Both Sides of the Net
Manogya Bharathula and Kenlyn Cashion, Staff Writers
September 17, 2018
Filed under News, Opinion, Sports, Uncategorized
Both Sides of The Net: Pro Serena Thirty-six year old world-renown tennis champion Serena Williams was recently charged with three code violations by umpire, Carlos Ramos. The player was furious about the unfair charge, and voiced her frustration. Serena spoke about how unfairly...
Colin Kaepernick is the new face of Nike’s “Just Do It” campaign
Anna Sun, AVT Editor-in-Chief
September 13, 2018
Last Monday, Sept. 3rd, Nike released the “new face” of its Just Do It campaign for its 30th anniversary: Colin Kaepernick. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback started the controversial political stand against police brutality and racial inequality of taking one knee during the nationa...
Asia Argento: The Fallen Angel
Swetha Sirupa, Staff Writer
September 11, 2018
It’s the definition of irony: the leader of the #MeToo movement is being accused of sexually assaulting a younger former co-star 5 years ago. Asia Argento, once considered a hero for her public accusations against Harvey Weinstein and leading the famed movement, has fallen from grace after an anonymo...
Madonna’s Tribute to Aretha Lacked R.E.S.P.E.C.T
Soumya Sahay, Page Editor
September 11, 2018
Filed under News
As a tribute to Aretha Franklin’s recent passing, Madonna spoke live at the VMAs to show her support and love for the late vocalist. However, some saw Madonna’s speech as the opposite, being offensive and disrespectful. “Instead of paying tribute to a legend properly, she made it about herself. I t...
California Wildfires: How can they affect us?
Sara Sanguinetti, Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
Filed under News
California is in wildfire season again - and this time, the fires are more widespread and intense. Each late summer, wildfires blaze throughout California, destroying wildlife and homes. 2018’s wildfire season is reportedly the worst in state history, with fires so far burning 810,000 acres of lan...
Trader Joe’s – Geoffrey Owens Demonstrates the Value of Work
Samara Ayoob-Ahamd, AVT Editor-in-Chief
September 7, 2018
Filed under Features, News, Showcase, Uncategorized
In this generation, it seems people are judged and criticized on what job or career they go into rather than the value of their own work. Millennials are not known for being the hardest workers at most companies, and often with co-workers of the Generation X and Baby Boomer generations. Though 41% ...
The Situation in Israel
May 18, 2018
Filed under News
After the controversial decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel back in December of last year, the U.S. Embassy has officially been moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem last Monday. This action reawoke international criticism from other countries that ...
Marshal Shoves Students off Stage at University of Florida Graduation
Ramnath Jeyaram, Staff Writer
May 8, 2018
Filed under News
This past Saturday, the University of Florida had its graduation ceremony for the class of 2017-2018, and many seniors had hoped to enjoy their last night in the college that they spent that last four years working in. However, a certain marshal that was present at the ceremony was ...
Quadruple Hit: Consecutive Earthquakes Strike California
Zach Friedman, Segments Editor
May 8, 2018
Filed under News
On this day, May 8th, Californians were shaken awake as two earthquakes, of 4.5 and 3.2 magnitude, struck back-to-back. These were not the first jolts experienced recently, though, as two quakes struck yesterday. On Monday, there was a 2.5 and 4.5. Incidents like these are ...
Korean War Ends
Harshika Sethi, Staff Writer
May 1, 2018
Filed under News
Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un, the Leaders of South and North Korea, have planned to initiate a formal end to the Korean War and have downright denuclearized the peninsula on Friday April 27th, 2018, after 65 years of conflict. In part of the day- long summit, the two leaders met in on the bord...
AV ASB Election Videos released
March 26, 2018
Filed under News
The time has come for ASB Elections! This year, the leadership class has gone back to using election videos to introduce candidates to the AV community. The Leadership class has made videos of all the 2018-2019 ASB choices. The videos are available on the Leadership Instagram page (avhsdons), and...
Lip Dub causes controversy on campus
Cathrine Lilja, Editor-in-Chief
March 21, 2018
Filed under News
For the first time in four years, Amador Leadership hosted a Lip Dub event on campus last Friday. However, before the event even occurred, pressing concerns about the music chosen for the Lip Dub created controversy on campus. A Lip Dub is a "music video that combines lip synchin...
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