BY ALETHEA LO
STAFF WRITER
The blue-ringed octopus is made up of two main colors. Those two colors are yellow and blue. The blue-ringed octopus gets its name from the rings that spread across its whole body. Those rings only appear when they feel threatened. Most octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish are venomous, but the blue-ringed octopus is in a different league of its own. Their venom is 1,000 times more deadly than cyanide.
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BY BRIA KOEPKE
STAFF WRITER
Have you ever wondered why your lips are so excruciatingly dry? Well, let me inform you why. A lot of chapstick companies purposefully will make their chapstick to dry out the buyers lips. The whole point of buying chapstick is to fix the dryness and the dryer your lips are the more chapstick you’re going to buy. The companies are well aware, and of course they take advantage of this by manufacturing the chapstick to stop your body from being able to heal itself which can then lead to having health issues. The ingredients that are found in the chapstick actually pull out the moisture in your lips and sometimes leaves them dryer than what they started as.
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BY KAMEIL BHOLA AND BRIANNA KOEPKE
STAFF WRITERS
There are seven species of turtles in the world, 6 of them are threatened or endangered, this is extremely troubling because sea turtles are keystone species vital to marine and beach ecosystems. They help keep the jellyfish population in check, keep coral reefs healthy by preventing sponges from outcompeting corals, provide habitat for an array of “aquatic hitchhikers,” but most importantly keep the seagrass beds in check. Sea turtles help “mow ” seagrass; the grass needs to stay short because it’s a breeding and developmental ground for many species of fish, without it many marine animals would die out. If sea turtles were to all die out the sea grass would become too long, making it unsuitable for breeding/development, and if one part of the ecosystem fails, the rest will soon follow, leading to a full collapse.
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BY TAHLIA CAPPS
STAFF WRITER
Hello and welcome to the very first article of this new series! My name is Tahlia and boy, do I have something for YOU. You see, back when I first started Minecraft, around the update aquatic, griefing was my specialty. I accidentally sicked three withers on my sky base which killed my first pet. Sad.
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BY NOAH FONTANESI
STAFF WRITER
Plot armor is a pretty known trope and frequently used, but it seems to be only talked about in a negative sense. It comes up sometimes when talking about a story, but if it’s used poorly then we notice it. After all, why would such an obvious trope be liked? You’re pulled out of the story, it feels muddled, and it messes with the rules of the world. Why would anyone like plot armor? Well, tropes only become bad when used incorrectly and poorly, and it also applies to plot armor.
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BY ANSHI PEDDAREDDIVARI
STAFF WRITER
St. Patrick’s Day is an annual holiday that is celebrated on March 17th. Originating in Ireland, it has become an important holiday in the states. March 17th, 461, was believed to be the day Saint Patrick passed away.
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BY SAMUEL ELLINGSON
STAFF WRITER
If you have been paying attention to social media for the past couple of months, you would know that the internet has recently become obsessed with a new game, Wordle. The objective is simple: figure out what the five letter word is in six guesses or less. As you play, letters that are not in the word are grayed out, letters that are in the word are shaded in yellow, and letters that are in the correct position are shaded green. Using the different clues, players need to identify the new word that refreshes every 24 hours.
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BY TAHLIA CAPPS
STAFF WRITER
As far as I know, a lot of students here play video games, mainly Minecraft. As I was reading a book that made me stay up until 1:30 in the morning, making me HEAVILY tired as I was writing this, I had an idea…I will share some Gaming Hacks from that book!
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BY ALICE FONTANESI
STAFF WRITER
Because I am currently drowning in worldbuilding for a story that took me over half a year to strangle, let’s talk about mythos.
A mythos is a culture’s myths, and it’s a pretty common trope in fantasy to have all myths be true. This trope is usually used for urban fantasy, but it can work for any genre, depending on the worldbuilding. But justifying how and why all myths are real is going to be a bit of a challenge. You’re going to have a bunch of sun gods running around, so is the sun a huge group project or something else? And researching and cultural appropriation might also get in the way.
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BY ANSHI PEDDAREDDIVARI
STAFF WRITER
COVID-19 has impacted all of us, whether you tested positive or are staying home due to close contact, you are not alone. Being at home can be very boring and tiring, but it happens and there are many ways to deal with it. Whether you build something or try something new, there is always an activity you can do to pass time. Instead of dwelling on the fact that you have to stay home, you can use what you have in your house/room and do something fun and exciting. You may not be able to leave your house, but I can guarantee that there is something you can do besides laying in your bed and binging shows on Netflix. In the next couple of paragraphs, I am going to go into detail about the many things you can do in this situation..
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