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Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

Understaffed, no subs

Understaffed, no subs

Dean Carrasco
January 21, 2022
Already suffering a substitute shortage, the Omicron variant is forcing many students and teachers to stay at home.
New Covid Variant Comes to Play

New Covid Variant Comes to Play

Dean Carrasco
December 10, 2021
With only a few dozen cases so far, will our current vaccines be effective?
The New Grading Curriculum

The New Grading Curriculum

Dean Carrasco
November 25, 2021
With the new grading reform, students avoid doing the formative, but still pass by doing summative tasks last minute.
America needs to take control of its military

America needs to take control of its military

Kamiran Hinton
November 2, 2021
The American defense budget is way higher than it should be and we could have a more effective and cheaper military if we nationalized procurement.
Cultural Appropriation Costumes

Cultural Appropriation Costumes

Dean Carrasco
October 29, 2021
Cultural appropriation should not be an option for Halloween or any other day.
The World Stops As Instagram Shuts Down

The World Stops As Instagram Shuts Down

Dean Carrasco
October 22, 2021
Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook shut down for a few hours and upset quite a few people.
Devious Licks Taken Too Far

Devious Licks Taken Too Far

Dean Carrasco
October 6, 2021
TikTok trends are being taken to an extreme as students try to go viral.
Too Big For Fashion

Too Big For Fashion

Dean Carrasco
September 17, 2021
In the fashion industry the standard fashion sizes are small, medium, and large, sometimes extra large, meaning there isn’t a big variety for plus size people to dress the way they want to dress. It forces them to dress more comfortably and to cover up more than people who tend to be slimmer.
Pandemic Sale

Pandemic Sale

Dean Carrasco
May 21, 2021
With places slowly starting to open up, people have been selling or returning their quarantine purchases for space that they need.
We have bigger issues than other countries problems

We have bigger issues than other countries’ problems

Kamiran Hinton
April 29, 2021
In the past 30 years the U.S. has intervened in many other countries for the purpose of power projection. Regardless of the justification for it, those countries should be able to handle themselves more.
Vegas Opens June 1st

Vegas Opens June 1st

Dean Carrasco
April 28, 2021
Las Vegas will open at full capacity if Vegas locals meet the vaccine threshold.
COVID-19 vaccine can’t make you immune

COVID-19 vaccine can’t make you immune

Dean Carrasco
April 19, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine is supposed to prevent hospitalization and weaken the virus. This doesn’t mean you can’t still get it.