Underappreciated social service jobs lead to a dehumanization of society
Loren Yona
February 27, 2019
Oftentimes in society, jokes are made at the expense of another person or group. When this argument is addressed, people's minds may immediately jump to minorities, but the group that people don't commonly consider are the people we see every day: our teachers. The joke of the century has become how...
This is why i’m not getting into college
Insiya Naqvi
February 27, 2019
Didn’t get into your dream college? Use this excuse, seriously.
The Beakon: How to confront hate
Olivia Buccieri and Sam Barney-Gibbs
February 26, 2019
Facing opposition
Super Bowl: It really is as ‘super’ as it’s made out to be
February 22, 2019
Much more than just a ball
Raise the minimum wage or abolish it altogether
Hunter Keaster and Angus Hsieh
January 30, 2019
Abolish : the minimum wage hurts the impoverished and cripples the economy Hunter Keaster From sleeping on the floor to skipping meals, poverty is an issue many Americans know all too well. As many workers struggle to find work, some turn to the minimum wage as a beacon of hope; however, the minimu...
Sharks Need the Limelight
January 30, 2019
Shark finning has gotten out of hand, leaving the shark population dwindling.
The Beakon: it’s about time
Olivia Buccieri and Sam Barney-Gibbs
January 29, 2019
Setting alarms. Checking reminders. Having an intense staring contest with the clock. These concepts should be quite familiar to many, if not all of us. We all have time crunches and the stress headaches that follow. The ideal situation would be no deadlines. But, sadly, the increased responsibility...
The best time to wear a striped sweater is not all the time
January 29, 2019
The other day, as I revisited memories of childhood, a certain SpongeBob song popped out to me. No, it wasn’t the theme song or “F.U.N.,” it was “Sweater Song.” SpongeBob Squarepants says “the best time to wear a striped sweater is all the time.” In the song, he specifically refers to...
Reconstructing the man
January 29, 2019
From the aesthetic dripping on car windows to the humid air curling my hair and droplets painting the ground like an empty canvas, rain is amazing to me — an unpopular opinion. In fact, a majority of my friends, family and acquaintances speak only of negative attributes associated with rain. I mean,...
Leila Kohn, Staff Writer
December 10, 2019 • No Comments
The girl’s golf team qualified for the 2019 CIF championships, as well as for two individual championships. For golf, the CIF championship is split up into two sections:...
Bailey Andera, Features Editor
December 10, 2019 • No Comments
Christmas begins on November 1. Let me present my case to the jury: it gets colder (and therefore, more wintery), Target really starts putting out its seasonal decor, channel...
Leonie Humig, Senior Staff Writer
December 10, 2019 • No Comments
Some states have tornadoes. Others have cyclones. Sand storms. Typhoons. Tsunamis. In California, we have wildfires. Last year, one day after the Borderline Bar &...
The Editorial Board
December 10, 2019 • No Comments
Students walk all over campus with their heads lowered, their eyes on their iPhones (or Samsungs, we don’t judge) and they keep walking, oblivious to their surroundings,...