Silver Screen Finds | Cami Dominguez
I have a tendency to romanticize my life a bit too much. My summers are no exception, so while I had the intentions of the summer of 2020 to look like something out of those painfully cheesy high...
View ArticleRound Two | Aerin Flaharty
On Wednesday, January 20th, 2021, Joe Biden began his journey in office as the 46th President of the United States. But just a week prior, on January 13th, former President Trump was impeached again,...
View ArticleAdd Asians to Your Antiracist Agenda | Aimee Han
There’s no easy way to start this off. It has never been easy trying to fit centuries of world history in textbooks, let alone a 700 word online article. The thought of even discussing such...
View ArticleGME to the Moon | Kyle Kim
I fondly remember visiting my local GameStop on occasional Saturdays to trade-in my old games, catch up on any recent gaming news, and hopefully buy a new game for my collection. At the time, it was...
View ArticleHow to Stay Awake (When Caffeine Doesn’t Work)
I remember walking to Trader Joe’s after school to grab coffee samples in hopes of getting that caffeine boost. After my failed attempts of staying awake, I ordered an Iced Caramel Macchiato with two...
View ArticleDouble Masking 101 | Maxine Mah
The times of bandanas, neck gaiters, and other non-mask masks are over, the new trend taking over San Diego is double masking! Chances are you’ve heard this term floating around as more and more...
View ArticleAndrew Cuomo and Media Hero-Making | Alex Reinsch-Goldstein
The mass media has a gift for bringing about a certain kind of public relations apotheosis. They seize on a person, often with a mixed or downright negative record, and fawn over them with such a...
View ArticleSDUHSD School Board: Live! | Liam Rosenberg
Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this article to not represent the thoughts and views of CCA Pulse staff or CCA as a whole. When one thinks of a board meeting, reality TV-esque drama might not be...
View ArticleWho is Phoebe Bridgers? | Izzy Ster
I have a feeling she, the singer-songwriter/indie rock musician, would passionately dislike the title, as it would elicit an existential crisis. Identity is one of many present themes in Phoebe...
View ArticleThe South African Variant | Ariana Thompson
Public consciousness of a mutation of the Coronavirus or the South African Variant has led to a lot of questions from a confused public on how to proceed. Is it really 50% more contagious than normal...
View ArticleCheckmate | Daniel Yachi
If I were to ask you to name a famous chess player, chances are you’d say one of two things: “Beth Harmon” or “I don’t know.” I would then shake my head in disapproval because Beth Harmon isn’t a real...
View ArticleWandaVision and Marvel’s Multiverse | Angela Zhang
Disclaimer: spoilers for Disney+’s “WandaVision” are included within this article. The fifth episode of Marvel’s WandaVision ended with a surprise guest appearance — and a cliffhanger. At the...
View ArticleOut of Our League | Ellie Ballard
This month, the Padres officially locked in Fernando Tatis Jr. with an astounding $340 million deal, the highest the Padres have ever paid for a player and the longest contract in MLB history. Though...
View ArticleNot Yet Out of the Woods | Ryan Bridges
Tiger Woods. A name that will be ingrained in the history of sports for decades to come. A man that has defined this new generation of sports. Whether you love him or hate him, Tiger Woods has been a...
View ArticleNew Kid in Town | Frances Chai
There’s a new kid in town and their name is Johnson. To clarify, the word “new” here is used to describe the Johnson & Johnson vaccine’s debut on the distribution stage –– this vaccine has been in...
View ArticleThe 2022 Admissions Cycle | Carolyn Cui
March is the month of expectations — expectations of acceptances and rejections in particular. At the same time, it is also a precursor as to where the class of 2022 will be in a year. All that the...
View ArticleThe Great Outdoors | Rebecca Danzig
Quarantine left us all feeling trapped. Enclosed. Nowhere to escape to, so many aspects of our social life ripped away from us. Movies, concerts, anything that involved just enjoying the company of...
View ArticleNew Presidency, Same Policies | Cami Dominguez
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article do not represent the views of Pulse staff or CCA as a whole. Continuing in the steps of Obama’s infamous presidency and essentially every US...
View ArticleThe Yes Theory | Aerin Flaharty
What started as a group of young adults from Montreal aspiring to live their lives to their fullest has developed into a successful branch of social media influencers that inspire the world to jump...
View ArticleBring Back Casual Instagram! | Aimee Han
Once upon a time…a long long time ago, Instagram was no more than a mere social page to share pictures with your friends of you eating breakfast, or a video of you on a casual stroll, or even the...
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