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Students take notes and ask questions at the Yale College Visit on Sept. 26. Junior Olivia Widjaja said affirmative action has not impacted her greatly but she sees how it could hurt minorities and their chances of getting into university.

In a post-affirmative action world, students employ new tools, considerations in college applications

Aidah Brown November 18, 2024

Over a year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that transformed the face of college admissions: the banning of affirmative action. Melinda Stephan, College and Career Resource Center (CCRC) coordinator,...

Junior Tenise Machaya (left) studies during SRT. “Having a designated study period really helps with my time management and I try to use it as best as I can.”

Students, teacher reflect on inclusivity of educational spaces for Black students

Aidah Brown February 26, 2024

Junior Tenise Machaya said there can be many obstacles presented by being a Black student. "Being a Black student in educational spaces can be a little hard sometimes," Machaya said. "When I'm learning...

Q&A with DECA officers on viral TikTok

Isaac Hsu March 21, 2023

James Gilbert, DECA vice president and senior What inspired you to make this TikTok? "Mainly, we’d like to give credit to Westfield, since they made one that got around 100,000 likes and it...

Sophomore Savneet Dulay (right) discusses the lack of minority teachers with sophomore Akshaya Lingala (left) on Feb 16th, 2023. “I think non-ethnic teachers just need to be more sensitive towards some students,” said Dulay.

Involved students weigh in on impact of minority teachers

Ayaan Nadeem February 28, 2023

February is Ethnic Equality Month.  With this month as a backdrop, sophomore Savneet Dulay said having a diverse teaching staff is important. “I don’t think that there is a huge difference overall...

Representation in film must go beyond actors, extend to writers, directors

Representation in film must go beyond actors, extend to writers, directors

Chenyao Liu November 10, 2022

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will be released on Nov 11. The first “Black Panther” movie shattered box office records, becoming the highest-grossing film ever by a Black director, Ryan Coogler....

With 10th anniversary of “The Avengers” series, significance of  hero diversity, community hero representation increasingly important

With 10th anniversary of “The Avengers” series, significance of hero diversity, community hero representation increasingly important

Chenyao Liu and Darshini Shankar April 22, 2022

May 4 marks the 10-year anniversary of the release of “The Avengers,” the first Marvel movie to include a team of superheroes with diverse backgrounds. In those 10 years, the Marvel franchise has reached...

Students, staff discuss cultural detachment, stigma within CCS

Arya Pinnamaneni March 25, 2022

When sophomore Adama Barry had a conversation with her friends, she was surprised to find they also occasionally felt stuck between two worlds and didn't feel understood in either. “I’m Guinean,...

With “Tell a Fairy Tale Day” on Feb. 26, students, teacher discuss  diversity in classic fairy tales, Disney culture

With “Tell a Fairy Tale Day” on Feb. 26, students, teacher discuss diversity in classic fairy tales, Disney culture

February 18, 2022

Fairy Tales often incorporate magical and imaginary beings and lands, and they are often geared toward children. But fairytales can also help break boundaries of time and culture, and that includes how...

 Zyrah Arulogun, member of Black Student Alliance (BSA), raises her hand to ask the police officers a question at a BSA meeting on May 13. Arulogun said that while the diversity training sessions are a step in the right direction, there is still more to be done.

CCS district offers diversity training for staff, parents

Zainab Idrees May 16, 2021

This district is offering diversity training sessions for staff. These training sessions are optional and focus on different topics such as microaggressions, equity and allyship.  Due to COVID-19 concerns,...

Q&A with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusions Officer Terri Roberts-Leonard

Q&A with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusions Officer Terri Roberts-Leonard

Raghav Sriram February 17, 2021

Why do you believe Carmel Clay Schools added this position for the 2020-2021 School Year? With the murder of George Floyd last year, issues of racism specifically, but Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,...

Black women are often underrepresented in history, students must change conversations in politics to thank, include them

Black women are often underrepresented in history, students must change conversations in politics to thank, include them

Sowmya Chundi February 14, 2021

Ever since middle school history class, I’ve always been intrigued by our country’s past and the incredible people who paved the way for young girls like me to be more involved in education and activism....

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