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Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

Time shouldn't be flying by

Time shouldn’t be flying by

Dean Carrasco
March 27, 2020
The senior experience is being stripped away due to COVID-19.
Horrors of CCSD school bathrooms

Horrors of CCSD school bathrooms

Dean Carrasco
March 21, 2020
CCSD bathrooms have become the focus of several social media posts, but for terrible reasons.
EDITORIAL: Hoping for the best

EDITORIAL: Hoping for the best

Southwest Shadow
March 21, 2020
With everything currently happening due to COVID-19, we feel as if everyone needs a little hope.
Rumor has it

Rumor has it

Eriyale Williams
March 14, 2020
Although spreading rumors and judging others is the basis of high school culture, it is not a tradition we have to keep.
You can trust us

You can trust us

Ahmed Ahmed
March 13, 2020
Not trusting teenagers based on bad evidence isn’t just stupid, it’s harmful.
The only cure

The only cure

Dean Carrasco
March 10, 2020
"Wash your hands" has become one of the most popular phrases with COVID-19 spreading across the world.
EDITORIAL: A full day's pay for a full day’s work

EDITORIAL: A full day’s pay for a full day’s work

Southwest Shadow
March 9, 2020
A protest on substitute teacher pay sheds spotlight on the issue.
Streets aren't safe anymore

Streets aren’t safe anymore

Dean Carrasco
February 28, 2020
Tax payers are going to have to pay more to get roads and potholes fixed.
We used to rule the world

We used to rule the world

Ahmed Ahmed
February 28, 2020
A new subreddit allows deeper sight into a larger problem.
Letter to Black voters

Letter to Black voters

Eriyale Williams
February 24, 2020
America’s infamous history has encouraged the silence and alienation of Black citizens—especially when it comes to voting. The systematic racism rooted in our culture has made it unreasonably difficult for Black citizens to understand their voice can be heard.
Behind the screen

Behind the screen

Dean Carrasco
February 21, 2020
Tik Tok producer gets harassed and bullied for just making harmless videos for fun.
EDITORIAL: South Dakota’s bad medicine for transgender youth

EDITORIAL: South Dakota’s bad medicine for transgender youth

Southwest Shadow
February 19, 2020
From legislation denying medical care to transgender people, to hate crimes targeting vulnerable members of their community, transphobia is a fundamental problem poisoning Americans.