Studying the stars: finding out if my personality was developed or divined March 30, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda People first began to observe astronomical cycles in the sky during the third millennium BC, taking up astrology as a serious academic discipline until around the 17th century. However, this practice of turning to the stars to contemplate human existence has not moved beyond our collective consciousness, but continues to thrive in a more watered-down […] read more » Top 10: most underrated senior trip ideas March 30, 2023 — by Kavya Patel and Howard Shu 10. Channel Islands National Park There are no transportation services, buildings or stores on these islands. If you liked “Lord of the Flies,” you can truly live the experience here. 9. Mars (one-way trip) For all the seniors whose lives are doomed to begging for money on the streets after only getting into a top-30 […] read more » Life works better when accompanied by music March 28, 2023 — by Michelle Wan Imagine this: You’re peacefully sleeping when all of a sudden, the obnoxious beeping of an alarm clock jolts you awake. While you still haven’t fully awoken, your arm sluggishly moves to your bedside table as you palm your phone. Sitting snugly in your ear, an AirPod from the night before begins playing the tunes of […] read more » Much-needed tips for Falcons with no game when it comes to love March 28, 2023 — by Allison Tan As senior class president (they made me include this), I must announce that an unforgivable disease has infected our high school and it’s not COVID-19. I cannot verbalize the outright disgust I feel every time I see underclassmen mingling and shouting “the Rizzard of Oz.” Enough is enough. The hard truth is that Saratoga has […] read more » The journey of my mom monitoring my height March 28, 2023 — by Andy Zhu It was another ordinary day when my mom asked me to head to the bathroom wall, next to my favorite growth chart at the wall in the bathroom, where she marks my height periodically. Typically this occurred once every couple of months as I grew up. And no slouching here: She made sure I was […] read more » The incredible story of two wild rescue rabbits March 26, 2023 — by Andy Zhu In August 2019, due to the extreme summer heat, my family left our backyard door open, and a small creature — a lean, dark taupe-colored bunny that appeared to be no older than 2 months old — took the opportunity to take shelter in our home. My dad noticed this friendly intruder and gently led […] read more » MBTI test proves to be disturbingly accurate March 26, 2023 — by Victoria Hu From online quizzes to horoscopes, I have always been skeptical of voodoo personality pseudoscience. No, I don’t think BuzzFeed can tell that I’ll have five kids just because I like orange juice and, no, Taurus doesn’t mean anything other than an overglorified cow. It’s not that deep. However, I decided to put aside my skepticism […] read more » ‘Barbie’ movie trailer proves to be both disappointing and depressing March 24, 2023 — by Minsui Tang and Sarah Zhou From “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” to “Barbie & the Diamond Castle,” we have followed all the content made about Barbara Millicent Roberts — the original IT girl, and usually just called Barbie — on the internet since 2009. So, when we heard about the upcoming “Barbie” live-action movie, we naturally decided to revisit our […] read more » The perfect dating advice from a relationship ‘expert’ March 24, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi By watching hundreds of trashy rom-coms and reading numerous romance novels, I have become quite the expert in giving relationship advice even though I have never been in a relationship ever, in my whole, entire life — totally not salty about it, though. So, obviously, I have crucial relationship advice that will be a sure […] read more » My MBTI changes on every platform I take it March 22, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou The first time I took an MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) test was during course selection sophomore year, when the guidance counselors told all sophomores to sign up for Naviance and complete the included self-discovery tests. Hundreds of questions later, I was so tired of clicking my mouse that I didn’t even bother to analyze any […] read more » firstprevious...10...1718192021...3040506070...nextlast
Top 10: most underrated senior trip ideas March 30, 2023 — by Kavya Patel and Howard Shu 10. Channel Islands National Park There are no transportation services, buildings or stores on these islands. If you liked “Lord of the Flies,” you can truly live the experience here. 9. Mars (one-way trip) For all the seniors whose lives are doomed to begging for money on the streets after only getting into a top-30 […] read more » Life works better when accompanied by music March 28, 2023 — by Michelle Wan Imagine this: You’re peacefully sleeping when all of a sudden, the obnoxious beeping of an alarm clock jolts you awake. While you still haven’t fully awoken, your arm sluggishly moves to your bedside table as you palm your phone. Sitting snugly in your ear, an AirPod from the night before begins playing the tunes of […] read more » Much-needed tips for Falcons with no game when it comes to love March 28, 2023 — by Allison Tan As senior class president (they made me include this), I must announce that an unforgivable disease has infected our high school and it’s not COVID-19. I cannot verbalize the outright disgust I feel every time I see underclassmen mingling and shouting “the Rizzard of Oz.” Enough is enough. The hard truth is that Saratoga has […] read more » The journey of my mom monitoring my height March 28, 2023 — by Andy Zhu It was another ordinary day when my mom asked me to head to the bathroom wall, next to my favorite growth chart at the wall in the bathroom, where she marks my height periodically. Typically this occurred once every couple of months as I grew up. And no slouching here: She made sure I was […] read more » The incredible story of two wild rescue rabbits March 26, 2023 — by Andy Zhu In August 2019, due to the extreme summer heat, my family left our backyard door open, and a small creature — a lean, dark taupe-colored bunny that appeared to be no older than 2 months old — took the opportunity to take shelter in our home. My dad noticed this friendly intruder and gently led […] read more » MBTI test proves to be disturbingly accurate March 26, 2023 — by Victoria Hu From online quizzes to horoscopes, I have always been skeptical of voodoo personality pseudoscience. No, I don’t think BuzzFeed can tell that I’ll have five kids just because I like orange juice and, no, Taurus doesn’t mean anything other than an overglorified cow. It’s not that deep. However, I decided to put aside my skepticism […] read more » ‘Barbie’ movie trailer proves to be both disappointing and depressing March 24, 2023 — by Minsui Tang and Sarah Zhou From “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” to “Barbie & the Diamond Castle,” we have followed all the content made about Barbara Millicent Roberts — the original IT girl, and usually just called Barbie — on the internet since 2009. So, when we heard about the upcoming “Barbie” live-action movie, we naturally decided to revisit our […] read more » The perfect dating advice from a relationship ‘expert’ March 24, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi By watching hundreds of trashy rom-coms and reading numerous romance novels, I have become quite the expert in giving relationship advice even though I have never been in a relationship ever, in my whole, entire life — totally not salty about it, though. So, obviously, I have crucial relationship advice that will be a sure […] read more » My MBTI changes on every platform I take it March 22, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou The first time I took an MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) test was during course selection sophomore year, when the guidance counselors told all sophomores to sign up for Naviance and complete the included self-discovery tests. Hundreds of questions later, I was so tired of clicking my mouse that I didn’t even bother to analyze any […] read more » firstprevious...10...1718192021...3040506070...nextlast
Life works better when accompanied by music March 28, 2023 — by Michelle Wan Imagine this: You’re peacefully sleeping when all of a sudden, the obnoxious beeping of an alarm clock jolts you awake. While you still haven’t fully awoken, your arm sluggishly moves to your bedside table as you palm your phone. Sitting snugly in your ear, an AirPod from the night before begins playing the tunes of […] read more » Much-needed tips for Falcons with no game when it comes to love March 28, 2023 — by Allison Tan As senior class president (they made me include this), I must announce that an unforgivable disease has infected our high school and it’s not COVID-19. I cannot verbalize the outright disgust I feel every time I see underclassmen mingling and shouting “the Rizzard of Oz.” Enough is enough. The hard truth is that Saratoga has […] read more » The journey of my mom monitoring my height March 28, 2023 — by Andy Zhu It was another ordinary day when my mom asked me to head to the bathroom wall, next to my favorite growth chart at the wall in the bathroom, where she marks my height periodically. Typically this occurred once every couple of months as I grew up. And no slouching here: She made sure I was […] read more » The incredible story of two wild rescue rabbits March 26, 2023 — by Andy Zhu In August 2019, due to the extreme summer heat, my family left our backyard door open, and a small creature — a lean, dark taupe-colored bunny that appeared to be no older than 2 months old — took the opportunity to take shelter in our home. My dad noticed this friendly intruder and gently led […] read more » MBTI test proves to be disturbingly accurate March 26, 2023 — by Victoria Hu From online quizzes to horoscopes, I have always been skeptical of voodoo personality pseudoscience. No, I don’t think BuzzFeed can tell that I’ll have five kids just because I like orange juice and, no, Taurus doesn’t mean anything other than an overglorified cow. It’s not that deep. However, I decided to put aside my skepticism […] read more » ‘Barbie’ movie trailer proves to be both disappointing and depressing March 24, 2023 — by Minsui Tang and Sarah Zhou From “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” to “Barbie & the Diamond Castle,” we have followed all the content made about Barbara Millicent Roberts — the original IT girl, and usually just called Barbie — on the internet since 2009. So, when we heard about the upcoming “Barbie” live-action movie, we naturally decided to revisit our […] read more » The perfect dating advice from a relationship ‘expert’ March 24, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi By watching hundreds of trashy rom-coms and reading numerous romance novels, I have become quite the expert in giving relationship advice even though I have never been in a relationship ever, in my whole, entire life — totally not salty about it, though. So, obviously, I have crucial relationship advice that will be a sure […] read more » My MBTI changes on every platform I take it March 22, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou The first time I took an MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) test was during course selection sophomore year, when the guidance counselors told all sophomores to sign up for Naviance and complete the included self-discovery tests. Hundreds of questions later, I was so tired of clicking my mouse that I didn’t even bother to analyze any […] read more » firstprevious...10...1718192021...3040506070...nextlast
Much-needed tips for Falcons with no game when it comes to love March 28, 2023 — by Allison Tan As senior class president (they made me include this), I must announce that an unforgivable disease has infected our high school and it’s not COVID-19. I cannot verbalize the outright disgust I feel every time I see underclassmen mingling and shouting “the Rizzard of Oz.” Enough is enough. The hard truth is that Saratoga has […] read more » The journey of my mom monitoring my height March 28, 2023 — by Andy Zhu It was another ordinary day when my mom asked me to head to the bathroom wall, next to my favorite growth chart at the wall in the bathroom, where she marks my height periodically. Typically this occurred once every couple of months as I grew up. And no slouching here: She made sure I was […] read more » The incredible story of two wild rescue rabbits March 26, 2023 — by Andy Zhu In August 2019, due to the extreme summer heat, my family left our backyard door open, and a small creature — a lean, dark taupe-colored bunny that appeared to be no older than 2 months old — took the opportunity to take shelter in our home. My dad noticed this friendly intruder and gently led […] read more » MBTI test proves to be disturbingly accurate March 26, 2023 — by Victoria Hu From online quizzes to horoscopes, I have always been skeptical of voodoo personality pseudoscience. No, I don’t think BuzzFeed can tell that I’ll have five kids just because I like orange juice and, no, Taurus doesn’t mean anything other than an overglorified cow. It’s not that deep. However, I decided to put aside my skepticism […] read more » ‘Barbie’ movie trailer proves to be both disappointing and depressing March 24, 2023 — by Minsui Tang and Sarah Zhou From “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” to “Barbie & the Diamond Castle,” we have followed all the content made about Barbara Millicent Roberts — the original IT girl, and usually just called Barbie — on the internet since 2009. So, when we heard about the upcoming “Barbie” live-action movie, we naturally decided to revisit our […] read more » The perfect dating advice from a relationship ‘expert’ March 24, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi By watching hundreds of trashy rom-coms and reading numerous romance novels, I have become quite the expert in giving relationship advice even though I have never been in a relationship ever, in my whole, entire life — totally not salty about it, though. So, obviously, I have crucial relationship advice that will be a sure […] read more » My MBTI changes on every platform I take it March 22, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou The first time I took an MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) test was during course selection sophomore year, when the guidance counselors told all sophomores to sign up for Naviance and complete the included self-discovery tests. Hundreds of questions later, I was so tired of clicking my mouse that I didn’t even bother to analyze any […] read more » firstprevious...10...1718192021...3040506070...nextlast
The journey of my mom monitoring my height March 28, 2023 — by Andy Zhu It was another ordinary day when my mom asked me to head to the bathroom wall, next to my favorite growth chart at the wall in the bathroom, where she marks my height periodically. Typically this occurred once every couple of months as I grew up. And no slouching here: She made sure I was […] read more » The incredible story of two wild rescue rabbits March 26, 2023 — by Andy Zhu In August 2019, due to the extreme summer heat, my family left our backyard door open, and a small creature — a lean, dark taupe-colored bunny that appeared to be no older than 2 months old — took the opportunity to take shelter in our home. My dad noticed this friendly intruder and gently led […] read more » MBTI test proves to be disturbingly accurate March 26, 2023 — by Victoria Hu From online quizzes to horoscopes, I have always been skeptical of voodoo personality pseudoscience. No, I don’t think BuzzFeed can tell that I’ll have five kids just because I like orange juice and, no, Taurus doesn’t mean anything other than an overglorified cow. It’s not that deep. However, I decided to put aside my skepticism […] read more » ‘Barbie’ movie trailer proves to be both disappointing and depressing March 24, 2023 — by Minsui Tang and Sarah Zhou From “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” to “Barbie & the Diamond Castle,” we have followed all the content made about Barbara Millicent Roberts — the original IT girl, and usually just called Barbie — on the internet since 2009. So, when we heard about the upcoming “Barbie” live-action movie, we naturally decided to revisit our […] read more » The perfect dating advice from a relationship ‘expert’ March 24, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi By watching hundreds of trashy rom-coms and reading numerous romance novels, I have become quite the expert in giving relationship advice even though I have never been in a relationship ever, in my whole, entire life — totally not salty about it, though. So, obviously, I have crucial relationship advice that will be a sure […] read more » My MBTI changes on every platform I take it March 22, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou The first time I took an MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) test was during course selection sophomore year, when the guidance counselors told all sophomores to sign up for Naviance and complete the included self-discovery tests. Hundreds of questions later, I was so tired of clicking my mouse that I didn’t even bother to analyze any […] read more » firstprevious...10...1718192021...3040506070...nextlast
The incredible story of two wild rescue rabbits March 26, 2023 — by Andy Zhu In August 2019, due to the extreme summer heat, my family left our backyard door open, and a small creature — a lean, dark taupe-colored bunny that appeared to be no older than 2 months old — took the opportunity to take shelter in our home. My dad noticed this friendly intruder and gently led […] read more » MBTI test proves to be disturbingly accurate March 26, 2023 — by Victoria Hu From online quizzes to horoscopes, I have always been skeptical of voodoo personality pseudoscience. No, I don’t think BuzzFeed can tell that I’ll have five kids just because I like orange juice and, no, Taurus doesn’t mean anything other than an overglorified cow. It’s not that deep. However, I decided to put aside my skepticism […] read more » ‘Barbie’ movie trailer proves to be both disappointing and depressing March 24, 2023 — by Minsui Tang and Sarah Zhou From “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” to “Barbie & the Diamond Castle,” we have followed all the content made about Barbara Millicent Roberts — the original IT girl, and usually just called Barbie — on the internet since 2009. So, when we heard about the upcoming “Barbie” live-action movie, we naturally decided to revisit our […] read more » The perfect dating advice from a relationship ‘expert’ March 24, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi By watching hundreds of trashy rom-coms and reading numerous romance novels, I have become quite the expert in giving relationship advice even though I have never been in a relationship ever, in my whole, entire life — totally not salty about it, though. So, obviously, I have crucial relationship advice that will be a sure […] read more » My MBTI changes on every platform I take it March 22, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou The first time I took an MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) test was during course selection sophomore year, when the guidance counselors told all sophomores to sign up for Naviance and complete the included self-discovery tests. Hundreds of questions later, I was so tired of clicking my mouse that I didn’t even bother to analyze any […] read more » firstprevious...10...1718192021...3040506070...nextlast
MBTI test proves to be disturbingly accurate March 26, 2023 — by Victoria Hu From online quizzes to horoscopes, I have always been skeptical of voodoo personality pseudoscience. No, I don’t think BuzzFeed can tell that I’ll have five kids just because I like orange juice and, no, Taurus doesn’t mean anything other than an overglorified cow. It’s not that deep. However, I decided to put aside my skepticism […] read more » ‘Barbie’ movie trailer proves to be both disappointing and depressing March 24, 2023 — by Minsui Tang and Sarah Zhou From “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” to “Barbie & the Diamond Castle,” we have followed all the content made about Barbara Millicent Roberts — the original IT girl, and usually just called Barbie — on the internet since 2009. So, when we heard about the upcoming “Barbie” live-action movie, we naturally decided to revisit our […] read more » The perfect dating advice from a relationship ‘expert’ March 24, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi By watching hundreds of trashy rom-coms and reading numerous romance novels, I have become quite the expert in giving relationship advice even though I have never been in a relationship ever, in my whole, entire life — totally not salty about it, though. So, obviously, I have crucial relationship advice that will be a sure […] read more » My MBTI changes on every platform I take it March 22, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou The first time I took an MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) test was during course selection sophomore year, when the guidance counselors told all sophomores to sign up for Naviance and complete the included self-discovery tests. Hundreds of questions later, I was so tired of clicking my mouse that I didn’t even bother to analyze any […] read more » firstprevious...10...1718192021...3040506070...nextlast
‘Barbie’ movie trailer proves to be both disappointing and depressing March 24, 2023 — by Minsui Tang and Sarah Zhou From “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” to “Barbie & the Diamond Castle,” we have followed all the content made about Barbara Millicent Roberts — the original IT girl, and usually just called Barbie — on the internet since 2009. So, when we heard about the upcoming “Barbie” live-action movie, we naturally decided to revisit our […] read more » The perfect dating advice from a relationship ‘expert’ March 24, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi By watching hundreds of trashy rom-coms and reading numerous romance novels, I have become quite the expert in giving relationship advice even though I have never been in a relationship ever, in my whole, entire life — totally not salty about it, though. So, obviously, I have crucial relationship advice that will be a sure […] read more » My MBTI changes on every platform I take it March 22, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou The first time I took an MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) test was during course selection sophomore year, when the guidance counselors told all sophomores to sign up for Naviance and complete the included self-discovery tests. Hundreds of questions later, I was so tired of clicking my mouse that I didn’t even bother to analyze any […] read more » firstprevious...10...1718192021...3040506070...nextlast
The perfect dating advice from a relationship ‘expert’ March 24, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi By watching hundreds of trashy rom-coms and reading numerous romance novels, I have become quite the expert in giving relationship advice even though I have never been in a relationship ever, in my whole, entire life — totally not salty about it, though. So, obviously, I have crucial relationship advice that will be a sure […] read more » My MBTI changes on every platform I take it March 22, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou The first time I took an MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) test was during course selection sophomore year, when the guidance counselors told all sophomores to sign up for Naviance and complete the included self-discovery tests. Hundreds of questions later, I was so tired of clicking my mouse that I didn’t even bother to analyze any […] read more » firstprevious...10...1718192021...3040506070...nextlast
My MBTI changes on every platform I take it March 22, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou The first time I took an MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) test was during course selection sophomore year, when the guidance counselors told all sophomores to sign up for Naviance and complete the included self-discovery tests. Hundreds of questions later, I was so tired of clicking my mouse that I didn’t even bother to analyze any […] read more » firstprevious...10...1718192021...3040506070...nextlast