The Reality of Freshman Year through Distance Learning
By Nagham Masarweh, Staff Writer This year has proven to be anything but ordinary, and that is especially true for freshmen’s first high school experiences. The repetitive cycle of Zoom calls, homework, and sleep has taken away all expectations freshmen…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By Madison Wong, Opinions Editor During October, you’ve probably noticed that people wear pink or have pink ribbons pinned to their clothes. For example, NFL players often wear pink shoes or socks and referees blow pink whistles to show their…
Opinions: Should We Lower the Voting Age to 16?
By Max Zaninovich, Staff Writer The current age to legally vote in America is 18, but it should be lowered to 16. The 26th Amendment of the United States Constitution states that the minimum age to vote in federal elections…
Student Opinion on Mills Implementing Asynchronous Wednesdays
By Karine Chan, Editor-in-Chief With the switch to online school, many are finding themselves exasperated and full of angst from sitting at the computer all week long. Students, as well as teachers, are being drained by the second and have…
When is the Right Time to Go Back to School?
By: Justin Condevillemar, News Editor and Angela Dimaano, Features Editor Support for Return to School One of the largest debates surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the reopening of public facilities is on whether students in the United States should be…
Does Mills have an Inclusivity Issue?
Katelyn Chang, Staff Writer During this difficult and stressful time, the Mills community has been rocked with incident after incident of insensitivity and racism, following a national conversation about race. And recent social media trends have dug their way deeper…
Why Racial Blindness is a Harmful Ideology
You’ve probably heard someone say, “I don’t see color,” when it comes to race, or maybe, “I don’t have a racist bone in my body.” While on the surface, these statements may seem like a step towards racial equality, this…
Student Opinions on SAT/ACT Court Ruling
By Justin Condevillamar, News Editor On September 1st 2020, an Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled that the University of California, or UC, must immediately suspend all use of SAT and ACT test scores for admission and scholarship decisions. The…
Why Asian-Americans Should Support the Black Lives Matter Movement
By Anjuli Niyogi, Thunderbolt Editor-in-Chief As an Asian-American, I almost always identify as a minority when entering a room. I’ve been told that I’ve drifted too far from my Southeast Asian roots, and on the other hand, that I don’t…
The Bay Area Bubble
By Bianca Reyes, Staff Writer Being “woke” is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “[being] aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)”. Woke culture has been ingrained in our society, from…