Author: Sydney Joa

Current Events

The Supreme Court cases to look out for this term

By Sydney Joa, 12th Grade The Supreme Court reconvened on October 3rd for its 2022-2023 term–one filled with cases addressing significant issues including affirmative action, voting rights, religious and free speech protections, and much more. After the contentious end of the 2021-2022 term this past June, which most notably featured the overturning of precedents that had secured women the right to have an abortion, many … Continue reading The Supreme Court cases to look out for this term

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Current Events, Op-ed

Kanye West: The artist bound by antisemitism and internalized racism

By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade Kanye West otherwise known as Ye has recently stirred up social media (well, at least until he got kicked out of it) with antisemitic tweets and a controversial picture featuring American commentator Candace Owens, in which both are wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt. These two events happened one after another, with the shirt incident taking place in Ye’s show … Continue reading Kanye West: The artist bound by antisemitism and internalized racism

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Local News

Mantequilla, the financial “guru”

By Mabel Soriano, 12th Grade “First God and then Mantequilla.” The phrase has already spread throughout the Sabana Grande de Boyá municipality in Monte Plata. Who does not exclaim it has heard it, at least, about the man many say has brought happiness and progress to that community. Dominicans are now attentive to the Mantequilla phenomenon, a business scheme implemented by an individual who, as … Continue reading Mantequilla, the financial “guru”

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Entertainment

#DreamFaceReveal – And the larger issue with beauty filters

By Ana Perez, 10th Grade Dream is a massively popular Minecraft YouTuber with over 30 million subscribers. He’s a co-founding member of a collective of other Minecraft content creators called DreamSMP. Just recently, he showed his face to his followers after using an alter ego that consisted of a white mask with a black smiley face drawn on it. In his video, he introduced himself … Continue reading #DreamFaceReveal – And the larger issue with beauty filters

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Current Events

Nayib Bukele: The World’s Coolest Dictator

By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade Nayib Bukele is a Salvadorian politician and businessman. He is the actual president of El Salvador, representing the Big Alliance Party. Since taking the presidency, Bukele has faced extreme controversy because his authoritarian measures and the announcement of reelection didn’t surprise the Salvadorian population. After taking office, Bukele has taken full control of the Salvadorian congress. Bukele fired opposing representatives … Continue reading Nayib Bukele: The World’s Coolest Dictator

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Current Events, Entertainment

Bad Bunny on the gentrification of Puerto Rico

By Morgane Van R., 9th Grade The Puerto Rican singer Benito Antonio, better known as Bad Bunny, released a 23-minute video musical titled “El apagón” or The Blackout, in which he criticizes and protests the frequent blackouts on the island of Puerto Rico. Residents who have been dealing with an overaged power grid even before the devastation caused by Hurricanes Maria, and now Fiona, and … Continue reading Bad Bunny on the gentrification of Puerto Rico

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Entertainment

You Might Not Want To Win The Lottery

By Heillie Santana, 11th Grade From time to time, you might hear that someone on the news just won the lottery. You see their smiling face holding an oversized check of 1 million dollars. And you think to yourself, “I wish that would be me”. Well, as much as the fantasy of becoming a millionaire overnight might seem desirable, winning the lottery isn’t as great … Continue reading You Might Not Want To Win The Lottery

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Op-ed

New Horizons Class of 2023 Launch

By Mariel Rojas, 12th Grade On the morning of September 16th, the New Horizons Class of 2023 performed a dance to launch and introduce themselves as the new seniors of the school. After working for months on this presentation with the choreographer Cheche Quijada, they had an outstanding performance with a Tokyo Drift theme. They named themselves ‘Viventi ‘23’ that same morning to the student … Continue reading New Horizons Class of 2023 Launch

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Current Events

Mahsa Amini: Killed for choosing autonomy

By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade Mahsa Amini, 22, passed away on September 16 in northern Tehran. She had been brought to the hospital after being arrested the same week. Amini allegedly endured abuse after being taken to a “re-education institution.” The family of Amini claims that police beat her to death, despite the Iranian morality police denying any wrongdoing.  A division of Iran’s police force … Continue reading Mahsa Amini: Killed for choosing autonomy

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Entertainment, Investigative

Gacha Games: A New Form of Gambling?

By Ana Perez, 10th Grade If you have been on the internet recently, you might have heard of ‘gacha games.’ Think of Genshin Impact, Raid Shadow Legends, or Love Live School Idol Festival. These are games that add a gacha mechanic in order to motivate players to use real money. Think of those vending machines outside of grocery stores where you can insert a coin … Continue reading Gacha Games: A New Form of Gambling?

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