•
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, out of nowhere, senior year is ending. As we all post about our future colleges and search for roommates, fantasize about summer vacations, or cry in advance about insane…
•
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 dries, it’s difficult to see the object as the plain white which it originally was. Such is the case with bathrooms in America. A bathroom is nothing more than…
•
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 just around the corner. “Lonesome LA Cowboy” by New Riders of the Purple Sage – New Riders of the Purple Sage borders on country music, a genre which I am…
•
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 poll from NBC news and the Wall Street Journal, a third of Social Democrat Bernie Sander’s supporters would rather vote for Republican candidate Donald Trump than Democratic candidate Hillary…
•
“I love you.” Oh how our society has destroyed this phrase. I have no problem with people saying they love each other, but please save it for the right time and the right person. So often today I see people texting their “significant” other “I love you” after roughly two weeks of dating.…
•
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 come this far, can’t I have a break? But now, in the seventh inning of my senior year, I’ve realized that senioritis is a whole different animal. Senioritis is…
•
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, this is a skewed perspective; since the 9/11 attacks, negative religious rhetoric has exponentially increased. These perceptions have sparked a new debate on whether to grant refuge to people…
•
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. “Morning” by Beck – I loved Beck in the 90’s with his pop punk vibe, but since his complete 180 into indie/blues, I have appreciated his style even more.…
•
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 we’d decorate with posters and pictures, close friend groups that clashed against other groups, and bubbled-in scantrons of standardized tests that held the key to our success (well, maybe…
•
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 red tail lights and white front lights crammed into thin, 3-lane strips of highway. Even in the local streets, cars and buses meander through Los Angeles’s awkward curvy streets…