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Ranking Recess Resources

Ranking Recess Resources

Jocelyn Hood, Editorial Board Member June 2, 2023
Everybody loves swings and they’re perfect for any occasion. You want to just sit around outside and get some fresh air? Swings. You want to burn a ton of energy? Swings. You want to self-isolate and just enjoy yourself? Swings.
We suck at arguing

We suck at arguing

Lucas Counts, Editorial Board Member June 2, 2023
You suck at arguing and that makes you a bad person. Doesn’t that statement make you want to convert to my viewpoint? Probably not, yet this is how many people argue.
Summer tan: do we all want it?

Summer tan: do we all want it?

Hellen Chung, Editorial Board Member May 2, 2023
As the seasons transition from spring to summer, many people are obsessed with the bright sunshine and their plan for the perfect summer tan. However, not everyone wants to sunbathe under the blazing sun and achieve a tan. The Western beauty standard has come to admire golden skin, but this is the opposite for the rest of the world.  
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Period Prejudice: fighting for true equality

Desi Arnaiz, Senior Writer April 28, 2023
I have a period. There is no shame in saying this. But due to the ignorance of people, it can be.
Hydration Investigation

Hydration Investigation

Giovani Castaneda, Staff Writer April 28, 2023
If you are ever curious to know how water used to grow rutabagas, then as fish bath water, and finally to ferment mold tastes, look no further than the Performance Activity Center water fountain.
Transgender Rally at the White House, in protest against the military ban announcement

The ongoing hostility of transgender kids in schools

Sofia Brown, Senior Writer April 28, 2023
In America, around 300,000 kids aged 13-17 identify as transgender, but they seem to make up about 100% of the current news. Whether it’s sports, surgeries, clothes, or bathrooms, there always seems to be some issue being discussed and debated.
Avoid aging for only $3.99

Avoid aging for only $3.99

Charlotte Ury, Editorial Board April 28, 2023
When I played soccer as a kid, I would stare at the ball, eyebrows furrowed, and concentrate intensely on the ball. Now, as a result of all this motion, I have a miniscule fine line between my eyebrows. And I hate this line so much. 
Despicable exploitation: examining the ethics of Minion labor

Despicable exploitation: examining the ethics of Minion labor

Mirabelle Williams, Entertainment Editor April 28, 2023
Violent electrocution, vehicular assault, vicious dogs, and…no compensation? These horrifying working conditions are the unfortunate reality for hundreds of our little friends today.
Fourteen APs will not get you into Harvard

Fourteen APs will not get you into Harvard

Jocelyn Hood, Editorial Board Member April 28, 2023
Please, I am begging you, stop signing up for AP classes if you’re not legitimately interested in taking that class. I am sick and tired of hearing complaints from people telling me how exhausted they are from all their AP classes. Of course you’re exhausted; you signed up for five AP classes. You chose this life.
Young adult literature lacks realistic fiction

Young adult literature lacks realistic fiction

Hellen Chung, Editorial Board Member April 28, 2023
While much of a teenager’s days are spent pondering over the books that school requires us to read, many of the books that they read in their own time (for fun) are almost as bad.
Ice berg melting.

Bye-bye ice caps, and hello Willow

Kendall Sullivan, Editorial Board Member April 28, 2023
Lately, I’ve been asking myself, “will there ever be a time where we can stop letting old rich white men in power decide our futures?” Apparently not. At least, not anytime soon.
Is professional attire necessary for a work environment?

Is professional attire necessary for a work environment?

Addison Milne, Editorial Board Member March 24, 2023
While progressing through our teenage years, many of us acquire (and lose) jobs while trying to make just enough to pay for gas–and maybe a Starbucks coffee if we’re lucky.
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