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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

A virus-shaped version of earth.

The Museum of Us: Viruses and the Definition of Life

Eva Shen, Editor in Chief March 2, 2022

You and I are living. I think. Right now, if you could just press your palm to the left hemisphere of your chest, and tell me what it is that makes you alive, what differentiates you from that rock...

a group of people with a collective thought bubble over their heads, with five stars inside. next to it, a trash can of some sort and an equal sign in between

‘Haters are going to hate,” but honestly should they?

Tanvi Rao, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 28, 2022

If you’re on the internet at all, you’ve probably heard about that movie everyone’s raving about, or the album from that artist who just skyrocketed to fame. Maybe it’s the innovative food trick...

The lack of exposure to the reality of journalists in the media leads audiences to believe that journalists are untrustworthy.

Villainizing journalists deters effective reporting

Grace Yang, Ananda Mayuri Chakkenchath, and Ella Shen February 28, 2022

In 1566, the Venetian government distributed its first monthly copy of “Notizie scritte” — a handwritten newsletter used to spread information about political, military and economic news to a wider...

Trying to balance my own wants as a senior and being a considerate senior can cause a lot of stress, exacerbated by the rising COVID cases around the country

To Personify a Statistic: Not a Pandemic Pun

Mahika Arya, Web Editor in Chief February 19, 2022

Dear reader, Let it be known that I refuse to call myself a “quaran-teen.” Going to school right now is… weird. It’s early 2022, and instead of flying cars and robots, we have an airborne...

Students conversing about what to do over the weekend at college

Self contentment does not need to come from prestige: A reflection

Shereen Ahmed, Opinions Editor February 13, 2022

When I was younger, I used to plan out my college acceptance fantasies, imagining myself getting into all the Ivy Leagues imaginable and choosing one while wearing a hat sporting the college's name in...

Student athletes are afflicted with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression more commonly than non-athletes

Competitive sports can be detrimental to a student athlete’s mental health

Mitali Mittal, Social Media Manager February 10, 2022

“If you get tired, I don’t care.”  At my first swim practice on a new swim team, I vividly remember my coach reprimanding me and the other swimmers for performing poorly on a set. I was on the...

The voices of politically active and passionate non-citizens in San Ramon should be heard through voting on civic matters.

EDITORIAL: Non-citizen voting in San Ramon

“I’ve been living here for 18 years,” San Ramon resident Hiren Kotadia said. “I’ll be appearing for my citizenship interview this week.” After moving here in 2002 on an F1 Student Visa,...

Crystals are in the middle of an open book. The left page says "our biases," the second page says "Placebo Effect," and the right page says "Confirmation Bias."

Healing crystals work (if you choose to believe in them)

Jade Wang and Hannah Wang February 7, 2022

Rose quartz. Hematite. Carnelian. If these names are meaningless to you, chances are that you’re not on TikTok. The #Crystals hashtag has over 6.6 billion views on TikTok (as of Nov. 20, 2021) and...

Japan plans to release 1.25 million tons of radiactive water into the Pacific Ocean in 2023.

Japan’s plan to dump radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean prioritizes money over environmental concerns

Ashley Lee, Staff Writer February 6, 2022

On April 13, 2021, the Japanese government announced that they will allow Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant operator, to release 1.25 million tons of filtered...

Kyle Kondas, an Arts & Technology student at the University of Texas at Dallas, held a gallery showing in the Metaverse Gallery on the Arts & Technology Island.

A guide to navigating the metaverse

Rikin Patel, Sports Editor February 1, 2022

We haven’t fully accepted the idea of a metaverse, yet it’s already being commercialized to increase milk production. How? On Jan. 6, Turkish farmer Izzet Kocak placed his cows in a metaverse to trick...

With bitcoin still an infantile and unpredictable currency, it’s mainly the concept that makes it interesting to think about and necessary to understand.

The concept of Bitcoin strikes more gold than any returns

Grace Zhao, Opinions Editor February 1, 2022

In biology, phylogenetic trees use the principle of parsimony: that when given multiple possible explanations for something like inferring the evolutionary relationships between organisms, the simplest...

A four-day school week is a novel take on the traditional five-day week, and it can alleviate stress and come with a variety of other benefits.

The four-day school week: Giving a recipe for success

Akilesh Kale and Allan Zhang January 14, 2022

All over the world, the idea of the four-day workweek is quickly taking hold, and in the midst of a pandemic that has changed the way we go about our daily lives, workers have started to value more flexibility...

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