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American Politics is Becoming a Gerontocracy
American Politics is Becoming a Gerontocracy
Sophia Benito, Editor-in-Chief • February 22, 2024

The Founding Fathers set a minimum age limit for U.S. presidents — not a maximum. President Biden, now 81 years old, is the first octogenarian...

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Viking of the Month
Viking of the Month: Denver Harris
Viking of the Month: Denver Harris
Kyra Sharma, Managing and Opinions Editor • March 16, 2024

Denver Harris is a sophomore at La Jolla High who has been running since the summer before his freshman year. Running marathons, 5Ks, and other events...

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Genetic Poetics?
Genetic Poetics?
Torrey Busby, Staff Writer • March 22, 2024

Taylor Swift just announced the upcoming release of the album “The Tortured Poets Department.” Ironically, on March 4th, Ancestry.com...

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The 96th Oscars: Predictable but Passable
The 96th Oscars: Predictable but Passable
Max Davis, Guest Writer • March 22, 2024

The 96th iteration of Hollywood's most self-congratulatory evening, the Academy Awards, took place on March 10th, 2024, amidst large...

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Alabama’s Disastrous Embryo Decision
Alabama’s Disastrous Embryo Decision
Ephraim Rosenstock, Staff Writer • March 19, 2024

In a catastrophic and dangerous decision by the Alabama Supreme Court on February 16th, the implications of which could end IVF (in vitro fertilization) pregnancies...

Disfiguring History
Disfiguring History
Luke Wied, Staff Writer • March 19, 2024

Thousands of generations of humans have lived on Earth, reshaping it for better or for worse up until the present; billions of humans not known by name but through...

Lets Reform Prop 13
Let's Reform Prop 13
Adelaide Geurtsen-Shoemate, Arts and Entertainment Editor • March 19, 2024

California has had a housing crisis for years, an issue that lies in California’s property tax laws, specifically Proposition 13. This proposition, disguised as...

Numb to the Numbers
Numb to the Numbers
Kyra Sharma, Managing and Opinions Editor • February 24, 2024

It’s no secret that in the past few years, the world has been struck by tragedy after tragedy. From the COVID-19 pandemic to the ever-growing gun violence epidemic...

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Sephora Kids Take Over
Sephora Kids Take Over
Ava Garber, Staff Writer • March 19, 2024

If you've scrolled through TikTok or any other social media platform lately, you've probably witnessed the rise of Gen Alpha's online presence....

Politics and Mass-Media
Politics and Mass-Media
Maggie Hou, Guest Writer • March 19, 2024

Social media is undoubtedly one of the most powerful forms of influence in present-day society. This influence has yet to fall short of expanding...

Budget Cuts
Budget Cuts
Kyra Sharma, Managing and Opinions Editor • February 22, 2024

Note: All the information below comes from the San Diego Union-Tribune and La Jolla Light. As the state of California faces a projected $70...

Essexposé!
Essexposé!
Kyra Sharma, Managing and Opinions Editor • November 15, 2023

Mr. Jim Essex is in his 15th year at La Jolla High School, teaching freshmen, juniors, and seniors. He was named La Jolla High’s Teacher of...

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France Enshrines Abortion Rights in Constitution
France Enshrines Abortion Rights in Constitution
Sophia Benito, Editor-in-Chief • March 19, 2024

French legislators passed an amendment on March 4, declaring abortion to be a “guaranteed freedom,” becoming the first country to explicitly outline...

Trump Is Back On The Ballot, But It’s Just The Beginning of His Legal Troubles
Trump Is Back On The Ballot, But It’s Just The Beginning of His Legal Troubles
Ephraim Rosenstock, Staff Writer • March 19, 2024

While the next few months of Former President Donald Trump’s calendar will be filled with court dates, the Supreme Court just resolved one of his many...

Russia After Navalny
Russia After Navalny
Sophia Benito, Editor-in-Chief • March 19, 2024

Russia’s prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, died in a remote Arctic prison on February 16th. He was 47, and no cause of death has been specified....

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