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America’s Housing Crisis

America’s Housing Crisis

Maya Guzman, Writer February 7, 2021

It is easy to disregard the harsh realities awaiting us beyond our diplomas. To pretend that in a time where every news channel you flip through, catastrophe after catastrophe, life as one feverish dream....

The Nation’s First Female Vice President

Itzel Cabrales, Writer February 3, 2021

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on Jan. 20. Kamala Harris has become the first female to serve as Vice President of the United States and has broken many firsts...

U.S. Capitol Riots: What Happened?

Michael Bilodeau, Writer January 26, 2021

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. was raided by supporters of the previous President Donald Trump, on January 6, 2021, in hopes of overturning the election results that saw Joe Biden winning...

7 Leaves Cafe Breaking Male Masculinity Stigma

Gina Campos, Photographer December 4, 2020

On a casual visit to 7 Leaves Cafe, junior Alyssa Hernandez was taken by surprise by what awaited her upon entering the boba cafe for the very first time. There to welcome her arrival was the crew of 7...

America’s First Presidential Rescue Dog

Itzel Cabrales, Writer November 30, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden’s German Shepherd, Major, will be the first shelter dog welcomed to the White House in January 2021. The Biden family adopted him at the Delaware Humane Association in November...

Substance Abuse shadowing COVID-19

Substance Abuse shadowing COVID-19

Maya Guzman, Writer November 16, 2020

In these unprecedented times, it is often difficult to healthily nurture one’s mentality and physicality. With COVID-19 strains creeping on us amidst our long days, and election anxieties intensifying;...

Social Media Addiction: What It Does And Methods to Get Over It

Kelly Zabala, Writer November 16, 2020

The validating feeling of receiving likes and comments on a post, the excitement of finding new interests, or even the satisfaction of finding information about a person,  is all too familiar and...

Self-Betterment Through Art: The Bright Side Of Quarantine – Part 2

Lukas Luna, Co-Copy Editor November 3, 2020

In my search for another novel that spoke to me in the same way that The Great Gatsby did, I eventually came to the conclusion that no book would ever match it for me. While others may be more sharply...

Self-Betterment Through Art: The Bright Side Of Quarantine – Part 1

Lukas Luna, Co-Copy Editor October 22, 2020

I have always turned to art for entertainment, but rarely for anything else. While the odd book or film might inspire something resembling a feeling, I only ever really cared about the unfolding of the...

Hispanic Heritage Month

Jaclyn Urzua, Videographer October 20, 2020

When people are asked about Hispanic Heritage Month, they are most likely in shock or confused because they probably do not know much about it. The common thing they will ask the interviewer is this question,...

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