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Pro: Should students travel this summer?

Ellie Yuan, Social Media Editor • May 20, 2022

As summer creeps closer, many families begin making plans to travel during the months of June, July and Aug. Recently, “The Vacationer,” a travel journal dedicated to sharing travel insights, found that over 80% of American adults surveyed planned on traveling over the summer. Summer travel is beneficial...

Gamer plays competitive Smash Bros Brawl

Josh Mei, Reporter • March 8, 2019

“I have too much free time,” competitive Super Smash Bros Ultimate player and junior Aron Rei De Guzman said. Since freshman year, he and a group of friends met every Friday after school until five to practice competitive gaming for the Intersocial Gaming League (IGL) . Rei de Guzman practices...

Gamer Competes in International eSports Tournament

Ryan Manesh, Sports Editor, Business Manager • March 8, 2019

Junior Max Popov has the dream job of many: getting paid to play video games. Popov is a professional esports player and has traveled all over the world to compete in FIFA tournaments and compe- titions. FIFA is a soccer simulation video game developed by Electronic Arts (EA) Sports. The game...

PRO: Does ethical consumerism fulfill its promise?

mikaelawayne • March 31, 2017

Written by Mikaela Wayne Whether it is food or any other product, consumption is generally a part of one’s everyday life. With recent political changes, many are putting more thought into this everyday act, using what they purchase as a platform for change. Mindful consumption is defined as being...

Pro: Is the college athletic recruitment process fair?

chenganyi • December 2, 2016

Written by Anyi Cheng The first semester of senior year is synonymous with senioritis: steadily sinking grades, cold weather and most of all, college applications. Among the few seniors who aren’t in the college application frenzy are athlete recruits. Every year, competitive athletes...

Computer science should be a graduation requirement

Akansha Gupta • September 9, 2016

Written by Akansha Gupta Computers today play a much larger role in careers than they did five or ten years ago. As computers become increasingly integrated into our daily lives, so does the demand for coding literacy. The new push to make computer science a graduation requirement...

Pro: Dating apps are beneficial to teenagers

janetwangg • March 14, 2016

Written by Janet Wang In the last few years, the usage of technology and digital media has sky-rocketed—especially among teenagers. The current adolescent generation has been immersed in a technology-driven culture where social networking apps such as Instagram and Snapchat are prevalent forms...

Online forums are catalysts for productive discussion

evalynl • February 19, 2016

Written by Evalyn Li Since its conception, the Internet has simplified many of our everyday tasks. In addition to gaining free information from around the world and online shopping, we have gained a new platform to express ourselves freely. As a result, a virtual Internet community forms....

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