How Useful Is a Planner For School?
By Tiffany Xu, Staff Writer How useful is a planner? A planner is a notebook that acts as a personal organizer with an agenda with pages to write down everyday tasks and events. There are pages containing yearly, monthly, and…
The Romanticization of High School
By: Katelyn Chang, Editor-in-Chief As a teenager, the transition to young adulthood is usually marked with classic Hollywood movies including Mean Girls, Clueless, and Bring it On. This, combined with more modern takes on teen movies, specifically To all the…
White Supremacy & Its Ties To Anti-Blackness In the Asian American Community
Guest Article: Kalyssa Chu, Taylor Middle School Student With the large uprising in the Black Lives Matter movement and the increase of hate crimes against Asian Americans in the past year, many discussions on racism have been held across the…
Students’ Thoughts on Returning Back to Campus for Hybrid Learning
By Raquel Catpo, Staff Writer Before spring break, students at Mills were given the opportunity to choose whether they wanted to attend hybrid learning, enabling them to go back to school for a few days a week, or stay at…
Boba Shortage and Substitutes
By Magdalene Ko, Staff Writer My all time go-to drink is boba milk tea. These sweet, chewy, circle toppings from Taiwan are a must for any flavor of milk tea, especially since all boba shops carry it. But, to my…
Cultivating Body Positivity & Self-Love
By: Jordan Hasty, Staff Writer It is no secret that as the weather gets warmer and the summer season approaches, the media can be a rough space. Individuals are scrutinized, sexualized, and generalized in every feasible way: by our height,…
Was “Cancelling” Lil Nas X Justified
By Max Zaninovich, Staff Writer Lil Nas X, who first became popular during 2019 for his song Old Town Road, has been “cancelled” by many people on the right for his controversial music video on his new single “Montero.” In…
College Admissions In Their Current State
Speaking from personal experience, I think it’s safe to say that being a senior sucks right now. We may never see some of the people we grew up with ever again, graduation might be online, and the best semester of…
1 Year of Virtual School: Reflections
By: Joshua Choe, Staff Writer Life has pretty much always been centered around physically being around other people; it’s how it’s meant to be. School with classmates, work with your coworkers, going about daily business in-person are a few activities…
Social Media Terminologies and Their Harmful Meanings
By Raquel Catpo, Staff Writer Primarily created and popularized on the app TikTok, terms like “pick me,” “super straight,” and “simp” are now widely known and used throughout social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. To most people, social…