Living with It: The success-full mindset
Elisa Fang, Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2019
Filed under Living with It, Opinion, Social Issues
Dear Reader, Motivation is a scam. Is what I’ve thought sitting and staring, in all my senioritis infused glory, with the thought of the workload from the classes I love looming in the many tabs of my computer screen — this article included — wondering why I do what I do, and why I’m wil...
Centering on Central America
Riya Bindlish, Opinions Editor
February 11, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Political Issues, Social Issues
Gunshots deafen the screams of thousands of civilians running from the rampant violence that continues to stamp over the Northern Triangle. Men and women from the region desperately protest for their human rights, hoping someone will answer the cries of a boy coerced by the Mara Salvatrucha to murder ...
Can Disney trademark “Hakuna Matata”?
Daniela Wise, Staff Writer
February 9, 2019
Filed under On-campus Perspectives, Opinion, Social Issues
In the wake of the re-release of Disney’s well known film “The Lion King,” Zimbabwean activist Shelton Mpala calls for Disney to revoke it’s trademark of the Swahili phrase “Hakuna Matata” in a recent online petition. So one may wonder, is Disney making a wrong move here, trademark...
Separating art from the artist sets a dangerous precedent
Vivian Kuang, Staff Writer
February 6, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Social Issues
There is no trope more common in Hollywood than an acclaimed artist whose questionable past threatens their career, and with the rise of #MeToo, this phenomenon is more prevalent than ever. Bloomberg reports that over 425 prominent people across industries have been accused of sexual misconduct since ...
Igniting the effort toward preservation
Sydney Lewis, Staff Writer
February 4, 2019
Filed under Environment, Opinion
The central focus of humanity has been for generations, and continues to be, the advancement of human society. Cities and urban settlements are continuously growing, although with the resulting decline of biodiversity, the time has come to recenter our focus. As our planet faces an accelerating eradicat...
Global warming: Should you be worried?
Steven Deng, Copy Editor
February 4, 2019
Filed under Environment, International, Opinion
After trying to save his home from the Woolsey Fire on Nov. 9, Ethan White was forced to abandon his house in Malibu, California. His wife, Nikki, had already fled with their two children, aged five and two, earlier that day. As the flames destroyed his home, White with a group of his neighbors. ...
Revisiting 2018: “Year of the Woman”
Riya Bindlish, Opinions Editor
December 30, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Political Issues, Social Issues
2018 has officially been declared the second “Year of the Woman,” with a record-breaking 102 women in Congress thus far and pending elections possibly increasing that number. 1992 was the previous “Year of the Woman,” seen as the first major rise in the number of women in Congress. However, with this social p...
‘Tis the season?
Sheyda Ladjevardi, Assistant Photography Editor
December 21, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Social Issues
Let’s face it. The holidays aren’t the same anymore, and they haven’t been for a while now. Each year it seems that the rushing excitement that surrounds the holiday season is drowned out by the stress and pressure of everyday life. The gradual decline in holiday spirit signals this feeling of empt...
Living with It: Beauty, the beholder and standards
Elisa Fang, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2018
Filed under Living with It, Opinion
Dear Reader, We all have a body. We, truly, are just a myriad of bodily functions — intricate chemical balances and imbalances that make us who we are and allows us to experience the world in the way we do. Our bodies have the potential to cause us a great amount of pain or a great amount of plea...
We don’t “meat” ethical standards
Kavin Kumaravel, Opinions Editor
November 24, 2018
Filed under Opinion
I recently became a vegetarian. Over the past week, my friends have repeatedly asked me, “Why?” But as I begin to explain why I made that choice, it’s immediately countered with a “but you’re wrong … ” So what began as a discussion turns into a debate. Countless debates with countless...
The perils of categorization
Oce Bohra, Copy Editor
November 19, 2018
Filed under On-campus Perspectives, Opinion, Social Issues
When I was younger, my self-perception was limited to essentially one question: which Hogwarts house would I be a part of? My friends were sure I would be a Ravenclaw, but I took every online quiz I could find until one validated my opinion: Slytherin. Houses in Hogwarts, lineages in Greek mythology...
Living with It: Chronic illness
Elisa Fang, Editor-in-Chief
November 5, 2018
Filed under Living with It, Opinion
Dear Reader, Here’s how we talk about living with chronic illness: We don’t. … In a way. Here’s how we really talk about living with chronic illness: we ignore the chronic illness part of it, or we frame the story with an emotional bias of either a glorified tale of persistence or...