It is a known fact that our technology has been improving since the late 1900s. Of course, we would expect our high-end technology to be embedded in our daily lives, and that big change has started to become implemented; for example, we’ve got robot arms instead of people at assembly […]
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Swimming during COVID
The pandemic has forced schools to close, businesses to shut down and sports seasons to be cancelled. But some sports such as swimming have been able to survive and even thrive despite stay at home orders and social distancing protocols. For Bearcats, swim season officially started on January 19, with […]
Crisis in Myanmar
There is a crisis in Myanmar. For the past 50 years prior to 2015, the military party of Myanmar was in power in the form of a dictatorship. In the most recent election in November 2020, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, won 396 out of […]
Burger King Twitter Tweet
Burger King, a well known fast food restaurant, was slammed for a sexist tweet on International Women’s Day. Burger King’s UK Twitter tweeted, “Women belong in the kitchen.” It sparked an outcry as critics accused the brand of using a sexist trope as clickbait and many people were offended by […]
Texas Removes Mask Mandate
On March 3, the governor of Texas, Greg Abott, decided to lift the mask mandate in his state. Governors in Mississippi, Iowa, Montana and North Dakota have also all made the decision to lift their state mask mandates, a decision that could potentially kill thousands. Governor Abott decided to reopen […]
Binge Watching Vs. Weekly Episodes
To binge or not to binge? As from being seniors at SMHS to younglings who are just entering kindergarten, we’ve always had two options to choose from. The traditional periodically released TV shows, like sitcom episodes that were released every week since decades ago, or the Netflix’ new-but-not-so-new method of […]
Golden Globes Nominations
The nominations for the Golden Globes awards show, set to take place on February 28th and to be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, have recently been announced, and several of the nominations have been questioned and criticized. One of the biggest shocks was that “Minari” was nominated in […]
Games to Play With Your Friends Over Zoom
It’s officially been one full year since San Mateo High School started distanced learning. This year has been like no other, testing our capabilities as human beings to interact with each other in an unusual, completely online format. Friends and families have had to get creative with gatherings, which has […]
Top 10 Ways to Get Kicked Out of Disney
Disneyland is a very popular place to visit. It’s safe, and the family friendly vibe is very alluring, but in order to keep itself family friendly and safe, Disney has made a lot of rules. In this article I will be going over some rules that Disney has placed that […]
Ebola Outbreak in Guinea
Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak on February 15, 2021. It started in the border area of Guinea. West Africa is now on high alert due to the outbreak. In the past week, there have been seven cases and three deaths. The cases took place in a nurses funeral home where […]