Scottish Independence: It’s a nay | Emily Abrishamkar
307 years later and Scotland is still a member of the United Kingdom in the company of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as decided by the Thursday’s referendum vote. On a day that is sure to cause...
View ArticleiPhone 6 Under Pressure | Brian Chekal
It’s early autumn and as with every other year Apple has just released its latest iteration of its widely popular iPhone. Already, both the 4.7 in. screen iPhone 6 and the 5.5 in. iPhone 6 Plus have...
View ArticleBig Kid on Campus | Skylar Binney
Walking onto a campus as a five foot freshman, brown paper bag in hand, surrounded by grown men with 5 o’clock shadows is a horrifying experience. A flash flood of freshmen rolls in from their parent’s...
View Article2014 Nobel Prize Winners Announced | Joshua Bi
The winners of 2014’s Nobel Prizes were announced recently. The prestigious prize is awarded each year for exceptional contributions to the fields of Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Literatures, and...
View ArticleThis Week in Movies | Cameron Chang
I would consider myself an avid, devoted film fan. Not only do I love and enjoy the experience of going to the movies, but I also have a lot of respect and appreciation for filmmaking as an art form....
View ArticleEbola: Should We Really Be Scared? | Patrick Lin
The word “Ebola” has been appearing on social media, TV, newspapers, and in conversations between students and teachers ever since the news of the West African outbreak and even more so after the...
View ArticleRemains of Missing UVA Student Found | Emily Abrishamkar
On Saturday, October 18, human remains believed to be those of missing University of Virginia student, Hannah Graham, were found in an abandoned property outside of Charlottesville, Graham, who went...
View ArticleSixth Court Reverses Marriage Rulings | Brian Chekal
In a stunning change of events the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a lower court’s ruling in four states this Wednesday and approved state bans on same-sex marriage. The issue of same-sex...
View ArticlePhilae Successfully Lands on Comet | Joshua Bi
The European Space Agency made history on November 12th, 2014 when its lander, Philae, became the first ever controlled, man-made object to land on a moving comet. "We're are on the comet!"...
View ArticleGrowing Pains | Brian Chekal
Even if you were to make the most cursory of evaluations, CCA would stand out. We’ve all heard the reports – top 100 in the nation, top 15 in the state, highest API in San Diego – but if you were to...
View ArticleThe Rise of the Islamic State | Joshua Bi
On August 19, 2014, a YouTube account claiming to belong to a member of the jihadist group calling itself the Islamic State uploaded a video portraying the brutal beheading of missing American...
View ArticleInterstellar and the Reign of Christopher Nolan | Cameron Chang
Few names create as intense feelings of excitement and anticipation as filmmaker Christopher Nolan, who has dominated the cinematic landscape of the 21st century with his complex and deeply impressive...
View ArticleThe Cheating Epidemic | Patrick Lin
Any views or opinions presented in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Pulse Magazine. Cheating has existed for hundreds to even thousands of years,...
View ArticleA Message from Pulse Magazine
Dear CCA Community, Pulse Magazine is the student-run news magazine of Canyon Crest Academy. Although we are a high school publication, we hold ourselves to the same journalistic standards as any...
View ArticlePolice Officer Found Innocent Even When it’s Literally Caught on Tape
Eric Garner, a 43 year-old African American male, died on July 17, 2014 in Staten Island, New York after police officer Daniel Pantaleo, 28, used a choke-hold to contain him. The confrontation arose...
View ArticleCCA Students Protest in Solidarity over Police Killings | Joshua Bi
On December 12th, 2014, a group of students from Canyon Crest Academy walked out of their 4th period classes in protest of the shooting deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, John Crawford III, and...
View ArticleWhat Is Anxiety? | Skylar Binney
18.1 percent of the United States adult population suffers from anxiety disorder. It is among the most common mental illnesses in America and continues to effect approximately 40 million Americans....
View ArticleMovie Review: The Interview | Cameron Chang
I’m sure that you’re all well aware about the wave of controversy surrounding the 2014 comedy The Interview, starring current raunch-com titan Seth Rogen and the prolific James Franco. The Interview is...
View ArticleAirAsia Loses Jet Over Java Sea | Brian Chekal
On December 28th, AirAsia Flight QZ8501 left Surabaya, Indonesia on a seemingly mundane route to Singapore. Exactly 38 minutes into the flight, it disappeared in a what appeared to be a mysterious –...
View ArticleNBC Anchor Under Fire After Recanting Iraq War Story | Joshua Bi
NBC News anchor Brian Williams has announced that he would take a temporary leave of absence from his position anchoring NBC Nightly News. This move followed harsh criticism after it was revealed that...
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