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D23 Expo Flyer

D23: TOO MANY REMAKES

Gwen Gollihar, Opinion Editor October 15, 2024

The recent D23 expo announced many exciting upcoming events and releases for Disney, however, many of these projects seem oddly familiar. The 2024 expo addressed a whirlwind of new attractions, features,...

Athletes on Satiating School Lunches

Norah Sachs, News Editor October 15, 2024

The clock rings at 12:30, it’s lunch time. Hundreds of hungry kids fill the arcade. Most of these students are either athletes, involved in multiple extracurricular activities or come from low income...

This is a picture of the meme "skibidi toilet".

The Rise of Brain Rot

Ranteg Bajwa, News Editor October 8, 2024

The internet is an expansive store of knowledge where people from completely different backgrounds blend together to create a massive global community. Some of these web-users create well-informed posts...

The correct way to open a banana, from the bottom!

The right way to open a banana

Joanna Martinez Garcia May 24, 2024

There are many different ways that people would open a banana, some from its stem, others from the bottom, and those who just cut it in half and eat the middle part. The people that open the banana from...

A guy who is very fitted up with the Timbs on.

Fashion in 2024

Kean Givechian May 24, 2024

How we appear to others heavily influences our day-to-day interactions. The way a person chooses to dress and carry themselves can contribute to their good traits and show their personality. The way...

April fools day!!! Don't get made a fool on April 1st!!!

April Fools Pranks

Joanna Martinez Garcia, Staff Reporter April 30, 2024

April Fools Day is a popular holiday and according to wonderopolis.org,  “the first association between April 1 and playing tricks can be found in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales from 1392.”...

Children crowding around a computer.

The Influence Technology has on Children

Sonia Acedo-Lopez April 30, 2024

Digital Technology is arguably one of mankind's greatest inventions. The digital invention truly changed the world the moment it was created, and this invention will continue to change the world. Everyday,...

A cartoon depicting situation-ships

Situationship Status: ?

Gwen Gollihar, Opinion Editor April 30, 2024

While it seems like there has always been some form of relationship status, in recent years, there are multiple new terms to describe one’s romantic relationship. The most popular one among many Gen-Z...

Album cover variants for Taylor Swift's TTPD.

TTPD: Too Much?

Gwen Gollihar, Opinion Editor April 30, 2024

At the 2024 Grammys on February 4, Taylor Swift announced her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. The album is set to release on April 19th and has already gotten so much love from Swift’s...

From MADD’s (Mothers against Drunk Driving)

Don’t Drink and Drive, There’s Lives on the Line

Sonia Acedo-Lopez April 30, 2024

Since the moment the first car was invented, driving has never been 100% safe. The first cars had their flaws, and those flaws were fixed over time. Nowadays, driving cars is safer than it used to be,...

Picture of the Alaninu Energy Drink Cans

Energy Drink Horror Stories

Mae Sergeant, Editor-in-Chief April 30, 2024

Many people really enjoy drinking energy drinks. However, there have been many reports of people dying from drinking too many of these energy drinks, with people also finding disturbing things in their...

A small portion of food

Almond Moms

Sarai Gross, Polaris Editor April 30, 2024

Diet culture is a widespread issue that can take on many forms. An “Almond mom” is a mother who strictly forbids their children from eating certain foods and ingredients that they feel are unhealthy...

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