Why Are Teenagers Nowadays Waiting So Long To Start Driving? | Jasmine Elasaad
Getting your driver’s license has long been considered a rite of passage. To teenagers 20 or 30 years ago, obtaining it was a symbol of freedom. Sixteenth birthdays used to be events virtually all...
View ArticleBattle of the Blues: A Breakdown of the UNC-Duke Rivalry | Bella Hirst
Often considered the most heated rivalry in college basketball, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Tar Heels and the Duke University Blue Devils first played each other in 1920, when...
View ArticleThe Pandemic and the Planet | Cole Colleran
The coronavirus has fundamentally altered almost all aspects of Americans' lives. From no longer being able to attend sporting events to schools being closed, all aspects of our existence have been...
View ArticlePost-Quarantine Bucket List | Maya Munshi
Spending quality time with family and having the chance to relax and explore new ideas alone may have seemed tempting when the word “quarantine” first started to appear in media outlets across the...
View ArticleMental Health During a Pandemic | Audrey Womack
With the sudden and dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases, therein lies a question: how does a quarantined lifestyle affect those with mental health struggles? Lack of social interaction and exercise puts a...
View ArticleOnline Schools | Ivan Chen
Schools and colleges across the world have changed their systems in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. School administrators and teachers are finding ways for students to receive the same...
View ArticleKeeping Up with the Padres | Ellie Ballard
If you’ve been keeping up with Major League Baseball at all for the past few weeks, you’ll know just how well the Padres have been doing. After season-after-season of losses and disappointment, their...
View ArticleQuarantine Routines — Online School Edition | Brianna Cateriano
One of my favorite components about going to a public high school physically was the fact that I could dress up for school. I definitely took advantage of Canyon Crest Academy’s famous “no dress code”...
View ArticleNed’s Declassified (Online) School Survival Guide | Frances Chai
Airing on Nickelodeon from 2004 to 2007, the beloved Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide was not just another American sitcom. More than just a source of entertainment to devour along with our...
View ArticleThe Return of Mike Tyson | Ivan Chen
It has been over ten years since we saw Mike Tyson step into a boxing ring. Until now, many believed he put the sport behind him and moved on. Recently, however, “ Iron” Mike Tyson posted a few videos...
View ArticleUCs Ordered to Go Test-Blind for 2021 Admissions Cycle | Carolyn Cui
This year, the University of California schools will not be able to consider standardized testing scores while evaluating their college applications. Three days ago, a state court ruled in a...
View ArticleHow a Hair Appointment Caused a Scandal | Cami Dominguez
If things couldn’t get any weirder in 2020, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi has put herself in an incriminating position that she can’t speak her way out of — a hair blowout. On the 31st of August,...
View ArticleSports World Shutdown | Jasmine Elasaad
On August 23rd, 2020, Jacob Blake, a young Black man, was shot by police officer Rusten Sheskey seven times in the back as he leaned into his SUV in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Blake was gravely wounded; he...
View ArticleThe Impact of Fast Fashion | Aerin Flaharty
Fast fashion. Your favorite Urban Outfitters sweatshirt, your most beloved pair of jeans from Topshop, and maybe even that shirt you just couldn’t live without from Zara are all products of one of the...
View ArticleVirtual Hugs: Mental Health Support From a Distance | Ellyse Givens
Being in your house all day is difficult, to say the least. If no one else is going to say it, I will. It’s difficult to wave hello to your teachers over Google Meets, to attempt to forge relations...
View ArticleAltars of the Nation — What Does It Cost to Love Your Country? | Andrew Gu
From its very inception in the fires of the Revolution, the United States has walked a tightrope between civil liberties and the demands of conflict, or so it appears. For the most part, American...
View ArticleGender Reveal and Wildfires: The Unlikely Duo | Aimee Han
Recently, gender reveal parties have appeared in a plethora of headlines in the news, for the wrong reasons. These gender reveals are becoming more and more creative as they have been gaining...
View ArticleThe Democrats Are the Saddest Opposition Party in the World (and Other...
It’s clear to pretty much everyone at this point that America is not doing well. 225,000 people have died in a disease epidemic, over 10% of Americans are unemployed, 8 million people have fallen...
View ArticleSolitary Confinement: Why We Need to Go Back to School ASAP | Liam Rosenburg
Teaching is a risky job. Just ask any educator. They all know what they are getting themselves into once receiving their bachelor’s degree. In a classroom full of students with unpredictable...
View ArticleLive From New York: SNL Season 46 Preview | Izzy Ster
After a tumultuous ending to season 45, SNL returned to Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center on October 3rd with Chris Rock as the host and musical guest Megan Thee Stallion. To many, the return of...
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