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The Student News Site of Albuquerque Academy

The Advocate

The Student News Site of Albuquerque Academy

The Advocate

Opinion

An Academy Land Acknowledgement: An Opinion

An Academy Land Acknowledgement: An Opinion

Zola Ortiz '23 and Jenny Blackwell '23 April 14, 2023

For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have lived, taught, and learned on the land that Albuquerque Academy now sits on. It is sacred, not only to the Indigenous people of the past, but also to the...

Its Time to Actually Regulate Guns

It’s Time to Actually Regulate Guns

Sydney Marks '24, School and Local Editor April 13, 2023

The United States mourns the loss of elementary and high school students, family members, and loved ones again and again to gun violence, and still we allow for the bloodshed to not only continue but to...

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Review: The Last of Us

Ben Montoya '23, Writer, Journalism Class 2022-2023 April 13, 2023

Video game inspired TV shows have historically struggled to be successful, with projects like the Halo TV show and Witcher: Blood Origin flopping pretty hard. So when HBO announced a TV adaptation of the...

Whats up with woke?

What’s up with woke?

Darin Eberhardt '25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor April 5, 2023

Woke is a word which seems to have only gained momentum over the past five years. Perhaps the most prominent and loudest voice to begin using the word is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis and...

You Dont Have to Work Yourself to Death

You Don’t Have to Work Yourself to Death

Jayraina Montoya '23, Writer, Journalism Class 2022-2023 February 24, 2023

Academy culture is staying up until three in the morning to go the extra mile on homework, to prepare for the million clubs you’re a part of, or to allow a little time for yourself after you’re finally...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has staked his political life on fight what he thinks is woke ideology, including attacking the new AP African American history course.

Florida Rejects AP African American History

Isaiah Hashimoto '24, Writer/Podcaster February 24, 2023

On January 12th, the Florida government sent the College Board’s director of the AP Curriculum a letter that rejected the AP African American studies course. Then, on January 29th, Florida Governor Ron...

Footballs Days Should be Numbered

Football’s Days Should be Numbered

Neil Mahto '23, Opinion Editor February 10, 2023

“A young man at 24 years old was living his dream. That, a few hours ago, was getting ready to play the biggest game of his NFL career. And there’s probably nowhere else in the world he wanted to be....

George Santos: Congress Newest Fraud

George Santos: Congress’ Newest Fraud

Anagha Devarakonda '26, School and Local Editor February 10, 2023

Ogres, as Shrek once said, are like onions. Not because they smell or make you cry, but because they have many layers that truly only come out through slow, agonizing peeling. Similar to ogres are secrets,...

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Israel Has its Most Right-Wing Government in its History—Here’s Why You Should Care

Darin Eberhardt '25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor February 10, 2023

Israel ended 2022 by electing the most right-wing government in the country’s history, with former-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu forming a coalition government of right-wing factions to set the stage...

This Incredibly Simple Life Hack Will Make Your Life Better

This Incredibly Simple Life Hack Will Make Your Life Better

Ben Dolan, Teacher December 15, 2022

Want to do your mind and body and romantic prospects and mental health and future career the ultimate favor? I’ve got the life hack you’ve been waiting for. There’s minimal but mounting scientific...

We generate nearly 3000 lbs. of plastic each year just at the bookstores, cafe, and concession stands. Yikes!

Academy’s Plastic Problem

Akilan Sankaran '25, Writer December 15, 2022

Each year, our school is throwing away almost three thousand pounds of plastic. And we can avoid wasting all of it. I recently conducted an in-depth study on the extent to which our school relied on...

What is the News Doing to Us?

What is the News Doing to Us?

Kiera Friedman '23, Writer, Journalism Class 2022-2023 December 15, 2022

Recently for homework, I was assigned to conduct a weekly news round-up for two of my classes. I spent the majority of my night scouring local, national, and international news platforms looking for the...

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