NEWS
Students experience civil disobedience
In the wake of the school shooting on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida talk of stricter gun laws has once again come to light. 17 were injured and an additional 17 people lost their lives at the hands of Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old former student who was expelled from Stoneman Douglas High for disciplinary problems. He entered the school at 2:21 p.m. with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and began shooting. News outlets flooded screens with updates as the situation unfolded, but the real question behind the pain and heartache: could this have been prevented?
Senior Spotlight: Carlos Gonzalez gives cougs culture
Some may know him as DJ Carl G from his mixtapes, but more are probably familiar with his given name: Carlos Gonzalez. However, he describes himself as “poetic, facetious, cynical, and loving.”
Natural hair holds ancestral, personal identity
When it comes to the natural hair type chart, that runs from the straightest texture to the curliest, black hair generally exists to the latter of the spectrum, where it seems to defy gravity. The texture of one’s hair can tell the story of ancestry and self-expression.
SPORTS
This week in sports
Men’s varsity volleyball crushed the Canyon Springs Pioneers, 3-0 in a home match on Tuesday, April 3. Ben Bloss, senior led the Cougs with nine kills and three aces, while setter, Alex White, junior, contributed with 19 assists and two digs.
