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Prom: Crime or Public Service

May 20, 2023October 16, 2024 Madeleine Gerson

I was never a crazy participant in school spirit, and I didn’t generally go to the school dances or the football games. But I had been looking forward to my senior prom, I was a part of the committee, and in my sophomore and beginning of junior years spent considerable

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Mikey Williams: San Diego’s possible prospect or possible suspect?

April 27, 2023 Gerardo Soto

Micheal Anthony “Mikey” Williams is an American high school basketball player from San Diego who was best known for his promising basketball skills in shooting, playmaking, and handling. He played alongside Bronny James who is the son of Lebron James and they both played in an AAU team called the

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Artistic Freedom: California law restricts the use of artistic expression as evidence

April 15, 2023April 14, 2023 Efren

Rap music has often been criticized for its vulgar language and explicit lyrics, that narrate criminal acts. Some argue that rap music glorifies crimes relating to gang violence, drug abuse, and misogyny. As a result, some have suggested that rap music encourages criminal behaviors and is responsible for a rise

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Welcome to the World Outside Yourself

October 11, 2020February 22, 2021 Abbey Korte

Driving to a destination requires that the driver be alert and looking for signs indicating where they are headed. Anyone who drives is familiar with the road signs along the freeway or highway telling travelers that there is a McDonald’s and an Arco gas station and an Olive Garden somewhere

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Wanna get tortured this Halloween?

October 30, 2018February 14, 2021 Athena Malcolm

Nestled within San Diego’s suburbia is a real-life horror house where people are pushed to their emotional and physical breaking point through hours of torture. The catch? There’s a 27,000 person waiting list to go through this “once in a lifetime experience.” Don’t you want to be tied, beaten, forced

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Nationwide Confederate Statue Controversy

April 6, 2018February 14, 2021 Anthony Toscano

Native American activist in the state of California are on a mission to tear down statues that celebrate the goals and achievements of Confederate leaders. The most recent case came from the small town of Arcata, California located in the northern part of the state. In the main city plaza

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Art in The Last Free Place in America

November 13, 2017February 14, 2021 Mai Death

Slab City, “the last free place in America”, a city without law regulation, no policemen, and no judiciary court to stop you from what we (people who live in the safe county of San Diego) deem criminal. It’s a place you can live how you want, when you want it,

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You Are Not Welcome.

March 8, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

“You are not welcome”. The natural environment does this on its own as a mode of survival and protection against pests. Cacti have spines, roses have thorns, and the bark of a tree is a barrier against predators. They also welcome creatures such as bees and lady bugs with sweet

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Sex Offenders in Long Beach

December 16, 2016February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

Sex offenders have always been put in a bad light, for good reason. But Long Beach’s restrictions on where sex offenders can travel and live have caused them to live in clusters. Is this a good or bad thing? How do you think this is beneficial or is detrimental to

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