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A student watches "Te Owl House"'s climax, when Luz and Amity are dancing at Grom.

The Owl House: Disney’s First Openly Queer Cartoon

Sierra Deaver, Senior Staff Writer September 3, 2020

Disney’s new animated series, The Owl House, is confirmed to have a queer main character. Dana Terrace, the creator of the series, disclosed this in a series of tweets earlier this month. Luz Noceda,...

One outright critique of the movie was that viewers could only watch if they paid an extra charge for Disney Premium on Disney Plus.

People are refusing to watch Disney’s ‘Mulan’—here’s why

Arlina Yang, Junior Editor September 3, 2020

Disney’s Mulan is set to be released on September 4, 2020. However, comments from the lead actress and controversy surrounding the production team have sparked a wave of backlash.  Protests have...

Rapper Logic is retiring and releasing a new album

Sahana Kumar, Editor July 21, 2020

After a long break from social media (again), Logic, the “1800” and “44 More” rapper, deleted all his posts on Instagram and posted one last pic on July 16. The cover for his latest and supposedly...

Disney sing-along brings smiles to millions of faces world-wide

Nina Moothedath, Staff Writer April 24, 2020

On April 16th, ABC aired the Disney Family Singalong, hosted by Ryan Searcrest and full of Disney celebrities and songs, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.  Some clips of it are on youtube, with...

How to have fun over Spring Break while in quarantine

How to have fun over Spring Break while in quarantine

Leila Touati, Page Editor April 1, 2020

Spring break is just around the corner, and although students are no longer in the classroom due to the school dismissal, Amador students are still counting down the days until they won’t have to...

We need more movies like Birds Of Prey

We need more movies like Birds Of Prey

Mickey Lonner, Staff Writer March 10, 2020

As a fantasy nerd, I love comic books and movies—but as a girl, sometimes that’s hard. Growing up, there weren’t many female characters on screen that I could look up to, and when there were, they...

Lil Uzi Vert’s New Album: Eternal Atake

Emma Hodges, Social Media EIC March 9, 2020

Fans have patiently been waiting for the well-known rapper, Lil Uzi Vert, to drop another hit album since his last popular hit, Luv is Rage 2, released in August of 2017. After nearly two and a half years,...

BTS Map of the Soul World Tour

Trisha Khattar, Staff Writer March 9, 2020

In the past couple of years, BTS, a South Korean boy group consisting of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, have taken both their country and the western world by storm as they accumulate an...

The Diversity in The Oscars

Zachary Nicholas, Staff Writer February 26, 2020

As seen in the graph, the highest viewership in recent memory came in 2014. This year, there was a large amount of diversity at the awards. 12 Years a Slave was the frontrunner in nominations, and Ellen...

January’s Favorites: books, television shows, and other entertainment

Chehel Lakhwara, Staff Writer February 4, 2020

It just seems like the decade started but in reality, the month of January has already sped by in full glory. Along with the month came a collection of new books and TV-Shows, as well as award ceremonies....

The psychology behind toxic relationships and friendships

Marisa Fidone, Staff Writer January 28, 2020

A healthy relationship should have honesty, compassion, and empathy. At least once in a lifetime, young adults have faced cross-roads in friendships. Signs of toxicity come subtly in the beginning, often...

Students should begin to practice healthy habits to increase their success at school.

5 Healthy Habits Amador students should implement for increased success

Sarah Banholzer, Derry Xu, and Mark Lester December 17, 2019

As we say goodbye to 2019 and welcome in the new year, it's the perfect time to say goodbye to our bad habits, and learn new tips and tricks on how to be more productive and successful in 2020. In...

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