Before the late 2000s, policing women’s bodies was much more common- acceptable even than it is today. However, society changes and evolves, and we realized that maybe we should let women do whatever they want, considering they are people. However, one of the main ideas that failed to evolve with societal changes was the school dress code. It remains extremely sexist, classist, and racist.  The...

Although she didn’t officially make her comic debut until 1994, the quirky former psychiatrist made her TV debut in a 1992 episode of Batman: The animated series titled “Joker's favor.” The show’s animator, Paul Dini, took inspiration from his friend Arleen Sorkin’s audition tape. And thus, the supervillain sidekick Harley Quinn was born.    Over the years, Harley has made many...

Perhaps your Instagram feed surprised you on April 22 with a seemingly limitless number of posts about preserving Mother Earth. If so, you quickly caught on that it was the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, a national recognition of the issues facing the environment and a call to action. Past the images of nature’s beauties are significant moves that Americans should be conscious of moving forward.   Solving...

At the time of Daunte Wright’s murder, the trial of Derek Chauvin was still ongoing. So while in the middle of a former Minneapolis police officer’s trial surrounding the death of George Floyd, there was another instance of a cop murdering a Black man in broad daylight.   On Sunday, April 11, an officer fatally shot twenty-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, about ten...

“Old Town Road” creator Lil Nas X has blown up on social media and sparked controversy across the entertainment industry over his new song “Montero.”   The song is named after Lil Nas X's primary name, "Montero." The video, however, was the factor that initially sparked all the talk. Featuring themes of lust, sexuality, and self-identity, the satanic symbols in the video have riled...

The new modified "In-School" schedule brings an entirely new set of challenges to staff and students at Quartz Hill. Like all changes, this implementation brings positive and negative consequences for students' mental health.   Up until now, Quartz Hill Students have been on a strict distance learning schedule. This has brought up a large discussion about mental health, as students have...