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Clubs, teachers host fun, creative activities for Speak Up for Change week

Engineering lab building renovated for first time in 60 years

The winding road of wellness: Therapy offers a map forward but finding the right path takes time and patience

Opinion: AI-generated images aren’t the future of art

Intense winter storms lead to school cancellations, power outages and other problems

Opinion: NYU professor’s firing at the hands of disgruntled students sets bad precedent

Movie depicting China women's national volleyball team, ‘Leap’ tells potent stories that cannot be tainted by propaganda

Saratogans love trees, except when they become problematic

Ten years since Sandy Hook: No week has passed in 2022 without a mass shooting

‘The Fabelmans’ puts spotlight on antisemitic abuse directed at school’s most famous alumnus

NEWS
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Band transitions from marching to concert season, looks forwards to performances in second semester

February 6, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Shannon Ma

With the marching season officially concluded after first semester, the band has taken time to reflect on their accomplishments over the first semester and transition into their concert season. From placing 4th at the WBA NorCal Super Show and...

Green Committee hopes to spark on-campus change through Spirit of Recycling clothing drive

February 3, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda

Bombay in the Bay practices ramp up

January 31, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer and Michelle Wan

Students continue honing hands-on research skills in Advanced Science Research

January 29, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sanjoli Gupta

School nixes lacrosse seasons for both boys and girls

January 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain

OPINION
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The looming threat of using ChatGPT to cheat on essay assignments is overblown

January 31, 2023 — by Christopher Chen

ChatGPT, an advanced chatbot, was released for public testing in November with noticeable improvements over its counterparts, including filtering out inappropriate topics and memory throughout each conversation. Since its release, it has caused...

In college admissions, discussing mental health comes with frustrating downsides

January 31, 2023 — by Allison Tan and Shreya Rallabandi

Staff editorial: Colleges should release internal numerical ratings to all applicants

January 29, 2023 — by Nilay Mishra and Arnav Swamy

Teenagers should relish the chance to learn a foreign language

January 27, 2023 — by Saachi Jain

Hook-up culture promotes unhealthy morals for younger generations

January 24, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Michelle Wan

SPORTS
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My banger experiences and impactful advice as a three-time concussed athlete

February 6, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi

Boys’ soccer encounters hiccups but gears up for a comeback

January 31, 2023 — by Victoria Lin and Daniel Wu

Girls’ basketball faces tough losses, CCS prospects unlikely

January 31, 2023 — by Christina Chang, Meher Bhatnagar and Ariel Zhou

FEATURES
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From surveys to substance: 3 teachers tell how they craft recommendation letters

February 6, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Nicole Lee

Answers to "The Falcon Crossword: Early 2010s web games"

February 4, 2023 — by Christopher Chen

Prospective students get a peek into campus life through shadowing program

February 3, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou and Victoria Hu

COLUMNS
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‘Smile’ is the best horror movie of 2022

February 6, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Alexander Kan

I have a problem with losing my phone

February 3, 2023 — by Nidhi Mathihalli

I just cannot finish the ‘Big Bang Theory’

February 3, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou

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