By Kylie Gallegos and Destiny Holliman Staff Writers Pop Culture and Media Art teacher Keith Brown had a student that for a time was the only African American in her grade and, when he went to check on her after hearing an insensitive comment, she just said that she was “sick of not being around anybody that looks like her.”
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By Evelyn Archibald Staff Writer Summit Shasta is wrapping up its first year offering Multimedia Political Journalism as an Expeditions course, and student journalists are ready to continue. While the intro class won’t have the opportunity to be taught at Shasta next year, students can choose to take Advanced Multimedia Political Journalism as an independent study course. The AMPJ course
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By Kai Lock and Ethan Sheppy Staff Writers It seems now that #MeToo has been the topic of conversation for many months now, especially in the entertainment industry. It has been showcased in several award shows, influencing things like speeches and wardrobe. High-profile men in the industry continue to face fallout from the movement toward accountability and transparency. More and
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By Giselle Alejo, Judy Ly, Jeana Rose Meneses and Pauline Valezquez Staff Writers Many of us are guilty of making assumptions about people before taking the time to get to know them; however, Isabella Zou, a senior at Westlake High School in Austin works to enlighten her community about the real people of the homeless community. She described the overarching stereotype
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By Amanda Ramirez Staff Writer Donald Trump might take action on his negative views toward the media by “opening up libel laws” during his presidency. Many times throughout Mr. Trump’s campaign trail, the public has noticed his libel threats upon journalists. One example is from a Donald Trump rally in Fort Worth, Texas on Feb. 26, 2016, which gave insight
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