Articles by Carter Castillo
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International Week celebrates diversity
Although typically involving a variety of in-person activities, this year’s Full IB students managed to pull off International Week virtually and celebrate the diversity at...
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Cosplayers strut their stuff
Aided by the recent rise in popularity of anime and the app TikTok, cosplay, the act of dressing up as a character from a movie,...
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The British monarchy needs to be dissolved
On March 7, Oprah Winfrey interviewed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry Windsor and Meghan Markle. In the interview, Markle revealed the trauma...
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Trump acquitted by the Senate for the second time
Former Pres. Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial on Feb. 13. The Senate voted 57-43 in favor of convicting...
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Tea time with Kalea Villanueva
Kalea Villanueva, junior, recently got into crocheting, and has turned that hobby into an online shop. Inspired by social media, Villanueva took up the hobby,...
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COVID-19 cases decline statewide
Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the stay-at-home order that Californians have been living under for over a month on Jan. 25, after the state projected that...
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Beware of warmongering in media
The United States military has a history of utilizing media to help push warmongering sentiments. Yet as the country continues in the age of social...
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Democrats take government trifecta with twin victories in Georgia
Democrats have officially won control of the presidency, the House of Representatives and the Senate after Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won their special elections...
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Animals are the way to go
Animation is a medium that inherently promotes and enables creativity otherwise impossible in a live-action equivalent. It is through this suspension of reality that people...
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“The Crown” season 4 eloquently demonstrates Britain’s class divide
This review does contain mentions of eating disorders. Season 4 of Netflix’s original “The Crown” unwaveringly tackles the growing class divide in the United KIngdom...