Tag: Set 6 2018
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We Call BS: Why We Must (and Can) Protect Our Planet
by Kira Lu ’20, Staff Writer On August 2nd, 2017, the Global Footprint Network calculated that we as a planet had used up all of the resources that are replenishable by the Earth in 2017; all resources we used from that date onwards could not be renewed. This date, known as “Earth Overshoot Day” or…
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We Call BS: The Underrepresentation of Women in STEM
by Sophia Ludtke ’20, Feature Editor This past August, a Google software engineer made national news when he released a statement attributing the underrepresentation of women in technical fields to “biological differences.” His statement was immediately met with significant backlash, with one female Google engineer threatening to leave the company if action was not taken.…
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Is Everything We Know About Love BS?
by Michaela Wang ’21, Staff Writer In light of Valentine’s Day, and the Shakespearean play “Twelfth Night” that I’m currently reading in my English class, I wanted to question whether people these days understand love, and if there’s even an explicit definition for it. “Ideal relationships,” fabricated with flawless romance and affection, commonly pervade the face…
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Black Panther: A Movie Review
This review is spoiler-free. Black Panther, Marvel’s newest movie, centers on T’Challa, who returns to Wakanda, a technologically advanced and wealthy African country, after the death of his father, the king of Wakanda. Despite the obstacles he faces, T’Challa is determined to take his place as king and as Wakanda’s hero, Black Panther. As per…