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Junior Arjun Krish, Class of `23 alumnus Adam Xu and his mentor Dr. Liang Li stand in front of Krish’s lab station in the summer of 2024.

Junior researches for a cure for glaucoma

Seabert Mao February 16, 2025

Since his freshman year, junior Arjun Krish has been conducting research after school at a lab at Stanford University for as many as 30 hours in many weeks. His research has targeted a chronic eye condition...

Free Luigi” merchandise has been growing rapidly on online shopping platforms.

Analysis: Luigi Mangione’s case of vigilante justice reflects American glorification of violence

Andrew Gong February 15, 2025

During the final days of fall semester, nearly all World History classes  watched “Rang De Basanti” — a film about five freedom fighters of the Indian revolutionary movement in the 1930s when India...

Matt Walsh’s brand new documentary reveals the dark side of DEI movements.

‘Am I Racist?’ — mockumentary takes a deep dive into DEI and presents ideas worth considering

Caleb Yu February 14, 2025

On a random Saturday in the middle of September, I opened YouTube to see several commentary videos on Matt Walsh’s new movie, “Am I Racist?” This was probably because of the several Jubilee “Left...

Senior Michelle Ho poses in her lab coat holding a small flask.

Senior explores genetic underpinnings of arthritis in her research

Kara Nikfar February 14, 2025

According to the National Institutes of Health, Taiwanese people have one of the highest incidence rates of gout in the world. For senior Michelle Ho, this statistic was personal — her grandfather suffers...

“Nature’s Chance Encounter” along with many others of senior Amy Pan’s paintings adorn the Saratoga Library Group Study Room.

Senior represents nature through texture, visuals, and ambiance through both physical and digital mediums

Nicole Lee February 13, 2025

Senior Amy Pan is well known among her friends and teachers for her bold artistic experimentation in different media, everything from a brilliantly designed pop-up book she did as a freshman, to an abstract...

Junior Elizabeth Kline reading her English book.

‘Beloved’ and ‘Kindred’ offer juniors different paths to understanding the historic implications of slavery

Grace Lin February 13, 2025

Depending on whether they’re in Honors of college prep English classes, juniors read one of two books on slavery during the fall semester: “Beloved” by Toni Morrison or “Kindred” by Octavia Butler,...

One of the millions of ads The Shen Yun Production puts out every year.

Shen Yun: the hidden cult behind a seeming culture-reviving play

Bill Huang February 12, 2025

Over winter break, a familiar sight popped up all over the Bay Area.  Like clockwork, ads for an annual performance known as Shen Yun ads were everywhere, plastered on billboards, subways, the back of...

Cellists Aryan Shrivastava, Mridhula Vudali and Katherine Zeng run along a route to Saratoga downtown.

Cellists preserve team-bonding tradition with the Accellorundo

Florence Wei February 11, 2025

In December 2023, a group of musicians from the Saratoga Strings ensemble — including seniors Levi McBeth, Samuel Cotta and Han Yeung — put on their Saratoga Music Department windbreakers and prepared...

Members of the prosecution and defense team pose for a photo after winning their rounds.

Mock Trial reaches quarterfinals at Santa Clara County Tournament in best performance in years

Sanyukta Ravishankar and Medha Sunkara February 9, 2025

Over the last few months, the 19-member Mock Trial team has actively prepped, memorized and learned the nuances of a kidnapping case in preparation for the Santa Clara County Mock Trial Tournament that...

Bruce Wayne is in fact, not a brooding loner unlike what many believe

Hoping for the revival of Robin with ‘Batman: Brave and the Bold’

Amelia Chang February 9, 2025

One of the things that I'm looking forward to the most in the new DC Universe is “Batman: Brave and the Bold,” directed by Andy Muschietti. The movie will be coming out sometime in the next few years.  It...

‘Squid Game 2’: Promising season falls short

‘Squid Game 2’: Promising season falls short

Linh Do and Sasha Prasad February 7, 2025

Editor’s Note: spoilers for both seasons of “Squid Game” Minutes after the second Season of “Squid Game” was released on Dec. 26, we sat down to watch a show we had been eagerly awaiting since...

Some of these couples’ best moments captured in photos (From top to bottom: Keys, Nakamatsu, Nitzan).

Sparks fly: The surprising ways teachers met their spouses

Andrew Gong and Shirina Cao February 7, 2025

As Valentine’s day is just around the corner, many students may wonder just how they will meet their future spouse. However, have you ever wondered how our teachers — the ones guiding us through this...

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