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The Importance of “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” Spans Far Beyond the Screen

Aanji Sin ’24 Copy Editor Whenever I talk or write anything about the lack of Asian representation in American media, I like

October 29, 2021

Writing

Scripps Students Face Burnout Amidst Transition Back on Campus

Alyssa Wend ‘24 Staff Writer In the midst of writing this article, I was burnt out—I felt completely overwhelmed from the combination

October 28, 2021

Music

A Definitive Ranking of folklore’s Most Autumnal Songs

Madison Yardumian Editor-in-Chief ’22 OK, I’ll admit it. I like Taylor Swift. Like most, I’ve enjoyed her music since I was a

October 28, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

2021 Oscar Nominations Make History

Alyssa Leong ‘23 Film Columnist Despite the postponement of many movie releases in 2020, this year’s Oscars nominees have made history in

April 25, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

Monthly Reading Recommendations: March

Mirabella Miller ’23 Staff Writer It’s surprisingly hard to read for fun: a practice that is supposed to be about leisure and

April 18, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

How the College Application Process is Portrayed in Teen Movies and Shows

Alyssa Wend ’24 Staff Writer My first memory of watching someone choose a college was seeing Gabriella Montez in High School Musical

March 31, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

Ted Chiang and the Progressive Potential of Science Fiction

Amelie Lee ’23 Editor-in-Chief As a person who is embarrassingly intimidated by all things STEM, I’ve unsurprisingly never been drawn to the

March 11, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

Monthly Reading Recommendations: February

Amelie Lee ’23 and Mirabella Miller ’23 Editor-in-Chief and Staff Writer It’s surprisingly hard to read for fun: a practice that is

March 8, 2021

Politics

The Texas Energy Crisis Demonstrates a Lack of Sympathy for the South

Mirabella Miller ’23 Staff Writer As a winter storm wreaked havoc in Texas last week, leaving millions without power and over half

February 28, 2021

Writing

One Year of “These Unprecedented Times”

Alexandra Rivasplata ’22 Marketing Manager It begins at 10:55pm on a Sunday, and I am playing that horrible game in which I

February 27, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

In “Framing Britney Spears,” the Media Tells Her Story for Her Once Again

Mirabella Miller ’23 Staff Writer The latest installment in The New York Times Presents documentary series, titled Framing Britney Spears, began streaming

February 27, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

2020 Movie Reviews

Alyssa Leong ’23 Staff Writer At first, 2020 seems like it was an awful year for movies (as it was for pretty

February 21, 2021

Culture

Monthly Reading Recommendations: January

Mirabella Miller ’23 Staff Writer It’s surprisingly hard to read for fun: a practice that is supposed to be about leisure and

February 21, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

The Disappointing Character Arc of Moira Rose

Amelie Lee ’23 Editor-in-Chief Breaking the record for most Emmys won in a single season for a comedy, Schitt’s Creek has clearly

January 2, 2021

Politics

Kamala Harris and the Harm of the Politics of Representation

Sofia Ahmed ’21 Staff Writer Kamala Harris’s election as the first Black and Asian woman vice president of the United States marks

December 3, 2020

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