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High school junior, Ella Warner, explores the anxiety that comes with the college process, especially as a student whose high school experience has been almost entirely virtual.
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Opinion: Cities should not ban plastic bags
Due to many recent environmental health movements against plastics, many people believe plastic bags are detrimental to the planet's health. Increased awareness of plastic's harm to the world has led to an increased usage of cotton and paper bags. However, the...
Opinion: The reasoning behind Latino COVID vaccination mistrust
Latinos accost for a bulk of COVID-19 deaths and are at the highest risk, with only 37% reporting they would receive the shot, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Yet, we are one of the most hesitant groups to be vaccinated. But why? From family members to...
Opinion: The model minority myth impacts mental health stigmatization
You’re having a rough day. It’s raining outside, and the shoes that you just washed last week are soaked in mud. You forgot your homework at home, and just found out that the test on your least favorite subject is next week. To make matters worse, you just missed your...
L.A. protest group promotes the BLM movement
Every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Los Angeles on the corner of Victory Boulevard and Canoga Avenue near the Orange Line station, a group meets to promote a message of love and unity. Six months ago, Samson Tupuola and Emily Alvarado decided to start the group Orange...
Controversial statues remain at Pierce College
Since the widespread protests that erupted from the killing of George Floyd, statues across the country were torn down as a rise against racism. Now, many in the campus community are looking more closely at a historical landmark installed at Pierce College in 1988. ...
Opinion: Five ways youth can get involved in politics
Whenever politics is brought up in a conversation, it’s always a “grown-up” thing. Something that only adults talk about, something that is too controversial and confusing to understand. For this reason, so many kids stray away from educating themselves about it or...
Opinion: Trump’s impeachment trial almost made me lose hope
On the morning of January 21, I was very anxious to know the final verdict of Trump's impeachment trial. After 13 long hours of intense deliberation, the trial finally came to an end. He was impeached, but the Senate rejected the evidence that would have removed him...
Creative Essay: Dear Charlie, fake friends suck and remember to remain infinite
The aim of the letters for "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is to represent and discuss the story in a meaningful way, particularly the life of the 15-year-old protagonist named Charlie, who experiences a mental illness. Through the course of Charlie’s first year of...
Column: Higher education during COVID-19
Every day feels like the last and I can no longer keep track of time. The coronavirus pandemic has taken over all facets of my life: social, political, and academic. All my conversations have simmered down to “how is the pandemic treating you?” And my only human...