Artificial Intelligence Being Used in Pig Farms

By Jair Martinez Artificial intelligence technology has been developed to help piglets survive their first months, and to decide which sows to kill. The scheme is taking place in China, the world’s biggest producer and consumer of pork. It marks the latest deployment of tech giant Alibaba’s ET Brain cloud computing service. China’s pig industry…

The War On Drugs Rages On

By Alec Nunez The war on drugs has been waging for years, dating as far back as even the nineteenth century with the Opium Wars between China and Britain. Just like any other war, evolution occurs. This battle, however, has been taken to the home front, plaguing our nation and those closest to us. Drug use in the…

Black Panther Review

By Eean Garcia With ticket sales of over $700 million, Black Panther is without a doubt the biggest film of the year thus far. The film brought in big name actors such as Michael B. Jordan who plays Erik Killmonger, Chadwick Boseman who plays the Black Panther, and Forest Whitaker who plays the Black Panther’s…

Tustin’s MUN Travels East

By Eean Garcia As a kid that has always lived on the West Coast taking a week long trip to the East Coast was a bit of a culture shock. The change in lifestyle was refreshing for a sheltered Californian. Model United Nations allowed me and some of my closest friends to travel to New…

Florida Shooting Raises Questions of National Unity

By Alec Nunez The recent shooting that occured in Florida’s Parkland High School—that saw seventeen killed—has begun to stir the toxic waters that have flooded the country in recent years. Understandably, many are outraged that these events continue to occur without being detected or halted altogether. Recently, it seems the U.S. has devolved into a…

Will The Cavaliers Make The Finals?

By Kyle Jennejohn The Cleveland Cavaliers, better known as The Cavs, have had problems since the beginning of the season, ranging from player’s personal problems to long losing streaks. In late December, point guard Derrick Rose left the team after sustaining an ankle injury. D’Rose has a deep-rooted history with injuries, having torn his ACL…

Russ

By Vanessa Soria American Russell Vitale is known as a hip-hop and R&B recording artist who goes by the stage name Russ. Born on September 26,1992 in Secaucus, New Jersey, his family immigrated from Sicily to the States after WWII. Although he has Italian roots, his last name is a common surname. Russ was born…

Senior Season

By Tori De La Vega As the winter season sports come to an end, the seniors from both boys and girls teams are faced with memories that will last them the rest of their lives. Over the past four years memories have been created, bonds formed, and lessons learned.   What’ll players now do during…

CIF is Back!

By Tori De La Vega A big congratulations is in order for our varsity teams here at Tustin High, such as the girls water polo and boys and girls basketball teams, for making it to CIF! CIF is a program in which high school sports teams throughout California partake in order to compete with the…

Portraits

By Chloe Maddox Portraits have been used to document the human form since the beginning of mankind. From the oh-so popular cave paintings, to the painted portraits hanging on the wall, to the endless selfies in your camera roll. Regardless, a portrait is timeless, something that represents the subject and tells a story. It is…

UFO Crash Crater Found in Mexico

By Jair Martinez On January 17, a 26 foot wide smoking pit by the Torreón to Saltillo Highway in the state of Coahuila in northeast Mexico was filmed by shocked onlookers as a cloudy grey mist rose into the air. According to early reports, the pit was as deep as it was wide and no…

Eagles Fly their Way to Super Bowl LII Victory

By Benjamin Rodriguez On Sunday Feb. 4, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots got together in Minneapolis for Super Bowl LII.  Going into the game the New England Patriots were seen as heavy favorites just like every playoff game this year; and the Eagles were seen as underdogs.  The Eagles ignored the nay…

Movies to Watch if You Love Movies

By Galilea Oregon and Chloe Maddox Have you ever watched a movie that made you feel like you were living in a dream? Something about it lures and entices you , and sometimes it’s not even the plot that is so attractive, but rather the setting, the colors, the way the light shines on the…

Activism in Journalism

By Kristina Ching Since its conception in 1851, the New York Times has been a prolific source of news for the American people. The Times holds a reputation, both domestically and abroad, for its thoroughness, and has been ranked as the #1 newspaper in the United States by more than one respected institution. Although, The…

Taco Bell’s New Nacho Fries (They Aren’t Mine Either)

By Frank Remele My hopes weren’t particularly high when I walked in to Taco Bell. In my view, there are only so many ways you can make a fry- too much deviation, and it cannot semantically be considered one. At the same time, Taco Bell had previously achieved greatness in ways that many other fast-food…

The Watch Dogs of Twitter

By Alec Nunez Recently, an undercover video of an investigative journalist group was released to the public exposing social media giant Twitter for their sub rosa monitoring of users. It was revealed that every direct message sent by users are reviewed and cached on a server. No matter the message, Twitter employees can and will…

Fixed Gears: The Universal Platform

By Jacob Rivas Since 1817, the bicycle has been an effective means of transportation for many people and has evolved over the centuries. As of 2018, a very popular platform of bikes is the fixed gear.  Fixed gears are single speed bikes that do not flow freely, which means if riders stop pedaling, the wheel…

Gigi’s Declassified OC Politics Survival Guide

By Gigi Hume Disclaimer: This article displays *extreme* liberal bias As a progress-minded kid living in OC where political leanings are as red as the sunburnt cheeks of the white people who live here, I know it can seem like your liberal-leaning self is all alone in a sea of Trumpies. But as the estimated…