Tag Archives: The Catalyst

AMD Back on Top? 

April 12, 2022

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By: Samuel Eberhardt AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)  is a vast technology company that has been taking the technology world by storm. This year’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show)  unleashed a multitude of new products that have excited the consumers. On January 5th, 2022, AMD unveiled their most recent Ryzen line of CPUs (Central Processing Units), along […]

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Breaking Through the Frontlines

March 29, 2022

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The NFL (National Football League) has many Black athletes currently playing, but there was once a time when an unwritten rule did not allow any at all. From the 1930’s to the 1940’s Black players were hardly allowed on the field due to internal racism within the teams, organization, and fans. In 1919, Fritz Pollard […]

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It’s Time for a New Holiday

March 29, 2022

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Every year on the second Sunday of February, the most popular sporting event in America, the Super Bowl, is played. Millions are in attendance or watching, however the next day is the most popular day to call in sick for work across America. This creates a problem for employers, however there could be a solution: […]

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Why Daigo Umehara is called “The Beast”

March 14, 2022

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Imagine yourself for a moment to be in front of hundreds of people, one mistake means humiliation, could you pull off whatever you were doing? Daigo Umehara, “The Beast,” is a fighting game pro who was immortalized for  his display of skill on August 1st, 2004 at the California State Polytechnic University gaming tournament. The […]

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‘Redlining’: The Term Many Are Unaware Of

February 15, 2022

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Government maps were found to have areas where African American residents lived outlined in red. According to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), properties that were “redlined” were considered risky investments. The FHA, a government organization that is responsible for insuring mortgage loans, was established in 1934. This organization started promoting segregation efforts by refusing to […]

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The Price of the Pandemic

February 15, 2022

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Within the last few months the pandemic has worsened and the price of masks has gone up. The Omicron variant has rendered cloth masks less effective. Businesses have taken advantage of the new demand by gouging the price of more effective masks since the very beginning of the pandemic. While the problem is mainly in […]

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The People’s Princess

February 14, 2022

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By: Charlotte Salazar Diana Francis Spencer was a woman of compassion and love, who, while married into the royal family and after, determinedly provided change within her power. She was born July 1st, 1961, and grew up in a family close to the crown. She had many hobbies such as swimming, skiing, and dancing. She […]

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WHICH CAREER PATH YOU SHOULD YOU TAKE?

October 25, 2021

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By: Charlotte Salazar       When ASK Scholars reach high school, they choose between two career pathways, Engineering and Biomedical Sciences (Biomed), which will determine classes taken throughout their 4 years of high school and possibly get them set up for a career in that field in the future.           But how do they decide what they like? […]

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Covid at ASK

October 21, 2021

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By: Owen Chavez Students benefit greatly from in person learning and returning to school has been nice for us so far. In order to maintain in school learning at the ASK Academy covid needs to be as contained as possible. The NMPED (New Mexico Public Education Department) has guidelines to make returning to school as […]

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First ASK Academy Homecoming; A Royal Night

December 10, 2018

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Photos by Charlie Erickson and Skylar Morales  

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