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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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