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Is the tool of AI potentially becoming poisonous to the arts industry

Khai Huynh, Reporter April 19, 2024

As new technologies arise, so does the concern of industries being replaced by these technologies. Artificial intelligence (AI) is among the most widely discussed topics. Even previously thought unreplaceable...

What Las Vegas Needs Is An Amusement Park

What Las Vegas Needs Is An Amusement Park

Victoria Hatfield, Reporter April 17, 2024

In 2023, Las Vegas attracted 40.8 million tourists. Las Vegas is known for its bright and powerful Strip with hotels and restaurants scattered all across it. However, unlike many popular tourist states,...

A person on their phone scrolling through Instagram.

The Effects of Social Media and Screens

Stellar Slentz-Baeb, Reporter April 15, 2024

The trend of very young children being exposed to social media has become so prevalent that these children now have a name: iPad kids. In an article by Luke Legner it is recommended that the allotted amount...

Colleges around the nation are reverting back to requiring students to submit test scores.

Colleges and Test Scores

Aliyah Billings, Reporter March 5, 2024

In high school, the biggest thing that teachers, administrators, and parents push is the importance of grades and test scores. As a junior this year, the ACT (a standardized test for college admissions...

A monitor displaying the Disney sitcom Hannah Montana.

The Fall of Disney Sitcoms

Jayce Rodrigues, Reporter March 5, 2024

Disney sitcoms have been around since approximately 1993. Since then, Disney sitcoms have had a pretty stable place in the Disney corporation.    Recently, people have started to complain about...

Title image for “Little Girls and Retinol: The Anti-Aging Crisis”. Credit to Drunk Elephant, La Roche Posay, and Sephora for visual credit.

Little Girls and Retinol: The Anti-Aging Crisis

Eliana Wehrle, Reporter January 31, 2024

The Introduction The obsession with youth and beauty has become a modern pandemic. Society has influenced youth into believing that consumption is a necessity, and visible aging is horror.  I, at...

As with so many aspects of life, grief is not just black and white. It is myriad shades of gray, and its intensity varies with the degree of loss an individual may feel. Despite its intensity the sentiment remains pure as a rose.

A Perspective of Grief

Elena Murrieta, Editor In Chief December 2, 2023

There are many definitions for grief, it can be how you feel with the loss of something with emotional significance. This can be the loss of a toy, a friendship, a breakup, or the death of a loved one.  My...

On Ethical Makeup Consumption

On Ethical Makeup Consumption

Khai Huynh and Elena Murrieta November 21, 2023

Today, we discuss the ethical consumption of cosmetics. Despite numerous ongoing global issues, it remains crucial for us, as consumers, to understand our impact, particularly within the expansive cosmetics...

Ways to Self-Care & Decompress

Ways to Self-Care & Decompress

Deanna Webber, Reporter October 6, 2023

With school, and even home life, we often glaze over our mental health. Burning ourselves out, and not treating ourselves from time to time. Whenever I notice I've been mistreating myself, I immediately...

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Zuckerberg V. Musk

George Bentley Lagason October 2, 2023

Have you ever seen something so magnificent, that doesn’t seem real but you’re oh-so-glad it is? That’s how I felt after reading about the fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. The idea sounded...

The poster for the 2011 Muppet Movie (credit: Walt Disney Company.)

Why the world right now needs The Muppets

Conner Hollister, Reporter September 26, 2023

“The lovers, the dreamers, and me.” These are the words that Kermit sang at the end of “Rainbow Connection”. The Muppets, created by Jim Henson, took the world by storm in the 70s and 80s. The...

Questions Robots Ask Us (Without Using The Word Love): A List/Essay

Questions Robots Ask Us (Without Using The Word “Love”): A List/Essay

Mei Aguon, Reporter May 18, 2023

Spoilers for robot-related books and TV shows. Most of them have been around for five years or more. Like I said previously in my Murderbot article, I loved I Am Mother. The aesthetic of that movie...

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