The night before my first meeting as the newly named president of Culver City High School’s Journalism Club, I was stuck inside my room, panicking. There were all sorts of concerns – would I be able connect to new members on Zoom? Would I be able to deal with the possibility of my connection cutting…
It’s a late Sunday afternoon in Culver City, California, and the air is filled with booming Spanish-language music and snatches of conversation. Today, the local high school is packed with onlookers waiting to witness the culmination of a process months in the making: the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new mural full of real-life superheroes of…
In 2017, the Los Angeles Dodgers played the Houston Astros in the most exhilarating, thrilling, unforgettable World Series in baseball history. The series, as all good playoff series do, lasted seven games – though this was the least exciting part. There were massive homers, dramatic strikeouts, and extra-inning games galore. Each at-bat was a test…
Here, the tents line the streets like scattered fall leaves. There are thousands of them; thousands of homeless men, women, and children in one of the most notorious neighborhoods in Los Angeles. This is Skid Row, the site of one of the largest homeless populations in the United States. Its streets and bridges house approximately…
“I don’t know why I do it,” he says. The runner glances at me, and then shrugs, palms upturned. “Endorphins, maybe?” He turns and puts a hand on his chin, thinking. The question’s a difficult one to answer – why would a teenager who is preoccupied with juggling all the typical stressors of high school,…
For many, Trump’s recent proposal to buy Greenland came as a major surprise, though the seemingly fanciful notion was quickly dismissed as little more than an attempted distraction from the president’s far greater problems – or, at worse, a bad joke. That is, until Trump canceled a meeting with Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
The second round of the Democratic primary debates concluded on July 31, wrapping up a two-night session featuring 20 participants. Alas, many of the questions surrounding the candidates themselves have yet to be wrapped up – especially those regarding their unusually large numbers. So far, as many as 25 Democratic candidates have entered the…
For many Californians, Independence Day was only a harbinger. The 6.4 earthquake that struck on July 4 served as a frightening shock to the residents of the nearby town of Ridgecrest, home to about 28,000 people. But other Southern Californians were just as spooked, many of whom have long been anticipating a quake far…
This article was originally published on February 18, 2019 President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border came to be an unprecedented move, though not entirely unexpected. The announcement came following a two month long dispute between the president and Democrats over funding for the former’s proposed border wall – a…
For those who need to talk to him, CCHS counselor Daniel Fagas can be often found sitting in his office – a small, cramped room filled with the smiling photographs of past students and, most noticeably, the presence of a man widely regarded as legendary by his peers. There may be a smile involved;…
