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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Indian women are offended by the media's perception of their beauty.

“The Great Shift” is a great joke: Why the TikTok trend is insulting to Indian women

The MVHS Indian community discusses how the trend undermines Indian women and their beauty
Meghna Dixit and Aletheia Ju
February 2, 2025
A student reaches for the Tiktok icon on their screen.
Photo l Jami Lim

TikTok on the clock

Students and staff reflect on the impact of the potential TikTok ban
Jami Lim and Archana Venkatesan
January 27, 2025
Photo illustration by Isabelle Kok

Sonny ‘angels’

Blind box companies keep teenage consumers hooked with monetization and marketing tactics
Kate Yang
January 24, 2025
Illustrations by Canva | Free use image from Pexels

Boy moms on TikTok foster a lack of emotional maturity in young men

These mothers enable tired stereotypes and force exploitation onto their sons
Suhana Mahabal
December 6, 2024
Preaching through TikTok

Preaching through TikTok

MVHS seniors discuss how they express Christianity through social media
Arjun Dhruv
September 20, 2024
Content on social media showing Indian cuisine and street food receive hateful interactions. Graphic by Ellie Wang | El Estoque

Social media perpetuates racist stereotypes towards Indian culture

Cupertino community reflects on facing discrimination online
Samika Bhatkar and Ellie Wang
September 20, 2024
Photo Illustration by Asha Wojciechowski || "Kamala Harris" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chartreuse is the new red, white and blue

Voters discuss the recent rise of meme culture and social media in election campaigns
Tick. Tock. TikTok...

Tick. Tock. TikTok…

House of Representatives passes a bill to restrict connections between TikTok and the Chinese Communist Party
Jason Chu and Dylan Nguyen
April 10, 2024
A ban on TikTok would have far-reaching effects on the United States.

The TikTok ban is political theater

The ban’s repercussions will impact the very nature of digital communication and freedom
Riya Murthy and Alan Tai
April 5, 2024
Tiktok tunes

Tiktok tunes

Students weigh in on how social media sets a new standard for mainstream music
Giljoon Lee and Asha Wojciechowski
March 6, 2024
Digital book formats have been made prevalent by the digital age.

Rewiring reading

Investigating the impacts of the digital age on book consumption
Jami Lim and Lillian Wang
November 1, 2023
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