News commentators and comedians are not new to the American political atmosphere. However, with the 2016 presidential election, these comedic political commentary shows, including “ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” have...
By Quinn Arbolante
For the past couple years, East Asian culture has swarmed the Western hemisphere. Korean pop (K-pop) concerts and festivals in U.S. cities have sold out, anime is experiencing huge growth and Korean dramas are entering the mainstream source of entertainment. It should be no surprise...
Written by Carolyn Kuimelis
In recent months, YouTube has been under fire for letting inappropriate—and sometimes disturbing—content slip through their filters. On Dec. 31, one of YouTube’s most subscribed-to vloggers, Logan Paul, uploaded a video to his channel in which he filmed a...
written by Emma Chiao
A student lies down for a quick nap during an afternoon slump after school. She awakens later to find that two hours have flown by, scrambling out of bed to start her school work.
Napping comes in handy when experiencing sudden sleepiness or when making up for lost sleep. When many...
Written by: Jack Mallery
For a country that prides itself on being advanced and sophisticated, America is surprisingly behind the times when it comes to the legalization of alcohol. A drinking age of 21 has become anachronistic compared to other countries, with the negative implications far outweighing...
Written by Andrew Zhao
The world faces an impending crisis. With greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at a maximum for the last four hundred thousand years, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, humanity's industrialization has led to dark con- sequences for Earth. According to the NASA Goddard...
Written by Stephanie Jackson
In late March, the show “13 Reasons Why” was released on Netflix. It is about a high school girl named Hannah Baker who kills herself and the 13 reasons why she did. The producers have stated that this show is attempting to raise suicide awareness. However, the show not...
By: Jack Mallery
It’s 2016, and many things that were allowed in previous years are no longer safe and okay to say to others. Gendered insults and racial slurs are not tolerated in our communities anymore. Sometimes people have experienced traumatizing events that they would rather forget...
Written by Jenna Marvet
Most upperclassmen have done it: looked longingly at a Naviance graph of a dream school, their GPA just two-tenths below the average. The simplified comparison of test scores to GPA in reference to college admission has made many students romanticize that little number. Understanding...
Written by Carolyn Kuimelis
School is a place for emotional as well as academic learning, and schools should take steps to open up the conversation about sexual health to ensure that their students are equipped with the knowledge and means to practice life-long skills such as safe sex. Having condoms...
Written by Jack Mallery
It’s 2016, and many things that were allowed in previous years are no longer safe and okay to say to others. Gendered insults and racial slurs are not tolerated in our communities anymore. Sometimes people have experienced traumatizing events that they would rather forget...
By Jack Mallery
In 2015, the drama and romance film “Aloha” sparked outrage for its casting choices, raising questions about equality for acting jobs in Hollywood. Emma Stone, a white actress, was cast as the Asian-Hawaiian character Allison Ng. Originally from the Hawaiian island of Oahu, Ng...
