OCD. It stands for obsessive compulsive disorder and is a mental health disorder that affects many people around the world. Symptoms may come and go, but in most cases, OCD cannot be cured. If symptoms get too severe, they can interfere in the daily lives and relationships of people. People with OCD experience obsessions such…
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Whitney High School’s International Day
Living in California, there are many people of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds that live here and share their culture. International day is a day that highlights the different cultures present with the help of different foods that are sold and different danes that are performed in front of the student body. Gretchen Whitney High…
Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle
Many abnormal phenomena exist around the globe, triggering scientists to investigate possible sources of such irregularities. The Bermuda Triangle is well known for tales of unexplainable disappearances of ships and airplanes that pass through the triangular region in the Atlantic Ocean. It is enclosed by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, covering about 500,000 square miles…
Benefits of Playing Video Games
Game lovers may receive criticism from their parents or peers, because of the negative effects they believe may happen if one plays too many games. But according to research, there are plenty of health benefits one can receive as they play their video games. There is an old belief saying that sitting near the computer…
The Thinning Line Between Robots and Humans
Scientific advancements are inevitable and are, so far, seeming to continue with endless possibilities. The unprecedented inventions that scientists are creating, experimenting, and building are things people in the past years could never have even imagined of utilizing in their daily lives: including devices that integrate artificial intelligence of the present day and the ones…
Remembering the Armenian Genocide
On April 24, 1915, the Armenian Genocide began. On that day and henceforth, several hundred Armenians were forcefully deported and later executed by the Turkish government. That was only the beginning to the genocide that would reduce the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire (1299-1922) from two million to 388,000 in the span of seven…
[Editor’s Column] #KoreaToo
It was as if Korea had turned upside-down. In January this year, when a female prosecutor Seo Ji-Hyeon decided to publicize her experience of sexual assault, as well as the ongoing custom of muffling the cries of such victims, the citizens of South Korea fell into a shock. Many were shocked that such vulgar and…
[Editor’s Column] AP Season is in Full Swing
The phenomenon of the infamous AP season is something most every teenage student has experienced at some point in his or her high school career. It is a commonality of a majority of high school students, and many can agree that the pre-process of studying, preparing, and paying; the peri-process of taking the tedious, multi-part…
Spanish Becomes International with DELE at BVHS
In an era of fostering globalization, a versatile language profile is easily anyone’s key aspiration. According to a 2001 Gallup poll, 70% of Americans believe speaking more than one language in the United States is a valuable skill. The DELE Club members of Bonita Vista High School are no exception. In the second semester of…
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,…