Julia Katter

Julia Katter is a senior at The Head-Royce School in Oakland, where she is Co-Editor-in-Chief of her school's newspaper, The Hawk's Eye. She is also in charge of content, and the former Op-Ed Editor. Aside from writing, she enjoys science and running.

Opinion: Steminism

by Julia Katter | Feb 24, 2018 | Education, Opinion

Have you noticed the lack of girls in upper-level STEM classes at your school? I have at mine. AP Physics: nine girls in two classes. Engineering: four girls. BC Calculus: two girls. Econ: three girls. Advanced Topics in Computer Science: one girl. More specifically,...

Demystifying the lone wolf archetype: Mental health and race

by Julia Katter | Nov 27, 2017 | News, Opinion

When I was younger, I believed for a long time that terrorists are terrorists, regardless of their race. The men who crashed their planes into the Twin Towers were terrorists. The man who shot children in Newtown, Conn. was a terrorist. A terrorist was any person who...

A counter to liberal acceptance in the Bay Area

by Julia Katter | Oct 12, 2017 | News, Opinion

For decades now, the Bay Area has self-identified as the liberal hub of acceptance and on the edge of social change. The Black Panthers movement began in Oakland. The...