MLB The Show 20 Review and Comparison
Nic Gulizia, Sports Section Editor
May 1, 2020
For those of you who may not know me, I love video games and I love baseball. Recently, the newest MLB The Show game on the PS4 was released. I have been playing MLB The Show since 2015 when I got my first PS4. Since I’ve played from MLB 15 all the way until MLB 20, I would say I’m very knowledg...
The inequalities of the SAT
Yash Sharma, Section Editor
March 21, 2020
Many juniors are worrying about their SAT in order to reach their designated university. But many juniors and seniors are concerned with their SAT scores due to it being unfair to people in lower-income families and backgrounds other than Asian-Americans. Even with this controversial debate which impa...
Young voters, rise!
Mitch Itasaka, Staff Writer
March 21, 2020
The relationship between youth and politics is heading towards a brighter future. On a global scale, there is a rise in political activism among young people, who aspire to express their voice and make a difference in whatever issues they are passionate about. However, this trend alone will never all...
Cancelling cancelled culture
Maryjane Dominguez, Staff Writer
March 21, 2020
Imagine this: it's a normal day and you are doing your daily routine when suddenly, you check your phone and are bombarded by hate on social media. You’ve been canceled. Canceled culture refers to when the general public attempts to silence influential people such as celebrities, internet personalit...
Late start law in California will be beneficial
Nic Gulizia, Sports Section Editor
March 21, 2020
It’s 7:30 in the morning. You wake up, get ready, and head off to school, which begins at 8:30. With the new law passed by Governor Gavin Newsom, all high schools are required to start no earlier than 8:30. In California, school districts have until the 2022-2023 school year to implement this change. ...
A later start time for school will mean negative effects for all
Emily Motta, Staff Writer
March 21, 2020
A bill passed by Governor Gavin Newsom on October 13, 2019, forbade schools to start later than 8:30 AM. This will have to take place before July 1, 2020. Teenagers’ circadian rhythm; or natural sleep schedule, starts around 11 PM and ends around 8 AM, making this a problem for schools starting ...
Nico-teens: The next generation of addicts
Mekiah Glynn, Staff Writer
October 11, 2019
Vaping has been an issue since it was first invented in the mid-2000s, but just recently, the issue with vaping isn’t the annoying clouds of smoke in classrooms or the restrooms; it now involves the health of people who vape. The first vaping related death was reported in Illinois back in August, and...
Battle of the boba: A bubble tea review
Tatiana Martinez, Section Editor
March 28, 2019
It’s a sweltering hot day, and you really want to drink something other than water. Sitting in your desk is agony, especially when the AC isn’t doing anything to combat the heat. You’re thirsty and you want something that’s tasty and will quench your thirst. Popular beverage places around and by G...
Testing the trend: vegan for a week
Angie Gulizia, Editor in Chief
March 28, 2019
After watching what seemed like an endless amount of “What I eat in a day: vegan edition” youtube videos posted by fit, smiley teenage girls, I decided to see what the vegan hype was all about and go animal-product free for one week. This wasn’t going to be an easy task, though, and I needed mora...
The Campfire, my Experiences and What it’s like There now.
Jetti Stout, Staff Writer
March 26, 2019
You probably have heard about the two fires called, TheWoolsey Fire and Camp Fire which both started on November 8, 2018, and were fully contained on November 22 (Wolsey), and 25 (Camp Fire), 2018. You probably heard more about the one in Los Angeles though, The Woolsey fire. But how much did you hea...
What is going on with our ecosystem?
Mekiah Glynn, Staff Writer
March 23, 2019
Humans are the main cause of the environment’s consistently worsening condition. But humanity doesn’t have the ability to live anywhere except Earth, and we need the ecosystem to be very specific to keep us alive. With what humans are doing to the environment, we won’t kill off Earth—we are just ki...
