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2020 saw many achievements for women, Black people and the LGBTQ community.

10 events from 2020 that prove this year wasn’t all bad, according to one reporter

Melina Kritikopoulos December 31, 2020

Four years ago, former “The Roar” staffer Sasha Syrevych wrote a story called “Ten good things that happened in 2016” in an effort to wrap up what we all thought was the worst year of our lives....

Yubo is a free app that advertises itself as a place for teens to meet new people from all over the world, but is actually accompanied by many safety hazards.

OPINION: Yubo is not social media, but a monetized dating app for teens

Zianna Razon December 27, 2020

Bored from months of social isolation while in lockdown, a teenager downloads Yubo, an increasingly popular app that boasts users the promise of meeting like-minded friends to chat with. She meets Greg,...

OPINION: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris deserved to win the 2020 election, but they must be held accountable for how they lead

OPINION: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris deserved to win the 2020 election, but they must be held accountable for how they lead

Isa Miyauchi-Garde December 8, 2020

As the 2020 presidential election results are being certified, many Americans are feeling a sense of relief. Joe Biden is due to become the 46th president of the United States, alongside Vice President-elect...

Teaching students to solely use the Cornell note taking method can have a negative impact on grades.

OPINION: Teachers should not force students to take notes using the Cornell Notes method

Stefan Pantic October 30, 2020

In the classroom, note-taking is essential to master. However, many SCHS teachers instruct their students specifically to take Cornell Notes. This is a style of note-taking where students divide their...

Looking up symptoms online may cause a person to miss a potentially related sign of a specific condition, falsely dismissing the illness.

OPINION: Performing a self-diagnosis often leads to misdiagnosis and can have negative repercussions

Mokshitaa Dhamotharan October 26, 2020

The accessibility of the internet has opened the door to searching for just about everything and anything, including self-diagnosing a medical condition. In some cases, the internet can aid with medical...

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