The Devil's Advocate

A Remarkable Experience: Ridge Student Meets RBG

Diya Jain ‘23 and Priya Venugopal ‘21

November 19, 2019 • No Comments

We hear so many stories daily of the achievements of youth all across the world. Teenagers like the body of Ridge High are already taking massive strides towards reaching their dreams and goals, exhibiting the persistence and passion required to make change. We marvel at the accomplishments...

A Toast For A Brand New Club!

Ashna Gupta ‘21

November 19, 2019 • No Comments

To many people’s surprise, the Toastmasters International club has nothing to do with making toasts but instead giving them. Toastmasters International is making an impact on teenagers at Ridge High School by pushing them out of their comfort zone through prepared and impromptu...

Stage Crew Prepares for A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Tia Tennariello ‘22

November 19, 2019 • No Comments

In theatre, performers often earn the spotlight and praise of hundreds of audience members; such will be the case on November 15 and 17 when Ridge’s Drama Club presents A Midsummer Night's Dream. Nonetheless, of equal importance to the actors is the Stage Crew, who sets the stage...

The Difficulties of Starting a Club

Benjamin White ‘23

November 19, 2019 • No Comments

In the month of October, Ridge High School freshman Andrew Szabo was planning to start the Casual Debate Club. The purpose of this club was to enhance debating skills in a laid back manner without the pressure of a high stakes debate, unlike the pressure associated with Ridge Forensics...

The World’s Longest Hopscotch Course is for Lung Cancer

Bryan Liu ‘22

November 7, 2019 • No Comments

From July 22nd to July 27th, a small team of dedicated high school students toiled under the intense heat of a burning midsummer sun. Armed with nothing more than worn paintbrushes, heavy wooden stencils, and shopping carts stocked with paint and sunscreen, Ridge High School’s Legwork...

Ridge Vaping by the Numbers

Varsha Bhargava ‘23

November 7, 2019 • No Comments

Smoke spills out from beneath doors, shrouding everyone in a cloak of destruction. Enveloping the user and their friends in a cloud of death, blackening their lungs, and killing their innocence. These users wear acne on their faces — marks of adolescence; on their backs, backpacks...

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Opinion

Impeachment Inevitable

Sungwon Chung ‘22

November 7, 2019 • No Comments

For too long, President Trump has been repeatedly abusing his power, and not abiding by the Supreme Laws of the Land set in place by our founding fathers to ensure that America stays free of corruption. With unconstitutional policies both at home and...

Homework Question: Should We Have Homework?

Michelle Li ‘20

November 7, 2019 • No Comments

Homework. Work for the home. Something that many kids dread to do after eight long hours in a school day. Homework is defined as a set of tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed outside of the classroom, and this concept has been...

Does Vontaze Burfict deserve a suspension?

Hudson Yu '22

November 7, 2019 • No Comments

On Sunday, October 6, Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict was ejected from the Raiders-Colts game due to his helmet to helmet hit with Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle. His latest on-field incident will suspend him for the rest of the reason. Hard...

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News

Sleep for California Students

Emily Woo ‘22

November 19, 2019 • No Comments

Lucky Californian teens can look forward to a few extra minutes of beauty sleep. A new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on October 13 with “heartwarming and discerning...

The California Fires: Golden Blaze Across the Golden State

November 19, 2019

For the past month, fires have been raging throughout California. Flames engulfed lands rapidly in both the forested and coastal parts of the...

The Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and a New ISIS Leader

November 19, 2019

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the former ISIS leader, was killed October 26 in a northwestern Syrian compound by a US military raid. al-Baghdadi...

AirPods Pro, and Apple’s Decline

November 19, 2019

The new Airpods Pro were recently announced by Apple on October 28th and officially were available for purchase in stores on October 30th. The...

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Features

Influencer Rise in Social Media

Ashna Gupta ‘21

November 7, 2019 • No Comments

The year of 2019 has been home to many advances but mainly, the rise in the social media influencer market. Research shows that these influencers are steadily capturing larger...

Ukraine Scandal

November 7, 2019

Once again, scandal rocks the Donald Trump presidency. Recently, the White House released the rough transcript of a phone call between President...

Unmasking the Hong Kong Riots

November 7, 2019

For four months now, protests peaceful and violent have wracked Hong Kong in reaction to the Chinese government’s extradition bill. The first...

The “12-Hour” Pain Relief Pill

November 7, 2019

In 1996, Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin made its debut in the market with a bold marketing claim: The painkiller provides “smooth and sustained...

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Arts and Entertainment

Jesus is King

Chloe Yang ‘23

November 19, 2019 • No Comments

On October 25th, rapper Kanye West released Jesus is King, his ninth consecutive number one debut album on the Billboard 200 chart, tying fellow rapper Eminem for the record...

Dance: A Sport for All, Not Just One [Gender]

Liana Giacobbe '20

November 7, 2019 • No Comments

A new movement has swept the nation in recent months concerning dancing and those who are seemingly “accepted” to participate. The #BoysDanceToo movement, as it has come...

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Sports

Kipchoge Starts a New Chapter for Runners

Hudson Yu ‘22

November 19, 2019 • No Comments

October 12th 2019, 34 year old, Kenyan Marathon runner Eluid Kipchoge ran the first sub 2 hour marathon in front of a crowd of thousands in Vienna, Austria. He delivered the...

Red Devils Roll Into Playoffs

Christopher Molinari ‘23

November 19, 2019 • No Comments

July, 2019 While most people were lounging on the beach, or at home on the TV, the Ridge Red Devils football team was hard at work, slaving under the hot summer sun. The...

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STEM

Google Claims “Quantum Supremacy”

Andrew Gu ‘23

November 19, 2019 • No Comments

Google’s state-of-the-art quantum computer, dubbed “Sycamore,” has solved a problem deemed virtually impossible for normal machines. Sycamore completed what would have...

We Might be Repelled to Something that Even Fruit Flies Are Not!

Yuying Wang ‘23

November 7, 2019 • No Comments

On October 2, 2019, researchers from the University of Berkley published a new study that left everyone in awe. With the help of advanced editing software, they were able...

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Polls

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

The ability to stop time (50%, 6 Votes)
The ability to read minds (25%, 3 Votes)
Invisibility (17%, 2 Votes)
Super strength (8%, 1 Votes)
Immortality (0%, 0 Votes)
Other (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 12

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