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The Roar

The student news site of Santa Clara High School

The Roar

The student news site of Santa Clara High School

The Roar

Online platforms foster friendships between individuals who would have never connected otherwise.

OP-ED: Debunking the myth of superficial online friendships

Sonia Mankame November 9, 2024

It is easy to dismiss online friendships as superficial – lacking the “true depth” in-person friendships supply. This notion, however, is simply a byproduct of anti-social media bias and overlooks...

Intense content on social media can desensitize individuals to violence and aggression, leading to a lack of empathy.

OP-ED: Social media desensitizes viewers to violence

Nicholas Iriberri October 14, 2024

Since the invention of movies, there has been a race to create interesting content that seeks the attention of viewers, even if only momentarily. What started out as more down-to-earth content soon escalated...

Journalism faces increasing threats worldwide and poses a threat to democracy with new challenges arising for press freedom and media pluralism.

OP-ED: The looming death of free press

Sonia Mankame May 10, 2024

On March 20, 2024, Haitian journalist Lucien Jura was kidnapped from his home in Pétion-Ville. The kidnapping occurred during a week that can only be described as anarchy: gangs in Haiti sought to consolidate...

By having a free period, students are able to have more flexibility and autonomy in their schedules

OP-ED: Free periods allow for beneficial high school schedules

March 20, 2024

When planning their schedules for an upcoming semester, many high school students find themselves signing up as a Teacher's Assistant for a previous or favored teacher of theirs. For some students, a familiar...

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