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It’s the hallmark of the West Coast. The iconic yellow arrow wrapping around red letters, lines of people snaking around the white plastic tables, greasy and salty goodness scenting the air and a menu that hasn’t changed in 15 years– until now. In-N-Out has been a part of the Southern California diet since before…
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The whole point of volunteering is to do something good with the expectation of nothing in return, and yet we constantly expect to be thanked for volunteering. Whether it’s a t-shirt or a volunteer lunch, we look for opportunities where our efforts are rewarded. I love to be thanked for things I do. But…
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Under the Trump Administration, the words: “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based,” are strongly advised not to be used by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for 2019 budget documents. CDC director Brenda Fitzgerald assures that these words are not banned from use. However, budget analysts were reportedly given…
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We all have certain images that come into our head when we think of a concept. For some people, balloons pop into their head when they think of birthdays, for others picture books when they think of libraries. But what picture comes to mind when you think of the word “Indian”? I never really…
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Like any other sane human in the world, I consider anything involving school funding to be mind-numbingly dull. However, sometimes it is necessary to be informed about what is actually going on– especially when it affects students and teachers. In California, public schools are funded based off of their Average Daily Attendance (ADA), which…
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*Gasp* Wow did you know that *insert celebrity name here* buys groceries? No way, it’s almost as if they were normal human beings like you and me! Clearly the media has not caught the drift, because all over the Internet and television, celebrities’ daily lives are flaunted and gawked at. I cannot go on…
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Solar is often seen as uneconomic and unviable to the consumer. It is expensive to install the panels, especially over a larger surface area. To a school district with thousands of square feet of flat roof space, installation of solar seems like the ideal dream that is as impractical as it is wonderful. However,…
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Full IB: it’s not easy, trust me I know. I put in the work. 150 CAS hours, hundreds of hours for the Extended Essay, and don’t forget the occasional all nighters for 7 IB classes. Guess what, most universities do not care if you receive your IB diploma or not. On your college application,…
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I am going to start this out with a question: Do you censor yourself often? Do you find yourself having to scoot around certain topics where your opinion could spark an outrage from your peers? Let us examine this hypersensitive world that we live in nowadays– especially here in the U.S.. Trying to make…
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My phone lit up with a Snapchat notification from my best friend. Of course I opened it immediately. “Some people are saying some stuff about you,” it read. Great. Her next text popped up: “this guy asked this other kid ‘should I f— daria or my ex.’” I responded in the only intelligible way…