Current government shutdown is a nightmare
By Isabela Casimiro, Perspectives Editor
January 18, 2019
Filed under Carousel, Perspectives
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
Filed under Carousel, Lifestyles, Perspectives
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...
President Trump attacks the Hispanic community once again
By Isabela Casimiro, Perspectives Editor
September 26, 2018
Filed under Carousel, News, Perspectives
President Trump is now attacking American citizens of Latin descent who live along the Mexican border for suspicion of birth certificate fraud by refusing reentry to the United States after traveling to Mexico or South America According to The Washington Post, the State Department would not give details on...
Journalists are not the ‘enemy of the people’
By Isabela Casimiro, Perspectives Editor
August 31, 2018
Filed under Carousel, Editorials, News, Perspectives
President Donald Trump recently said that about 80 percent of the news media is “the enemy of the people,” and according to The Guardian, a majority of Republicans agree with the statement. Now many journalists across the United States are attacking President Trump by supporting press freedom. The ...
Lack of quick action one reason for increasing number of school shootings
March 14, 2018
Filed under Carousel, Editorials, Perspectives
Our nation is facing a growing number of student casualties in school shootings and has been for several years. Nevertheless, little action has taken place after these horrific events occurred. The Columbine High School shooting took the nation by surprise and is a shooting that still affects peo...
North Korea and South Korea join together as one team in the Winter Olympics
February 23, 2018
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North and South Korea marched together on Feb. 9 at the opening ceremony and united together as one team for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The women’s hockey team is composed of North and South Korean athletes and is considered the first in Winter Olympic history to have both Koreas work as a joint te...
A coming out story, alternatively titled, it does get better.
By Grace Schumann, Reporter
October 18, 2017
Filed under Carousel, Columns, Perspectives
In honor of National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11, here is my story. It was the morning of June 25, 2016. It was a sunny Monday morning, the week after Father’s Day. The sun hadn’t quite come up yet and the heat of the day hadn’t quite set in yet. My morning started out hopeful, with a news alert th...
False information holds potential to worsen current club and contract issues
August 31, 2017
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Misinformation and false rumors have proven to be disastrous and the downfall of several, innocent people and causes. Take the Harlem Riot of 1935, for example. According to the New York Times, a riot broke out on March 19, 1935, after people were told that a 16-year-old boy was beaten to death ...
Holiday meaning is reinvented and Americanized
By Hector Cervantes, Reporter
May 5, 2017
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Cinco De Mayo, starting as a holiday celebrated in Mexico, has evolved into one celebrated in America as well. But the meaning of the holiday has greatly diminished. It started when France invaded Mexico. Over 6,000 French troops under General Charles Latrille de Lorencez attacked Puebla de Los Áng...
Guest Column: Student’s response to “Trump utilizes fascist tactics”
April 3, 2017
Filed under Carousel, Letters to the Editor, Perspectives
Dear Editors of the Wildcat Chronicle, I am writing in response to the article titled “Trump utilizes fascist tactics” and I wish to explain my issue with the article. I want to help people who may not understand why I am offended by it and explain how it is in a way offensive and contradicting to ou...
Taking out the saint from St. Patrick’s Day
By Mayeli Vivaldo, Perspectives/Lifestyles Editor
March 15, 2017
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St. Patrick's Day in America is a celebration of alcohol, the color green, and awful Irish accents. Is that really a proper celebration? According to Time, the holiday was created in 1631 to celebrate the priest St. Patrick who, according to legend, had a lot of luck converting pagans to Christiani...
Trump utilizes Hitler’s fascist tactics
By Emily Wissemes, Editor in Chief
February 27, 2017
Filed under Carousel, Columns, Perspectives
Mark Twain once said, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes." Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler may not be exact replicas of one another, but they sure do rhyme. But both Trump and Hitler's rhetorical marginalization of groups, lifestyles, and political beliefs correlate in a way. ...
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This is Ariana's third year on the paper. She is a senior and an ambassador for the school. She is also president of the dance team “Alegria,” a member of the WeGo Global executive board, a ROAR...