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Podcast Culture

Aliyah Diquan-Mcrae, Co-Head Editor October 16, 2023

To speak for many of us, podcasts have been a great tool to spend time. Whether it be used to fill the silence on a long car ride, or keep us awake and intrigued when completing hours of homework.  Many...

Im feeling conflicted about  Apples new Vision Pro headset.

I’m feeling conflicted about Apple’s new Vision Pro headset.

Jayden Nguyen, Creative Director June 21, 2023

How much money are you willing to spend on heaven? How much dough are you willing to whip out to ascend to a higher plane; a plane where anything and everything seems limitless and bountiful? Apple is...

Schooling and Intersectionality

Schooling and Intersectionality

Aliyah Diquan-Mcrae, Co-Head Editor June 21, 2023

It is well known that civilians of our society do not live in an environment of unity. With several movements towards racials and gender equality occuring for decades. We have seen communities suffer from...

The Wallets Behind the Right Wing

The Wallets Behind the Right Wing

Eri Spitznas, Staff June 9, 2023

Chances are if a person is present in online political spheres enough, they may have come across Prager “University,” and their five-minute videos, ostensibly taking a conservative tact on issues....

Does music really help you focus?

Does music really help you focus?

Livy Loughnane, Staff May 17, 2023

  Have you ever been sitting in class listening to music, and all of a sudden your teacher calls on you to say “take your headphones off?" Why is this a problem if you weren’t being disruptive? Since...

I Am In A Toxic Relationship With Season 4 of Love Is Blind

I Am In A Toxic Relationship With Season 4 of “Love Is Blind”

Jayden Nguyen, Creative Director May 17, 2023

WARNING: Contains heavy spoilers for Love Is Blind Season 4 and light spoilers for Season 3.  Read at your own discretion.    As a gay man, I found Love Is Blind to be remarkably straight. And...

The Automatic Misnomer: The Flaws in the Logic of the Assault Weapons Ban

The Automatic Misnomer: The Flaws in the Logic of the Assault Weapons Ban

Eri Spitznas, Staff May 17, 2023

   On April 25, Governor Jay Inslee signed Washington’s HB 1240, an assault weapons ban for our state. The Bill prohibits a number of firearms, but it focuses on automatic weapons. While a popular...

Yes You Can: Survive College Apps

Yes You Can: Survive College Apps

Annika Hauer, Managing Editor May 17, 2023

Researching/Choosing Colleges: College research takes time. Everyone is different, and for me, it was quite literally spending 40 hours of my summer just narrowing down my list of what to apply to....

The Benefits of a 504 Plan

The Benefits of a 504 Plan

Livy Loughnane, Staff March 29, 2023

   When I was in fifth grade I had a really difficult time focusing on my work and presenting in front of the class. I didn't think this was anything unusual, because presenting in front of people...

Faults in Our School System

Faults in Our School System

Maddy Williams, Staff March 29, 2023

   The Seattle School District is suing multiple social media corporations that operate TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. The district claims they are a major contributing factor to...

Performative Activism

Performative Activism

Kya Baker, Managing Editor March 29, 2023

Nine and a half seconds. That’s how long former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, suffocating him. Six. That’s how many times Breonna Taylor was shot by Kentucky...

How The GRAMMYs Limit Black Artists

How The GRAMMYs Limit Black Artists

Manuel Interiano and Kuhio Tandal March 29, 2023

 In recent years, the popularity of the Grammys has noticeably decreased. The ratings hit only a fraction of the viewership they did during their peak in the 2000s.  Due to the handling of the nominations...

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