By Melissa Domingo Arts Editor Indonesia native, Nicole Zefanya, better known by the mononym Niki, released her highly anticipated debut album on September 10, 2020. After works like “Zephyr” and “wanna take this downtown?”, the release of “Moonchild” comes as a pleasant surprise to fans. The singer-songwriter released a ten track concept album intended to tell the story of the
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By Nathan David Staff Writer It has been over 22 years since the original animated Mulan hit theatres around the world. It combined action with the classic Disney princess movie aspects to make a film that appealed to a wide audience. But the recent live-action remake of Mulan, directed by Niki Caro, has many changes that differ from the original
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By Nethan Sivarapu and Ian Vu Staff Editors In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we see ourselves as more disconnected from society than ever. During these times, how have musicians kept in touch with the world to continue spreading their music? Social distancing has changed the way that many people around the world tackle their daily tasks. Many people
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By Eva Weisenfeld Staff Writer When “Sixteen Candles” was released in 1984, it quickly became a smash hit, labelled as a classic. It was the first hit film directed by John Hughes, who’s movies sought to capture an era of teenage angst in the ’80s. The film tells the story of Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) who wakes up on her
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By Cyrus Shakeri Staff Writer At my house, I have a GX1000 skateboard with the name Pablo on it. I recently purchased this as a tribute to Pablo “Psplifff” Ramirez, a skateboarder whose life ended April 23, 2019 after a collision with a dump truck on Seventh Street. I was saddened and surprised at the news of Ramirez’s death, and
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By Dania Zamudio Staff Writer The movie “Veronica” is really good. It’s a horror film, and it’s actually pretty scary. It is in Spanish and takes place in Madrid, Spain because it’s based on a true story. The director of the movie is Paco Plaza. The movie came out in 2017. The movie “Veronica” is entirely in Spanish. During an
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By Hannah Murrieta Staff Writer “The Hate U Give” was a movie made in 2017 trying to show a purpose to people following the deaths of people of color because of white cops. In one of the scenes, a young black teenager was killed because the white cop thought he had a gun and his family wanted justice for him
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By Maddie Knight Staff Writer Tahoma Video Production students are currently hard at work in preparation for upcoming contests in the spring. Video Production teacher Vincent Nelson said contests “offer opportunity for students to put their filming skills to the test.” Mr. Nelson continued, “Some of these kids, the advanced students, TA’s, I’ve had for two to three years now,
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By Henry Pierce Staff Writer WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD — YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! As the first order is taking the final steps to crush the Resistance, a message is intercepted by a Resistance spy telling that the long-dead Palpatine is alive and ready to take over once again. The Resistance decides that it needs to stop Palpatine, and they go
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By Henry Pierce Staff Writer “ARK: Survival Evolved” is a video game available for PC/Mac, Xbox 1, PS 4, Android/IOS, and Nintendo Switch. In “ARK: Survival Evolved,” you are the main character in the game. You explore a strange island filled with prehistoric animals and plants from different prehistoric time periods, and you recover artifacts from other explorers who have
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