Carolina Alcantara - Staff Reporter
Senior Column: Don’t let your life sound like a Modern Baseball lyric
Coming up with an opening sentence for a senior column when you've had such an inconsequential (yet consequential) high school career feels like trying to come up with a good one-liner. Except you’re at the king's court, knowing that you can't screw up or he’ll sell your firstborn child to Rumpelstiltskin. Or like you’re Murr and the other impractical jokers just dared you to perform a particularly offensive task.
Opinion: Proposed “Antisemitism Community Service Act (ASCA)” House bill endangers the future of U.S politics and its people
On Wednesday, May 8th, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) introduced a bill that would require “any person convicted of unlawful activity on the campus of an institution of higher education beginning on and after Oct. 7, 2023, to provide community service in Gaza” to the house of representatives under the 20 U.S. Code § 1070c–4 for community service. While it only requires a little thought to decipher the underlying narrative of what it poses to do and to whom, the unclear wording of the bill poses a threat to the well-being of college-aged students around the U.S.
Podcast: BookTok Ch. 3
Staff reporters Ruby, Carolina, and Nola dive into the books that have impacted them as readers. As two of the three podcasters approach graduation, the reflection is heavy and the sentiments are deep. Join in for chapter 3 of Booktok!
Anime songs: What sounds do space cowboys and chainsaw men make?
As someone who grew up watching the Spanish dub of the 1970s anime Candy Candy uploaded onto YouTube, original soundtracks (OSTS) play a quintessential role in my enjoyment of media. From Baby Driver to Whiplash, a foolproof OST can unravel layers of complexity that cannot be solely captured through the media itself. Anime as a medium heavily relies upon the implementation of openings (OP) and endings (ED).
Opinion: Sonic the Hedgehog x IHOP menu should include a singular chili dog
If there's one thing I regard with utmost sincerity, it's everyone's favorite hedgehog in blue, Sonic. So when my glutenous self heard about the “Sonic the Hedgehog” x International House of Pancakes (IHOP) menu on Apr. 1, I knew I had to offer myself up like a devoted acolyte to his ravenous god and make the pilgrimage to the nearest IHOP.