December 22, 2020 Holidays, Student Life
Holiday Traditions
by Ava-Ray Pributsky, Mariia Grigoreva and Desmond Devine As we prepare to celebrate the holidays, it’s wonderful to recognize the diversity of winter celebrations: Hanukkah, Advent, Las Posadas, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, the New Year, Epiphany/Three Kings Day. So many ways to celebrate and honor traditions and cultures from around the world and through a large expanse of history....Read MoreDecember 20, 2020 Sports
World Series Championship
By Barrie Komsky December 15, 2020 On October 27, the Los Angeles Dodgers erased decades of frustration and disappointment by winning the World Series for the first time since 1988. They beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in the sixth game of the World Series to bring Los Angeles their second championship of the month. As the great Dodgers announcer Vin Scully once said, “In a year so improbable, the...Read MoreDecember 10, 2020 Current Events, Holidays
Universal Human Rights Day
by Hayley Yoon Every year, on the 10th of December, we celebrate the rights of all humans, no matter their race, religion, color, gender, language, or political opinion. On this day, back in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), after the end of World War II. This document proclaimed the permanent rights that...Read MoreDecember 5, 2020 Bulletin, Health & Medicine, Student Life
LAUSD’s Proposed Learning Models
by Milan Riley Options for LAUSD Learning Models under COVID-19: It’s been about 8 months since Los Angeles Unified schools shut down in-person instruction because of COVID-19, and currently, the effects of the Coronavirus are still on-going. One effect is state guidelines that say schools cannot reopen at this time due to the risk of infection. Even though most officials believe no change can...Read MoreNovember 13, 2020 Politics
2020 Election
by Sophia Mdinaradze, Milan Riley, and Ava-Ray Pributsky The Election: A presidential election in the United States is a democratic process held every four years in which all U.S citizens age 18 and older vote on the nominees for president, as well as a selection of each state’s Congressional representatives. The first election was held on Monday, December 15, 1788, and the most recent one was...Read MoreJune 12, 2020 Global Research, Sciences, Student Life
The Environment and the Effects of COVID-19
by Allen Choi and Payton Suh Although the Coronavirus has brought shutdown to many parts of the world, many things, both good and bad, have happened to our Earth due to a decrease in human activity. Ever since we have been in lockdown, the Earth has been changing slowly in many ways. From CO2 emissions to the ozone layer, quarantine may be bringing a positive effect on the environment. The Los...Read MoreJune 12, 2020 Uncategorized