Opinion

Daniel Craig pouring himself a beer in a Heineken advert. From advertisement “NO TIME TO DIE | Worth The Wait” By Kevin Wei, staff writer “What’s your poison?” a bartender asks his customers, possibly ignorant of how literal his question is. It has been proven that alcohol can cause cancer, heart/liver disease, domestic violence, drunk […]

Picture of students in Trevor Brady’s AP Gov/Econ class working on assignments (Photo: Annika Umholtz, The Puma Prensa) By Annika Umholtz, staff writer School days can feel agonizingly long. Many students and staff are disheartened to find that by the time they get home and are finally able to relax, their day is already almost […]

Santa Rosa Avenue (seen here) is a classic example of a stroad, which combines the wide lanes and high speed of a road with the traffic lights and exits of a street, resulting in a hectic and unsafe environment. (Photo: Evan Jackson, The Puma Prensa) By Evan Jackson, staff writer Suburbs are everywhere in America, […]

Kringle’s Korner Christmas tree farm co-owner Morgan Gutzman’s dog poses for the camera (Photo courtesy of Morgan Gutzman) By Sloane Crocker, staff writer Christmas does not truly begin for those who celebrate until the tree assumes its post in the house, effusing the air with joy and warmth along with its characteristic woody aroma. However, […]

School supplies for sale at Target (Photo: Ella Chong, The Puma Prensa) By Ella Chong, staff writer The back-to-school season has just passed, and with it the annual mall extravaganza in which millions of teenagers and their parents make their way to every store, both online and in-person, to purchase entirely new libraries, wardrobes, and […]

Menstruation product basket provided by Soph (Photo: Phoebe Ramnarine, The Puma Prensa) By Phoebe Ramnarine, staff writer High school marks the official start of teenage lives and whether they’d like to accept it or not, with it comes periods. Society has taught menstruators to be ashamed of it, and many of them have formulated a […]

 Long line forming at the door of the girls’ bathroom in the F-Hall building during break (Photo: Annika Umholtz, The Puma Prensa) By Annika Umholtz, Staff Writer Maria Carrillo High School’s bathrooms have been at the top of students’ complaint lists for years now. Whether it was graffiti, vaping, the clown-car-like stalls with multiple students […]

College students are overwhelmed with a tangle of loans and high tuition prices (Photo: courtesy of The Balance) by Josephine Rivera-Hoagland, features editor As Maria Carrillo’s class of 2022 wraps up their final year, many seniors are deciding which college to head off to and making note of the various offered scholarships, FAFSA aid and […]

Maria Carrillo Students school lunch (Photo: Raffaella Bravo, The Puma Prensa) by Raffaella Bravo, staff writer Maria Carrillo High School lunches are not inclusive for students who are vegan, vegetarian, gluten-intolerant or who have nut allergies. Junior Bella Zarate almost had a severe allergic reaction to tree nuts and sesame seeds within her school lunch. […]

Graphs of the data taken by the APES class (Photo: Courtesy of Grace Darrow) by Rose Cromwell, staff writer Maria Carrillo High School student bathrooms have been something of an enigma on campus for quite some time, with devious licks and vandalism, lots of drug use and students going in for a variety of reasons […]