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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 […]

News World

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 […]

A&E Film/Television

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 […]

A&E Film/Television

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 […]

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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 […]

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Covid Updates

It’s been one year since the first COVID-19 case in the U.S. was reported and as America just surpassed 500,000 deaths and 28 million confirmed COVID-19 cases. We might be able to get a glimpse of a tiny dazzling light at the end of the tunnel, even if it still […]

Campus News

Back to School Update

Since summer, the school board has been trying tirelessly to bring students back to in-person learning. On February 11, the board voted to approve a  plan to return to school. Other districts around the Bay Area such as Palo Alto Unified School District and San Francisco Unified School District have […]

Opinion

The Skewed Reputation of Badminton

When someone mentions badminton, people think of barbecues, family gatherings and cheap plastic rackets in the backyard. As they try to hit the plastic birdie over a sad, sagging net, their two hands strangle the racket. The ambitious teenager in the family takes a wild baseball swing. He or she […]