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A group of freshman girls (left to right: Scarlett Bedell, Zoe Eichenbaum, Jayden Cove and Shelmy Diaz) sit at a freshman-only lunch table in the Charger Commons cafeteria. Tables have been reserved for underclassmen so they can easily find a place to eat in the crowded cafeteria, where seating is limited to first-come-first-serve.

Ramps, Not Rules

Donyae Hazley, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

     Freshmen walk into the cafeteria, food and lemonade in hand, and have no choice but to sit at their assigned table.       As they sit, they observe the upperclassmen laughing across...

Our Drugs Aren’t “Fun”

Our Drugs Aren’t “Fun”

Harper Nelson-Wooley, Staff Illustrator October 14, 2025

     Vaccines cause autism. Fluoride in our water is responsible for IQ loss. Black people’s immune systems are “better than ours.” COVID-19 is designed to target white people, and those who...

Sydney Sweeney Sucks

Sydney Sweeney Sucks

Kira Damani, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

     Sparkling blue eyes. Long, wavy, golden hair. Fair white skin and a tight pair of jeans.  Sydney Sweeney has stirred up quite a conversation within the past year, practically breaking the internet...

AI-generated bunnies jump atop a deepfake trampoline. A viral video of hyperrealistic bunnies on a trampoline circulating TikTok raised concerns about the realism of AI-generated videos. People are worried how easily they could be fooled by AI. Photo generated by ChatGPT.

We’re Definitely Getting Scammed

Sally Keane, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 14, 2025

 Perception is reality. Everything we can see, hear and experience allows us to define what’s real. But what happens when reality can be fabricated, and there’s no way to tell?      In the...

There’s a Pause Before “And.” Use a Comma

There’s a Pause Before “And.” Use a Comma

Jill Marcus, Opinion Editor October 14, 2025

     It’s not just punctuation. It’s the difference between loving your parents, The Pope [comma] and Beyoncé —  and loving your parents, The Pope and Beyoncé. As far as the general public...

Album cover for “The Life of a Showgirl” courtesy of Taylor Swift, released in 2025.

The Downfall of a Showgirl

Phoebe Pritchard, Entertainment Editor October 8, 2025

     No-skip album? Maybe just skip the album. The so-called “Shakespeare of our time” has traded brilliance for billions. Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl” (TLOAS),...

Letter to the Editor: Bathrooms

Letter to the Editor: Bathrooms

October 2, 2025

This letter is in response to: Best in the Crest: Bathrooms and Letter to the Editor: Bathrooms Dear Chronicle Editors, This letter is in response to the Letter to the Editor from Charlie C. about the...

Letter to the Editor: Bathrooms

Letter to the Editor: Bathrooms

September 23, 2025

This letter is in response to: Best in the Crest: Bathrooms Dear Chronicle Gods,   With the mention of the high school's favourite bathroom today— which should obviously be the locker...

When "All of the Lights" Get Too Bright

When “All of the Lights” Get Too Bright

Merritt Butler, Staff Writer May 15, 2025

      How many people alive today had dinner with the president, are proud friends with Andrew Tate, get their songs banned on all streaming platforms, and sent their wife to the Grammys naked? Just...

BookTok-inspired bookshelf of BookTok-er Phoebe Pritchard.

BookTok: The Good, the Bad, & the Overhyped

Polina Creadon, Staff Writer May 15, 2025

     Nearly everyone who has a TikTok account has seen a video about BookTok before.      BookTok—the thriving subculture on TikTok dedicated to book reviews —has become a major place...

A baby is hard at work on his local assembly line

Just Gimme My Money

Jill Marcus, Opinion Editor May 15, 2025

     Broke. That’s you. That’s all of us.       For almost a century now, child labor laws have clouded our way of life and forced children to live in poverty. Confined to only the weekly...

Thunderbolts* title screen. It has a current Rotten Tomatoes rating of 88 percent.

The MCU’s Cracked Crown

Sierra Orlick, Copy Editor May 15, 2025

     Childhood: the formative years of every person’s life. In the 21st century, much of this time is spent in front of the TV, desperately clinging to characters they’ll claim as their heroes...

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