Category: Society, Politics, Lifestyle, and Culture

Recently, users of the popular social media community, Reddit, declared a “meme war” on CNN, drawing the attention of thousands across the world. A Reddit user had created an animated meme dissing CNN, prompting a CNN journalist to uncover the user’s personal identity. Users protested the invasion of the user’s privacy, and banded together to…

This past Saturday, September 9th, tennis for the Special Olympics at Golden Valley High School marked the start of the fall tennis season. This program at Santa Clarita is designed to help those with special needs to play tennis and learn techniques for tournaments. Every 3 weeks, athletes obtain a chance to compete in tournaments…

People figure out who they are throughout their whole lives, but it would be safe to say that it all starts sometime in high school. All kinds of people tend to put themselves and others in categories or certain positions. Now, this observation also includes Korean-American people, or more specifically, Korean-American students. There is for…

Many high school students have part-time jobs. Whether it be working at a café or tutoring middle school students, working in high school can be a valuable experience. One can not only earn money but also learn essential long-term life skills. One of the possible benefits of a high school job is learning time management…

President Trump has officially signed the executive order, banning transgender people from being recruited into the U.S. military. Although Trump announced this over a month ago, he recently signed the directive to officially enforce his announcement. It is unclear whether current transgender military personnel people will be allowed to continue to serve in the military….

According to the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, women today have an estimated 450 periods during their life. Averaging about 3-7 days a month for 42 years, menstruation is a natural thing that most women undergo. Although periods are a large part of women’s lives, there are a myriad of women around the world who…

Due to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan seems to be coming closer to its own destruction.   On August 2, in an interview with Kyodo Communication, Japan’s former Prime Minister, Fukuda Yasuo, criticized that Abe is leading Japan to its destruction. It was initially an interview that was set up to observe Fukuda’s reactions towards…

In America, almost everyone knows a person who owns a dog or owns one themselves. According to Gallup.com, forty percent of the American population own a dog. However, most of these people don’t know the benefits of having these dogs. For example, Terry Shin, an upcoming senior Crescenta Valley High School, told JSR, “I didn’t…

Dogs. They are a comfortable presence to dog owners all over the world. It takes a lot of work to raise a dog as your own pet, but in the end, many people care about dogs as much as they care about themselves. Dog owners can have their dog(s) for a variety of reasons, whether…

Kim Jeong Suk, wife of President Moon Jae-in, and the First Lady of South Korea visited the United States with her husband in late June. Her clothing and fashion sense clearly showed her respect towards the citizens and representatives of other countries including the U.S. Kim’s blue jacket that she wore on the first day…