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Unpacking Humanity’s Fear of the Unknown, From Heights to Refugees

By Eve Mykolenko on August 31, 2023 |

Featured, Lifestyle, Philosophy and Politics

It is often said, “until you try - you will not know." To combat phobias, people are advised to experience their fear, to try it. Fly by an airplane, sit in the dark, and get used to loud noises and public speaking. To feel their fears, these phenomenons, on themselves, to imitate it. When people are not afraid of change, they can create their own.

Built to Play: Exploring the Business of Video Games

By Micah Norris on August 7, 2023 |

Featured and Tech

You might want to consider turning your love of video games into a career. I have compiled some tips on how to do just that.

Let’s Deconstruct the Girlboss Persona

By Cammie Hong on July 31, 2023 |

Entertainment and Arts, Featured, Lifestyle and Politics

I do not intend to critique women aspiring to climb the “corporate ladder.” Instead, there is the question of why we often abandon acknowledgments of structural barriers in celebrating female success.

The Holocaust is Not Well Remembered by Our Youth

By Jackie Fassbender on July 26, 2023 |

Featured and World

I am proudly Jewish. Most...

Setting Sane Boundaries within the Information Space

By Marina Zayceva on June 3, 2023 |

Featured, Lifestyle and Resources

Have you ever wondered about the possibility of being fooled by the history you’re learning? Or is it easier to distance yourself innocuously from this thought? It has always seemed that everything presented to us through news, media, or books has no choice but to be sincere or at least partially true.

Why Reading Counts Doesn’t Count

By Molly Jennings on May 26, 2023 |

Entertainment and Arts, Featured and Middle School

Schools in the Orange Unified School district depend on Scholastic’s Reading Counts program to encourage their students to read and find books that they may like. Although this program has good intentions, it has become broken.

With the rise of true crime entertainment comes the rise of desensitization, a powerful and regretful force that only continues to grow.

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