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Common Sense

Ahmed Ibrahim, opinion editor

Junior Ahmed Ibrahim is an opinion editor in his second year on the Common Sense staff. During his free time, he likes to watch movies and bike around the town. You can also find him on Instagram @aibrah27
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Choral director and class sponsor Keith Schwartz joins Acatonic seniors Aiden Feng, Naysa Mustafa, Joy Nadda, Kelvin Zhou and sophomore Benedict Santos for a team breakfast on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Panera in Fallsgrove. The group gathered ahead of their visit to feeder schools, where they promoted a cappella as an elective option and performed songs they had learned over the past four months. “I’ve had Mr. Schwartz as a teacher for four years, and every year I feel like I learn more about him and more about myself. Schwartz has taught me to be more timely and responsible,” Nadda said.

A week in the life of inimitable Keith Schwartz

Ahmed Ibrahim, opinion editor
January 14, 2025
Junior Ahmed Ibrahim posts to his Instagram story on June 26, eating a Pop-Tart at the exact moment the third season of FX's "The Bear" dropped on Hulu and Disney+.

The three best TV shows of 2024

Ahmed Ibrahim, opinion editor
December 16, 2024
Junior Grace Song rewatches the trailer for Anora. Promoted as "A Love Story from Sean Baker," it is the eighth feature film under Baker's belt starring Mikey Madison in the titular role. "[Anora] accurately represents women overseen and easily taken advantage of. It emotionally enticed me. The ending is so good," Song said.

Why ‘Anora’ matters

Ahmed Ibrahim, opinion editor
November 21, 2024
Senior Black Student Union co-presidents Leila Khademian and Teemo Taiwo lead a group of students in an anti-racist rally outside the front entrance on Oct. 17 during lunch, holding signs that read "1000 Words, 1000 Wounds, 1000 Failures, 1 Solution: Stop Anti-Black Racism." "It's showtime, this is what we've been building to for the last four years," Khademian said.

‘Hear our stories, feel our pain:’ students rally against racially charged hate crimes

Ahmed Ibrahim, opinion editor
October 29, 2024
Senior Brandon Bartee stands in front of the poster for Francis Ford Coppola's 23rd film, "Megalopolis" outside of AMC theaters on Sept 28. "Any attempt to portray a message or make a grand critique of the world fell very far short, a waste of two hours," Bartee said.

‘Megalopolis:’ mega flop

Ahmed Ibrahim, opinion editor
October 4, 2024
Media specialist Tammie Burk reads "Finding Justice: a History of Women Lawyers in Maryland since 1642," by Lynne A. Battaglia. "[Misinformation] is a huge problem today because people tend to trust everything they see on the internet and that information can be manipulated. One of the best ways to combat misinformation is to use sources that are trustworthy," Burke said.

Journalists have responsibility to combat misinformation, bias

Ahmed Ibrahim, opinion editor
September 17, 2024
Senior Carma Ghorab watches Michael Showalter’s seventh feature film “The Idea of You” on May 25 on a roadtrip to New Jersey. “There was no substance to the movie, it felt like a story for older One Direction fans that are now mothers. It was a very odd trope, a mother with a newly adult,” Ghorab said.

Unpacking ‘The Idea of You’: What went wrong?

Ahmed Ibrahim, opinion editor
May 28, 2024
Title card for Luca Guadagnino's 2024 film "Challengers", starring Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor, and Zendaya. The film was released in theaters on Apr. 26 and had an early IMAX screening on Apr. 22.

Is ‘Challengers’ a Grand Slam?

Ahmed Ibrahim, staff writer
April 26, 2024
Junior Youssef El-Herraoui watches 2004 thriller film "Mysterious Skin" on the night of Apr. 14.

Three indie movies, 10 years apart, reviewed

Ahmed Ibrahim, staff writer
April 19, 2024
Heidi and Heather Burge pose with a fan at the Capital One Arena. The Burge twins are the center focus of the 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie, Double Teamed.

The moviegoing experience: Are women’s basketball movies really that good?

Ahmed Ibrahim, staff writer
March 25, 2024
Freshmen Nikhil Arya and Olivia Duong sit in the auditorium lobby during lunch watching the trailer to one of Duong's favorite movies, "The Mitchells vs. The Machines."

The moviegoing experience: Do your comfort movies reflect on you?

Ahmed Ibrahim, staff writer
March 12, 2024
Sophomore Liv Resnick reacts to the Best Picture selections on Oscars nominations morning, Jan. 23. Results will be announced on Mar. 10.

The moviegoing experience: Comedy makes a comeback

Ahmed Ibrahim, staff writer
February 15, 2024
Marvel Studio’s Avengers has a total run time of over three hours, testing the limits of viewers’ attention.

Are movies getting too long or are we just losing our attention spans?

Ahmed Ibrahim, staff writer
December 5, 2023
English teacher Danny Pecoraro teaches his second period class on Nov. 28.

Daniel Pecoraro strives for school to be non-stressful space

Ahmed Ibrahim, staff writer
November 29, 2023
Actors striking outside of film studios demand fair wages.

Actors’ strike causes big commotion

Ahmed Ibrahim, staff writer
November 7, 2023
Film making club has its first meeting on Oct. 20, with guest speaker Wyatt Unger (third from right).

Filmmaking club rolls into new year

Ahmed Ibrahim, staff writer
October 25, 2023
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