September 14, 2020
As fingers hit keys and faces light up, students yawn widely and rub their eyes for their first online class of the day. Suddenly, disaster strikes — one person can’t get in, and another person’s voice is choppy every...
Zoe Klein, Commentary Editor
September 3, 2020
In April, Governor Greg Abbott announced Phase I of his reopening plan, disconcertingly called “The Governor’s Strike Force to Open Texas.” While a virus must indeed be battled, the use of this term makes no sense in...
Malena Heineman and Nia Orakwue
September 3, 2020
The #BlackLivesMatter movement originated with a hashtag in 2014, after the acquittal of officer George Zimmerman in the killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. Its main purpose was to provide a platform to protest the...
Beck Williams, Commentary Editor
September 1, 2020
There appears to be a fairly widespread belief that the only proper solution to COVID-19 is and was a complete and total shutdown of all of the basic functions of society. Democrats and some Republicans alike seem to think...
Edith Holmsten, Staff Writer
October 7, 2020
From clubs formed just this year to clubs that have been at LASA for decades, COVID-19 has required them to adapt. Clubs have re-evaluated their format, methods of collaboration and projects in order to stay safe while also...
Sophia Chau, Student Life Editor
September 1, 2020
As students progress in their high school careers and college application time nears, many upperclassmen choose to take some of their required courses off-campus during the summer. This allows students to free their fall...
Ahnsa Campbell, Staff Writer
May 13, 2020
One day students were sitting in class, and the next they were in quarantine. Even though people are confined to their homes due to the sudden circumstances of COVID-19, there are still students who are looking for ways to...
Grace Woodruff, Staff Writer
May 6, 2020
Sophomore Chloe Lein stands by the oven waiting for the ding of the timer to let her know her cupcakes are done as their sweet smell fills the kitchen. She is one of many other students who juggle the full-time job of school...
Katie Busby, Staff Writer
October 7, 2020
During a 2018 Web Summit in Portugal, Chief Product Officer for Netflix, Greg Peters, made a keynote presentation that would signal a new wave to come of entertainment made outside of the United States. He talked about Netflix’s...
Juan Ramirez Delgadillo, Staff Writer
October 7, 2020
TikTok, a social media app owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, has amassed over 500 million users worldwide. On July 7, 2020, President Donald Trump stated that his administration was considering banning TikTok, which...
Norah Hussaini and Malvika Pradhan
October 7, 2020
On Sept. 9, 2020, the movie “Cuties” was released on Netflix. In under an hour, there were already sparks of outrage and demands for Netflix to take it down due to alleged blatant exploitation of minors. The movie,...
September 16, 2020
The Animal Crossing franchise has been around since 2001, having released five different console iterations in that time. However, the latest installment this past March, titled “New Horizons”, has reinvented many of...
Madeleine Van Slyke, Staff Writer
October 7, 2020
From clubs formed just this year to clubs that have been at LASA for decades, COVID-19 has required them to adapt. Clubs have re-evaluated their format, methods of collaboration and projects in order to stay safe while also...
Luci Garza and Somaya Jimenez-Haham
September 1, 2020
COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus, currently has over 4 million confirmed cases in the United States and is disproportionately impacting marginalized communities such as Black, Indigenous, and disabled populations....
Diego Prozzi, Staff Writer
May 12, 2020
The COVID-19 virus has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, with over 1,000,000 cases in the U.S. alone. Cities are being forced to go on lockdown and, as a result, many small businesses are being...
Diya D'souza, Staff Writer
May 5, 2020
With less than nine months until the presidential election, there were still three candidates vying for the Democratic nomination. Since then, the field has narrowed with Joe Biden emerging as the presumptive nominee. Before...
