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Media promotes unrealistic beauty standards
Berklee Antecol
, Chief of Social Media
March 23, 2025
Leadership application culture
Anna Meng
, Staff Writer
March 20, 2025
How America swung right and what it cost us
Elena Petrova
, Editor-in-Chief
March 12, 2025
Over preparation dissuades risk-taking
Andy Liu
March 11, 2025
Awareness alone will not solve language exclusion — we need kindness
Zona Zhou
, Copy Editor
March 10, 2025
The Leadership and Honor Symposium is superficial and neglects student understanding
Sandy Li
, Staff Writer
March 9, 2025
The partisan pendulum of criminal justice swings again
Kathy Duan
, Chief Copy Editor
March 6, 2025
The new UA and UT policies are flawed
Freya Fu
February 25, 2025
Harris’ defeat exposes Democratic Party’s weaknesses
Elena Petrova
, Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2025
Incarcerated firefighters deserve criminal record expungement, not cycles of incarceration
Kathy Duan
, Chief Copy Editor
February 5, 2025
Social media negatively impacts body image
Berklee Antecol
February 5, 2025
Community dinner outfit change: seniors are required to wear uniform
Lauren Gutierrez
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January 15, 2025
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![Many Webb students spend their free time in the library watching a popular TV show like Riverdale and Euphoria. “Based off what I’ve seen, like in Euphoria, because the actors are older, they don't showcase an actual high school life properly,” Sochika Ndibe (‘26) said. “Since [the actors] are older [and] playing a teenager, from a girl’s perspective, it is going to make you think you should look more developed at a young age.” The actor, who plays Veronica Lodge, was 22 years old at the time of filming.](https://webbcanyonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Antecol-Media-affects-how-society-functions-graphic-1200x900.png)
![Language exclusion is a complicated issue at Webb. On one hand, Webb wants its students to feel comfortable around campus by being able to speak their native language. On the other hand, it has become an issue around campus where some students speak in their shared language, leaving others feeling awkward. “I think [language exclusion] has gotten better in the past year, but [our efforts] are definitely not enough,” Triet Pham (‘26) said.](https://webbcanyonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-12.51.07-PM-1200x901.png)
![In the background, groups of students completed numerous activities during the Leadership and Honor symposium, while Larry Zhou (‘26) stands confused. The ambitious number of activities lead students to feel out of place and unsure of what was happening. “I think day one was slightly misscheduled because a lot of things felt out of place,” Larry said. “A few groups ended up not completing all of the activities because some [activities] ended up being longer than [they] should have been.” However, students remain overall optimistic about the opportunities they were given to bond with their friends and classmates.](https://webbcanyonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_4727-2-1200x900.jpg)
![An incarcerated firefighter’s hand reaches through prison bars toward a firefighter’s helmet, overlaying the beach near the Pacific Palisades fire. Despite risking their lives, incarcerated firefighters are prevented from becoming firefighters after release due to background checks for occupational licenses, which perpetuates cycles of incarceration. “There's lots of evidence to suggest that [occupational licenses are] partly about restricting access to the profession,” said Professor J.J. Prescott, the University of Michigan Henry King Ransom Professor of Law, who is researching the effects of criminal record expungement. Shouldn’t the protectors of our communities be given a second chance?](https://webbcanyonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Duan-incarcerated-firefighters-final-1-1200x750.jpeg)
![Scrolling through the TikTok comment section of popular influencer Julia Ernest, you notice a common pattern. People are spending their time watching TikToks of people they wish they looked like and comparing themselves. “I think that my 12-year-old is probably more body conscious than I would have said that I was at that age,” said Sarah Lantz, Dean of Students. “[This occurrence is] because she is exposed to those videos on social media.” Most influencers feed into the unrealistic beauty standards engraved in our minds, making us feel as if we need to alter our appearance to feel good enough.](https://webbcanyonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Antecol-Julia-Ernest-Social-Media-Affects-1200x900.jpeg)
