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How I manage to ‘BeFake’ on the app BeReal

Henry Lee, Web Editor-in-Chief • October 7, 2022

BeReal, the app meant to authentically represent users, fails to do just what the whole purpose of the platform is meant for — capture random, unfiltered and “real” moments of time once a day. Prompting...

Safety comes with cautious, mindful law enforcement

Hannah Lee, Opinion Editor • September 21, 2022

Despite a pledge to integrally serve and protect its people, the Uvalde Police Department has failed to do exactly that. The officers at the Uvalde, Texas school shooting on May 24 might as well have...

The new year calls for resolutions to improve The Accolade

Michelle Sheen, Editor-in-Chief • February 7, 2022

As a sentiment of the new year, I made a 2022 resolution to continue focusing on creating high-quality print work and starting new projects for The Accolade during the remainder of my senior year. To...

Volunteering for campaigns: Staying involved in the election

December 6, 2020

As the monumental 2020 elections come to a close, two Accolade reporters share their unique experience of interning for candidates from the Democratic Party and their reflection on becoming involved with...

The driving force behind my AAA behind-the-wheel lessons: safety

Hope Li, Opinion Editor • October 14, 2020

Careful not to breathe on the gloved hand pointing the gun at my forehead, I search for a point behind his head — anything but an awkward eye-to-eye stare. I stand still as my pleated cloth mask presses...