Suhana Mahabal, Opinion Editor
Christmas in the Park hosts annual San Jose Tree Lighting
The San Jose community commemorates the holidays at their annual tree lighting event
Boy moms on TikTok foster a lack of emotional maturity in young men
These mothers enable tired stereotypes and force exploitation onto their sons
Toxicity on social media
El Estoque's Opinion section delves into the toxic trends on social media
Toxic study motivation reaffirms Cupertino’s classist mentality
We need to recognize when to take a step back from studying for our health
Students on 2024 election policies
Four students share their viewpoints on immigration, affordable housing, gun control and abortion
Women insulting other women online enables toxic internalized misogyny
Women should avoid insulting other women’s appearance to combat toxic misogyny
The problem with prescription medicine
Rising costs of prescription medicine impact MVHS community’s daily and school lives
Stereotyping ethnicities is counterproductive
We need to avoid using the term “whitewashed” casually
Chartreuse is the new red, white and blue
Voters discuss the recent rise of meme culture and social media in election campaigns
Forgoing the forbidden fruit
We need to stop romanticizing drinking and drugs and open up conversation so teenagers know how to approach it appropriately in the future
March Madness comes to MVHS
ASB Spirit Commissioners hold schoolwide March Madness-style dodgeball and capture-the-flag events
Pressing matters
Mountain View High School student journalists sue district and principal over alleged censorship issues
The rise of tradition on TikTok
The increasingly negative role of benevolent sexism in society appears through traditional wives on social media
“I am hopeful because . . .”
Three MV students advance to the Council level of the PTSA Reflections program
Struggling through silence
Social anxiety’s impact on my life and how I’m overcoming it
Live to work? or Work to live?
People shouldn't be judged for their lifestyle preferences
Culture through language
Exploring different ways second languages affect MVHS students and their daily lives
Little acts, huge impacts
Appreciating the unsung heroes we encounter on our school campus
No place quite like home
Examining what people at MVHS consider to be their “home”
50 Fresh Faces
The Class of 2027 shares its impressions of MVHS
DEPRESSED
Examining how MVHS’ students overuse of the word ‘depressed’ trivializes the mental disorder
Taylor Swift’s ‘Enchanted’ effects on Santa Clara
Exploring the social and economic impact of Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’