By Jung Su Park Sports Editor Fans and professional analysts often unfairly base their opinions on the future outcome of a team before the thick of competition. A team’s reputation; however, should only be earned through play. This type of profiling currently applies to the boys’ basketball team. The Tigers lost many of their key […]
By Cole Cahill Assoc. Feature Editor Corporate fashion has a frightening dark side, like any other major industry. It’s not uncommon to see news headlines and Facebook posts showing the corrupt practices that go into making our clothes, but the issue continues to go ignored. However, many do not realize that the root of this […]
By Sammy Park Staff Writer The cult of personality that surrounds celebrities is a permanent part of American pop culture. This practice of idolization has led to the public creating deep-rooted, but fabricated, connections between artists and their art. In the public eye, actors and actresses have become the characters they portray. Singers’ personal lives […]
By Sandra Moore Assoc. Design Editor The ideal man in fifth grade and parts of middle school was a pale, sparkly vampire with the unnerving habit of creeping at night into the room of the girl to whom he was attracted. Then, the infamous Fifty Shades of Grey created yet another supposedly ideal man whose […]
By Declan Chin Staff Writer The video game and electronic sports (eSports) community has been growing exponentially since the early 2000s. In the 1990s it was impossible to sustain a career playing video games. Now, video game tournaments have sold out the Staples Center. The main difference between eSports and traditional athletics isn’t just the […]
By Somi Jun Print Managing Editor The difference between “good” and “bad” literature is constantly debated, but English classes have somehow decided that “good” literature can only mean white, male narratives. As a result, classrooms reserve focus almost exclusively for white male authors, sending the message that art is not significant unless the writer comes […]
By Olivia Chiu Copy Editor We often feel called upon to defend a piece of art when its creator “messes up.” Woody Allen’s multiple scandals, including his alleged sexual abuse of adopted daughter Dylan Farrow and marriage to previously adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn, drew a range of rebuttals and comments from fans eager to disprove […]
By Vaughn Huelsman Staff Writer College campuses have become the location of many of the recent anti-semitic hate crimes in the United States. It’s been increasingly common to see swastikas painted on dormitory walls, to hear threatening anti-Jewish verbal attacks, and even to witness physical assaults on Jewish students. Many students who are committing these […]
By Nick Michael & Brandon Yung Tiger Staff South Pasadena citizens overwhelmingly voted for the renewal of Measure L, a parcel tax that supports the public library, during the municipal elections on November 3. The measure, which has been renewed three times since 1914, is designed to provide means for the library to maintain the level […]
By Olivia Chiu Copy Editor Over 30 members of the Coding Club participated in CodeDay Los Angeles on November 7-8 in Santa Monica. More than 10,000 participants from across the country gathered in 26 cities to code in teams for 24 hours, collectively creating over 2000 projects. “I would say that we did very well,” […]
By Sandy Grossman Staff Writer SPHS English students have joined National Novel Writing Month’s Young Writers Program, which challenges teenage writers with drafting a novel of 15,000 words or more. National Novel Writing Month, commonly known as NaNoWriMo, is an annual event that presents a rather daunting task to its participants: write 50,000 words in […]
By Somi Jun Print Managing Editor Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) attended Southern California’s Leadership Development Institute (LDI) from November 13 to 15. The LDI featured leadership and career workshops led by professionals and student section officers. 19 students from SPHS attended the conference, which took place at the Riverside Convention Center. “Workshops ranged […]
By Faye Witherall Feature Editor The Academic Decathlon team topped 46 other high schools in a Los Angeles county-wide scrimmage at Monrovia High School on Saturday, November 14. In addition to placing first, the 18 members’ total points of 32,951.4 established a new record in LA County’s first round of competition. Their score topped last […]
By Brandon Yung Staff Writer The Tiger Patio will soon undergo a major renovation that has been planned for two years. The project is set to begin during Thanksgiving Break. The $166,575 venture will give a comprehensive facelift to the current patch of dirt that occupies the center of campus. The plan includes the installation […]
By Cole Cahill Assoc. Feature Editor Members of Youth in Government from the South Pasadena and San Marino delegation travelled to the first of two Training and Elections conferences in Fresno from November 13 to 15. The group of over 75 SPHS students, along with other local students, learned about the Y&G program and ran […]
By Vaughn Huelsman Staff Writer Returning members from the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) faced issues at their most recent competition, due to an enrollment misunderstanding. As a result, members were entered in competitions for which they had not prepared. Along with this setback, most of the students from the South Pasadena chapter were […]
