Plenty of holidays celebrated in America are incredibly commercialized, and Christmas is no exception. For Christians, celebrating Christmas is an important part of their religion, but for those that aren’t,…
Opinion
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Throughout the day, we find ourselves exposed to foul language. Walking through the hallways at school, we hear profane words left and right. I have friends that cuss with every…
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So often, kids will say something that they should have thought twice about before saying. These sayings just make people sound uneducated or stupid. The most common thing I hear…
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In May, I became a vegetarian and stopped eating meat, even after my family constantly urged me not to. I chose to become a vegetarian because I visited a place…
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This article was co-written by Lauren Fung and Stephanie Kiang. Lauren: Learning a new language seems like a big challenge in the beginning, and that’s because it is. Many of…
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Hollywood has always had its fair share of problems regarding diversity in casting. In 2015, the hashtag #oscarssowhite trended after no people of color were nominated for an Oscar. Problems…
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Stephen Chbosky, American author of the banned book, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” once said, “Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when…
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One of the things I’ve always admired about singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is that, despite the ever-present burning political opinions in the entertainment industry, she has always kept her beliefs to…
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Just two months ago, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink, tweeted about how the term, “billionaire,” is being used by the media to, “devalue and denigrate the subject.”…
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Social media is undoubtedly one of the most powerful advancements of our generation. From Myspace to Facebook, Instagram and countless more, social media has grown from a casual pastime to…
