As far as art mediums go, video games have always been unique in what they reveal about their audiences. Their interactivity provides for endless potential situations with which we can analyze the human psyche and what we know about human behavior.  As of the past few months, the tiny indie game...

As we all know, this school year will be a difficult time for our Torrey athletes. The CIF San Diego section has mandated that all sports will be pushed back until the earliest official starting date of December 12th. The season following will begin at the latest of March 13th. While we should count...

Amidst all the craziness that has defined 2020, it can become all too easy to miss key current events. One such event that carries a special significance in American society is the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. On September 18th, Ginsburg, who served as a justice on the Supreme Court, passed away at...

Mulan was one of the most anticipated Disney Remakes of the year. Audiences were thrilled that the beloved Disney princess was being portrayed on-screen, and it was set to be a massive success for the general audience. However, due to many unfortunate and disappointing circumstances, this film became...

Early sophomore year, Roma Nagle (‘22) and Ms. Bravo sat together in the quad, immersed an vital and potent conversation. They were speaking about how they felt as women of color both at La Jolla Country Day and in society in general. Recently, Roma hosted a Women of Color in Power panel during the...

Schools across the globe are transitioning to online education during this unique time in history. Students at LJCDS are swapping their binders for laptops and experiencing school through synchronous, FaceTime-style Zoom meetings, pre-recorded lesson plans made by their teachers, and by other creative...

As COVID-19 has us all staying at home all day, binging shows about people covering their spouses in sardine oil and feeding them to their tigers (spoiler alert!), hoarding toilet paper, competing to showcase the best Zoom background during class, and participating in way too many social media “challenges,”...

Since 2020 began, all that anyone has been able to talk about is the coronavirus. Every news source and social media platform has been providing constant coverage each day on how this new, widespread disease is impacting humanity. However, the coronavirus is also affecting the environment, and it is...

Seeing as we are all stuck at home with nothing to do, we have more free time than we could have ever imagined. In light of that, here are some movie recommendations of all genres, that are all accessible through the widely popular platform, Netflix, which will hopefully keep you entertained and help...

In these uncertain times, it’s easy to focus on the countries failing to take appropriate measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19. Whether it’s accusations of a cover-up led by President Xi’s (China) regime, criticism of President Bolsonaro’s (Brazil) denial of the severity of the virus,...

Who’s going crazy during quarantine? Sister playing violin while you are trying to call into a Zoom class? Netflix Party not cutting it for connecting with friends? Not able to think because your sibling is on a Fortnite marathon? This is a complicated moment in our lives, so it is important to find...

Since both public and private schools throughout California have officially closed due to the coronavirus, there have been many changes in the lives of both students and teachers. For many, lessons are now being taught through a completely new medium with altered daily schedules. I talked to a few students...

With Quarantine having lasted the past month now, it is the perfect opportunity to catch up on new television shows with the extra bit of time home all of us have. From raunchy reality shows to thrillers, and old favorites, here is a list of 10 shows to watch during this extended time indoors. 1....

Overview Released on March 31, 2020, Persona 5: The Royal was one of the first major games to come out after quarantine started. P5R is basically a remaster of the original Persona 5, containing plenty of new characters, story events, mechanics, locations, and even an entire new epilogue and ending....

As the mind-numbing mixture of quarantine and spring break began, a most meditative multiplayer game stepped out onto the scene. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become a beloved cushion for players who are bored and searching for an escape from the stress of current daily life.  A stigma surrounding ...

Many people are limited from their social contact and ability to meet face to face with people that they usually need to talk to due to COVID-19. This includes schools, whose students require face to face interaction with their teachers so that they can learn and grow their knowledge. Many companies...

In an era where the vast majority of our produce originates from farms that are hundreds if not thousands of miles away, it is essential to eat more locally sourced foods, in the interest of the environment and our health. A unique and vital component of local farms, one that large-scale operations hundreds...

  At the beginning of the second semester of my senior year, I had to choose an English class to take. I was between taking another semester of Murder and Mayhem or taking Dystopian Fiction. I had my presumptions of what Dystopian Fiction would entail; my mind gravitated towards movies such as...

The recent outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus has been terrorizing the whole world ever since its initial outbreak in Wuhan, China in late December. Since then, almost 75,000 people have been infected worldwide, the majority having been in China, and it has continued to spread to numerous countries...

Men’s Soccer: Junior soccer standout, Kian Power, was named San Diego Union Tribune athlete of the week (Jan. 22). Their last game (Feb. 13),  was against Francis Parker, and it ended in a tie 1-1. Legendary Soccer Coach, Fleischhacker was honored for his past 29 years with the torrey’s soccer...