School shootings are only getting worse
Sabrina Contreras and Ceci Musgrove
October 10, 2019
Two years ago, a group of Cal High students thought it was funny to continuously pull the fire alarm. With the annoying shrill of the alarm ringing through classrooms and hallways, everyone shuffled to the football field laughing and joking because it was the third fire alarm that week and no one beli...
Are violent, first-person shooter video games a cause of school attacks? (YES)
Lorelai Slaydon, Staff Writer
October 10, 2019
With a sudden flash of anger you hurl your game controller down to the floor as the words “you’ve been defeated” repeat on the screen to what seems like the hundredth time. If you’re a gamer or even casual video game player you’ve done this before. I know that most of you have thought t...
Are violent, first-person shooter video games a cause of school attacks? (NO)
Avni Kalur, Staff Writer
October 10, 2019
Video games are misconceived to be the cause of many horrifying recent mass shootings, murders, and other acts of violence. This idea hides the true reason why kids are becoming more violent. Mental illnesses and childhood trauma from bullying are the main reasons why shooters take the lives of so m...
Shaking it up this summer
Ceci Musgrove, Staff Writer
May 29, 2019
In a time of hot weather and sticky desserts, the milkshake is by far my favorite and the cleanest treat of the summertime. Keeping everything in a cup on the go or even sitting down at your favorite diner, the milkshake is the sweetest delicacy this summer. Unlike ice cream or froze...
Yo-yo, it’s fro-yo
Emmy Burrus, Staff Writer
May 29, 2019
ooking for a cool summer treat without the extra calories of ice cream? Frozen yogurt is a great alternative. Although this dessert still isn’t very healthy, on a hot summer day who cares? And lucky for us, the East Bay has many different options to choose from. Here’s my list of some of the...
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream this upcoming summer break
Sabrina Contreras, Staff Writer
May 29, 2019
As summer approaches, the only thing that can save us from the scorching sun is ice cream. Lucky for you, I’ve taken my precious time to go ice cream tasting, trying to find the best ice cream around. Being a professional ice cream taster can be exhausting, but someone has to do it, so I stepped...
Science discredits signs
Michelle Kuperman, Staff Writer
May 2, 2019
People believe whatever ideas and concepts support their perspective of the world. As such, many people have differing opinions on astrology, the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies and the influence they have on human affairs and the natural world. ...
Astrology becoming a staple of pop culture
Varsha Ravi, Staff Writer
May 2, 2019
Astrology’s recent revival is just another aspect of mainstream culture. Astrology refers to using details of people’s birth, such as location, date and time, to construct information about their personality as well as predict aspects of the future. Although a person’s ...
Star signs fool no one
Ceci Musgrove, Staff Writer
May 2, 2019
ns are often viewed by people everywhere, skeptical or not. Every day I wake up and check my Co-Star app to see if something new is going to affect my day, my relationships with others, or if I should watch out for something I shouldn’t be doing. Like most, I can be skeptical of things I see i...
Earth is warming at an alarming rate
Maira Nigaar, Staff Writer
March 26, 2019
Everyone longs to live in a utopia, but the upsetting reality of the earth is overwhelming as it rapidly drifts away from the perfect world people envision in their minds. Earth’s climate is dramatically fluctuating, making it difficult for living organisms to coexist with their surroundin...