It’s the time of the year: college application season. With lingering deadlines, lengthy essays, and stressed students and teachers, many seniors are anxiously working for their future college and life. As a senior myself currently working on college apps, I finally feel all the emotions that former seniors have felt. Many students…
Author: Erin Song
Erin Song is a new member of J Student Reporters.
[ Editor’s Column]Movies Starring Asians Make a Breakthrough in Hollywood
Asians have been underrepresented in American film in the past decade, as the last movie featuring an all Asian cast has been The Joy Luck Club in 1993. It has been known that Hollywood mainly casts Caucasians in most of their films, and many minority groups, especially Asians, have been reduced to small…
Banning Straws Might Not Help
The plastic straw ban has been a hot topic for the past few years as San Francisco joined the many other California cities to ban the plastic straw for the benefit of the environment. The first plastic straw ban happened in Seattle, in 2008, and many other US cities are following through. Although a…
Summer Calls for Reusable Water Bottles
California is one of the states that recently got hit with a big heat wave and people are bringing out the swimsuits, ice cream, and coolers usually filled with icy plastic water bottles. Water is essential for escaping the summer heat, and many people do not seem to consider the damages of drinking…
UC Schools Are Harder to Get in Than Ever
For many students in California, going to a UC school is a great opportunity to get a great education without the private school cost. These schools are considered the best in the country, and almost every senior in California dreams to attend. But this year proved that getting accepted is only getting more difficult and…
Beyonce Headlines Coachella 2018
Spring is here, which means festival season in the US. One of the most well-known and popular annual music festivals is the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Coachella takes place over two weekends, from April 13th through April 22nd. As hundreds of talented artists gather to perform, one of the most iconic singers, Beyonce…
Mixed Reviews for Maze Runner: Death Cure
Before the film franchise blew the theaters away for the past few years, The Maze Runner series was a popular Young Adult book that gained the interest of many teen readers. Its futuristic plot and sci-fi elements with captivating characters led the films to follow the success of the books. Starring Dylan O’Brien as Thomas,…
The Winter Season is a Stressful Time for Juniors
December is a time of stress and worry for a lot of high school juniors before the month long winter break. The SATs, subject tests, honors/AP classes, extracurriculars, and school in general is a lot of the reason why so many juniors are worn out by the end of the semester. As finals week approaches,…
Editor’s Column: BTS Sweeps Over America
In 2013, a seven membered K-pop boy group debuted under a very small company, BigHit. Although they were not popular or successful until the past few years, BTS worked hard to relay important messages in their music about the youth and society. Years of hard work and dedication has led them to globalize all around…
Awareness for Deaf Culture
There are about 70 million deaf people in this world that uses sign language as their main language. It is also estimated that deaf people can only decipher about 38% of a conversation through lip reading. This percentage is very low because every person has a different way of talking and enunciating their words. Talking…