Profanity and Positivity
Jessica Son, Staff Writer
December 17, 2018
It seems like everywhere you turn on campus, in every conversation, you are surrounded by people who curse. Around West Ranch, wherever you go people are dropping “F-bombs” and calling each other “witch-with-a-B.” However, this can make other students feel very uncomfortable. They can be intimidated...
Anger Makes me a Modern Girl
Zoey Greenwald, News Editor
December 14, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Editorials, Music, Music Insider, Opinions
My mother was the one who taught me how to be a feminist. From the time I was small, she’d proudly place me in front of the television to watch speeches by Emma Watson at the UN or to tune into the Rachel Maddow show. In 2016, I wore her Hillary Clinton t-shirt to school on election day, and toget...
2.8 Million Souls Cursed
Shanzay Hassan, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
My fists were tightly closed with my elbows on the floor, one forearm perpendicular to another. I was on all fours with my head down, and if I dared to move one millimeter, the voice in my head -- referred to as ‘he’ -- would kill my cat. My vision wasn’t blank; in fact it was extra vivid that d...
It’s Not Weird to Say Hello
Jessica Son, Staff Writer
November 6, 2018
Filed under As Seen in Print, Opinions
You scan the aisles at Walmart, looking over the many brands of sugary cereal. You glance over your shoulder to see where your mom went, but instead you see a person from your school. Your first instinct is to quickly turn around and avoid eye contact, but then you start to wonder why you don’t...
AMA: Asian Representation
Jessica Son, Staff Writer
November 6, 2018
Filed under Opinions
The American Music Awards, or AMAs, have sparked conversation this month with the lineup being more diverse than it has ever been. With famous performers, such as Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Will Smith, Drake and Rihanna, the AMAs incited much anticipation for everyone’s favorite artists to win awards....
The Anti-Feminist #HimToo Tweet that Went Viral
Chika Winston, Staff Writer
November 4, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Opinions, Politics
The #HimToo movement has been floating around Twitter for a while now as a way for men to open up and connect with allies across the internet from their experiences of sexual assault and rape. It was part of the #MeToo movement, which spoke out against sexual harassment and assault and allowed people ...
Judge Kavanaugh
Zoey Greenwald, News Editor
October 25, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Opinions, Politics
The #MeToo movement has brought up previous cases of sexual misconduct. It’s been tentatively hailed as a social change — a last straw; a tipping point. Powerful man after powerful man has struggled to defend the undefendable. They are thrown in jail and their products are boycotted. No soon...
Women Will No Longer Live In Fear
Quynn Lubs, Staff Writer
October 18, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Don’t walk alone at night, especially if you have nothing to defend yourself with. Don’t wear things that are too revealing if you don’t want men to stare. Don’t drink things that are given to you by strangers. Don’t walk down the street, even in the daylight, because scary men driving by mi...
Dear Older Generations, I’m Sorry
Chika Winston, Staff Writer
October 18, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Dear older generations, I’m sorry. I know you want us to be married at 20, have two kids by 25, and be settled down with the perfect house with the perfect husband in the perfect town all by the age of 30. But we don’t. We want to make you proud, so you hav...
Society’s Endless Cycle
Quynn Lubs, Staff Writer
October 15, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Ever since elementary school, I have dreaded growing up. I would move slowly through my childhood and take in every little thing about my surroundings. My 10-year-old heart was too full to move through life without enjoying it. As I got older and became a teenager, my heart began aching...
Columbus Day Controversy
Alexa Empleo, Staff Writer
October 8, 2018
Today marks yet another year in which we Americans commemorate the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492. I’m sure we all know who Christopher Columbus is, the man who “discovered” the New World. It was President Harrison who called upon the citizens of the United States to formall...
Amreeki Larki
October 8, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Politics
I guess you could describe me as a black sheep in a herd of black sheep. I’m too American for Pakistan, and too Pakistani for America.
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