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AI Suicide Coaching: How a Study Tool Can Turn Deadly
OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, has faced over five wrongful death lawsuits this year due to multiple suicides that have been encouraged or even assisted by their program ChatGPT.

Quinlan Jamieson
Dec 12, 2025


Need for Self Expression at a High: Vandalism is Growing in Popularity
Each morning, students are greeted by the word "B**BS" spray painted in bright red on the utility shed next to the student parking lot entrance. The crude welcome was finally covered up around halfway through the first semester of this year after having been there as long as most Seniors can remember. However, vandalism around East continues, with slurs written on cars, and everything from allegations to "jokes" about vaping and self harm on bathroom stalls.

Jada Pulsipher
Dec 12, 2025


Stranger Things Season Five
After three long awaited years, the new season of the popular Netflix show Stranger Things has dropped volume one of season five, the show's final season. The first volume consists of four episodes and the last three episodes will drop on December 25, with the last episode dropping on New Year's Eve. For fans of the show, having to wait a whole month for new episodes may feel like eternity, but as people wait, predictions of what the final episodes contain have been spiraling

Claire Farrell
Dec 12, 2025


Why Can We Crack Down on Phones But Not A.I.?
Phones are starting to show up in places that are distracting and ruining social abilities, overall leading to a decline in the ability to demonstrate basic life skills, such as doing schoolwork honestly.

Nadia Debick
Dec 12, 2025


Amid Tariffs, Deportations, and Program Cuts, America's Housing Affordability Crisis Worsens
The housing affordability crisis in America has grown more dire in recent years. Only about 35% of Americans under 35, and 65% of all Americans own homes, and that number is at an all time low (NYT). With fewer people able to afford homes, and more money being spent on rent, people are struggling to afford groceries and other necessities. The growing housing affordability crisis has been exacerbated by the Trump Administration. With reckless policies like tariffs, deportati

Audrey Hinshaw
Dec 12, 2025


Gay Marriage Is Not Going Anywhere. Sorry, Kim Davis.
Marriage is a human right... right? It is a spiritually and functionally integral part of Western society that, if an individual so chooses, should be able to be exercised. Those kinds of inherent individual rights that should not be abridged by an overreaching government—nothing screams American quite the same. Yet many people over the past decade are having a bit of trouble understanding that human rights includes... humans. And yes, that means gay people. Welcome to the Wi

Reese Worrell
Dec 12, 2025
News


AI Suicide Coaching: How a Study Tool Can Turn Deadly
OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, has faced over five wrongful death lawsuits this year due to multiple suicides that have been encouraged or even assisted by their program ChatGPT.

Quinlan Jamieson
Dec 12, 20253 min read


Why Can We Crack Down on Phones But Not A.I.?
Phones are starting to show up in places that are distracting and ruining social abilities, overall leading to a decline in the ability to demonstrate basic life skills, such as doing schoolwork honestly.

Nadia Debick
Dec 12, 20253 min read


Amid Tariffs, Deportations, and Program Cuts, America's Housing Affordability Crisis Worsens
The housing affordability crisis in America has grown more dire in recent years. Only about 35% of Americans under 35, and 65% of all Americans own homes, and that number is at an all time low (NYT). With fewer people able to afford homes, and more money being spent on rent, people are struggling to afford groceries and other necessities. The growing housing affordability crisis has been exacerbated by the Trump Administration. With reckless policies like tariffs, deportati

Audrey Hinshaw
Dec 12, 20252 min read
Center


DECA AT EAST HIGH SCHOOL
East High School's very own DECA team is state-bound! DECA is a class that connects students to a variety of business-type projects. DECA...

Andres Ramirez
Feb 12, 20254 min read


New Head Angels Spotlight
Evi Hager spot lights East’s new head angels for the 2024-25 school year.
East Spotlight Newspaper
May 17, 20243 min read
Opinions


Gay Marriage Is Not Going Anywhere. Sorry, Kim Davis.
Marriage is a human right... right? It is a spiritually and functionally integral part of Western society that, if an individual so chooses, should be able to be exercised. Those kinds of inherent individual rights that should not be abridged by an overreaching government—nothing screams American quite the same. Yet many people over the past decade are having a bit of trouble understanding that human rights includes... humans. And yes, that means gay people. Welcome to the Wi

Reese Worrell
Dec 12, 20253 min read


Luis Garcia Sign Being Removed
On February 13th, 2023, 16-year-old East Student Luis Garcia was shot in his car on the north side of the Esplanade. He would succumb to...

Alex Workman
May 6, 20253 min read


Underrated Black Artist
Jazz, blues, rock, soul, and hip-hop, all have one incredibly valuable aspect in common. From early to modern day, the influence of black...

Kesaia Mathes
Mar 9, 20254 min read


How Asian Students are Impacted by Discrimination
2022 reports from the Asian American Foundation hghave found that Asian hate mostly relates back to the start of COVID, as many Asian...

Zachary Robinson
Feb 12, 20254 min read
Features


Tea With Terita
This is an interview with Denver East High School principal, Terita Walker, done by head editors Jada Pulsipher and Ella Burrell
East Spotlight Newspaper
Sep 23, 20253 min read


Club Spotlight: East High School’s Queer Student Alliance
Avery Fishman highlights on of East's most popular clubs, QSA.
East Spotlight Newspaper
Apr 9, 20243 min read


NRA is School's JROTC Programs
Anika Voskuil dissects the relationship between the NRA, and school's JROTC programs here in the United States.
East Spotlight Newspaper
Feb 27, 20233 min read
Culture


AI Suicide Coaching: How a Study Tool Can Turn Deadly
OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, has faced over five wrongful death lawsuits this year due to multiple suicides that have been encouraged or even assisted by their program ChatGPT.

Quinlan Jamieson
Dec 12, 20253 min read


Need for Self Expression at a High: Vandalism is Growing in Popularity
Each morning, students are greeted by the word "B**BS" spray painted in bright red on the utility shed next to the student parking lot entrance. The crude welcome was finally covered up around halfway through the first semester of this year after having been there as long as most Seniors can remember. However, vandalism around East continues, with slurs written on cars, and everything from allegations to "jokes" about vaping and self harm on bathroom stalls.

Jada Pulsipher
Dec 12, 20253 min read


Stranger Things Season Five
After three long awaited years, the new season of the popular Netflix show Stranger Things has dropped volume one of season five, the show's final season. The first volume consists of four episodes and the last three episodes will drop on December 25, with the last episode dropping on New Year's Eve. For fans of the show, having to wait a whole month for new episodes may feel like eternity, but as people wait, predictions of what the final episodes contain have been spiraling

Claire Farrell
Dec 12, 20253 min read
Sports


Bo-lieve
“Bo Nix makes Broncos history in blowout win over Cowboys” (MSN Sports) The Broncos are at the top of AFC West as of Oct 24, 2025 after 10 years of not leading the division. This season they beat the Philadelphia Eagles who were the 2024 Super Bowl winners and barely beat the New York Giants with 33 points in the fourth quarter alone, which was the most any team in history has scored in the fourth quarter starting the fourth quarter with 0 points scored. What could this mea

Nick Mercer
Nov 13, 20253 min read


Running Beyond Limits
As the cross country season starts to come to a close for many East runners after the team recently competed in state on November 1, a handful of strong varsity runners continue their training to compete in the Nike Cross National competition (NXR) in Arizona on November 22. NXR is a postseason cross country championship race hosted by Nike for high school students. The event is split up into eight different races organized by regions: Midwest, Northwest, Heartland, Sout

Claire Farrell
Nov 13, 20253 min read


Denver East Rugby
Overview of the Denver East boys' and girls' rugby programs

Peyton F. & Claire F.
Nov 3, 20256 min read
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