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Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow
Immigrants come to the United States to pursue an American dream that now intentionally excludes them.

EDITORIAL: “Poisoning Our Country”

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
January 28, 2025
Harsh crackdowns on immigrant population proves jarring for migrant-heavy communities like Las Vegas.
A sign depicting the words “deny, defend, depose,” referring to the slogan many healthcare insurance critics use in protest. This phrase mirrors the common healthcare tactic known as “delay, deny, defend,” where providers will deny claims in hopes for increased profit margins.

EDITORIAL: Viva la Revolution

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
January 10, 2025
With the current state of the healthcare system, are we truly surprised? In the words of Mangione, “frankly, these parasites simply had it coming.”
Trump gave a victory speech in his home state of Florida ahead of his win, echoing themes of unity that had been absent from his campaign. Photo Credit: Raw Pixel

EDITORIAL: Four More Years of Donald Trump

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
November 6, 2024
The ramifications of another Trump term are disastrous and could threaten democracy.
Trump lacks the appropriate ideologies to properly educate students.

EDITORIAL: Trump Politics Promote Ignorance in the Classroom

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
October 14, 2024
Conspiracy theories and party indoctrination being pushed by the right is now making its way into the minds of students.
National test results about civics and history declined for the first time ever in 2022, and the government has just now started spending more on civics programs in response.

EDITORIAL: CIVIC EDUCATION MUST BE REFORMED

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
February 20, 2024
The lack of emphasis on civic virtue in schools is hurting our democracy.
In public and school libraries across the country, states are beginning to implement legislation that bans youth audiences from reading specific books. While these are examples of historically banned books in schools, the target of new-age censorship seems to be shifting.

EDITORIAL: Keep Politics off the Shelves

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
November 15, 2023
In school libraries across the United States, students are increasingly affected by new-age book bans that overwhelmingly target LGBTQ+ titles.
The extent of the security breach in CCSD’s network is not fully understood yet. The district is working with authorities to find the hackers responsible for the ongoing student data breach situation.

EDITORIAL: CCSD: Take Accountability for your Infrastructure

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
November 13, 2023
Following a vulnerability in the CCSD network that was allegedly exploited by a hacker group, student information and digital infrastructure in the district has been threatened.
The Oakland A’s, a baseball team originating from California, is relocating to Las Vegas, where it is being granted public funding for the construction of its new stadium. Ball Impact. UNF Baseball vs. Florida Gulf Coast University © DeusXFlorida, CC BY 2.0.

EDITORIAL: Schools Before Stadiums

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
October 31, 2023
An advocacy group called Schools Over Stadiums is attempting to petition for a referendum appealing the millions in public funding being allocated to the A’s stadium construction.
Before school hours, teachers have been demonstrating in support of the terms for CCEA’s contract proposal, including an increased salary and improved employer benefits.

EDITORIAL: CCSD Must Respect The Right to a Living Wage

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
August 28, 2023
The Clark County School District has yet to come to a final consensus with the CCEA; the developing conflict increasingly highlights the school district’s poor treatment of teachers and their union.
GoGuardian restricts students from accessing websites that are used for educational purposes.

EDITORIAL: The Problems with Clark County’s Internet Monitoring

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
April 17, 2023
Students using district-issued devices both inside and outside of school face hurdles while finding academically relevant information.
Many tech entrepreneurs have publicly expressed their weariness when it comes to the sentient-like chatbots. In this image, I asked ChatGPT to "create an image of a chatbot", generating an ASCII image in under 10 seconds. Art Created by ChatGPT

EDITORIAL: AI IS DEVELOPING AT AN ALARMING RATE

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
April 5, 2023
Many industry giants are weary of the development of innovations like ChatGPT, but is the caution justified?
Ron DeSantis recently answered press questions at a conference regarding his reasoning behind Florida’s recent statewide ban on the AP African American Studies course. "Ron DeSantis" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 .

EDITORIAL: Ron DeSantis Doesn’t Understand Education

Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board
February 16, 2023
Attempting to bar the introduction of an ideology some call “critical race theory,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has rejected the AP course for teaching in the states’ schools based on what he deems as objectionable course content.
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