Team tryouts are overwhelming students
Jacqueline Guillena, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
Filed under Columns, Online Only, Sports
Tryouts can be very intimidating for athletes — especially if they’ve never tried out for a team or if it’s a new sport they haven’t played before. For most athletes, overcoming nerves is the hardest thing to do, but getting those nerves under control is possible. Athletes are encouraged to...
JBA offers alternative to NCAA
Jordan Latimore, Sports Columnist
November 16, 2018
The big baller era of sports is officially upon us. During the summer of 2018, Lavar Ball—CEO and founder of Big Baller Brand — launched the Junior Basketball Association. The goal of the JBA is to provide young players who come out of high school with an alternative to the NCAA. Noticeable differences...
Diversity: Are We Really?
Ryan Duff, Feature Columnist
November 9, 2018
Filed under Columns, Feature, Online Only, Showcase
Diversity and acceptance are the two ideals Bear Creek students hold high above the rest. We boast an overwhelmingly positive campus environment full of loyal Bruin spirit, and with a student body as diverse as ours, part of that spirit manifests as a celebration of the many different backgrounds and ...
LGB+Transitions: A Life In Progress
Alex Rubio, Feature Columnist
November 9, 2018
Filed under A Life In Progress, Columns, Feature
I’ve seen all those stories of transgender people in which everything is sugar-coated. The truth is, they often only show off the glamorous parts of their transitions, and hide the dysphoria, depression, and day-to-day discomfort all transgender individuals endure. Similarly, it’s irritating tha...
Much more than Nothing
Gavin Cardoza, Staff Writer
November 9, 2018
Filed under Columns, Entertainment, Reviews
Their name may seem a little unorthodox at first, and their style of slow and loud melodies may be different from much of the music heard today, but start-up band Nothing is more than what their name implies. The band’s genre, shoegazing (or shoegaze) is a subgenre of indie rock that emerged in the...
Trump and NFL compromise over National Anthem
Marino Dominguez, Columnist
May 30, 2018
Filed under Columns, Showcase, Sports
In recent years, peaceful protests over social issues have reached an unprecedented number. Between women’s rights protests to Black Lives Matter movements, protests have changed the way people and organizations stand on a multitude of issues. However, one type of peaceful protest doesn’t sit well...
Gruden returns to the Raiders
Marino Dominguez, Columnist
May 30, 2018
Filed under More than Just a Game, Sports
History tends to repeat itself — sometimes in bad ways: world wars, economic collapse, extinction, famine. But for Oakland Raiders fans and its owner Mark Davis, history couldn’t repeat itself at a better time. Former Oakland Raider and Tampa Bay Buccaneer head coach Jon Gruden will return to...
Boycott games with deceptive money schemes
Giancarlo Lizarraga, Columnist
December 4, 2017
Filed under Columns, Entertainment, Genuine Gian
The Electronic Arts video game company its due criticism because of a recurring payment model in the upcoming AAA title “Star Wars Battlefront 2.” In an attempt to defend their actions to members of the reddit.com community, the EA Community Team account has received a record of more than 400,000...
Raiders benefit from 49er leftovers
Marino Dominguez, Columnist
November 27, 2017
Filed under Columns, More than Just a Game
On October 16, it happened again: a revered 49er superstar — one loved by both fans and coaches — made his short and long-awaited trip to the other side of the Bay to join the Oakland Raiders. This time it was All-Pro linebacker NaVorro Bowman, a free agent who signed to play for the Raiders after...
NFL patriotism: your tax dollars at work
Marino Dominguez, Staff Writer
October 17, 2017
Filed under Columns, More than Just a Game
The world of sports and politics have collided many times Whether it be through social media or on the playing field, professional athletes have used their platform to express their political and social ideals. Recently, players kneeling and locking arms during the national anthem is a common sight...
Gender equality evident in Dungeons and Dragons game
Giancarlo Lizzaraga, Staff Writer
October 16, 2017
Filed under Columns, Entertainment, Genuine Gian
In the medieval-fantasy world of Dungeons and Dragons, players may find an environment that is more accepting of their sexuality and gender than in real life. “All of our new adventures contain LGBT characters,” D&D developer Jeremy Crawford said in a Kotaku article. “This is true of our...
Money, college — and fishing!
Marino Dominguez, Staff Writer
September 15, 2017
Filed under More than Just a Game, Sports
If you read the headline of this column, you probably are already interested: I imagine you either want to go to college, like to make money, or like the outdoors. So yes, it’s true; you can fish to go to college. Top colleges not only in California, but throughout the entire United States, now...
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