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    Is music a ‘double-edged sword’ or an essential incentive?
    Harrison Wilmot
    • Apr 18
    • 2 min

    Is music a ‘double-edged sword’ or an essential incentive?

    Music is immersive. It’s enjoyable. It’s personal. However, it can be obsessive. Senior Laurence Shao warns excessive music listeners:...
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    More than just music: Fatphobia
    Daniela Fernández aka Strawberry Shortcake
    • Apr 15
    • 3 min

    More than just music: Fatphobia

    Whether or not you are in the music industry, whether you're a woman, man, or a gender-nonconforming person, living in a body that does...
    9 views
    Censorship: Restricting Freedom of Speech or Regulating
    Maya Chavez
    • Apr 15
    • 3 min

    Censorship: Restricting Freedom of Speech or Regulating

    Censoring certain content or profanity in music has always been controversial. As many officials and some parents worry about their kids...
    1 view
    SAT is Slowly Losing Authority
    Laurence Shao
    • Apr 15
    • 0 min

    SAT is Slowly Losing Authority

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    If you read my article, you will get $100K by the Grace of God.
    Laurence Shao
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    If you read my article, you will get $100K by the Grace of God.

    Magical thinking refers to the belief that one can connect unrelated events through exploitation of willpower: “If a tossed coin lands on...
    35 views
    Masks suck but work—and can be fun.
    Sue Wu
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Masks suck but work—and can be fun.

    In the beginning, it took us a long time to get used to everything—from having to wear masks every day to being forced to stay at home...
    20 views
    Artificial V. Real Christmas Trees
    Lydia Yu
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    Artificial V. Real Christmas Trees

    The holidays are fast approaching. Christmas trees are now on every street corner, every common room, and every mall. They might be even...
    8 views
    Why the UCs went Test-Blind
    Jonathan Zhou
    • Dec 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Why the UCs went Test-Blind

    The University of California (UC) colleges have recently stopped accepting SAT test scores for their applicants, knowing that it will...
    3 views
    Learn a Lesson: Governments Become Complacent and Continue to Burn Money for Christmas Decoration
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    • Dec 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Learn a Lesson: Governments Become Complacent and Continue to Burn Money for Christmas Decoration

    Christmas decorations extend past the tree. In fact, there is an endless world of possibilities beyond the frankly restrictive wood and...
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    Latino Media Gap
    Guido Davi
    • Dec 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    Latino Media Gap

    Editor's Note: Stevenson alumnus Guido Davi '20 wrote this piece summarizing some insights he gained from a course he took at Loyola...
    14 views
    Don’t Blame it on Fashion Edition 2: Your identity is your business
    Daniela Fernández aka Strawberry Shortcake
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Don’t Blame it on Fashion Edition 2: Your identity is your business

    You're not obliged to demonstrate androgyny, femininity, or anything in between. The gender spectrum rides a roller coaster that can lead...
    50 views
    What is Vegetarianism?
    Lydia Yu
    • Nov 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    What is Vegetarianism?

    What comes to mind when you think of someone who is vegetarian or vegan? A mellow, tree-hugging, peace-loving hippie? Or an angry...
    21 views
    Don't Blame It on Fashion
    Daniela Fernández aka Strawberry Shortcake
    • Oct 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Don't Blame It on Fashion

    Teens around the world, Stevenson included, use fashion to express themselves, but often prefer to feel safe in the comfort of acceptance...
    59 views
    Electric Cars: A Steaming Mess, Both Literally and Figuratively: One Year Shows No Change
    James Fan
    • Oct 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    Electric Cars: A Steaming Mess, Both Literally and Figuratively: One Year Shows No Change

    The most important factor in the purchase of any electric car is not the preservation of the environment or the quietness of the motor....
    19 views
    What would you tell yourself before quarantine?
    Phoebe Zeidberg
    • May 26, 2021
    • 0 min

    What would you tell yourself before quarantine?

    43 views
    The rise of GameStop and the fall of Wall Street traditions
    James Fan
    • May 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    The rise of GameStop and the fall of Wall Street traditions

    The great GameStop short squeeze of recent weeks has taught millions of Americans about what exactly “shorting” a stock means — and...
    6 views
    Cloudy vision: glasses-wearers' new pandemic reality
    James Fan
    • May 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Cloudy vision: glasses-wearers' new pandemic reality

    All throughout the pandemic, I have been struggling with an issue unique to glasses-wearers: masks fog up our glasses — a minor but...
    10 views
    The ultimate search for a least-biased news source
    Maya Chavez & Romi Fernandez Riviello
    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    The ultimate search for a least-biased news source

    Everyone has their go-to news sources, but are these sources giving us reliable news or just what we want to hear? It is difficult to...
    61 views
    Here's to all the nostalgic adults and their unrealistic teenage dreams
    Phoebe Zeidberg
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Here's to all the nostalgic adults and their unrealistic teenage dreams

    Most movies and shows about teenagers suck. Adults write teenage years the way they remember them. This often causes memories to be...
    26 views
    A senior's reflection of 2020
    Alex Iniakov
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    A senior's reflection of 2020

    Being a senior this year was very tough, to say the least. There was a lot of mental stress as a result of unexpected challenges that we...
    26 views
    CES 2021 rocks
    James Fan
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    CES 2021 rocks

    The best new product at CES(an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association held in January at the Las Vegas...
    15 views
    Cyberpunk 2077 Disillusion
    Laurence Shao
    • Feb 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Cyberpunk 2077 Disillusion

    Cyberpunk 2077 has recently bumped into a wild spiral of controversy. This teaser-trailer-shocking futuristic big console game, initially...
    11 views
    Tenet: a non-spoiler review
    Laurence Shao
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tenet: a non-spoiler review

    Is watching movies always a laid-back activity? Have you ever been obsessed with a film because of its Rubik’s-cube-like plot with...
    14 views
    'Enola Holmes' review: a feminism 101, but flawed
    Emilee Gu
    • Dec 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    'Enola Holmes' review: a feminism 101, but flawed

    Enola Holmes, a Netflix original released this September, garnered much attention for its captivating tale about the journey of Enola,...
    53 views
    Election recap: how did Joe Biden win this presidential race?
    Emily Amador
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 8 min

    Election recap: how did Joe Biden win this presidential race?

    The Presidential race this year is one like no other.
    31 views

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