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LAUSD must approach the upcoming semester with caution and compromise, a tactic that the current COVID-19 plan fails to execute.
Maya Henry (she/her) is a writer, happy crier, and cherry tomato enthusiast attending her sophomore year of high school in California. She aims to be a political journalist or policy analyst when she's done with school, and when not taking pictures of her dog, you'll find her reading a historical fiction novel, baking pumpkin bread, or debating the merits of communism with her brother.
Column: This winter, encourage eating
Holiday stress can make enjoying meals difficult for those who struggle with disordered eating. To avoid fueling an unhealthy relationship with food, keep comments about New Year’s resolution diets private.
Opinion: Inclusive sex ed saves lives
Sex ed classes are often limited and heteronormative, which has lasting repercussions on LGBTQ+ youth.
Column: Banned books censor queer history; this October, read them all
“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.” — Stephen Chbosky An estimated 36.3 million people have died from AIDS-related causes since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic less...
Opinion: Clicktivism: The good, the bad, the performative
Throughout history, there have been innovations and landmark protests that have changed the face of activism forever: the Stonewall riots, car caravans used as blockades and the recording option on cell phones, to name a few. Now, in the 21st century, advocates have...
Review: Los Angeles’ best meatless eateries
It’s a picturesque summer day and in honor of a loved one’s birthday, you and your friends are sitting down for a late lunch. As you settle in, you appraise the seemingly endless menu and grin with anticipation at the delicious meal you’re sure you’ll order and savor....
Opinion: The issue with single-issue voting
America has always prided itself on the freedom it offers its citizens. Freedom of speech enables political discourse, freedom of the press allows the People to lift the veil covering the Politicians and freedom of protest has served as a microphone for the oppressed....
Opinion: Queer liberation is a pillar of pride
I first dipped my toes in the GSA movement when I was 11 and saw an older classmate hang a poster advertising my school’s GSA club. Sporting a shy grin and using a pile of textbooks to hide my face, I sat through a presentation on the definitions of various...
Opinion: Dear College Board
It’s 1:06 a.m. on a Monday in March and I am frantically trying to recall the names of the processes that accompany fermentation not found in glycolysis. I haven’t left my room in three hours because a break is a royalty I do not have the right to indulge myself in....
Meet the young people who embrace their freedom of political speech
Generation after generation, youth have been told that between the salad and soup, there’s no place for politics at the dinner table. Such suppression of political discussion has only heightened in the past four years, and as politics and elections have grown more...