Auva Soheili, Staff Writer

September 8, 2020

What would you call someone who murdered two people after crossing state lines with an illegally obtained AR-15 to support a white supremacist gang countering a Black Lives Matter protest? White supremacists in Kenosha On the night of August 25, white supremacists gathered in Kenosha, WI, in response...

Editorial Staff, Editors

September 8, 2020

While growing up, dystopian fiction was a large part of our childhoods, whether it was novels like "The Hunger Games," "Divergent," or "The Giver,"  or T.V. series like "The Twilight Zone" or "Stranger Things." We engaged in these types of entertainment because they were just realistic enough that we...

Pavel Turovski, Staff Writer

September 5, 2020

Many students are required to use the plagiarism detection service Turnitin to submit assignments; however, the schools using the service don't inform them how this third party will use their submission.  The software compares a student's submission to publicly available sources such as the internet...

Amber Chia, Staff Writer

September 1, 2020

As I reach for the rear mirror in search of the most essential piece of cloth of 2020, I realize nothing is hanging around it. I sigh as I release my parking brake and make the journey home to retrieve my mask. I know for a fact that I am not the only one that has experienced a similar scenario. Despite...

Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer

August 31, 2020

In spite of almost two hundred thousand recorded deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. at the time of writing, people are still refusing to wear masks in public. Only six months ago, I would've never guessed that every time I left my house, I'd always have to have a mask on hand. That after walking down...

Editorial Staff, Editors

August 30, 2020

When Jacob Blake was shot by police officers last week, his name resonated throughout Kenosha, WI.  Blake was unarmed and trying to break-up a fight, yet he was shot seven times. And despite all odds, he survived. A study from the Washington Post revealed that at least 1,019 people have been shot...

Claire Tseng, Staff Writer

June 18, 2020

You can’t say that protests don’t do anything after the words “George Floyd,” “justice,” and “Black Lives Matter” have been ringing in the streets for the past two weeks. These words are part of a movement that is soon to become a cornerstone in American history. Within a week of George...

Elise Hsu, Staff Writer

June 6, 2020

Omar Jimenez, a CNN correspondent, was arrested on May 29 in Minneapolis. On the same day, a rubber bullet struck photographer Linda Tirado in the face, leaving her permanently blind in one eye. On May 30, Barbara Davidson, another photographer, tripped and hit her head on a fire hydrant after...

Raina Lahiri, Staff Writer

May 12, 2020

Everybody has an opinion. It's unavoidable. Frequently, people will say that it's bad to be opinionated since it often leads to conflicts. I disagree. Having an opinion is perfectly fine. However, choosing to express it isn't always necessary. Some people feel the need to express their opinions...

Ethan Torban, Staff Writer

May 12, 2020

As humans, one of our natural instincts is greed. When we lived in the caves, we had to be greedy to survive, as the ability to successfully hunt and gather determined whether one would live or die. However, now, humanity has a different kind of greed. In fact, we foster many types of greed, with...