Column: Being a high school senior in the time of COVID-19
By Gracie Wilson, Columnist
March 18, 2020
This past week, LAUSD and the majority of Los Angeles independent schools canceled classes for at least two weeks to allay COVID-19 apprehension and prevent virus spread. In these upcoming weeks of remote learning, I will join thousands of high schoolers citywide in an experiment of social distancing. In this epoch ...
Column: Anti-blackness in the Latinx community
By Celeste Ramirez, Multimedia Editor
March 17, 2020
When I first watched the Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show, I was in awe. Tears welled up in my eyes as I watched Shakira and JLo fiercely sing and dance to songs I jammed out to as a kid. I couldn’t believe they were on the Super Bowl stage being watched by millions of people. Later that evening,...
Op-Ed: West Los Angeles — the land of fame and low self-esteem
By Nicki Rosenberg, Managing Editor
March 8, 2020
Amazing schools, delicious restaurants, beautiful beaches and access to some of the most successful people in the world are only a few of the benefits of growing up in West Los Angeles. Although these are things many people have access to as an Angeleno on the Westside, the media’s idealistic portrayal...
Commentary: Goodbye, Elizabeth Warren
By Anna Brodsky, Editor-in-Chief
March 7, 2020
When I got the New York Times push notification Thursday morning that Senator Elizabeth Warren had decided to suspend her campaign, I wasn't surprised. After disappointing levels of support in the early primaries in Super Tuesday including a third-place finish in her home state of Massachusetts, her e...
Commentary: Galentine’s Day is superior to Valentine’s Day
By Jessica Jimenez, Staff Writer
March 6, 2020
When it comes to Valentine's Day, no one is more excited or nervous than teens, especially when it comes to their relationship status. But what is the difference between girls at a co-ed school and girls at an all-girls school? As someone who went to co-ed schools up until eighth grade, Valentine's...
Op-Ed: Why didn’t anyone talk about local anti-Semitic vandalism?
By Chloe Fidler, Staff Writer
March 6, 2020
I woke up on Dec. 18 to my parents discussing three instances of anti-Semitic vandalism in Los Angeles Jewish schools. According to the Haaretz, the schools were tagged in swastikas and phrases such as "time to pay." When I came to school the day after the graffiti surfaced, no one was talking about it despite the fact t...
Column: Goodbye college process, hello sweet freedom
By Grace Wilson, Columnist
March 5, 2020
It is now March, meaning all of us seniors have submitted our college applications, and while not all of us are quite complete with the process (most admission decisions are released later this month), right now feels like an appropriate time as any to reflect on the college process. I spent the summer...
Op-Ed: Presidents Day provides opportunity for nuanced reflection on nation’s leaders
By Avery Fox, Staff Reporter
March 5, 2020
In the week leading up to Presidents Day, I heard multiple people commenting on how excited they were to get a three day weekend in the middle of February because of Presidents Day. Ready to sleep in, go skiing or hang out with their friends, most didn't think twice about why this federal holiday is s...
New year, old you: It’s March…how are those resolutions going?
By London Sinclair, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2020
"New Year's resolution: drink less. Oh, and quit smoking! And keep New Year's resolutions," Bridget Jones says in the opening scene of "Bridget Jones's Diary." Sound familiar? January has come and gone, and the futility of setting resolutions has never felt clearer. The short-lived liberation of beginning wi...
Op-Ed: Removing Instagram likes would boost girls’ self esteem
By Cadence Callahan, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2020
Scrolling through my Instagram explore page on day in November, my friends and I were looking at photos of our favorite celebrities and cute puppies jumping through hoops. We were all glued to our screens. Out of nowhere, we all got a notification from CNN that Instagram likes could start disappearing from posts, in an experiment that had be...
Battling burnout? Try these study tricks.
By Anna Brodsky, Editor-in-Chief
February 20, 2020
While schools in New York City and elsewhere on the East Coast will soon have a mid-winter break known as "ski week," the grind doesn't stop for us West Coast folk. Luckily, there are strategies that can help fight lack of productivity — and they're scientific, too. I've always been fascinated by the ...
Op-Ed: WWIII Tik Tok memes promote stereotypes, trivialize U.S.-Iran relations
By Chloe Fidler, Staff Writer
February 9, 2020
After Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was killed by an airstrike on Jan. 5, tensions between the U.S. and Iran rose in the media; many videos and memes infested the internet. People categorized all these videos into one hashtag, #WWIII. One day, I was scrolling through TikTok, as many teenagers do, and I came acro...
By Anna Brodsky, Editor-in-Chief
March 23, 2020 • No Comments
The College Board announced Friday that AP Exams will not happen as normal for the 2020 test administration. Instead, students will take 45-minute versions of each exam online,...
Review: ‘To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love you’ didn’t need to happen
March 22, 2020
Saddle up: Equestrian members leave their hoof-print on athletics program
March 22, 2020
Ninth grade Arrow Week trip canceled due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 20, 2020
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