Opinion
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An Open Letter to Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors
As IB and AP testing draws to a close while the quad is littered with Prom and Grad Nite fliers, it seems as if suddenly,...
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Stripping Restrooms to Their Core
Internal ideology is everything. A person’s beliefs and biases color the white spaces of their world. However, once something is painted and this metaphorical paint...
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Rocking Away the School Year: May Music Suggestions
Missing the beach? Crying over final exams? Don’t worry; we’re in the same boat. Try to ease your conscience with these songs as summer is...
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Bernie today, Trump tomorrow? Candidate authenticity transcends the power of established parties in the 2016 election
The 2016 race for the presidency seems tilted in Democrat Hillary Clinton’s favor, but that may not be the case. According to a recent national...
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Musing on the meaningless meaning of “love“
“I love you.” Oh how our society has destroyed this phrase. I have no problem with people saying they love each other, but please...
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Senior year, senior tears: Coping with senioritis
Up until now, I always believed senioritis was synonymous with exhaustion. It was a justification for slacking, because if I’ve already worked this hard and...
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Religious Rhetoric: Terrorists misrepresent Islam and work to inspire fear and division in the United States. It is up to us to prevent them from succeeding.
The United States prides itself on being a nation of acceptance, where people of different nationalities, backgrounds and religions can come together as one. However,...
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Spring Into New Music: April Music Suggestions
Pop in your earbuds, especially those with senioritis, and get motivated to finish the last few months of school with a stride in your step....
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Lies and Truths of High School
As young and naive children who watched Disney Channel and read Harry Potter, we dreamed about high school. We dreamed about tall swanky lockers that...
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Wasteful runs in the concrete jungle: Why marathons don’t belong in the city
Downtown LA traffic. No other words even need to be spoken for this phrase to immediately conjure an image of a long, solid mass of...