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Marvel comics are dropping in quality; Japanese comics are dominating the industry
As the comic company tries to solve its diversity problem by making it worse, international comics start to steal their sales
June 15, 2021
Lillian Carpenter, Viking Gallery Editor
A follow-up article to “Marvel has minimal diversity, and they must lead the way for change, not profit.” The comic books industry has a huge fanbase, from readers young to old and various races, genders and sexualities. The company has previously come under fire for featuring primarily straight...
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Letter from the editor
June 14, 2021
Hailey Cordell, Editor-in-Chief
Dear Students, Staff, and Lake Stevens Community Members: The end of the year is fast approaching as we near a much-needed summer break. After all the learning changes and challenges that students and staff have tackled during the year—whether it be online learning or the transition to hybrid—we...
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The burden of climate change wrongly placed on individuals
Holding a magnifying glass to the environmental faults of large corporations
June 6, 2021
Nadia Tucey, A&E Editor
Our society places a strong burden on everyday people for exactly what causes climate change: individual impact. We have somehow been brainwashed into believing that our reckless recycling skills, fast fashion dependency and endless meat consumption is the end-all be-all cause of global warming. Although...
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Washington’s pride won’t subside
Learn about Washington’s history of LGBT+ pride, and how you can celebrate this year
June 4, 2021
Lillian Carpenter, Viking Gallery Editor
One hot summer night in 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar that was a safe haven for the time’s LGBT+ community located in New York City. At the time, these sorts of raids were common in establishments known to employ or serve gay individuals, as homosexuality was a crime in every American...
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Rise in neo-paganism, wichtok vs. spirituality
People need to educate themselves before they follow trends that tokenize tools and religious practices
June 3, 2021
Emma Brouqua, Photographer
Spirituality is having the realization that there is something greater than your own self. The idea that there is something greater than the 5-sense human experience, and that we all are a whole with mother nature, with the universe’s energy. You have to release yourself from your ego and let go of...
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