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A Letter From the Editors

Alycen Kim and Aidan Sun, Editors-in-Chief December 17, 2021

Palos Verdes High is full of unique students, but here are the ones that most people have had encounters with, good or bad. Editors-in-chief Aidan Sun and Alycen Kim summarize the best and worst types...

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Pint-Sized Stories

Chloe Choi and Luka Ardon, Reporters December 17, 2021

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Holiday Spirit Does Not Depend on Make-Believe

Amber Chen, Opinion Editor December 17, 2021

When the holidays roll around, many children are overjoyed by the magic they feel from believing in their favorite holiday characters, Santa Claus and his flying reindeer. However, an equivocal question...

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Graphic by Chloe Choi

The Most Useless Useful College Essay Writing Tips

Vikesh Dheeriya, New Editor December 17, 2021

“Don’t be cliche!”  Remember seniors, if you write about a common topic that means you will be auto-rejected from your favorite college. Instead, what you should be doing is finding an obscure,...

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Liberate Women in Pop Culture

Sophie Stoddart, Reporter November 10, 2021

Teens and adults today have become accustomed to the frequent sexualization and objectification of women in films, music videos and on social media.  Although it is already 2021, we still face the...

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Extroverts, Please Leave Me Alone

Eva Mayrose, Reporter November 10, 2021

“Wait, are you new? I’ve never seen you before.”  “I didn’t know you could talk!”  “What do you mean you’ve never been to a party?”  Apologies, I didn’t mean to inconvenience...

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(Graphic by Chloe Choi)

An Influencer’s Life for Me

Chloe Choi, Reporter November 10, 2021

I wake up to a million notifications from dozens of different apps. I scroll through all my social media accounts before rolling out of bed at the last minute to get ready for the day. I spend ages picking...

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A Letter From the Editors

Let’s Do Away With the “Devious Licks” Trend
Alycen Kim and Aidan Sun November 10, 2021

Amid the re-adjustment to in-person schooling comes a new challenge: school bathroom closures. TikTok’s latest trend, “Devious Licks,” has had long-term (if not criminal) effects on our campus. “Devious...

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Pint-Sized Stories

Chloe Choi and Luka Ardon, Reporters November 10, 2021

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(Graphic by Alycen Kim)

Lost in Translation: Dubbing vs Subbing

The Reasons Why Subtitles Take the Dub Over Dubbing
Alycen Kim, Editor-In-Chief November 10, 2021

Hundreds of struggling adults compete against each other in a series of twisted children’s games (think red light, green light and tug of war) for the ultimate cash prize: the equivalent of 38 million...

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Out with Columbus Day; In with Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Lucia Ruiz, Features Editor October 15, 2021

When Columbus first encountered the Taino tribe of Haiti in 1492, it was a successful tribe with over five million members. Two years later, there were only two million Taino people. By the time Columbus...

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Stereotypical or Empowering?

A Look Into the New Marvel Movie, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
Aaron Paik, Reporter October 15, 2021

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” was one of the most polarizing films of 2021. Reeling in around $247.6 million in gross revenue in its first two weeks and made possible by amazing performances...

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