by Riley Sandoval ‘22 After two years of the coronavirus pandemic, people are eager to move on with their lives. The more transmissible Omicron variant is bringing many hope for a finish line. Some countries are looking towards Covid-19 as endemic rather than as a pandemic. While it is too early to deem Covid-19 as endemic worldwide, some countries, including … Read More
Compiled by Camilo Illanes ‘22 February 24 Putin authorizes “special military operations,” launching an invasion on Ukraine. Russian forces begin missile and ground attacks, striking major Ukrainian cities including the capitol Kyiv. The United States responds with sanctions on Russian banks that cause the Moscow stock exchange to plummet 45 percent. February 28 The Ukrainian forces surprisingly have a fierce … Read More
by Selene Ashwood ‘22 Last year the United States saw the biggest hike in inflation rate of the last 40 years at seven percent. This economic shift has resulted in increased prices of goods significant to everyday life such as gasoline. Many teenagers seem oblivious as to the origins of this. But it is important to understand how it got … Read More
by Matt Kauffman ‘23 In recent years, entertainment media, including Hulu’s miniseries Dopesick based on Beth Macy’s book, and Patrick Radden Keefe’s investigative work Empire of Pain, has exposed the ugly truth behind the opioid epidemic in America. Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have faced massive public scrutiny recently after their cover-up and exploitation of the effects … Read More
by Selene Ashewood ‘22 Last year the United States saw the biggest hike in inflation rate of the last 40 years at 7.5 percent. This economic shift has resulted in increased prices of goods significant to everyday life such as gasoline–with many drivers paying $50-$60 just to fill a modest tank. Many teenagers seem oblivious as to why this is–paying … Read More
by Alexis Booker ‘23 United States citizens demonstrated their enthusiasm to vote in November of 2020, creating the largest voter turnout in American history with almost 160 million voters total. Both Democrats and Republicans showed up to the polls displaying their strength in numbers. Joe Biden then prevailed and was sworn in on January 20, 2021. Now over a year … Read More
by Lizzy Hermosilla ‘23 In October, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen released documents containing data from internal research showing the company’s adverse effects on the minds of young people. Later that month, Facebook and its affiliates rebranded as Meta. The documents, now referred to as the Facebook Papers, contain various troubling statistics about the effects of Instagram, a Meta affiliate, on … Read More
by Alex Braun ‘23 In the digital world, privacy is more of an abstract idea than a reality. Millions of users everywhere would like to think that they are safe on the Internet, or that through the use of anti virus software they are protecting themselves from unwanted surveillance and tracking. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Every website visited … Read More
by Naomi Bang ‘23 Twitter introduced a new photo removal policy designed to protect users’ privacy and prevent people from publishing private images or videos without consent. This update is in response to increasing concerns over media misuse as a tool to harass or share information about individuals without consent. But the vague guidelines of the policy have sparked confusion … Read More
by Jena Le ‘23 Catfishes are people who pretend to be someone they are not online. They are dangerous, but hard to detect at times. Sherwood recently had an issue with catfishing at the beginning of the school year. Someone under the alias “Jessica Masons” pretended to be a new Sherwood student on Instagram. Masons messaged multiple sophomore girls and … Read More