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The Wildcat Tribune

The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune

The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune

Racial stereotypes in Dungeons & Dragons characters can have far-reaching effects.

The history of negative stereotypes within Dungeons and Dragons

Arya Patel and Akilesh Kale February 9, 2021

A party of first-time adventurers is traveling across the land. Their latest quest is to remove a drow encampment. The Dungeon Master (DM) describes how the angelic Aasimar has been viciously attacked...

“I Am Not Okay With This” is not your typical coming of age story

Tessa Galeazzi, Assistant Web Manager February 9, 2021

With a cliffhanger finale, “I Am Not Okay With This” follows the origin story of Sydney Novak, a teenager who has to learn to handle her superpowers and puberty. Despite the show’s imperfections,...

Sana Shehabi celebrates a thrilling victory after a hard set

Sana Shehabi’s meteoric rise serves as an inspiration to DV athletes

Soham Kinhikar, Sports Editor December 14, 2020

As a wild 2020 wraps up, Novak Djokovic has cemented his place as the best tennis player this year.  Of course this is nothing new. He’s been up there for a cumulative 293 weeks now. 293 weeks of...

The rise and fall of the star behind the rainbow.

Renee Zellwegger portrays Judy Garland, the legend behind the rainbow

Thyra Beckley, Staff Writer November 6, 2020

“Somewhere over the rainbow” is a song that has never been forgotten by anyone either old or young. Though the Wizard of Oz was made back in the 1930s, the songs are unforgettable, the storyline is...

If you are going out to trick-or-treat, you should take some precautions for safety. //Istock

Beating the Odds for Trick-or-Treating During the Pandemic

Aatif Ahmed, Staff Writer November 4, 2020

Halloween is a popular event that almost 172 million people partake in. It is a fun way to celebrate Halloween with your friends or family. Trick-or-treating on Halloween night first started in the 1930s,...

SuperM unleashes a new persona in their album and establishes themselves as the “Avengers of Kpop”.

SuperM becomes “one” with Kpop in the release of their sophomore album, “Super One”

Ananda Mayuri Chakkenchath and Helen Kang November 4, 2020

In a collaboration between South Korea’s largest entertainment company SM Entertainment and American label Capitol Records, Kpop boy band SuperM released their first full studio album, “Super One”,...

Wecom is a messaging platform created by Tencent Inc, a technology company based in Shenzhen, China.

Wecom offers the next best alternative to Wechat

Jiayu Zhan, Arts and Graphics Editor November 4, 2020

You’ve probably never heard of Wecom before, but you’re probably familiar with its former name — Wechat work. Like Wechat, Wecom is a messaging platform created by Tencent Inc, a technology company...

Modern-day protesting takes a turn as a new group of performative activists branch off from traditional activism’s past.

Performative activism rises as traditional activism becomes a trend for social media

Hannah Wang, News Editor November 3, 2020

As an increasing number of Americans have begun to spread awareness about the injustices of our country, there has arisen a new group who has learned to capitalize on this “trend”: performative activists. The...

The decision to ban the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat is purely politically motivated and would threaten the rights of American consumers while harming the Asian-American community.

Possible TikTok and WeChat bans harm First Amendment rights and U.S.–Chinese relations

Lauren Chen, Editor-in-Chief November 2, 2020

This summer, the Trump administration proposed bans on Chinese social apps TikTok and WeChat due to supposed privacy concerns, but a nationwide ban is a bad course of action because it will damage U.S.–Chinese...

These ten spooky songs will surely scare you to shambles!

These Halloween songs will haunt your mind

Amrita Himmatraopet and Drishti Upadhyaya October 31, 2020

Spooky Scary Skeletons Written in 1996 by Andrew Gold as a childrens’ novelty hit, “Spooky Scary Skeletons” has been putting people in the Halloween mood for years. The combination of many unique...

A group of people from many different ethnic backgrounds stand together, representing the growing increase in cultural diversity in Japan.

Reactions to Black Lives Matter protests in Tokyo expose Japan’s hidden discrimination

Owen Spargo, News Editor October 31, 2020

Black Lives Matter protests took place in Tokyo this September, which caused backlash from Japanese citizens and raised questions about Japan’s treatment of not only people of color, but foreigners and...

In the pressure to stand out among peers, creating a nonprofit may seem like the best choice in hindsight, but in reality it selfish and does more harm to the community than good.

Starting a nonprofit to say that you started a nonprofit is selfish — not service

Riya Mehta and Helen Kang October 31, 2020

When the recent pandemic hit SRVUSD in early March, the uncertainty of high school students’ futures was put into question. Students demanded answers, and for the most part, there was no definitive answer....

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