The Effect of Culture on Mental Health
Madai Martinez, Reporter
March 5, 2020
In Ghana, a boy sits shackled by a chain under a tree. He has been there for three years. He is quiet. Sitting holding his knees, his figure is small and his eyes seem empty. His mother says he used to be a great boy, but something changed in him. He smoked marijuanna with his friends, and from ther...
The Missing Girls of America: An Epidemic Raising Alarm
Gelila Negesse, Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2020
Kamille McKinney, 3 years old. Nevaeh Adams, 5 years old. Jenna Hospedales, 14 years old. Aniah Blanchard, 19 years old. Alexis Crawford, 21 years old. All these girls are black. All were reported missing in 2019. These recurring disappearances are part of a widespread epidemic where black girls are...
Promise of a Better Tomorrow: Dallas Program Provides Pathway for High School Graduates
Gelila Negesse, Co-Editor-In-Chief
February 26, 2020
Conversations about college and post secondary education swarm election debate floors, meetings with counselors and the dinner table for many families across the nation as tuition costs rise and students wonder if they are able to afford college or even attend at all. Dallas County has implemented a program in 2...
Johnny Depp, Amber Heard and the Double Standards of Abuse
Paola Hernandez Olvera, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2020
Actor Johnny Depp, more famously known as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Carribean movie franchise, was accused of physically and emotionally abusing his ex-wife and actress Amber Heard, in 2016. Heard claimed that Depp would strike her or throw objects at her whenever she spoke back to ...
The missing girls of America: An epidemic raising alarm
Gelila Negesse, Co-Editor-In-Chief
February 20, 2020
Kamille McKinney, three years old. Nevaeh Adams, five years old. Jenna Hospedales, 14 years old. Aniah Blanchard, 19 years old. Alexis Crawford, 21 years old. All these girls are black. All were reported missing in 2019. These recurring disappearances are part of a widespread epidemic where black...
Likes Disappear From Instagram
Ingrid Vanegas, Reporter
February 20, 2020
Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, recently issued a temporary trial that will hide likes to create a safer and healthier environment. In May of 2019, Canada was the first country to undergo the experiment. New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Japan and Brazil followed shortly. Mediakix, an influencer marketing agency, re...
Streaming Services Take Over Cable
Iveth Vanegas, Reporter
February 20, 2020
On Nov. 12, Disney released its own streaming service, known as Disney Plus, which offers access to Disney classics, as well as content from Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar and National Geographic. Since its launch, Disney Plus has gained more than 10 million subscribers. With yet another streaming serv...
Split Opinions On Being Self-Made
Iveth Vanegas, Reporter
February 20, 2020
On March 5 2019, Forbes Magazine labeled Kylie Jenner as the youngest self-made billionaire ever, but what defines someone as self-made. Forbes Magazine created a self-made score, ranking those who grew from nothing at 10, the highest, and those who inherited a business and put in little or...
Administration Shake-Up Fosters Schoolwide Change
Gelila Negesse, Co-Editor-In-Chief
November 22, 2019
In society, the word “change” holds a negative, and oftentimes threatening, connotation. Change is, with fairness, often met with fear and ambiguity. However, through time, change can bring along the opportunity for a clean slate and an era of new beginnings. Towards the end of the 2018-2019 school...
An Establisment of Corruption
Julius Perez, Reporter
November 22, 2019
The U.S government was founded as a mechanism for opposing political corruption and putting real power into the hands of the people. But today, it isn’t uncommon to hear people claiming that U.S politicians are corrupt liars, and it isn’t a coincidence that the phrase “lying like a politician” i...
Consumer Views on Holiday Creep
Iveth Vanegas, Reporter
October 4, 2019
As September rolls over, stores have already bombarded customers with holiday decorations, a concept that actually is designed to make consumers rush into holiday shopping. This is known as the holiday creep, a merchandising strategy where companies sell holiday decorations or items months before the actu...
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