On Aug. 20, 2020, rapper Megan Thee Stallion revealed on Instagram live that she was shot by Tory Lanez, another music artist. The internet quickly turned her vulnerable moment into an opportunity to send hate, death threats, and blame, disregarding her humanity— rooting from the normalization of...

On Jan. 6, the United States was once again shocked by a school shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia. The perpetrator was a six-year-old student. Within days into the new year, the first grader shot his teacher in the chest with the intent to harm. The teacher, Abigail Zwerner, who is now...

Andrew Tate, a 38 year-old British-American with a net worth of $700 million, can be described as a famous social media personality, a former professional kickboxer, and a misogynist. Tate spreads sexist, violent, and hateful ideas online under the guise of “advice,” poisoning the minds of his viewers,...

After nearly three years of strict COVID-19 precautions, China has relaxed its border controls for citizens to reunite with the rest of the world. Since Jan. 8, the border restrictions and quarantine period between mainland China and Hong Kong city have been eased, as well as a few regulations with international...

With the onset of the Nov. 8 midterms, Northern Orange County saw the rise of two Asian-American candidates — Michelle Steel (R) and Jay Chen (D). As the fight for District 45, consisting of  Cypress, Buena Park, Fullerton, Garden Grove, and Los Alamitos became heated, the power of the Asian vote...

From Nov. 4 to Nov. 8, Elon Musk sold 19.5 million Tesla shares to acquire Twitter for $44 billion. Stemming from Musk’s evaluation that the company is losing $3 million a day, he believes that he has the answer to solving Twitter’s inability to profit. However, Twitter's new era under Elon Musk...

A staple of American culture for over a century, beauty pageants have charmed their way into popular culture. Creating platforms to openly judge women — like with the classic pageant Miss America which recently happened — these problematic events being symbols of culture normalizes the objectification...

As one of the top-ranked public high schools in California, Oxford Academy is recognized for its college-and-career focus, yet lacks support for students pursuing the arts and humanities. Four Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways are offered — biotechnology, engineering, entrepreneurship, and...

A perfectly packaged present of mass discounts and shopping sprees, Black Friday has been a post-Thanksgiving tradition since the 1950s. However, in 2022, this holiday must deemphasize excessive spending to address its problematic foundation of consumerism.   Black Friday’s consumerist frenzy...

On the week of Oct. 23, thousands of schools nationwide participated in Red Ribbon Week, an annual event designed to promote drug prevention and awareness. At Oxford, students engaged in lunchtime activities that included a pledge signing, a trivia game, and a dance competition. Even with its widespread...