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

The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune

Meme culture and sympathy

Drishti Upadhyaya, Features Editor February 8, 2020

On Jan. 2, Donald Trump declared Iranian general Qasem Soleimani dead on American orders. A potential war — possibly even a third world war — became a new threat in the present.  World War III...

The Chinese government is using the prevalent social media platform, WeChat, to censor information and control users.

Let’s chat about WeChat

Lauren Chen, Editor-in-Chief November 30, 2019

Ask almost anyone in China, 2019; they’ll know WeChat is everywhere. Known in China as Weixin, WeChat was created by the Chinese tech giant Tencent. Boasting over a billion users, WeChat is a combination...

Trump administration repeats the cycle of book burning

Drishti Upadhyaya, Features Editor October 6, 2019

History repeats itself as the Trump administration ventures into book burning, though not in the literal sense.  Trump and his administration have enforced xenophobic laws since first coming into power....

Speaking the truth on free speech

Speaking the truth on free speech

Kavin Kumaravel and Vivian Kuang May 30, 2019

“Free speech” has never been free. Common conceptions of free speech have always been based off the notion that speech affects each individual equally and that each individual has the same access to...

Decolonizing the Indian LGBT+ reform movement

Decolonizing the Indian LGBT+ reform movement

Pranav Chillappagari, Public Relations Manager May 7, 2019

Being religious and being queer can often times come into conflict with each other. I am often told that my religion does not justify a “certain, unnatural way of life.” But as a Hindu, I find this...

Asian-American backlash against race-conscious admissions threatens future of all minorities

Vivian Kuang, Public Relations Editor May 2, 2019

As the nerve-wracking period of college decisions begins at Dougherty Valley and schools around the nation, many seniors rejected from their dream schools will feel bewilderment, wondering what more they...

The college admissions scandal can’t change anything

The college admissions scandal can’t change anything

Vikram Balasubramanian, Opinions Editor April 28, 2019

All the wrong questions When the news of the massive college admissions scandal was unveiled by the Department of Justice, people were shocked. Collectively, many believed that esteemed educational institutions...

Environmental racism hurts low-income communities by harming their health, near and far.

A silent environmental crisis surrounds San Ramon

Daniela Wise-Rojas, Social Media Editor April 22, 2019

The lack of awareness surrounding environmental racism is jarring and threatens the future of our community. When one hears the term “racism,” our minds autopilot to segregation and the criminal justice...

The progressive strategy suppresses results

Sanjana Ranganathan, Opinions Editor April 16, 2019

President Trump’s average approval ratings have plummeted since his election, standing at just 40 percent, according to Project Fivethirtyeight, with numerous polls pegging the number even lower. The...

We step back and ask: is the increasingly widespread emphasis on political correctness ... correct?

Political correctness makes our politics incorrect

Sarah Kim, Features Editor April 9, 2019

Political correctness. It likes to pop up every so often on the Internet, social media or the real world. Just when it slips your mind, it sparks at the slightest conflict on social media and sets the...

Destigmatizing the period: the pink tax

Sanjana Ranganathan, Opinions Editor April 2, 2019

In 2015, President Trump commented on Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, referring to menstruation, to CNN’s Don Lemon, “You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever.”...

Guatemalan children living in refugee camps, in the State of Campeche, wait to get their food ration.

Centering on Central America

Riya Bindlish, Features Editor February 11, 2019

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...

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