As we head into 2021, some non-contact sport seasons like girls tennis, co-ed swimming, and co-ed cross country have gotten ready to begin their season. However, many other sports like basketball, soccer and volleyball will most likely not start their season this year. Teens and parents all have different opinions […]
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What Does Being Health Mean?
Society and social media likes to feed us a plethora of ideas as to what they want us to be. One such area is the concept of “being healthy.” Online we see these buff guys and skinny girls and we’re told, “This is what healthy means.” To be frank, these […]
Why Trump Should Be Banned from All Social Media Indefinitely
Trump supporters’ violent attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 left the world in great shock. These rioters occupied, vandalized and looted parts of the building for several hours. This attack was planned and organized from the far-right Americans when they announced plans to “storm the Capitol” […]
I Watched Emily in Paris So You Don’t Have To
How did this get nominated for a Golden Globe?
March Madness Held in Indiana
The 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division Men’s Basketball tournament or better known as March Madness is set to make a return in Indiana in upcoming March. The NCAA is planning to play the tournament with 68 teams. Games will take place at West Lafayette, Indianapolis and Bloomington. The finals […]
Local Theatre Performance Coming This Spring
Between the recent spike in Covid-19 cases and the continuation of online school, almost all standard high school extracurriculars have transferred to a virtual setting. This includes performing arts, an activity beloved by many students across the district, particularly here at San Mateo High School. Despite the unusual circumstances, theatre […]
Trump’s Social Media Ban
Since the Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020, Twitter has been adding labels to Donald Trump’s tweets to warn people of false information; when Trump tweeted that he had won the election, Twitter added a warning on his tweet that stated “This claim about election fraud has been disputed”. […]
Is Going Back to School The Best Solution to Zoom Fatigue?
When the pandemic officially began in March, students took it as a nice and happy two-week break. It’s been 10 months since and even with the upcoming vaccines, no one can tell if we’re really coming back to school. We have seen countless schools throughout the country fail at returning […]
BLM vs. Capitol Riots
January 6, 2021 is a day that will live in infamy. Trump supporters from all over the country gathered in Washington D.C to forcefully challenge the election results. This protest ended in riot and insurrection, with mobs storming the U.S. Capitol. The insurrectionists carried the Confederate Flag and chanted “Hang […]
What is QAnon?
QAnon has spent much of its history festering in the darkest corners of the internet, peddling baseless conspiracy theories about the government and Hollywood elites. Despite its nonsensical assertions, it has gained recognition from both members of Congress and the Trump family. It was only recently that the drivel online […]