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Lila Ettedgui-Scott

Lila Ettedgui-Scott, Writer

Third year Opinions Section writer, founder of the Foothill Tech Law Review, satirist and Proustaphile.

All content by Lila Ettedgui-Scott
Like a detective trying to solve a murder on cork board with push pins and pictures of the suspects, in Gibbs’ office hangs this magnetic board with all the teachers and classes at Foothill Tech, some scribbled in his own handwriting, arranged and rearranged to create the master schedule each school year.

Opinion: What happened to BioScience and DTech was not the result of an administrative oversight

October 5, 2022
A brief legal analysis of watershed decision Dobbs v. Jackson for the Foothill Tech Law Review.

FOOTHILL TECH LAW REVIEW: Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health

September 18, 2022
The crowd, gathered outside in Foothill Tech’s quad, went wild for Fitz, Li and Millers sick moves and air guitar/keytar skills. They chanted, MILF! MILF! MILF! over and over.

Inside with M.L.F: Foothill Tech’s Rockstar teachers

May 25, 2022
Taking common core math classes often feels like teachers expect you to come up with mathematical concepts that took mathematicians decades to discover instead of teaching students the material in a direct way. The absence of direct instruction, especially as math becomes progressively more complicated, makes it hard to learn.

Cartoon 103: Common Core math

May 21, 2022
The Universe, as Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene sees it. Lenny the Jewish Space Lizard shoots lasers out of his eyes as he terrorizes the Earth.

Opinion: Re-imagining the Holocaust curriculum as a solution to contemporary antisemitism

May 9, 2022
One of these accounts, @fthsmfeating, snaps pictures of dragons eating.

Anonymous Foothill Tech students catalog student life on Instagram

January 29, 2022
The fines issued to adults engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor under 16-years-old can inflate to nearly $25,000.

Romeo and Juliet laws: Understanding the age of consent

December 26, 2021
The editors of The Foothill Dragon Press illustrated in the style of The French Dispatch.

“Les enfants sont gorgon” A youth’s perspective on The French Dispatch

November 22, 2021
Although Dune (2021) did not live up to peoples expectations, it was still an enjoyable movie to watch.

REVIEW: Dune (2021)

November 18, 2021
Ben Zeko 22 reaches to block the opposing teams shot.

Recap: Boys’ water polo beats Malibu on Senior Night 15-10

October 22, 2021
Students reenact what it looks like when they see their peers vaping in the school restrooms.

Dragon Breath: Vaping culture at Foothill

October 20, 2021
Netflixs new shuffle button brings up an interesting point of discussion as to whether viewers should submit to the selection of the streaming service, or choose for themselves what they want to watch.

OPINION: The Netflix shuffle button is bad for society

September 28, 2021
Students around Foothill Technology High School ignite their personal flair through fashion, ready to start the school year with budding creativity and artistic inclinations.

Fashion at Foothill Tech: Under the layers of clothing

September 27, 2021
New Assistant Principal Davis receives a warm welcome from Foothill Tech amid the new school year.

Mr. Davis joins Foothill as new Assistant Principal

September 11, 2021
One critic for the Boston Review called the movie adaptation of The Book Thief, the Walt Disney version of the Holocaust from the German point of view.

Rhetoric Criminal: The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

June 3, 2021
Lil Nas X blends biblical imagery and classical references in the Montero (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME) music video. The title was inspired by Luca Guadaginos Call Me By Your Name.

Review- Montero (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)

April 15, 2021
Read about and vote for your favorite shoe, dive into a battle between Converse, Docs, Nike and Vans.

Showdown of the shoes: Docs, Vans, Converse and Nike

January 31, 2021
Zoom recently added an array of Snapchat-like filters.

Bringing fun back into the virtual classroom with new Zoom filters

December 4, 2020
A few of the cases Ginsburg argued before the high court.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life and legacy

October 15, 2020
The celebration of Rosh Hashanah begins in late September, and is filled with activities from reflecting on the good intentions accomplished in the year to dining on the customary meal of challahs and pomegranates.

5781 years resilient: an introduction to Rosh Hashanah

September 19, 2020
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