Story by Noah KuhnAssociate News Editor Illustration by David SohnAssociate Design Editor Empty shelves. Lines around the block. Six feet of distance…
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Story by Katharine FlorenceStaff Writer Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator Today’s social behavior is centered around impressions. When people are late, they give the…
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Story by Noah KuhnStaff Writer Illustration by Nicholas FormanStaff Illustrator Arts are integral to humanity as an avenue for self-expression. Unfortunately, forcing art on…
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Sustainability demands conscious shopping
by Haelee Kim February 25, 2020Story by Haelee KimAssociate Opinion Editor Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator Certain American shopping habits have become increasingly commonplace as new, more…
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It is time to bury the “dead white men”
by Tiger Staff February 12, 2020In 1999, Harper’s Bazaar magazine published the essay I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Sing by reporter and essayist Francine Prose,…
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Story by Sofia AlvaStaff Writer Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator Academic comparison is ubiquitous among SPHS students and high school students across the world;…
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The danger of comparison to politics
by Katharine Florence January 28, 2020Story by Katharine FlorenceStaff Writer Illustration by David SohnStaff Illustrator Americans have long evaluated the abilities of political candidates through comparison. This stringent dichotomy…
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Encouraging proactivity over abstinence
by Caroline Kimbel December 29, 2019Story by Caroline KimbelPrint Managing Editor Illustration by David SohnStaff Illustrator High school alcohol education, similar to sex-ed, preaches that abstinence is the best…
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One would think that schools would prioritize access to mental health services in a climate of seemingly everyday school shootings and ever…
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Queer education belongs in school curriculum
by Cat Flores December 1, 2019Story by Cat FloresCo-Opinion Editor Illustration by Nicholas FormanStaff Illustrator Marginalized communities have long been subject to ignorance and whitewashing by the public education…
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Story by Cloe MaurerAssociate Feature Editor Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education was officially added to the…
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Devaluing grades does not help students
by Katharine Florence November 21, 2019Story by Katharine FlorenceStaff Writer Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator The “grades don’t define you” mantra has been projected to students throughout high school…
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Politics should have a place in the classroom
by Tiger Staff November 19, 2019The word ‘politics’ is one that teachers cautiously stumble around for fear of imposing their own opinions on students. Current events and…
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Understand before you speak
by Cat Flores November 15, 2019Story by Cat FloresOpinion Co-Editor Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator Every discussion I’ve ever had pertaining to race in a South Pasadena classroom has…
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Columbus Day is a distortion of American history
by Tiger Staff November 12, 2019Elementary schools have canonized the mnemonic “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” when discussing early American history. Most students come to…