Instagram “comedy videos” continue to rise in popularity
Stephanie Rodriguez, Reporter
April 3, 2019
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Ever since Vine was terminated in 2017, Viners (people who created the 6 second long videos) started transitioning to something bigger and better: Instagram. In Vine, many were actually amusing but Instagram has become the ugly cousin of Vine. An article by Zubi Ahmed titled Instagram comedians are ki...
Face Off: marijuana ads
Nathan Kowsky and Mary Conaway
April 3, 2019
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For: Marijuana and cannabis have always been a very controversial topic in the United States. While medicinal marijuana has been legalized in many states under certain circumstances, many health benefits have been noticed, including improving the body’s ability to fight cancerous cells and preven...
A new way to learn
Rebecca Del La Torre, Reporter
April 3, 2019
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Online schooling has evolved since the 1960s. Now it is easier to access courses and materials needed for schooling. Virtual classroom is an online learning environment, it is web-based, and accessed through a software-based file. There are different types of software and each act as a different type...
Why is nobody reading our paper?
Michael Marquess, Co-Art Editor
April 3, 2019
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Why doesn’t anybody read our newspapers? It’s a question that seems to be in the back of everyone’s mind, especially to those of us who sit in Room 770, toiling over the next issue of The Catamount. Oh how feverishly we work, word after word, article after article, page after page, knowing deep i...
Competition is not enough to make chess a sport
Malavika Santhosh, Reporter
April 3, 2019
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Two opponents face each other, playing a game of chess. After minutes of thought, one of the players moves a piece forward. The tension in the room rises. A player runs across the court, dribbling the ball. They focus in on toward the basket and shoot the ball, scoring for their team. Cheers break...
Asking philosophical questions…
Nyla Libed and Téa Schmid
April 3, 2019
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Why are humans so confident in beliefs that can’t be proven? We all have beliefs. Whether it’s to do with religion, economics, or politics, we all have our own personal beliefs. Religion, as many will point out, cannot be proven for certain. This does not stop people from believing it because it giv...
A prankster’s limits to pranks
Nyla Libed, Copy Editor, Co-Online Editor
April 3, 2019
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April Fool’s Day has come and gone, and our 24 hours of comedic fun has drawn to a close. However, there are some people who, in the past, have taken “comedic fun” and pushed it beyond the limits of what most consider funny, and into the territory of totally dangerous. We’re all human, most...
NSD vs. U.S. schools
Sanjana Chava, Feature Editor
April 3, 2019
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When you compare our district to other districts both in Washington and outside, you realize the many differences that may or may not put our school in disadvantage. One of the most apparent differences is the grading scale. At our school 93% to 100% is considered an A and then 90% to 92% is consider...
To TOLO and beyond
Michael Marquess, Co-Art Editor
April 3, 2019
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We're one hour and 38 minutes into Tolo, and it feels like the party is yet to start. To put it bluntly, there weren't a lot of people at Tolo. Upon walking through the doors, we saw only handfuls of people staying awkwardly in place, doing their best to “have fun” while the lonely DJ thunder...
A Yiddish guide for teens! Oy vey iz meir?
Levi Gettleman, A&E Editor
April 3, 2019
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Born in the 10th century as an innovation of European Jewry attempting to create a unifying language, Yiddish (a combination of German and Hebrew) is still a relevant language in that many of its words and phrases can enrich any conversation. Yiddish grew in popularity after the invention of the printing...
Spotlighting Bothell’s fearless leader
April 3, 2019
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Even though it’s his first year as Bothell High School’s principal, Mr. Juan Price is no newcomer to the school system. He has worked in different Washington school districts for greater than a decade, working in both administration and teaching positions. He has also worked to help build variou...
Observing Passover
Levi Gettleman, A&E Editor
April 3, 2019
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On the evening of April 19th, Jews across the world will begin to observe the festival of Passover (Pesach in Hebrew), commonly known as the Festival of Matzah, the Festival of Spring, and the Festival of Freedom. Passover is dedicated to retelling the story of the slavery of the Jews in Egypt and...