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Big Hero 6 proves successful yet a little cluttered

Jeremy Ashton, News Editor • December 19, 2014

Big Hero 6, released November 7, is the story of Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter), a robotics prodigy, and an inflatable medical assistant called Baymax (Scott Adsit). It takes place in the fictional...

Staff Editorial: Celebrating with Krampus

Warrior Ledger Staff • December 17, 2014

Here comes the time of year to spread holiday cheer and douse ourselves in unholy fear. Santa makes his way through chimneys to leave charitable gifts for all the good little children as Krampus slips into the rooms of all the naughty ones to drag them off and devour them the next day.

Stress of applying for college discourages students from aiming high

Leiani Brown, Editor in Chief • December 17, 2014

It’s winter again, which—for colleges all across the nation—means recruiting time. Well-designed, personal flyers begin to pop up in the mailbox, and email inboxes overflow with messages flowered by phrases like “You’ve been selected” and “A student of your potential,” all sounding creepily intimate and borderline desperate.

November is Transgender Awareness Month

Jasper Ramirez, Art Editor • December 17, 2014

Transgender is an umbrella term that describes a diverse group of people whose gender identity or expression differs from the gender they were assigned to at birth. According to University of California Los Angeles School of Law’s Williams institute, an estimated 700,000, or 0.3% of adults identify as transgender in the United States.

Gender is more than male and female

Jem Ashton, News Editor • December 17, 2014

Gender is often seen as a binary subject, you’re either male or you’re female and whichever gender you are is decided by whichever parts you had at birth. Rather than viewing gender as a physical attribution, it should be viewed as an expression of how people identify with themselves. This doesn’t only apply to people transitioning from one of the two predominating sexes to the other, it also applies to people who don’t feel a strong connection to either gender and choose to define themselves as third-gendered, gender-fluid, or neutrois. Whether they identify as female and male simultaneously or as neither, non-binary people do exist.

Police force becomes overly weaponized

Jem Ashton and Jasper Ramirez • December 17, 2014

Tear gas is a chemical weapon that has been banned in warfare since 1993, but it is still allowed to be used against our own citizens by our overly weaponized police forces. There is no reason for an officer to be more weaponized than a soldier. They are not an army, and giving the police our surplus military supplies has only increased the rates of violence and murder in the United States. The Icelandic police forces have only killed one person since the foundation of their country in 1944, but the United States faces at least 400 deaths at the hands of police forces every year.

Mental illness stigma is harmful to students

Jasper Ramirez, Art Editor • December 17, 2014

ccording to the Kim Foundation, an estimated 57.7 million people, or one in four adults, suffer from a diagnosable mental illness in a given year. Mental illness causes mild and severe impairments in the way a person thinks, their mood, and behavior. People who suffer from mental illness have to carry the burden of stigmas and misconceptions with them.

Snapchat proves beneficial as well as hazardous

Keely Valdez, Reporter • December 17, 2014

Snapchat, as we all know, is a photo messaging app. Almost everyone in the school has heard of it and almost everyone has Snapchat downloaded onto their phones. It’s the new texting. It’s easier, faster, and more efficient but how is it being used? There’s several ideas on how to use it. Both negative and positive. Snapchat can be a good thing or a bad thing.

The benefits to exercising healthily

Yvette Zavala, Reporter • December 17, 2014

There are many advantages and some disadvantages to eating right and exercising, but mostly advantages. Eating right and exercising can help people in my ways to live a better and healthier life. Eating right and exercising helps you feel better and look better.

Siblings can be a positive or negative influence on students

Tara Buell, Reporter • December 17, 2014

Having a sibling in school can both be positive, and negative. When it comes to rides to school, friends, school work, and just having somebody there, a sibling comes in handy.

Media Center launches “Reading across the USA” reading challenge

Leiani Brown, Editor in Chief • November 24, 2014

With the enticement of weekly prizes and the chance to win an iPad mini, the library now presents a reading contest for all those willing to explore books from across the country.

Interstellar draws in viewers with complex story line and special effects

Aaron Dufner and Nick Drabner • November 24, 2014

Interstellar is a movie starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon just to name a few of the all star cast from the film. The budget for the movie is 165,000,000$ which is fairly high, but for a movie that’ll take you farther than space it isn’t too insane to imagine that much money put in to it.

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