Column: A natural connection
By Zoe Bush, Columnist
April 11, 2019
Filed under COLUMNISTS, VOICES
Maybe it’s my last name, but I’ve always felt a strong connection to plants. At a young age, my ability to feel one-sided empathy for greenery was strong. I have vivid memories of pretending to be a ‘plant doctor’ and placing bandages on the vine in my backyard whenever it secreted milky...
Column: What it’s actually like being Latina in the classroom
By Celeste Ramirez, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
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“Are Latinas responsible for teaching their peers about their race?” This is a question that has popped up in my life multiple times recently. Whether it comes up at an Hermanas Unidas affinity meeting, at a debrief of "The Hate U Give" at Archer's Diversity Conference or when setting classroom norms for our race unit in hi...
Column: Lights, Camera, Action — Street Food Cinema’s groovy outdoor movies
By Grace Wilson and Lauren Evans-Katz
February 12, 2019
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Street Food Cinema has revamped the classic movie-going experience. With the same vibe as the popular Cinespia and Rooftop Cinema Club, Street Food Cinema is a production company that projects classic pop culture films in a variety of outdoor venues across Los Angeles, while also offering gourmet street food and live music. ...
Column: Let them eat…pretzels?
By Courtney Wernick, Columnist
February 10, 2019
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I have never lived by the famous Marie Antionette phrase "Let them eat cake!" The "cake" part has always been substituted with some other food. Imagine 6-year-old me at my best friend’s birthday party. This is a typically momentous event for a little kid, especially when the frosting-filled cake ma...
Column: Killing two birds with one stoner — marijuana industry affects native wildlife
By Zoe Bush, Columnist
January 22, 2019
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California’s beautiful forests are ridden with poison. The culprit? Recreational marijuana. It’s not the cannabis plant itself that is fatal, however — it is the chemicals that the illegal growers leave behind. Safe permitted marijuana cultivation is not the problem. Legally, a Californian over 21 is al...
Column: Why would I mispronounce my name?
By Celeste Ramirez, Staff Writer
January 21, 2019
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At school, my name is pronounced Celeste (suh-lest). At home, it's pronounced Celeste (seh-lehs-tay). When most people meet me, they ask how I prefer to pronounce my name. In the past, I would instinctively say, “I don’t care” or “Whatever is easiest for you.” As I've gotten older, es...
Thrifting and sifting: An insight into Melrose Trading Post
By Grace Wilson and Lauren Evans-Katz
January 14, 2019
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At the corner of Melrose and Fairfax lies a hub of Los Angeles teenage obsession: the Melrose Trading Post. Each Sunday, Fairfax High houses a flea market in its main parking lot that boasts a diverse array of vendors and attendees. Though the majority of these attendees are self-proclaimed art connoisseurs looki...
Column: What’s all this squawk about? Parrots flock to Los Angeles
By Zoe Bush, Columnist
January 10, 2019
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Picture this: It’s a hot day in Los Angeles, the sun is shining and the roar of the highway is lulling you to sleep around noon. Suddenly, the cry of a bright green parrot wakes you. "Why," you may wonder, "is there a parrot in Los Angeles? And why did it have to wake me up on a weekend?" If ...
Column: Inter(new)tional eats — Picky eating in a foreign country
By Courtney Wernick, Columnist
January 9, 2019
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Traveling, especially to where a different language is spoken, is tricky. Adventuring to different parts of the world always forces me to step out of my comfort zone — literally and mentally. For example, last winter break, my family went on a trip to Italy. We explored multiple cities and had...
Ball’s in the wrong court: NCAA abuses student-athletes
By Caitlin Chen, Columnist
December 19, 2018
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Every year when March rolls around, there’s a certain excitement in the air. Basketball fanatics fill out their brackets, despite the knowledge that obtaining a perfect bracket is nearly impossible— 1 in 9.2 quintillion, to be precise. It’s March Madness, and everyone is ready to watch the college athletes play with an all-or-nothing attitude or root for a ...
Column: Rocky Horror — A time warp during The Time Warp
By Grace Wilson and Lauren Evans-Katz
December 19, 2018
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Disclaimer: This show is R-rated and may not be appropriate for younger students. We applied thick, dark eyeliner, put on our torn fishnet stockings and frizzed our hair. Now finally, we were ready to do the Time Warp. The cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” tracks lovebirds Brad and Janet as they wind u...
Column: Complexity of colorism in Latinx community
By Celeste Ramirez, Staff Writer
December 6, 2018
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As I sat down to write this column, I only had the broad idea that it would be about colorism, and I found myself feeling hesitant, even guilty. I mean, just take one look at me and you can tell that I have a lighter skin color when compared to the rest of the Latinx community. Am I allowed to write about thi...
By Molly Goldberg and Lola Lamberg
April 18, 2019 • No Comments
“Shock,” “horror” and “disgust” were just a few words used by Archer Student Support Coordinator and Junior Class Dean Jennifer Dohr to describe her reaction to...
Goddess of Versatility: Sophomore Zahra Umoja dances into the lead
April 18, 2019
‘It’s absolutely tragic’: Archer reacts to Notre Dame Cathedral fire
April 15, 2019
‘A lot of memories are going to be made here’: Archer celebrates opening of Academic Center
April 14, 2019
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