AI and education
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Avni Koppula
- May 25
- 11 min
Rating the Lord of the Rings Characters
“Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story.” – Bilbo Baggins Lord of the Rings is a...
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Sophie Seifert
- May 23
- 7 min
All the Harry Potter movies, ranked
“You’re a wizard, Harry.” It’s one of the most iconic lines from the most iconic book of our time. The Harry Potter series has been...
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Elise Bolaños
- May 3
- 2 min
The limitations of multitasking
The basic belief behind multitasking is that you’re able to maintain focus on two or more things at the same time. The problem is that multi
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Shiogo Allen
- May 1
- 2 min
What motivates you?
Motivation is something that everyone needs in life. It drives just about everything forward, and it is essential, especially for younger...
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Anabella Caudillo
- Apr 17
- 10 min
A musical genius of our time: Radiohead
Music is a building block of human society, and everyone has opinions on which artist is the most superior of them all. Some may argue...
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Shiogo Allen
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Potlucks: what to bring
Potlucks. These group gatherings involve everybody bringing a dish of some sort for there to be enough food for everyone. If you’re like me,
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Lilah Hayes
- Mar 28
- 4 min
5 things to do over spring break
Intro: All of us, at one time or another, have found ourselves holed up in our rooms with absolutely nothing to do. The boredom can...
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Shepherd Lee Williams
- Mar 24
- 3 min
Community, comradery, and call to action: SEIU and UTLA join forces
In a second unprecedented strike among LAUSD workers in 5 years, schools close in retaliation against the picketing Service Employees...
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Anabella Caudillo
- Mar 9
- 6 min
Is Twilight bad-bad or good-bad?
During the holidays I went to Hot Topic at least 5 times – which is more than I’ve been in 2 years – but I was there not for myself, I...
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Meron Worku
- Feb 28
- 4 min
Act 3: White privilege & Black perception
Black perception of white privilege is something we don’t delve into enough. Sure, white people can say that white privilege exists, but...
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Meron Worku
- Feb 26
- 5 min
Act 2: The conundrum of Black excellence
Here we have it! Black excellence. The ability to encapsulate the charismatic image of success, assurance, and self-confidence that Black...
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Meron Worku
- Feb 20
- 3 min
Act 1: Train of bad thought
Much of Black media today is a caricature of tokenized culture, modified into an image of success and grandeur that companies capitalize...
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Lilah Hayes
- Feb 16
- 3 min
A thank you letter to ASB
All of us here at Eagle Rock have been to a school dance or, at the very least, a theme reveal. Gathering outside the cafeteria, cheering...
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Sophie Seifert
- Feb 14
- 4 min
The twisted mind of Roald Dahl
As a very wise man once said, “don’t gobblefunk around with words.” That man is Roald Dahl, and that one quote pretty accurately...
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Shepherd Lee Williams
- Jan 25
- 3 min
The Club Q shooting and stochastic terrorism, the blood on right-wing media's hands.
Devastating news from Colorado Springs arrived one Sunday morning after a deadly shooting in LGBTQ nightclub, Club Q, resulted in the...
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Lilah Hayes
- Jan 19
- 4 min
The best and worst Starbucks secret menu drinks
Starbucks is one of the most popular spots for us Eagle Rock students. Whenever I go after school or even in the morning, I see flocks of...
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Izak Menta
- Jan 19
- 2 min
From Bubbies to Vlasics: What makes a good pickle?
Cucumbers are good, but pickled cucumbers are pickles, which are really good. Similar to cucumbers, pickles come in many variations. Some...
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Meron Worku
- Dec 8, 2022
- 3 min
Why late-night shows are dying
For over 60 years, American late-night talk show hosts have sat behind desks in a black and white tux with their guests perched on a couch j
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Ivy Klein
- Dec 5, 2022
- 5 min
School-related stress is getting out of control
17 overdue assignments on Schoology. 39 upcoming. 4 tests to study for in the same week. Extracurriculars that should be fun but are now...
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Anabella Caudillo and Ivy Klein
- Dec 1, 2022
- 9 min
Should gay people be allowed on TV?
Gay people: slowly becoming prominent in the media after years of hating ‘em.
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Jubilee Nuno
- Dec 1, 2022
- 4 min
Underrated comics that you should read
What if I told you that comic books are also literature, that one could argue that comic books are true literature?
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Meron Worku
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Why (Kan)Ye's display of ‘white lives matter’ is harmful
‘White lives matter’ is a right-wing, nationalist phrase that originated in early 2015 as a racist response to the Black Lives Matter...
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Elise Bolaños
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Is procrastination as detrimental as everyone makes it seem?
Procrastination Society has long regarded procrastination as a self-sabotaging dysfunctional behavior that undermines performance and...
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Jubilee Nuno
- Nov 7, 2022
- 5 min
Settling the debate: NYC vs. LA
The weirdest thing I've found about New Yorkers and Angelenos is that neither of them seem to see the beauty in their cities. When I...
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Meron Worku
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Beauty is the beast
If you’ve ever felt unattractive, or unwanted, or just painfully average about the way you look– this is for you. Here’s the reality. The...
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Elise Bolaños
- Oct 20, 2022
- 3 min
The most effective study techniques
Of the hundreds of various ways to study, what are the best and most efficient techniques?
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Sumiye Allen
- Oct 19, 2022
- 4 min
Identity, ethnicity, and me
Identity is a tricky thing. It’s what makes you, you. It’s all of your beliefs and values and personality traits and physical traits and...
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Vivienne Freeman
- Oct 7, 2022
- 6 min
My problem with Hitler’s paintings
In 2015, a painting was sold for 323,190 USD. The painting looks normal, it’s of the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, a beautiful...
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Owen Taylor
- Oct 4, 2022
- 4 min
I spent $120 to learn from George Bush. Should you?
If you watch Youtube, you’ve probably seen hundreds of ads for a website called Masterclass. This place somehow finds a way to get the...
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Elise Bolaños
- Sep 30, 2022
- 8 min
How to survive in the conceptual age
When Daniel H. Pink wrote A Whole New Mind, his objective was to gain attention from young adults, teens, and especially children. Pink...
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Sullivan Valdez
- Sep 28, 2022
- 3 min
Queerphobia in combat sports
“They’re forcing it onto our children,” “I’m okay with it as long as it’s not shoved in my face,” “I don’t see why they make it their...
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Brett Corpuz
- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
Why I’m still not ready for anything: a follow-up after 10th grade
I haven’t written an article in a while, but I’m glad to be back; and other than becoming a junior, not a lot has changed. I’m still full...
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Shiogo Allen
- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
The benefits of reading
As an avid reader myself, I find reading enjoyable, and often spend multiple hours every day reading. Reading is something that is almost...
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Estella Burque
- May 23, 2022
- 6 min
Copaganda: cops and their propaganda
Since the very beginning of cinematic history, police officers have been widely used as protagonists, starting with Buster Keaton’s...
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Sofia Casias
- Apr 29, 2022
- 8 min
Students Deserve and the fight to fully defund L.A. school police
“Defund the school police! Defund the school police!” was the rallying cry that students, teachers, parents, volunteers, and more yelled...
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Lauren Acevedo
- Apr 19, 2022
- 6 min
The art market is nasty
Picture this: You're walking through an art gallery when you see it. The piece you’ve been searching for your entire life, just begging...
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Anabella Caudillo
- Apr 6, 2022
- 6 min
1-10, A Celebrity Crush Rating By Yours Truly
Odd statement but, I love celebrities – and I love to judge them.
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Shiogo Allen
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
Fear in sports; from injury to expectations
Sports are an activity that many people participate in, whether it be inside or outside of school. While they are something that most...
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Alfonso Marone
- Mar 15, 2022
- 5 min
How streaming services have changed how we listen to music
In July of 1979, a revolutionary product launched that would forever change how we listened to music: Sony’s TPS L2 Walkman. This was the...
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Victor Pack
- Mar 8, 2022
- 4 min
Girl Scout Cookies: Ranked
Girl Scout Cookies, one of the most delicious desserts known to man, are finally in season. Having so many amazing flavors (that are...
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Lily Avina
- Feb 23, 2022
- 4 min
The best of Styles' style
After being postponed in 2020 due to the global pandemic, on September 4, 2021, Harry Styles’ highly anticipated 2nd World Tour, Love on...
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Sophia Dueñas
- Feb 3, 2022
- 5 min
My Little Pony: New Generation
Contains minor spoilers for the Netflix movie “My Little Pony: A New Generation”; everypony is advised to proceed at their own risk. When...
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Alfonso Marone
- Feb 2, 2022
- 3 min
Video game reselling and high demand: a common annoyance and how the issue is prevalent now
Picture this: It’s the start of the holiday shopping season. You are in search of a PlayStation 5 as a gift for yourself, and you’re...
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Sofia Casias
- Jan 26, 2022
- 4 min
Are electric scooters taking over?
Coincidentally, (and maybe a little suspiciously) green and gray (just like Eagle Rock Jr. Sr. High’s school colors) public electric...
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Shepherd Lee Williams
- Jan 24, 2022
- 7 min
Don’t panic; the outdated dress code is far from ours
Let me paint you a picture. You're walking about your school on the Friday before the big Homecoming dance, and you're yet to check the...
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Lily Avina
- Jan 24, 2022
- 4 min
Yule be sorry if you miss out on these Starbuck's holiday drinks
AHH YES, the most wonderful time of the year, THE HOLIDAY SEASON!!! I am quite possibly the biggest Winter-Wonderland fanatic you will...
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Romy Griego
- Jan 18, 2022
- 3 min
Is thrift shopping becoming gentrified?
Remember the song Thrift Shop by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis? No? Well, to remind you, Macklemore raps about how one of a kind thrift...
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Sofia Casias
- Jan 13, 2022
- 6 min
California’s Weak Spot: Child Poverty
California boasts a strong economy. With an average real GDP of $2.9 trillion and a firm grasp on 15% of the United States’s economy, it...
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Eden Greene
- Nov 30, 2021
- 5 min
Child marriage: a dark shadow on our golden state
“He told me that he would lose his life if he got in trouble for this,” says Dawn Tyree of the child molester she was forced to marry.
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