By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade Our next-door neighbor, Haiti, has dealt with gang violence for a long time, but especially after the assassination of former president Jovenel Moïse, on July 7, 2021. The turmoil in the Latin American country escalated on January 26, when police officers took the streets of Port-au-Prince by storm, protesting due to the murders conducted by some Haitian gangs which took … Continue reading Police in Haiti protest due to assassinations orchestrated by gangs

By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade Since taking office in 2016, former Filipino president, Rodrigo Duterte,  has carried out a massive “war on drugs”, which has spiked major discontent among the inhabitants, leading to an outbreak of protests. Let’s break down a few issues. What exactly is the war on drugs? And how is it killing the Filipino population? The former president oversaw an anti-drug campaign … Continue reading Duterte’s War on Drugs: The Mortal Fight Against Narcotics

By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade Emory Andrew Tate III also known as Andrew Tate is a social media personality and retired kickboxer. Tate gained acknowledgment after making sexist and misogynistic statements on social media. After his instant fame, Tate started offering courses and virtual gatherings, teaching men how to become “hustlers” and increase their “masculinity”. This led Tate to found the Hustlers University, where staff … Continue reading Andrew Tate: The Internet’s Controversial Masculine Inspiration

By Ricardo He, 12th Grade Artists Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz have filed a class-action lawsuit against the companies behind the programming of AI-generated art software, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and Deviant Art, for copying and processing billions of copyrighted images without obtaining the consent of or compensating the artists the images were taken from. They claim that these companies benefit commercially from the … Continue reading Artists Sue A.I. Generated Art Claiming it Violated Copyright Laws of Artwork

By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade Russia is one of the world’s biggest producers of oil and natural gas, so it is no surprise that with the start of their war with Ukraine, the world’s energy supply began to crumble. Prices and the demand for oil and gas rose. In January 2022, a month before the war started, the cost of oil per barrel was $76. … Continue reading How Venezuela is benefiting from the global energy supply crisis

By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade Elon Musk, most notably known for being the CEO of Tesla, sealed the $44 billion deal this past October, officially making him Twitter’s new owner. Musk said he bought Twitter to “help humanity improve free speech” (Di Stefano, 2022). While this may seem like a positive objective, Twitter’s present and future have been catastrophic after Musk’s purchase. For instance, Musk’s … Continue reading Elon Musk vs. Apple: A Costly Misunderstanding

By Ana Perez, 10th Grade Four students from the University of Idaho were stabbed to death in the second and third floors of an off-campus residence in the small college town of Moscow, Idaho. These students are Ethan Chapin (20), Kaylee Goncalves (21), Xana Kernodle (20), and Madison Mogen (21). Law enforcement officials have been scrambling to solve the case. The local law enforcement agency … Continue reading The Moscow, Idaho College Murders

By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade Prominent U.N. workers have called the United Nations human rights boss, Michele Bachelet, to investigate the 1988 massacre of political offenders in Iran.  Ebrahim Raisi was born on December 14, 1960. He has served as the Supreme Court’s vice president since 2004 and is currently Iran’s president. The international community has attacked Raisi for the majority of the authoritarian policies … Continue reading Ebrahim Raisi: The president responsible for the widespread homicide

By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade On February 15th, 2022, ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez went to prison regarding drug and armed trafficking charges. Since his arrest, many Honduran officials have been associated with his scheme. What exactly is going on? How is this becoming a pattern in Central America? Juan Orlando Hernandez was born on October 28th, 1968, in Gracias, Honduras. From 2014 to 2018, … Continue reading Narcotic trafficking is becoming a political pattern in Central America

By Ana Perez, 10th Grade The United Nations holds an annual climate change summit in order for governments to agree on what steps to take to combat climate change. These conferences are known as “COPs,” which stands for Conference of the Parties. The parties in question are those who signed the original United Nations Climate agreement back in 1992. This year’s conference, known as “COP27” … Continue reading The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference