BC alumnus Chase Hudson reflects on TikTok success

Bailey Kirkeby and Ryan Flores

November 15, 2019

When social media video app TikTok — primarily used for sharing short lip-sync, dancing and comedy videos — combined with Musical.ly, a solely lip-syncing app, the application was widely criticized by teenagers, who viewed the platform as a joke and made fun of the short videos. Today...

Risky business: starting a career in the adult entertainment industry

Bailey Kirkeby, Managing Editor, News Editor

May 3, 2019

Throughout their high school years, students are often told to follow their dreams and pursue what they love.  Despite encountering obstacles — such as a difficult freshman year and leaving her house — Caitlin Fink, an 18-year-old senior at Bear Creek who recently started a career in adult enter...

The Voice shall not be silenced!

May 3, 2019

Once again, the Bruin Voice has proven its slogan “The Voice shall not be silenced!” to be true. In 2013, 2010, and, even back as far as 1992, the Lodi Unified School District attempted to censor various articles, and every time, the fearless Bruin Voice adviser, Kathi Duffel, alongside her old friend,...

Food truck offers limited menu choices

Jasmine Castillo, Opinion Editor

January 8, 2019

Every Wednesday, students can be seen lining up to get a taste of the diverse foods offered at the new food truck parked outside the cafeteria area. The food truck ― available due to a grant Lodi Unified schools received over the past summer ― came as surprise to students, especially the ...

FDA cracks down on Juul’s teen marketing efforts

Sydney Jasper and Heidi Wright

January 8, 2019

After decades of seeing smoking rates decline, groups like the American Lung Association were hopeful that younger generations would eliminate the habit. However, some argue that a new addictive product being marketed toward teens is reversing that trend: JUUL e-cigarettes. Billed as a safer alternative...

The U.S. should eliminate birther rights

Bailey Kirkeby, Managing Editor

January 7, 2019

On Oct. 30, 2018, President Trump revealed plans to sign an executive order that would end birthright citizenship to children born in the United States to immigrant parents that are in the country illegally. While his order has been attacked by immigration experts and citizens alike as “unconstitutional”...

Spanish teachers struggle with room sharing

Amara Del Prato, Entertainment Editor

January 7, 2019

Since the beginning of the school year, the Spanish department has been sharing rooms due to lack of classrooms and increase in student population. Bear Creek High School currently has just under 2,000 students — nearly twice the number of students who were enrolled in 1991, the year the school opened. After...

BC mourns death of Speech and Debate team member

Jasmin Prasad, Staff Writer

November 16, 2018

Brandon Robert Bockman, born Sept. 28, 2002, passed away Oct. 4, 2018, due to complications from Type 1 diabetes. A vigil was held at Bear Creek in his honor after a Speech and Debate tournament Oct. 20, and his memorial was held Oct. 21. Bockman was an active member of the Bear Creek Speech and Debate...

Juniors allowed on JV teams

Jasmine Castillo, Opinion Editor

November 16, 2018

For most athletes, competing in sports their junior year simply means stepping up to the varsity level. However, a change in policy this year will allow juniors to stay at the JV level for an additional year. “It is my understanding that one of the reasons this came to light was to help preserve the...

Victims of trauma sometimes remember events

Bailey Kirkeby, News Editor

November 16, 2018

Examining Blasey-Ford's accusation for inconsistencies does not make me "pro-rape" or "anti-woman" As an ardent fan of “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” and firm advocate for women’s rights, I am inclined to believe women who claim to have been sexually assaulted. However, every once in a w...

Diversity: Are We Really?

Ryan Duff, Feature Columnist

November 9, 2018

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 ...

Identity politics: communal values or diverse stereotypes?

Dylan Eguiluz, Staff Writer

November 9, 2018

Identity is a key component that plays a role in each student’s individual experience and, in some cases, their education. With the emergence of identity politics — views based on the interests of social groups (race, sexual orientation, religion, et cetera) with which people identify — many students...