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How the Pandemic has Affected College Applications

John Kim, Reporter April 9, 2021

Due to the pandemic, the college application process has arguably changed quite dramatically. People’s fears became reality, and some of these alterations will prevail while some will not.  One prominent...

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Stop AAPI Hate

Stop AAPI Hate

Asian American Community Calls For Justice In Wake of Hate Crimes
Aidan Sun, News Editor April 9, 2021

On a chilly night in Atlanta on March 16, a gunman targeted and killed eight, including six Asian American women. Days later, the headlines of major news outlets still read, “motive unknown.” But...

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AP Testing Amidst the Pandemic

Curtis Liu, Online Editor March 12, 2021

Whilst the pandemic raged on, many AP students began to wonder how they could take these exams they have been preparing for in the past six months.  Computers were permitted for the first time in a College...

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Wellness Initiatives Aim to Combat Mental Health Woes

Wellness Initiatives Aim to Combat Mental Health Woes

Sarah Liu and Claire Hardesty March 12, 2021

In the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, there are now two diseases that students and staff have become acutely aware of: one of the lungs, and one of the heart and mind.  The already-existing...

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Major Relocations Leave People Wondering Why Companies Are Ditching California

John Kim, Reporter March 12, 2021

Recently, prominent figures like Elon Musk and companies like Oracle have announced their departure from California to Texas, shaking up the scene and perhaps alerting many people.  However, they are...

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Decoding iPhone Security and Safety Tips

Alexa Dox, Reporter March 12, 2021

The world’s technology is constantly growing and expanding in numerous ways that benefit our daily lives.  Due to this rapid growth in technology, illegal activity to exploit these technologies is...

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Democrats Pass $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan

March 12, 2021

On Wednesday, Mar. 10, the Democratic-controlled House passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package ahead of a Sunday deadline when unemployment benefits expire. In conjunction...

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Wall Street’s Laughing Stock

Andrew Carpenter, Reporter March 12, 2021

Everyone has heard of the GameStop stock price skyrocketing and how it made Wall Street mad. To understand why Wall Street got mad and what happened, you need to understand what shorting a stock is. “Shorting...

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Barstool Founder Gives Small Businesses a Boost

Ethan King, Reporter March 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had severe repercussions for small businesses. During the early months of the pandemic, many small businesses shut down to protect customers and workers. As the country has gradually...

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From Posterboard to Discord

PV-Peninsula Science Fair Goes Virtual
Vikesh Dheeriya, Reporter March 12, 2021

On Feb. 11, students at both Palos Verdes and Peninsula High School virtually presented their science research projects over Zoom at the annual Palos Verdes Peninsula Science and Engineering Fair (PVPSEF).  Taken...

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An End to the Trump Twitter-verse

Aidan Sun, News Editor February 5, 2021

In the early hours of Jan. 20, the day he was supposed to be attending the inauguration of his successor Joe Biden, President Donald Trump said his goodbyes and thanked his supporters In an insipid ceremony,...

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Party Politics: Where do Democrats and Republicans Go From Here

CJ Haddad, Reporter February 5, 2021

In the days surrounding the Biden-Harris Inauguration and in the wake of a deadly attack on the Capitol Building, the realities of our two-party political system have come fully into the limelight, awakening...

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