The Truth Behind the Halloween Myth of Poisoned Candy
By Eduardo Galindo Aguilar, Staff Writer “Don’t go trick or treating! I read a news article about someone tainting candy with toxins!” It is a common myth that during Halloween strangers will give out candy containing things that put kids…
Freshmen On Their Experience In High School
By Jamie Wong, Staff Writer The beginning of the school year can be a challenging time for everyone as we say goodbye to summer and settle back into our school year routines. On top of the normal stress, freshmen are…
The Heteronormativity Behind “Galentine’s Day”
By Elizabeth Chen, Staff Writer While it’s not an official holiday, Galentine’s Day is a popular day that precedes Valentine’s Day. However, today is problematic for numerous reasons. Galentine’s Day was first introduced in Season 2 Episode 16 of the…
Setting Realistic Expectations
By: Magdalene Ko, News Writer As 2022 rolls around, the most common procedure is to set goals for the coming year. All around me, I hear people asking ‘did you set any resolutions?’ ‘what are your goals?’ ‘my goal is…
Why Change Is Good (Out With the Old and In With the New)
y Vanessa Nguyen, Staff Writer Change can be terrifying, driving your adrenal glands into overdrive, flooding your body with cortisol, inducing stress and inflammation. But change doesn’t have to be so terrifying and stressful. If we learn how to approach…
You Don’t Need a Valentine’s to be Happy
By Brendan Phimsoutham, Staff Writer As February settles into the new year, people begin to wander aimlessly in their thoughts over the next upcoming holiday: Valentine’s Day. Every February 14th of the year, anyone aware of the general idea believes,…
New Year Study Tips
By Tiffany Xu, Staff Writer As it’s now a new year, it’s time to start this semester right. One good way to improve this year is to improve your studying. This will start 2022 on the right track, and to…
Types of Love Languages
By: Samantha Chen; Staff Writer Love is a complicated and interesting emotion between two people. It can be expressed and perceived in many different ways. Common ways of expressing love can be categorized into 5 groups: quality time, physical touch,…
The Recipes for your favorite Holiday Desserts
By: Kaliya Williams With Christmas around the corner, my mind goes to the festive and delicious desserts that have become an annual tradition in my home and many others. Since the season of giving is coming up I will be…
New Year’s Resolutions
By Tiffany Xu, Staff Writer With 2021 closing to an end, it’s time to start a fresh new year on good terms. To kick off the beginning of 2022, new year resolutions are a great place to start. Many people…