Coppell Student Media

Technology Spotlight: Apple Music vs. Spotify

Akif Abidi, Staff Writer • April 11, 2018

The modern world of music is no longer dependent on CDs and iTunes, but rather have turned to streaming services demanding a relatively low price for millions of different songs. One of the top players,...

Technology Spotlight: Facebook Controversies

Akif Abidi, Staff Writer • March 28, 2018

Facebook and CEO/founder Mark Zuckerberg is under condemnation by the media following the release of reports that Facebook allowed political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica to gain access to data...

Technology Spotlight: Uber Controversies

Akif Abidi, Staff Writer • March 21, 2018

An Uber self-driving Volvo SUV killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg as she walked her bicycle across a street during one of its test drives in Tempe, Ariz. The self-driven vehicle was headed down near Mill...

Technology Spotlight: The Apple Homepod

Akif Abidi, Staff Writer • March 8, 2018

The New Apple HomePod has brought mixed reactions from the public ever since its release. Priced at $349, the Apple HomePod at first received a warm welcome from the public, with most happy to see Apple...

Google Assistant: A promising “Life” tool or not?

Andrés Bear, Staff Writer • November 30, 2017

Artificial Intelligence. Let's break that term down. Could it stand for fake smart? Unreal wits? Instead of finding synonyms to use, let us find an application for A.I. in our everyday lives. Apple...

Generation Z not inherently self-centered, just conditioned by generational strife

Grant Spicer, Staff Writer • January 13, 2017

Each generation of youth has faced its fair share of disagreement from the older demographic. Technology has only become a new format in which to aim the blame.

Hallways packed with inquisitive parents on Curriculum Night

Lina Pyon, Social Media Manager • August 31, 2016

@linalinaapril Curriculum Night is the one night parents walk the hallways of Coppell High School in their child’s shoes. A parent usually follows his or her student’s schedule, learning how each...

Apple versus the U.S. government; a matter of protecting privacy

Tanya Raghu, Staff Writer • February 26, 2016

Ever since a couple carried out a mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., last December, a large scale investigation was launched by the United States government to trace American ties with Islamic extremist...

Lee Elementary green campus breathes new life into learning

October 2, 2014

By Alexandra Dalton staff writer @alex_dalton04 It took three years for the new Richard J. Lee Elementary School program to fully become a devised plan. Site visits, research, interviews and collaboration...

Modern childhoods becoming overridden with technology

February 20, 2014

By Jordan Bickham Design Editor Walking into my living room, I find myself in the background of a major production. My 11-year-old sister and her little friends are in the middle of filming a video...

Modernization endangers community; defeats the idea of small towns

October 22, 2013

By Alex Irizarry Staff Writer Picture this: it is a bright Sunday afternoon and people are flooding out of the local church. The smell of barbecue and apple pie fills the air everywhere you look, people...

Transitioning technology administration brings change to CISD

May 31, 2013

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief Technological integration has been at the forefront of Coppell ISD’s strategic plan in recent years, and this month’s bond election ensured the allocation of...