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A screenshot of a college-related Instagram post by @limmytalks.

Op-Ed: College admissions TikTok portrays a limited reality — take what you can and leave the rest

By Sasha Cabral, Editor-in-Chief February 5, 2024

It is undeniable that social media is an integral, and almost routine, part of the average teenager’s life. According to a 2023 Gallup Poll, approximately 4.8 hours of a teenager’s day is devoted to...

Doodle of Nintendo characters.

Op-Ed: Are video games good for you?

By Kaylee Yang, Staff Writer February 4, 2024

Hey, do you like video games? That was rhetorical, the real question is, “Who doesn’t?” Whether it be a thrilling combat game on your console or a cute puzzle game on your phone, every high schooler...

Op-Ed: The TikTok-ification of the music industry

By Audrey Piczak, Opinions Editor December 4, 2023

Today, when turning on the FM pop radio, it’s likely that you will hear a song that you’ve heard on your favorite influencer’s TikTok videos. The Top 50 Charts on streaming platforms are featuring...

As CVHS students enter junior year, they have no choice but to be stuck between a rock and a hard place. (Joseph Mutagaya/Canva)

Op-Ed: The CVHS Junior’s Burden: Why TPSP and Research shouldn’t be required

By Joseph Mutagaya, Arts and Entertaiment Editor April 24, 2023

Sometime in the blur that was the online year, we had a conference with the administrators (one I certainly didn’t pay attention to) about course selection. At another time during that blur, I made a...

Simu Liu presented as the male lead in the movie adaptation of "One True Loves."

Op-Ed: Dear Hollywood, please stop casting the same Asian males

By John Nguyen and Natalia Nguyen March 10, 2023

Two weeks ago, Buzzfeed released the trailer for their movie adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s "One True Loves." Fans of Reid were excited to see the 2016 novel come to the big screen. However, what...

Miss USA after being crowned, with the rest of the contestants behind her

“Miss Universe 2022” review: is this review out of this world? Or are the outfits?

By Karla Berrueto and Ivan Salazar January 27, 2023

Eighty-four contestants from all around the world gathered on one stage. All sharing the same goal, to become the next Miss Universe. All these women from around the world are selected to represent their...

John Nguyen wearing a traditional Vietnamese áo dài next to his grandmother on Lunar New Year.

Op-Ed: “Whitewashed”: What makes someone Vietnamese enough?

By John Nguyen and Ella Pham December 13, 2022

Piercing. Their glares held like daggers to our skin, prominent in the way they looked at us as if spotting two outliers. It drove our hatred for family reunions like these. How they’d engulf themselves...

Carly Jensen's new album The Loneliest Time is a journey of grief, heartbreak, and struggle for the singer.

Carly Rae Jepsen’s new album “The Loneliest Time” is questionably shadowed by Taylor Swift’s new album “Midnights”

By Ivan Salazar, Staff Writer November 14, 2022

Carly Rae Jepsen's latest album The Loneliest Time is a facade of colorful and electric pop songs, with lingering synths that reverberate through your ears and upbeat tempos that make you ignore the underlying...

Welcome to Dear Upstream, Carnegie's first advice column.

Dear Upstream- CVHS’s first advice column

By Jahrel Noble, Noah Mohamed, and Nicki Anahita April 20, 2022

Welcome to CVHS's advice column.  Meet your wise advice-givers: Tom- Noah Mohamed (Satire) Jerry- Nicki Anahita (Satire) Noble Knight- Jahrel Noble (Real) Gossip Girl, Grade 12 Dear...

A visual representation of how mental health is glamorized in the media

Op-Ed: From stigmatized to glamorized: mental illness in the media

By Sasha Cabral, Editor-in-Chief December 8, 2021

Warning: The following article covers subjects of mental illness, suicide, and self-harm.  There was an uproar. Parents were worried for children, and psychiatrists were concerned for viewers possibly...

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