El Estoque

MVHS administration implements African American Scholar’s Project

Jason Chu, Sophia D’Sa, Ethan Eisler, Varun Singh, Lillian Wang, and Kaia Yuan • September 12, 2023

A B building bathroom wall was graffitied with the words “Kill all n******” on March 10, 2022. A video of a student saying the N word was sent to MVHS staff on Feb. 28, 2023. Although MVHS has established...

Who’s watching?

Sonia Verma • May 18, 2023

An 84-second teaser for Disney’s live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid” was released on Sept. 9 and within hours, the hashtag #notmyariel went viral on social media. The tag consisted of...

Is it a racist joke or just a joke about race?

Meggie Chen • April 17, 2023

Exploring the nuances and morals of race jokes

BREAKING: MVHS student uses the N-word in a video shared with staff

Megha Mummaneni • March 4, 2023

On March 2, an email concerning a racist video was sent to the MVHS community

The Senators’ Agenda: How race, gender and politics defined Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination hearing

Melody Cui and Kripa Mayureshwar • April 12, 2022

Dissecting the underlying notions that were used against the first Black Woman nominated to serve on the Supreme Court

Bathroom vandals perpetuate hate

Shivani Verma and Kripa Mayureshwar • March 16, 2022

MVHS administration responds to racial slurs, hate symbols and other vandalism

Race in Sports

Sophia Chen, Geethikaa Tarra, Irene Tang, Matthew Yoshimoto, and Nika Zamani • March 7, 2022

Exploring the different facets of race in sports

Examining racism in sports

Sophia Chen, Copy Editor • February 18, 2022

Looking into how racial microaggressions and bias affect student athletes

Let’s Talk CRT

Anushka De and Tvisha Gupta • February 16, 2022

Opposition to Critical Race Theory prevents racial equality

CRT sparks controversy at NJUHSD

Aashna Patel and Jannah Sheriff • February 12, 2022

Growing up in Grass Valley in Nevada County, the county with the highest white population in California, 2014 Bear River High School alum Alex Moses always felt different due to his multiracial identity....

Defining Critical Race Theory

Mira Wagner and Jayanti Jha • February 12, 2022

Understanding CRT and how it is taught and understood in classrooms

Tokenism and Tropes

Shreshta Ranganathan, Staff Writer • May 22, 2021

Hollywood is not only the biggest entertainment industry, it is also home to one of the most diverse audiences, which is exactly why it has fallen under fire for its lack of inclusivity. Though the industry...