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?
By Ana Perez, 10th Grade Florida Governor Ron DeSantis followed through on his promise to ship ‘undocumented immigrants’ to other states, as he sent two planeloads of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard on September 14 from Texas. The island in Dukes County, a resort hotspot for the rich and powerful also known as ‘Lawyer Town,’ was soon overwhelmed by a large number of confused migrants who … Continue reading Migrants being shipped to Martha’s Vineyard
By Gloria Marie Alcantara, 12th Grade Disney Studios has found itself refacing an old controversy from three years ago when they released the first look at their newest live-adaptation of the Little Mermaid set to release next year. This adaptation has been one that has been both dreaded and anticipated, not by the little kids who want to see Ariel, but by the older audiences … Continue reading The “New” Little Mermaid?
By Ana Perez, 10th Grade Andrés Castillo is a Dominican actor who gained popularity after a few TV interviews in ‘SPK Espectaculo’ and ‘AcentoTV.’ Through these interviews, we learned more about his life story; he claimed to be a former drug addict who was ‘saved’ through acting and claimed to be the vice principal of a school. But, he was exposed for adamantly inviting a … Continue reading The Grooming Case of Andrés Castillo
By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade Religious OCD is a type of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that causes a person to obsess over spiritual segments. Normally, this disorder involves episodes comprising excessive prayer and the abnormal fear of sin. Religious Scrupulosity or Religious OCD was first analyzed in the 15th century. However, the intrusive thoughts discovered were supposed to be a spiritual issue rather than a psychiatric … Continue reading Religious OCD: The hidden variety of OCD
By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade As of this week Martin Grits, the U.N. humanitarian chief, officially declared Somalia in a state of mass hunger. This problem has been expected for years since more than 7.1 million Somali citizens require urgent food and humanitarian assistance. But, what exactly leads to the country’s poor conditions? For years, Somalia has been struck with tribulations like war, extreme poverty, … Continue reading Somalia: The New Country on the Verge of Famine
By Sydney Joa, 12th Grade Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, passed away this past Thursday afternoon at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands. With 70 years on the throne, having celebrated her Platinum Jubilee earlier this year, she was the only British monarch most people have ever seen reign in their whole lives. Since assuming the crown in 1952, … Continue reading The Death of Queen Elizabeth II: What’s Next?
By Emma Bello, 10th Grade Have you ever been interested in getting to know the secrets that lie beneath the surface of our skin? What goes on under there anyway? Everyone knows the basic structure from biology class—cells, skeleton, tissue, muscles, etc.—but there’s only so much textbooks and online research can show you. It would be incredible if you were able to learn all of … Continue reading The dead have arrived
By Sydney Joa, 11th Grade Payton Gendron, an 18-year-old white male, has been sentenced to life in prison after opening fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday the 14th. In an attack that killed ten people and injured three more, most of the victims were African Americans, prompting authorities to call this a racially motivated hate crime. The shooting is currently shining … Continue reading A Dive into the Great Replacement Theory
By Ana Perez, 9th Grade As one of the most isolated countries in the world, North Korea was relatively safe during the first wave of COVID in 2020, reporting zero cases. Now, the country is facing at least a million cases – an average of one case per 25 people. State media reported their first COVID-related death over the weekend. But North Korea is severely … Continue reading North Korea Caught COVID
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