as I reveal the best...

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[Photo] Break The Ice Event

Ojas Dhiyogi, Extra Curricular Executive
March 15, 2018

Liam's Tunes: March

Liam’s Tunes: March

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
March 7, 2018

The birds are chirping, the air is chilling, the allergies are spreading, and the shamrocks are growing. Yes, it is March. That wonderful time of year when the depressing cold of the winter becomes either...

The stock market’s instability may create economic hardship

The stock market’s instability may create economic hardship

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
February 23, 2018

The stock market took the biggest dive in history on February 5. The day after that the market went back up to around where it originally was. Then, the day after that, the market took another massive...

Liam's Tunes: February

Liam’s Tunes: February

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
February 8, 2018

Do you smell that? It smells weird. Like, it smells like some weird combination of roses, cheap chocolate, and the tears of the broken. And I definitely know that last smell pretty well. Yes, it’s the...

Liam's Tunes: January

Liam’s Tunes: January

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
January 12, 2018

We have finally reached what we all have been waiting for: the end of 2017. That’s right, we can leave the presidential drama, the natural disasters, and the falling out of life as we know it behind...

Liam's Tunes: December

Liam’s Tunes: December

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
December 4, 2017

December has finally reached us. I know it is a little hard to tell thanks to the lack of snow and the unusually warm weather, but it is in fact here. And we all know what that means. Yes, it is now officially...

Fame, Lust, and Power: How sexual assault spread in Hollywood

Fame, Lust, and Power: How sexual assault spread in Hollywood

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
November 27, 2017

I did not want to write this article. Let me rephrase that. I very much did want to write this article; that’s why I pitched it. It’s more like I didn’t want to have to write this article in the...

Liam's tunes: November

Liam’s tunes: November

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
November 10, 2017

don’t know about you guys, but I’m getting hungry. Usually when this happens I just trudge to the kitchen and whip up a snack that will make the nearest dietician cry in their sleep, but I’m not...

Weezer’s “Pacific Daydream” is a nightmare

Weezer’s “Pacific Daydream” is a nightmare

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
October 30, 2017

We all know how these reviews go. I talk about the band and their music and the fans anticipation and maybe even the singles that have already been released, and then pose a big rhetorical question asking...

Latino Heritage Month helps educate students on the experiences of Latino Americans

Latino Heritage Month helps educate students on the experiences of Latino Americans

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
October 12, 2017

Photo by: Brittany Coates Latino Heritage Month, like Black History Month, was created to cherish the lives and history of Latino Americans across the country. It takes place from Sept. 15 through Oct....

Liam's Tunes: October

Liam’s Tunes: October

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
October 12, 2017

Graphic by: Trinity Powell October is finally here. And you all know what that. Yes, it’s time for pumpkins, witches, skeletons, ghosts, and other various spooky things. With all the chilling vibes...

The Killers’ “Wonderful Wonderful” is wonderless

The Killers’ “Wonderful Wonderful” is wonderless

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
September 27, 2017

Graphic by: Trinity Powell The Killers released their fifth studio album, “Wonderful Wonderful,” on Sept. 22. This marks the first album released by the band in five years, with 2012’s “Battle...

Liam's Tunes: September

Liam’s Tunes: September

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
September 15, 2017

Graphic by: Trinity Powell The Metea Valley School year has, of course, started. We are all nearly a month into this nine month long and winding school year, and some of us might need a pick me up in...

Trump Administration’s DACA decision is the most immoral decision it’s made

Trump Administration’s DACA decision is the most immoral decision it’s made

Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor
September 13, 2017

Photo courtesy of Creative Commons On September 5, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, popularly known as DACA, will be rescinded....

Cornell's death shakes music world

Cornell’s death shakes music world

Liam Sweeney
June 1, 2017

Chris Cornell, vocalist for Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, and Audioslave, sadly died on May 17, after a Soundgarden concert in Detroit. Cornell’s death was ruled as a suicide by hanging. This is,...

Beyond the curtain: The students behind the scenes of AIDA

Beyond the curtain: The students behind the scenes of AIDA

Liam Sweeney
May 23, 2017

This blurb is the cover story from Metea's magazine publication, the Stampede. Copies of the magazine can be found in all English classrooms to read the full story. Imagine a sea of people, tightly...

Mac DeMarco impresses and evolves with "This Old Dog"

Mac DeMarco impresses and evolves with “This Old Dog”

Liam Sweeney
May 19, 2017

Indie Rock prince Mac DeMarco released the album“This Old Dog” on Friday, May 5. This marks DeMarco’s third full length album and his fifth release if we include his mini-LPs. DeMarco has amassed...

Macron's presidential victory will shape the future of the west

Macron’s presidential victory will shape the future of the west

Liam Sweeney
May 11, 2017

Emmanuel Macron defeated populist candidate Marine Le Pen in the final round of the French Election on May 7. Macron is the leader of the new party En Marche!, and campaigned on ideals of centrism and...

‘Humanz’ stands as a scattered yet solid addition to the Gorillaz catalog

‘Humanz’ stands as a scattered yet solid addition to the Gorillaz catalog

Liam Sweeney
May 1, 2017

The virtual band Gorillaz released “Humanz,” their first project in five years, on April 28. The album is filled to the brim with features from artists such as De La Soul. Vince Staples, Benjamin Clementine,...

Students get involved in local election in multiple ways

Students get involved in local election in multiple ways

Liam Sweeney
April 4, 2017

Today marks election day for Aurora mayor, as well as elections for multiple other cities and municipalities. The candidates for the Aurora election include Richard Irvin and Rick Guzman, the winners of...

American Health Care Act fails to stack up against Affordable Care Act

American Health Care Act fails to stack up against Affordable Care Act

Liam Sweeney
March 22, 2017

The American Health Care Act was passed by the House Budget Committee on Mar. 16, 2017. This bill was later introduced into the House of Representatives on Mar. 20, and will be looked over by the House...

Texas league wrong for forcing transgender teen to wrestle in girls' championship

Texas league wrong for forcing transgender teen to wrestle in girls’ championship

Liam Sweeney
March 15, 2017

High school junior Mack Beggs won the University Interscholastic League State Girl’s Championship for wrestling in Texas on Feb. 25, 2017. With that victory, Beggs inadvertently became the first transgender...

Recent protests plagued with misconceptions regarding their purpose

Recent protests plagued with misconceptions regarding their purpose

Liam Sweeney
February 23, 2017

On Feb. 20, 2017, many Chicagoans came out to protest Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States. In what is known as the “Not My President's Day Protest,” people protested against the President...

Trump's executive orders show the future of his presidency

Trump’s executive orders show the future of his presidency

Liam Sweeney
February 1, 2017

On Jan. 20, Donald Trump was inaugurated as our 45th President of the United States. He will now be in office for at least the next four years, and will become an instrumental figure in the upcoming future...

What Trump's America means for students

What Trump’s America means for students

Liam Sweeney
January 20, 2017

Note: This article was originally published in The Stampede's latest issue, Volume VIII, Issue II. Donald J. Trump is the president-elect of the United States. Many media outlets thought it was nearly...

ELO courses are an underutilized choice in class schedules

ELO courses are an underutilized choice in class schedules

Liam Sweeney
January 10, 2017

The second semester of the 2016-2017 school year has officially begun. This semester will bring on the SATs, AP testing, and a generally more academically rigorous environment. One of the most important...

Trump's stance on flag burning misunderstands the practice of it

Trump’s stance on flag burning misunderstands the practice of it

Liam Sweeney
December 8, 2016

On Nov. 29, Donald Trump tweeted that “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!” This was in response...

The Turkey Problem: The rocky history of Thanksgiving and Native Americans

The Turkey Problem: The rocky history of Thanksgiving and Native Americans

Liam Sweeney
November 28, 2016

Last Thursday, Americans all around the country sat around with their families to eat turkey and celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving, we give thanks to the people in our lives,...

Sanders’ book visit helps bring hope and strengthens community

Sanders’ book visit helps bring hope and strengthens community

Liam Sweeney
November 21, 2016

Bernie Sanders visited North Central College on Nov. 18, 2016, to promote his new book “Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In.” The event was sponsored by Anderson's Bookshop, a local bookstore...

New York's anti-Airbnb law is completely justified

New York’s anti-Airbnb law is completely justified

Liam Sweeney
October 27, 2016

New York recently has passed a new law on Airbnb rentals, or short-term housing, within the state. This new law prohibits people from listing out apartments with the popular homestay service for less than...

Graphic by Zainie Qureshi.

Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize win creates a new evolution for literature

Liam Sweeney
October 17, 2016

On Oct. 13, 2016, it was announced that singer-songwriter Bob Dylan had won the Nobel Prize in Literature. It was stated in the official Nobel Prize press release that Dylan had won the award “for having...

Graphic by Ana Bicolli.

Revolution Radio: The Revolution that failed

Liam Sweeney
October 11, 2016

On Oct. 7, Green Day released its brand new album: "Revolution Radio." This work was supposed to take them back to their roots, and away from the big concepts and rock operas that guided them this millennium....

Graphic by Abir Khan.

Gary Johnson: The lesser of three evils

Liam Sweeney
October 6, 2016

This election has been shown to be the fuming source of anger from many Americans this year. The two party system reared its ugly head so violently this election, that it nearly broke its own neck. With...

Graphic by Ana Bicolli.

Trump’s exploitation of tragedy shows the problem with American politics

Liam Sweeney
September 13, 2016

On the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 26, Nykea Aldridge, the cousin of famed basketball star Dwyane Wade, was shot and killed by two Chicago brothers. Aldridge was caught in the crossfire of a fight that...

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