Poor Thanksgiving. Wedged between cheesy Halloween ghoulishness and the sparkling commercialism of Christmas, Thanksgiving is treated by American citizens as a mere prelude to the holiday season or, even...
On Nov. 6, former President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election by a sweeping amount against Vice President Kamala Harris, amassing 76 million votes to Harris’ 73 million. He will become...
As we approach the start of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, the Poly community has expressed a range of reactions: some grieved, some celebrated and some simply shrugged off the results....
My morning routine takes me over an hour and a half. Every day, I wake up at 6:00 a.m., get out of bed, brush my teeth and spend 20 minutes choosing my outfit. However, it doesn’t end there. When I go...
Clive Burt, Assistant Opinion Editor
• November 22, 2024
With the election results in, one of the biggest concerns about Trump’s future presidency is his effect on our economy — more specifically, his implementation of tariffs on foreign goods. Everyone...
As we approach the end of the first quarter, it seems that tests continue to be the “go-to” way to gauge student knowledge. As the assessment calendar begins to fill up with exams, however, we see...
As a dancer, I consider the arts a large part of my identity. I still remember attending my first dance classes, where I learned to pirouette and plié. Those classes were the highlights of my week, and...
Clive Burt, Assistant Opinion Editor
• October 28, 2024
We’ve all heard of that one kid who founded three nonprofits, leads five different clubs and volunteers 40 hours a week – all while playing four varsity sports. The media tends to highlight students...
As the 2024 presidential election heats up, each party’s true colors are coming to light. The Oak Party has endorsed candidate Levon Torian, a 40-year-old Armenian-American born and raised in Los Angeles,...
The Better Party’s presidential candidate, Gerald America, a 50-year-old Tennessee native of the Better Party, envisions a nation that is simply better. From eliminating artificial ingredients like Red...
Miki Chan, Assistant opinion editor
• October 28, 2024
When you turn 18 years old, your entire life can be laid out in a series of dots, each representing a month. Where would most of those dots fall – on sleep, work, school, or something else entirely?...
How much do you know about politics? If you say “not much,” you fall into the category of the vast majority of teenagers. Only 22% of students are “proficient” in civics comprehension, according...
