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Book Review: ‘If I Stay’

Book Review: ‘If I Stay’

"If I Stay" by Gayle Forman is about a 17-year-old high school student, Mia, who has a great love for playing the cello. In the beginning Mia has it all: a loving family, friends and boyfriend. Though sadly, that all changes when Mia and her family suffer a car...

Book Review: ‘If I Stay’

Opinion: Slut shaming in schools needs to stop

While school dress codes are nothing new, school faculty who enforce this practice with humiliating, unnecessary or public punishments may be sending the wrong message to students by encouraging the objectification of young women. Slut shaming is an issue going around...

Book Review: ‘If I Stay’

Valentine’s Day: movies you have to check out

Valentine's Day has never been a big deal for me. I’ve never made a big deal out of it nor have I hated it with all my passion. You can show your significant other you are grateful for them any other day. I feel like in the society we live today, there’s sort of a...

Book Review: ‘If I Stay’

Review: Painting Caitlyn

Painting Caitlyn is a book about a 15-year-old girl who has a passion for art. Her mom and stepfather are trying to have a baby. Caitlyn is very jealous and doesn’t want to have a baby sister or brother because her mom had her while she was in college making Caitlyn...

Book Review: ‘If I Stay’

More electives are needed at L.A. River High

Wouldn’t you like to have more options for electives? More classes which you find interesting? Having more electives in our school means having more classes you enjoy, more opportunities to learn and having the benefit to discover new passions. Our school should...