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Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

Action Movie IRL?

Action Movie IRL?

Arcadia Encarnacion
January 24, 2022
Seeing the capitol riot on the news felt so out of place. How could something totally outrageous be real? The event itself was completely bizarre, and on the one-year anniversary, still is.
The decade-old dress code has concerned student thought for as long as it existed - the misogynistic code is based on standards that are years old but still are dictating what students wear in school. Art Credit: Ahmed Ahmed

EDITORIAL: The dress code is outdated – change needs to happen

Southwest Shadow
January 24, 2022
The dress code is outdated and contains a list of misogynistic issues.
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?
Words Fail

Words Fail

Arcadia Encarnacion
December 10, 2021
Coding is difficult sometimes.
Eve of December 1

Eve of December 1

Arcadia Encarnacion
December 10, 2021
Christmas is "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," right?
Make Kamala Harris cool again

Make Kamala Harris cool again

Ahmed Ahmed
December 3, 2021
The new wave of soft-on-crime progressivism hurts the communities it tries to protect.
The fashion industry takes and sells our culture to non-black people, but then turns around and does not cater their products to us, support our movements, or help our communities in any way. They exploit us.
Photo Credit: Unsplash

They Love Our Culture, But Not Us

Madison Land
November 26, 2021
Fashion companies love to use Black people and our culture, talents, and faces but do nothing to support our community or include us.
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.
Supreme Court of the United States ends marriage discrimination - Obergefell vs Hodges

The ghosts of the gay marriage debate

Ahmed Ahmed
November 5, 2021
Gay marriage used to be so politically toxic that Democrats ran away from it, but the policy is now wildly popular with Americans.
When Group Work Doesn't Work

When Group Work Doesn’t Work

Arcadia Encarnacion
November 4, 2021
Group work can be frustrating when the person who did the least amount of work is the most critical of it.
The recent efforts by ROBLOX to push Rthro avatar sets is somewhat of a failure when compared to the original sets. Yet, ROBLOX still pursues Rthro related projects. Photo Credit: Rhamil Taguba

ROBLOX, GIVE UP ON RTHRO

Rhamil Taguba
November 2, 2021
ROBLOX is pushing for a new style of avatars, one completely different from the original. But is it worth the effort?