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The Student News Site of Archbishop Riordan High School

The Crusader

Wildfires ravage Los Angeles
Wildfires ravage Los Angeles
Aiden Pavon ’25 and Elizabeth Walsh ’26 March 6, 2025

On the night Jan. 7, two fires engulfed west Los Angeles, resulting in many people within the fire hazard zone being called to evacuate with varying levels of warning. Due to harsh drought conditions and winds north of...

Daniel Lurie was inaugurated as the 46th mayor of San Francisco, and he has plans to better the city while in office.
Mayor Lurie vows to clean up SF
Ishaan Gupta ’26, Boys Sports Editor • March 5, 2025

San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie took office on Jan. 8, succeeding former Mayor London Breed. He won the final round of voting with 56 percent. With the new change of scenery, San Francisco will undergo many changes with...

Journalists Chauncey Bailey, Ida B. Wells, and Charles Loeb–left to right.
Black newspapers continue to empower readers
Alessandra Leon ’26, Staff Reporter • March 5, 2025

As Americans celebrate Black History Month, focusing on African American achievements, Black newspapers are sometimes forgotten – or even completely unknown – but they have existed since 1827. From writing the...

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A study called 'Exploring the Exodus from Higher
Education' by Edge Research and HCM Strategists delineates the reasons behind declining enrollment.
An educational exodus
Angela Jia '25, Editor in Chief • March 16, 2025

Joe Shasky never went to college. In fact, he didn’t even finish high school. He was a self described “troubled” kid with a lot of anger and family issues at home. Trying and ultimately giving up on getting a GED at...

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Notre Dame cathedral reopened in December after a fire destroyed much of it in April 2019. The restoration cost over $700 million and took five years.
Notre Dame Cathedral reopens
Loghan Hwang ’27, Food Review Editor • February 27, 2025

After five long years, the beloved Notre Dame Cathedral is finally back open to the public. In April of 2019, a devastating fire occurred in...

The flag of Afghanistan and the UN.
UN should stop normalizing Taliban relations, do more to protect women
Angela Jia '25, Editor in Chief • March 6, 2025

Since 2021, the Taliban has deprived millions of girls from their secondary education. Since 2022, Afghan women have been banned from working for non governmental organizations (NGOs). Since 2023, child...

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A&E
Kevin Carrenceja '21 is on the pathway to success with his R&B music career under the stage name Karri. He recently won Billboard's Rookie of the Month.
Karri splashes onto R&B scene with Billboard award
Andres Roca ’25, Staff Reporter • March 3, 2025

Riordan’s Kevin Carranceja ’21, better known as Karri, is creating a splash in the R&B scene as he begins to make his name known as one...

Riordan boasts many cultural clubs, which have expanded over the decades.
Crusaders coordinate cultural clubs
Henry O’Connell, Staff Reporter • January 16, 2025

Clubs play an important role in the Riordan community. They unite people in subjects outside the academic curriculum that they would have never...

Lightly breaded crab cakes resting on a healthy bed of greens.
Craving Crab cakes
Aiden Pavon '25, Managing Editor • March 5, 2025
Multiple different sizes of frozen crab cakes with homemade tartar sauce.
Craving Crab cakes
Angela Jia '25, Editor in Chief • March 4, 2025
Two thin crab cakes accompanied by a slice of lemon and a tin of sauce
Craving Crab cakes
Loghan Hwang '27, Food Review Editor • March 4, 2025
Artists like Ray Charles and Etta James paved the way for Kendrick Lemar
and Beyonce to not only compete in the music industry, but to succeed.
The music industry is a notoriously difficult business, but many African
American artists have succeed by reinventing themselves and creating genres.
Melodies to Motown
Erin Quan ’26, Staff Reporter • March 5, 2025
TikTok is now banned in the United States. Users are faced with this message.
TikTok banned in United States
Vincent Douglas ’25, Religion Editor • January 18, 2025
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The Crusader December 2024
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