By Justin Lin Staff Writer Tyler, the Creator is a 29-year-old American singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, designer, and music video director. He was first introduced into the music industry in 2007 as the co-founder of the popular hip-hop collective “Odd Future.” After the group’s split, Tyler has been working as a solo artist to this day. Having won the MTV
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By Ruby Balbuena Staff Writer Drug use within the Summit Denali community is a topic that is not often directly addressed due to fear, but it sparks curiosity in others. However, drug use can lead to physical, mental and emotional health consequences. But there are many ways to fight against the aftermath in a positive way. Throughout this article, the
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By Riley Quigley Staff Writer High school graduation rates in America are still lagging behind many other similarly developed nations. Many educators across America are trying to find a solution to this, increasing or decreasing amounts of homework, introducing new technology to the classroom, or changing the overall curriculum of their school. However, the solution might not be that simple.
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By Alaya Scarlett and Ines Villarreal Senzatimore Staff Writers Despite all of the improvements that have been made, homophobia is still an issue in schools. To this day, schools struggle with verbal and physical abuse targeted towards LGBT students. This issue needs to be recognized and stopped. It is vital for schools to take action in advocating for the acceptance
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By Elizabeth Hall and Kaashika Raut Staff Writers Grocery trips in California have not just become a necessity, they have turned into an experience. While at Costco over the weekend, I saw the true nature of humans. The most shocking and infuriating moment was when I spotted a woman sitting on top of the last pallet of Spam so that
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By Louis Park and Soojeong Kim On March 22nd, the number of cases by coronavirus in New York alone surpassed South Korea. The single state had 15,168 cases as reported by New York governor Andrew Cuomo, while South Korea had 8,897 cases even when testing significantly more. The COVID-19 epidemic has left devastating effects in countries throughout the world. Coronavirus
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By Justin Lin Staff Writer Social media’s constant effect on the lives of numerous teens has created a much larger negative consequence than a positive one. With so many people having to face problems such as mental health issues, addiction, lack of productivity, and both physical and emotional insecurities, a big question has to come to mind: How can these
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By Ruby Balbuena and Taylor Vu Staff Writers Throughout our research of high schools not offering financial education, we were very disappointed to see that schools are not teaching students the information that we would need for when becoming an adult. Even our school, Summit Denali, which once had an adulting class, no longer offers it. All high schools should
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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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