By Tori De La Vega Wake up. Check your phone in hopes that someone cared enough to message you—or simply check out of habit. To your dismay, no messages, but you have the news notifications and those are always good, just not worth your time. You continue on to your morning routine and once you…
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…
Classic Rockers Come Together to Bring Johnny Cash’s Poetry Book to Life
By Golda Fulmer Johnny Cash: a household name. Dubbed the Man in Black, this rock legend is still referenced to date, and though he lost the fight to diabetes and left this earth in September of 2003, Cash left behind a whopping total of 201 albums in the span of over 50 years, stemming from…
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…
Sishir Giri Continues His Coding Crusade
By Kristina Ching Not many 16 year olds can say they know how to code, and even fewer can say they’ve developed and released an app. Despite the growing number of coding academies and online programs, in-depth knowledge of computer science and coding still remains rare among high school students. Sishir Giri of Tustin High…
2018 Grammys Controversy
By Alec Nunez The Grammy Awards are always a topic of discussion each year, never failing to stir up the pot of controversy. Whether it be questionable speeches or outlandish outfits, the award show always manages to find its way into headlines. This year was no exception. As audiences viewing the event from home eagerly…
Plastic Pollution: It’s Only Getting Worse
By Jair Martinez In the depths of the world’s oceans, marine life is consuming plastic at an alarming rate, and although the impact is not as visible, even coral is submitting to this lethal trend. According to this recent study by The Ocean Cleanup, scientists think they have found the root of this issue, and…
ATA Presents: “Almost, Maine”
By Camille Yost and Golda Fulmer Last week, Advanced Theater Arts presented “Almost, Maine” by John Cariani. According to Dr. Tuin, “Students showed up big in our Little Theater” to support their outstanding performance. The play begins with the Prologue, starring Pete (Jack Gallagher) and Ginette (Eileen Obregon), a couple who have been together for a…
And the New UEFA Champions Are…
By Andres Segura It’s been over a month since the end of the group stages, where famous teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, work hard to be first or second and continue on their way to the finale. Starting on February 13, it’s what soccer fans have been waiting for to officially…
NFL Conference Championship Games Recap
By Ben Rodriguez On Sunday, January 21, the spotlight was on the NFL Conference Championships where four teams duked it out for a place in the Super Bowl to be held on February 4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the AFC (American Football Conference) game, the New England Patriots and the Jacksonville Jaguars battled it out…
Almost, Maine is the Main Event
By Golda Fulmer Tustin Tillers, get ready for the upcoming ATA masterpiece in their rendition of the Almost, Maine, written by John Cariani. It’s a play comprised of tales of unrequited love and loss within a small town Almost, Maine. “It’s a realistic romantic comedy with unexpected love from unexpected people and [underlying] symbolism,” senior…
100 Wins for Coach Gocke
By Tori De La Vega Upon securing a win against Pacifica Mariners on Tuesday, January 16, the Girls Basketball team head coach, Claire Gocke, reached a milestone record of one hundred wins throughout her six years of coaching while drastically changing the direction of the program. Under her coaching expertise, she managed to change the…
Churroholic
By Eean Garcia A new late night snack has arrived! Churroholic is a relatively new dessert destination that makes most of its desserts from, of course, churros. Since this was my first time trying Churroholic, I tried one of their most popular items which was a Churro Sundae,, which costs around $8. Although this may seem…
The Last Jedi Review
By Camille Yost It was no surprise that it only took two weeks for Star Wars: The Last Jedi to become the highest-grossing film of 2017. The forty-year-old franchise brought in approximately $1.265 billion, on par with The Force Awakens that brought in $2.066 billion. Although it was a huge hit with the critics, the fans were…