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The Hart of the Matter: A woman’s word versus a man’s word

By Lily Hartenstein November 8, 2017

Thanks to victim blaming, rape culture and our society’s general distrust of women, taking down a man who has sexually abused someone is a nearly impossible feat. That is, if you’re a woman. Society...

(Perspective) The Denome’s Advocate: How gun violence hurts us all

By Thomas Denome November 6, 2017

By nature, I’m a funny person, or at least try to be one. Whenever I see a piece of news, my first thought is, “How can I make this hilarious?” And so, the hardest things for me to write about are...

The Impatient Patient: What’s got your back?

By Renee Wang November 6, 2017

We as students carry a lot of weight on our backs — from the literal weight of the backpacks we carry daily to the mounting pressures of future success. Either way, both weights are an uncomfortable...

The Ripple Effect: Looking ahead for Catalonia

By Aishwarya Jayadeep November 1, 2017

Consider: a region has its own language, its own flag, its own — wait, I’ve been over this before. It’s been two weeks since I last addressed the secessionist rumbles in Catalonia, and here...

The Denome’s Advocate: Privilege is the problem

By Thomas Denome October 30, 2017

If I had to describe Harvey Weinstein in two words, I’d call him a privileged synonym for donkey. If I had to describe Donald Trump in two words, I’d call him a privileged synonym for donkey. If I...

The Hart of the Matter: Complacency encourages bigotry

By Lily Hartenstein October 25, 2017

Living in the bubble of the Silicon Valley, most people will say they are against the ideologies of racism, sexism, homophobia or any other form of bigotry. Yet somehow, even in this bubble, every...

(SATIRE) The Denome’s Advocate: Trump attacks gold stars, outrages kindergarten community

By Thomas Denome October 23, 2017

Secondary school classrooms around the nation have a lot to worry about right now, from a rise in the number of sexual assaults in schools and funding and staffing shortfalls to the rising number of bear...

The Impatient Patient: Sleep deprivation should not be a high school rite of passage

By Renee Wang October 20, 2017

According to a study done by the National Sleep Foundation, a mere 15 percent of high school students in the US are sleeping 8.5 hours per school night, the bare minimum of the recommended 8 to 10 hours....

The Ripple Effect: What’s in a vote?

By Aishwarya Jayadeep October 16, 2017

Consider: a region has its own language, its own flag, its own parliament, its own police force and control over some matters of public life like its own healthcare and schools. Could it be a country? The...

(SATIRE) The Denome’s Advocate: Reality admits to having a liberal bias

By Thomas Denome October 16, 2017

Stephen Colbert’s 2006 claim has finally been validated, as Reality, the famous State of Things, officially confirmed last week that they has a liberal bias. Various factors pressured Reality into going...

Leone’s Chronicle: The extremism we don’t talk about

By Tanner Leone, 1520411308:2 October 13, 2017

I remember hearing about the Charlottesville protests long before it happened. I made sure I remembered the dates so that I could watched a livestream of the protest from a local Charlottesville news...

The Garlick Press: Politics and Puerto Rico

By Kira Garlick October 11, 2017

The biggest natural disaster is always around the corner, and now it has hit Puerto Rico. In shambles, the territory is scrambling to get back on its feet after the 4.4 magnitude earthquake. Where...

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