![Minutes before the Activities Fair in the gym, president Abhi Gowda ‘26 prepares the stall for his club Helping Hands, Sept. 4. A relatively new club, Helping Hands was co-started by Gowda and focuses on assisting the homeless, and just last year they succeeded in raising a couple hundred donations to send to shelters. This year, they have goals to expand, with hopes to increase volunteer opportunities and take in-person trips to shelters, as well as extend their help beyond just homeless people. “The Activities Fair gives a lot of underclassmen the opportunity to really get to know the Canyon culture, and it gives them many opportunities for service and volunteering,” Gowda said. “[Through the Activities Fair,] I hope to find a bunch of new and passionate members about our club and just get our name out there and spread awareness to the cause that we’re fighting for.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-2-1200x885.jpg)
![The winter guard team makes fifth place at the state championship finals in the Denver Coliseum, March 30. The team performed to Barnes Country's “Glitter and Gold,” lead by coaches Margo Sanford, Blair Bickerton and Anna Orgren. In their class there were a total of nine groups participating, and the top five who made it to finals received a plaque. “[Walking onto the stage] is very nerve-wracking, but also very exciting as well. When you first start color guard there's a lot of anxiety and uncertainty when you first perform in front of an audience, but once you've done it for a while, it starts to become the best part of the season,” Ella West ‘25 said. “It's very fulfilling to see an audience react to something you've put your heart and soul into.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Both-socal-media-nd-website-main-1-1200x846.jpg)
![April marks the 25th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, created by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). This month is to spread awareness of the harassment, assault and abuse that happens around the world. The symbol that represented the month was a teal ribbon; however, some survivors of assault create different symbols and movements like the TikTok trend in 2022, where survivors would tattoo Medusa on their body, in honor of her backstory in Greek Mythology. “I don't think [this month is known] at all. I rarely see anybody talk about it. I rarely see much of an emphasis on posting it online, or much discussion about it, and I feel like there needs to be way more discussion,” an anonymous source said. “I think just validating every experience that a person has gone through, regardless of the degree of it, the severity, is an essential step into making sure that people are aware that this is a very real problem in a society and that we need to do better in addressing it.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0011-1200x900.jpg)
![Lesbian Visibility Day is April 26, and it’s a holiday to celebrate the lesbian community of the world. Lesbian Visibility day was established in 2008 by many queer activists and organizations who sought to raise more awareness for lesbian history and culture. “So this is why during Lesbian Visibility [Day] we celebrate and center all lesbians, both cis and trans, while also showing solidarity with all LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary people,” Linda Reily, in an article written by her, said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lesbian-Visibility-day.jpeg)
You’re sitting at home, staring at the essay due in 12 hours. No words are coming to your brain.
You casually open up ChatGPT. It’s harmless, right? But, what if your teacher catches you? Could it affect the rest of your academic career?
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown significantly over the last year, according to Statista. The market for AI will also continue to grow through the next decade, with a value of two trillion dollars.
ChatGPT officially launched Nov. 30, 2022. ChatGPT can be used for just about anything–to solve a math problem, write an essay or learn about any moment in history.
It’s not as easy as it sounds, though. The use of AI, when not permitted, can have consequences. Many teachers have recently been cracking down on plagiarism in the classroom, and being caught can lead to many different consequences.
A new rule the school has implemented is that if a student is caught plagiarizing, it could have them kicked out of all the honor societies they are part of.
What is AI, and how does it work?
According to Tech Target, “Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines.”
AI can do just about everything a regular human can do, but quicker, and more effectively. For example, Alexa and Siri, facial and voice recognition and driving aids are products many people use daily that are considered artificial intelligence.
AI can be a very controversial subject. Some people fear AI and the power it holds, while others don’t think of it as much of a threat.
“As long as companies stop bugs and glitches, I think AI usage is relatively safe. I’m not too afraid of what AI could become because most of its data is from things online that already exist,” Lily Zhang ‘26 said.
Could this be the small start to something bigger and more dangerous?
But, AI hasn’t grown that big yet. One of its most common uses is in the classroom. According to Education Week, more than 4 in 10 students are likely to use artificial intelligence to do their school work. A regular use of AI is in English classes. Students can use AI to write their entire essay, and they only have to spend a couple of seconds typing the prompt.
There are many different views and opinions on this topic.
“As long as it’s helping people, that’s a good thing. But, when it’s doing the thinking for the student, that’s a bad thing. So as a teacher, it’s hard to find that balance,” English and Literature of Film teacher Andrew Watkins said.
Students receive help from a multitude of different websites. The difference between these websites and ChatGPT is that ChatGPT does the entirety of the assignment for the student. Students aren’t really learning much when the computer is doing the work for them.
AI has different pros and cons. It can’t exactly be labeled as good or bad, because there are so many different points of view.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments!
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