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Banning TikTok isn’t a good idea

Banning TikTok isn’t a good idea

Chenyao Liu April 24, 2023

In our current era of hyper partisanship, the Democrats and Republicans have united over a simple objective: banning TikTok.  On March 7, senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and John Thune (R-SD) proposed...

TikTok needs to be regulated, but a ban is not the solution

TikTok needs to be regulated, but a ban is not the solution

Isaac Hsu April 24, 2023

Recently, legislators have debated placing a ban on TikTok, and on one side, it would benefit the psychology of A LOT of people, both kids and adults.  But that's not what the ban on the TikTok bill is....

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...

AI like ChatGPT comes with benefits, drawbacks

AI like ChatGPT comes with benefits, drawbacks

Jenny Li March 7, 2023

ChatGPT, a natural language processing tool driven by AI technology, launched on Nov. 30, 2022. This technology allows you to have human-like conversations and much more with a chatbot, leading to...

Senior Eric Yang scrolls through tik tok during his SSRT. He said that social media can lead to less personal friendships.

Students recognize social media’s impact on communication, social aggression

Chenyao Liu January 24, 2023

Senior Eric Yang spends a lot of time on TikTok. However, though he said he enjoys being on social media, he also believes it can be harmful.  “I believe (social media is) a very inevitable thing...

Review: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days villainizes femininity [MUSE]

Review: “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” villainizes femininity [MUSE]

Arya Pinnamaneni January 6, 2023

With the growing popularity of the TikTok sound from “How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days," ("and all the girls dreamed that they'd be Ben’s partner, they'd be partner"), I went back to rewatch the romantic...

Sophomore Becca Howard reflects on the effects of self-improvement on personal identity.

In light of “It Girl” and “Glow Up” trends, effects of self-improvement, comparison at this school viewed positively, negatively

Maddie Misterka November 21, 2022

Senior Peyton “Pey” Henney has been posting on her fitness Instagram since September 2019. According to Henney, she wanted to make the account to teach people about self love and healthy ways to...

Sophomore Juhee Tyagi scrolls through Instagram during her Algebra II class on Oct. 5, 2022. Tyagi said its important to balance social media usage.

Students discuss everyday habits, minor social media addiction

Ayaan Nadeem October 22, 2022

Social media has now become a consistent factor in a student’s life. According to a Pew Research Center study from August, 54% of U.S teenagers say it would be hard to give up social media. Sophomore...

Students should spend more time offline to prioritize productivity

Students should spend more time offline to prioritize productivity

Isaac Hsu September 12, 2022

Given the never-ending rise of social media outlets that give more access to different facets of the internet, you have likely spent hours scrolling through TikTok or Instagram. I can definitely admit...

People should stop supporting fast-fashion companies with negative environmental impact, start supporting small businesses

People should stop supporting fast-fashion companies with negative environmental impact, start supporting small businesses

Avery Carlisle May 20, 2022

Starting in middle school I would always see the girls posting clothing hauls from sites including Shein or Zaful and I would get so jealous that they were finding the latest trends and getting so many...

As disputes over social media occur between millennials and Gen Z, students should take opportunities to grow closer to other Gen Z members and have discussions with Millennials

As disputes over social media occur between millennials and Gen Z, students should take opportunities to grow closer to other Gen Z members and have discussions with Millennials

Riley Laferriere April 16, 2021

Side parts and the laughing-crying emoji are a craze of the past according to many Gen Z’ers that have been criticizing the Millennial generation. Recently, criticisms like these have been traveling...

Graphic Perspective: The Fall of Good Music

Graphic Perspective: The Fall of Good Music

Joshika Sathyamathan March 18, 2021

  To see more of Joshika's work, click here. To see a playlist of the most popular Tik Tok songs, click here.

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