May 2020

Volume 46, Issue 4

The Cuspidor: Vol. 46, No. 4

Junior Cuspidor


Editors: Wendy Huang, Mohammed Hussain, Janet Fu, Daniel Grushcow, Jessica Yu, and Joseph Yu

Staff Supervisors: Mr. Cope, Ms. Senghera, Dr. McCarthy

Artists: Aaron Zhou (M4, cover), Aayaan Singal (F1)

Introduction

After what felt like a long day at school, the Junior Editors texted each other to see what they could do together in order to stay entertained. After some brainstorming, they decided to watch a movie on Disney+ while being on a House Party call together.

“What movie should we watch?” Joseph asked on the call.

“Hm….let’s watch something adventurous. How about Avatar?” suggested Janet.

“That’s a little too long, I still have some homework to do from my classes,” said Jessica.

“How about Pirates of the Caribbean! We can watch one movie in the series every week! It’ll be something light and funny to raise our spirits when we’re bored at home,” Wendy declared.

“That sounds like a plan! Let’s get our screens and snacks set up and let’s begin!” exclaimed Mohammed.

And so, wrapped in their bundle of blankets with snacks scattered over their beds, the Junior Editors watched Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl together.

Table of Contents

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Editorials

Lessons from Watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians by Mohammed Hussain

CRISPR: Genetic Scissors by Joseph Yu

Lying Around by Daniel Grushcow

Spare the Sleepy Students: Schools Should Start Later by Jessica Yu

Where's My Motivation Gone? by Janet Fu


Columns & Submissions

Submissions

Can Tidal Energy Replace the Void Left by Coal Plants? by Sanskriti Shindadkar

Coronavirus and Climate Change: A Strange Duo by Grace Ko

Columns

Work/Play: May by Andrea Zhao

Quarantine Activities with Rapunzel by Sadie Coelho

The Great Depression - Debunking a Myth by Vivek Sapru

Modelling Covid-19 in Terms of Mathematics by Ethan Jeon

Navigating Through This Situation by Preanka Narenthiren


Serial Stories

The One Where the World Ends, Part 4 by Alex Lau

The Atta Sexdens, Part 4: The Fungus by Joseph Yu

A Documentation of the Backwards Universe and Its History, Part 9: The Farm by Abe Wine


Features

Special Feature: Ranking the Disney Princesses

Special Feature: Top 10 Disney Songs

The Ubiquitous Mouth

Poisons & Delights

(Horo)scopes for the Signs by Izzy Friesen

Advice Columns by Miss Advised and Dr. Swagger