By DIANA D’SOUZA, freshman When the World Health Organization announced that processed meat are now classified as Group 1 carcinogens, my father found himself a new scapegoat. He promptly proceeded to throw all the bacon down the trash can. “Do you know that it is not even real meat? They don’t even kill real pigs. … Continue reading
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Sex Culture in JP Stevens
BY ANGELA CAO Congratulations! By clicking on the title of this article to further your knowledge of “sex culture at JP Stevens,” you have fallen prey to an exponentially growing phenomenon in web-culture: click-bait. Behind click-bait culture, the entertainers and creators of mass media have employed two common ancient advertising tricks, sex and violence. … Continue reading
2016 Elections
By ANEESH DESHPANDE, senior Winter has arrived; the leaves have fallen, the days are getting shorter, and the school-wide desperation for air conditioning is changing into prayers for heating. But what’s important about 2015 is not winter, or even the year at all—what’s important about 2015 is the fact that 2016 comes right after it, … Continue reading
The Benefits of Binge-Watching
By ADITI KALLA, staff writer Binge-watching evokes in most people the image of a miserable potbellied man sitting in a dark, dingy room with a bag of popcorn and glossy eyes glued to a television screen. It’s a term usually associated with an array of negative emotions, ranging from the disapproval of those who can’t … Continue reading
YKYGs January 2015
By PRATEEK KHANDELWAL, freshman, VERONICA MELIKSETIAN, freshman, and ARJUN GOURISHETTY, junior You know you go to JPS when… …finding a dollar in your pocket on the day of a pizza, candy, or pretzel sale is the happiest moment of your week. …most of the texts you receive are either from your teachers using Remind101 or … Continue reading