Empowered Women Empower Women
May 22, 2019
Filed under Best of Opinion, Commentary, Culture, OPINION, Print
he rise of the 21st Century has brought in a generation that is more aware, sensitive and progressive in relation to issues that have been plaguing our country for years — more specifically, in support of women’s rights and ways of empowerment. Women’s employment rates and college graduation r...
Short end of the stick: Affirmative Action
May 22, 2019
Filed under From the magazine, OPINION, Print Opinion
Affirmative Action (AA) is a vehemently debated policy — both a milestone for supporters and a grievance for opposers. Over the past couple of years, news relating to college admissions has been largely dominated by the notorious Harvard lawsuit involving its alleged discrimination against Asian ap...
A dead end: Exploring the way mental health issues are tackled at MVHS
May 20, 2019
Filed under OPINION
High test scores, newly renovated facilities and a handful of student wellness resources. From the outside, MVHS seems like the perfect school. The school’s academically thriving student body, however, isn’t without those who are struggling. Owing to the pressure to fulfill goals and responsibil...
In the shadows of power
Jasmine Lee, Brandon Ng, Claire Yang, Zara Iqbal, Sreya Kumar, Keshav Taneja, and Emily Xia
May 18, 2019
Filed under Multimedia, MULTIMEDIA PACKAGES, OPINION
Give me a break
May 17, 2019
Filed under OPINION
I’m in fourth grade. The afternoons reach 100 degrees and it’s gotten to the point where it’s so warm that I can’t sleep properly. At exactly seven in the morning, I wake up groggy and unaware, halfheartedly throwing on shorts and a T-shirt. Stumbling down the stairs, I look outside the wind...
Dear Heartbeat Bill
May 16, 2019
Filed under OPINION
Dear Heartbeat Bill, I didn’t want to write to you. I racked my brain for other topics that brought forth surges of emotion — anger, happiness, sadness, anything really — but my mind kept wandering back, fixating itself upon you. I didn’t want to write to you. Why? Because I felt out...
To all the friends I’ve loved before
May 15, 2019
Filed under OPINION
Change is a foreign entity out of grasp, but still swirling around me, trapping me in its gray fumes and smoke. However, it’s become a part of me and through the way I twist and turn, it’s also a familiar sight, something I’m prone to welcoming, adjusting to, knowing that there’s no way I can esc...
Sister Scandal: Why the recent James Charles x Tati Westbrook controversy makes me uneasy
May 13, 2019
More that mediocrity
May 11, 2019
For a solid while in March, I thought I was “doomed” for UC Riverside. I had only applied to it (and UC Merced) as a safety school, and I thought it would be much better for me to go to any other UC because their prestige was higher than UCR’s. Virtually every classmate around me had gotten accepted t...
Pocket-sized: A rant on women’s pockets
May 8, 2019
ockets are amazing. A pouch of fabric attached to your favorite pair of jeans or joggers that can carry whatever your heart desires. Well, for half of the population, that is. If you know anything about me, you know that I detest, I scorn, I absolutely despise women’s pockets. Or should I say, ...
Not enough: A Singaporean’s perspective on Crazy Rich Asians
May 8, 2019
Filed under OPINION
Buckets of buttered popcorn and fizzy soda couldn’t conceal my excitement as I walked into the theater, ready to watch a movie that was potentially capable of altering history due to its extremely diverse representation. Having lived in Singapore for roughly 10 years, I was mainly looking forward to seeing a slic...
