Blinded by hate, some politicians and community leaders are violating the rights of children. As surrounding school districts begin adopting anti-LGBTQ+ policies, the youth in Capistrano Unified are...

The trans community is under attack. From 2015-2022, 548 anti-trans bills were proposed. In 2023 alone, about 533 anti-trans bills have been proposed in the states. 62 of them have been passed into...

In the age of social media, gym culture has become increasingly popular–and increasingly toxic. Gym culture, or fitness culture, is a sociocultural phenomenon revolving around physical fitness and...

It doesn’t matter if you’re pro-life or pro-choice. If you love the Dobbs decision or if you hate it. There’s one thing that we all need to agree on: students need to continue learning about Roe...

Ah, acne. The mere mention of it is enough to make any hormonal teenager cringe with discomfort. I found myself in that dreaded predicament. My once-manageable acne spiraled out of control, and it became...

When it came time for me to write my personal statement for college applications, I struggled to find a way to talk about my bi-racial identity without coming across as “too Asian.” Writing about my...

The next big thing is out there, waiting to be discovered. Microtrends are small-scale fads, contributing to a toxic culture of consumerism and materialism.  On social media platforms like TikTok,...

Every year, the February season generates a frenzy for the nostalgic taste of Girl Scout Cookies. Once those green tablecloths arrive at the supermarket, it can be hard not to contribute to the spurring...

What you post is tied to you forever.  With the new normality of posting our lives on social media, it can be easy to forget that all posts, comments and “likes” are kept on record. With a touch...

It’s ironic that a school that includes Fahrenheit 451 in its curriculum censors classroom libraries. Specifically, by targeting LGBTQ-centered books.  Last semester, a queer library on campus was...