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We have a lot to thank dedicated servers for. The way it usually goes with most online multiplayer games is the following: The person who starts the game becomes the ‘host’ as well as being a ‘client’ like every other player who’s also involved in that particular session. The problem is, if the client-host has an unstable or slow internet connection, it can lead to sluggish load times, lag, lost save files, and dreaded crashes. Obviously, this is no bueno.

The simple solution? Dedicated servers, which take the burden of hosting away from the person who first creates the game, and handballs it to – as the name suggests – a dedicated server tasked solely with handling things like keeping…

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The Grant Student Council, which is comprised of 30 student representatives from fifth and sixth grade, has been busy since the start of the 2020-2021 school year planning and running virtual events and organizing community initiatives to keep students involved and engaged. 

Student council reps are selected by class vote in the fall with one from each homeroom charged with relaying important information on events and activities back to classmates. Members meet with advisors Megan Basile (sixth grade math) and Alyson Oller (fifth grade ELA/social studies) twice a month and, since the start of the year, have been working together to brainstorm ideas for school wide activities, themed spirit days, and more. 

“With all the modifications we had to make…