Opinions

Are Mandatory AP Meetings a Mistake?

February 29, 2020

Massive lines accumulating outside a small room. People pushing and shoving, more impatient than Asian parents driving their kids to school. It’s not a Great Mall Black Friday sale, but rather, the life of any Irvington student right before an AP meeting. The sheer amount of people trying to get in...

“The Garbage Will Do”

Andrew Fu, Editor-in-Chief

February 6, 2020

In the barren Jakku desert, a scavenger and an ex-stormtrooper sprint towards a quadjumper, dodging a barrage of blast fire from Tie Fighters. But the quadjumper, their means of escape, explodes under a torrent of enemy fire. Only a cheap, junky ship is left. “The garbage will do,” Rey yells as she...

Ok, boomer

Shivangi Gupta, Staff Writer

February 3, 2020

During a political discussion in New Zealand’s Parliament, 25-year old Chloe Swarbrick retorted with “ok, boomer”, producing disgruntled response from the audience. Swarbrick was encouraging policymakers to take action on climate change and criticized past generations for their irresponsible busines...