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Online Edition – 2020 Senior Issue
IUSD Announces Partnership with Harvard Expert
By CAITLYN L.J. KIM and CATHERINE RHA Staff Writer and News Editor IUSD announced a partnership with Harvard expert Shawn Achor, called Optimistic Household. This program consists of six interactive modules specifically […]
Uni Students Compete at Online Tournament of Champions
By CARLY ZHOU Staff Writer University High School sent two teams to compete at the Tournament of Champions, a national Speech and Debate event. Seniors Eric Lu and Anthony Liang represented Uni […]
7 Reasons Why We Support Joe Biden in America’s Most Critical Election Ever
By JAX ARMSTRONG, NEHA BHARDWAJ, LUKE CURTIS, NIKKI GHAEMI, ARUSH MEHROTRA, NIMA MOVAHEDI, & OZHAN ZARIFI Staff Writers 1. Joe Biden will protect our air, land, water, endangered species, and people […]
IUSD Confirms Virtual Graduation Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
By CAITLYN L.J. KIM Staff Writer IUSD has confirmed a virtual commencement ceremony for seniors this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing guidelines. On Thursday, Superintendent Terry Walker sent […]
Teachers Adjust Curriculum to Fit Reduced AP Exams
By CARLY ZHOU Staff Writer Teachers have been adjusting their curriculum to concentrate their focus on the select aspects and material that will be tested in response to the shortened AP exam. […]
Let’s Insult, But Better
By CHRIS CHAE Staff Writer You’ve all heard the saying: “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” That childhood proverb could not be more wrong. Words […]
In Support of a Pass/Fail Grading System
By NIKKI GHAEMI Staff Writer On Tuesday, April 14, the IUSD School Board voted unanimously to change grading to a “pass/fail” system for the 2020 spring semester, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
How to Stop The Republican Assault on Voting Rights
By JAX ARMSTRONG Staff Writer A functioning democracy is one that encapsulates the voice of all of its participating constituents. The whole premise of a democracy is to give power to the […]
How the U.S. Government Failed its Economic Reaction to COVID-19
By LUKE CURTIS Staff Writer With nations across the globe fighting to mitigate an unknown enemy in the Novel Coronavirus, or simply COVID-19, countries have poured in billions to try to mitigate […]
