Trump will not be removed from office, but it’s still a win for the Democrats
January 21, 2020
President Donald Trump made history last December by being the third president to be impeached by the House. However, in the Senate, the articles of impeachment will fail. It won’t be much of a shock to the public if Trump is acquitted of his crimes in a Republican-controlled Senate. As a matter...
Leave the politics aside and brace for the natural disasters
August 30, 2019
President Donald Trump keeps on extracting millions of dollars away from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster relief to send to the southern border. According to NBC News, the $271 million funding would allow ICE to detain nearly 50,000 immigrants at one time. Just as tropical ...
New battleground for women’s rights in the United States takes shape
May 22, 2019
Attempts to oppress women is taking root in the United States once more after many states are passing the country’s latest ban on abortion. According to CBS, a total of eight states have passed the “heartbeat bill,” where abortions are no longer legal after a heartbeat is detected at around ...
Why climate change should be everyone’s number one priority
By Isabela Casimiro, Perspectives Editor
May 15, 2019
The huge amount of posts on the internet of animals going extinct or losing their homes due to global warming has many feeling regrets. However, no one seems to be doing anything about it. According to The New York Times, “humans are transforming Earth’s natural landscapes so dramaticall...
Trump is the Republican’s puppet to gain political advantage
April 22, 2019
Since the 1950s, the controversial census question about a person’s U.S. citizenship status has never been an issue. That was until the Trump administration entered the White House. According to NPR, the policy idea became a reality this March when Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who was appointed by...
Parents have taken college schemes to a whole new level
By Isabela Casimiro, Perspectives Editor
March 20, 2019
Wealthy parents bribed elite schools such as Yale, Stanford, and UCLA with money to fake their child’s scores, athletic records, and disabilities during the admission process. According to The Los Angeles Times, federal prosecutors have announced charges to over 50 people, including celebrities, corpo...
The southern border is not an ‘national emergency’
By Isabela Casimiro, Perspectives Editor
February 20, 2019
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to address the border security and humanitarians crisis for his border wall funding. The declaration took place Friday after Congress denied Trump a bill that would have funded the border wall. During Trump’s televised announcement, he...
Government re-opens, a good sign or bad sign?
By Isabela Casimiro, Perspectives Editor
January 30, 2019
President Donald Trump signed a temporary funding bill to re-open the government until Feb. 15 on Friday after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. According to MSNBC, two separate bills were presented to the Senate, one from each party. The Democrat’s bill did not include wall fundin...
‘Little changes’ to stick to New Year’s resolutions
By Ariana Alcantar, Editor in Chief
January 30, 2019
It's been a month since the new year began and if there is something that always predominates between the change of one year and another is 'New Year’s resolutions' many of which include weight loss. But what happens to those series of personal goals you set to meet in a few months? Actually, there are...
Trump must end his pro-communist acts and care for America
By Isabela Casimiro, Perspectives Editor
January 24, 2019
President Donald Trump will be meeting the leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un for the second time in his presidency nearing the end of February in Vietnam. According to BBC News, the announcement was made Friday after Trump met with top North Korean negotiator at the White House. What’s the ...
Current government shutdown is a nightmare
By Isabela Casimiro, Perspectives Editor
January 18, 2019
The current government shutdown is now 28 days old and has become the longest shutdown in U.S. history after failed negotiations with the Democratic party. It all started in a meeting between President Donald Trump and Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer about border wall funding and a possibl...
Tips to survive finals week
By Ariana Alcantar, Editor in chief
December 11, 2018
It’s officially that time of the year when it’s common to find students downing with energy drinks, coffee and large doses of sugar to survive the phenomenon known as "final exams week." Finals are split over three days. The finals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd period will take place on Dec. 19. Finals for 4th...