Raina Telgemeier: beloved author of charming graphic novels March 7, 2023 — by Amy Luo and Isabelle Wang Rating: 4.8/5 Falcons A true highlight of our elementary school days were the annual Scholastic book fairs, where for a couple of weeks, the school library was brilliantly transformed into a mini shop. Along with the little goodies and gadgets displayed in the front of the library, author Raina Telgemeier’s latest graphic novels were always […] read more » How to organize a fun-filled movie night on a $30 budget March 7, 2023 — by Nicole Lee and Isabelle Wang From food to entertainment, it seems like everything nowadays costs more money. Just going outside seems to lead to spending tens to hundreds of dollars depending on the activity you choose, whether it’s getting food with friends, going to an amusement park or shopping at the mall. Thus, we decided to try and have the […] read more » Why Harry Potter remains one of the best book series of all time March 3, 2023 — by Emma Fung Rating: 5/5 Falcons In the years after the release of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in 1997, the Harry Potter series went on to sell over 500 million copies worldwide, with readers captivated by the storyline following a boy and his wizarding journey. The series not only changed lives, but also convinced […] read more » The Magic Tree House: a nostalgic series bound to whisk you away into historical escapades March 3, 2023 — by Kathy Wang I remember breathing in the scent of worn out paper while my 7-year-old self browsed through my local library’s crowded bookshelves. My feet would lightly tap the dark blue carpet as I impatiently scanned past different book titles: “Harry Potter and the …,” “Junie B. Jones,” “Ramona and Beezus.” But there was always one book […] read more » Top 10: worst (real) takes heard in the Journalism room March 1, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas “The inheritance tax should be 100%” Currently, an inheritor can pay from 4% to 40% of the wealth they inherit, depending on their relationship to the deceased. This Falcon staffer believes that inheriting money should become illegal, I guess. “Democrats should cut spending on social programs” Is this person related to Kevin McCarthy? They have […] read more » Living with rapidly worsening eyesight February 27, 2023 — by Victoria Hu For a solid 8 years of my life, I’ve lived with embarrassingly bad nearsightedness — specifically, high myopia with astigmatism. Without glasses on, tomatoes look like fat apples, pencils look like small sticks and my English homework looks like a doctor wrote it. The mystery is how my eyesight worsened to this degree. I was […] read more » I keep attracting bees — please make it stop February 27, 2023 — by Kavya Patel I have melissophobia, or a crippling fear of bees (and throw in wasps and yellow jackets for good measure). But put me in a room filled with spiders and snakes and I would be relatively calm. After all, they can’t fly into your hair and sting you (yes, I am speaking from personal experience). Luckily, […] read more » A British tourist’s guide to traveling in Los Angeles February 13, 2023 — by William Norwood California, with roughly 40 million people, is more than just the country’s most populous state. It is home to two of the world’s most famous cities: the startup neighborhoods of San Francisco and Silicon Valley and the endless freeways of Los Angeles. LA is a common vacation spot for northern California residents, but do you […] read more » Top 10: Valentine’s Day songs February 12, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits Maybe all high school relationships are destined to end. “All Girls Are The Same” by Juice WRLD My editor wanted this here because he sings this song while crying in the shower. While it’s an objectively bad song, here’s a little reminder that it exists. That being said, I […] read more » Parting ways with my 101 dalma-plushies February 12, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Just recently, I was cleaning all the junk under my bed. While having a sneezing fit from all the dust, I found my best friend from my prepubescent days: Bunny. Bunny hopped into my life just as all other plushies I happily received from my piano teacher when I took lessons from age 6 to […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
How to organize a fun-filled movie night on a $30 budget March 7, 2023 — by Nicole Lee and Isabelle Wang From food to entertainment, it seems like everything nowadays costs more money. Just going outside seems to lead to spending tens to hundreds of dollars depending on the activity you choose, whether it’s getting food with friends, going to an amusement park or shopping at the mall. Thus, we decided to try and have the […] read more » Why Harry Potter remains one of the best book series of all time March 3, 2023 — by Emma Fung Rating: 5/5 Falcons In the years after the release of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in 1997, the Harry Potter series went on to sell over 500 million copies worldwide, with readers captivated by the storyline following a boy and his wizarding journey. The series not only changed lives, but also convinced […] read more » The Magic Tree House: a nostalgic series bound to whisk you away into historical escapades March 3, 2023 — by Kathy Wang I remember breathing in the scent of worn out paper while my 7-year-old self browsed through my local library’s crowded bookshelves. My feet would lightly tap the dark blue carpet as I impatiently scanned past different book titles: “Harry Potter and the …,” “Junie B. Jones,” “Ramona and Beezus.” But there was always one book […] read more » Top 10: worst (real) takes heard in the Journalism room March 1, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas “The inheritance tax should be 100%” Currently, an inheritor can pay from 4% to 40% of the wealth they inherit, depending on their relationship to the deceased. This Falcon staffer believes that inheriting money should become illegal, I guess. “Democrats should cut spending on social programs” Is this person related to Kevin McCarthy? They have […] read more » Living with rapidly worsening eyesight February 27, 2023 — by Victoria Hu For a solid 8 years of my life, I’ve lived with embarrassingly bad nearsightedness — specifically, high myopia with astigmatism. Without glasses on, tomatoes look like fat apples, pencils look like small sticks and my English homework looks like a doctor wrote it. The mystery is how my eyesight worsened to this degree. I was […] read more » I keep attracting bees — please make it stop February 27, 2023 — by Kavya Patel I have melissophobia, or a crippling fear of bees (and throw in wasps and yellow jackets for good measure). But put me in a room filled with spiders and snakes and I would be relatively calm. After all, they can’t fly into your hair and sting you (yes, I am speaking from personal experience). Luckily, […] read more » A British tourist’s guide to traveling in Los Angeles February 13, 2023 — by William Norwood California, with roughly 40 million people, is more than just the country’s most populous state. It is home to two of the world’s most famous cities: the startup neighborhoods of San Francisco and Silicon Valley and the endless freeways of Los Angeles. LA is a common vacation spot for northern California residents, but do you […] read more » Top 10: Valentine’s Day songs February 12, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits Maybe all high school relationships are destined to end. “All Girls Are The Same” by Juice WRLD My editor wanted this here because he sings this song while crying in the shower. While it’s an objectively bad song, here’s a little reminder that it exists. That being said, I […] read more » Parting ways with my 101 dalma-plushies February 12, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Just recently, I was cleaning all the junk under my bed. While having a sneezing fit from all the dust, I found my best friend from my prepubescent days: Bunny. Bunny hopped into my life just as all other plushies I happily received from my piano teacher when I took lessons from age 6 to […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Why Harry Potter remains one of the best book series of all time March 3, 2023 — by Emma Fung Rating: 5/5 Falcons In the years after the release of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in 1997, the Harry Potter series went on to sell over 500 million copies worldwide, with readers captivated by the storyline following a boy and his wizarding journey. The series not only changed lives, but also convinced […] read more » The Magic Tree House: a nostalgic series bound to whisk you away into historical escapades March 3, 2023 — by Kathy Wang I remember breathing in the scent of worn out paper while my 7-year-old self browsed through my local library’s crowded bookshelves. My feet would lightly tap the dark blue carpet as I impatiently scanned past different book titles: “Harry Potter and the …,” “Junie B. Jones,” “Ramona and Beezus.” But there was always one book […] read more » Top 10: worst (real) takes heard in the Journalism room March 1, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas “The inheritance tax should be 100%” Currently, an inheritor can pay from 4% to 40% of the wealth they inherit, depending on their relationship to the deceased. This Falcon staffer believes that inheriting money should become illegal, I guess. “Democrats should cut spending on social programs” Is this person related to Kevin McCarthy? They have […] read more » Living with rapidly worsening eyesight February 27, 2023 — by Victoria Hu For a solid 8 years of my life, I’ve lived with embarrassingly bad nearsightedness — specifically, high myopia with astigmatism. Without glasses on, tomatoes look like fat apples, pencils look like small sticks and my English homework looks like a doctor wrote it. The mystery is how my eyesight worsened to this degree. I was […] read more » I keep attracting bees — please make it stop February 27, 2023 — by Kavya Patel I have melissophobia, or a crippling fear of bees (and throw in wasps and yellow jackets for good measure). But put me in a room filled with spiders and snakes and I would be relatively calm. After all, they can’t fly into your hair and sting you (yes, I am speaking from personal experience). Luckily, […] read more » A British tourist’s guide to traveling in Los Angeles February 13, 2023 — by William Norwood California, with roughly 40 million people, is more than just the country’s most populous state. It is home to two of the world’s most famous cities: the startup neighborhoods of San Francisco and Silicon Valley and the endless freeways of Los Angeles. LA is a common vacation spot for northern California residents, but do you […] read more » Top 10: Valentine’s Day songs February 12, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits Maybe all high school relationships are destined to end. “All Girls Are The Same” by Juice WRLD My editor wanted this here because he sings this song while crying in the shower. While it’s an objectively bad song, here’s a little reminder that it exists. That being said, I […] read more » Parting ways with my 101 dalma-plushies February 12, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Just recently, I was cleaning all the junk under my bed. While having a sneezing fit from all the dust, I found my best friend from my prepubescent days: Bunny. Bunny hopped into my life just as all other plushies I happily received from my piano teacher when I took lessons from age 6 to […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
The Magic Tree House: a nostalgic series bound to whisk you away into historical escapades March 3, 2023 — by Kathy Wang I remember breathing in the scent of worn out paper while my 7-year-old self browsed through my local library’s crowded bookshelves. My feet would lightly tap the dark blue carpet as I impatiently scanned past different book titles: “Harry Potter and the …,” “Junie B. Jones,” “Ramona and Beezus.” But there was always one book […] read more » Top 10: worst (real) takes heard in the Journalism room March 1, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas “The inheritance tax should be 100%” Currently, an inheritor can pay from 4% to 40% of the wealth they inherit, depending on their relationship to the deceased. This Falcon staffer believes that inheriting money should become illegal, I guess. “Democrats should cut spending on social programs” Is this person related to Kevin McCarthy? They have […] read more » Living with rapidly worsening eyesight February 27, 2023 — by Victoria Hu For a solid 8 years of my life, I’ve lived with embarrassingly bad nearsightedness — specifically, high myopia with astigmatism. Without glasses on, tomatoes look like fat apples, pencils look like small sticks and my English homework looks like a doctor wrote it. The mystery is how my eyesight worsened to this degree. I was […] read more » I keep attracting bees — please make it stop February 27, 2023 — by Kavya Patel I have melissophobia, or a crippling fear of bees (and throw in wasps and yellow jackets for good measure). But put me in a room filled with spiders and snakes and I would be relatively calm. After all, they can’t fly into your hair and sting you (yes, I am speaking from personal experience). Luckily, […] read more » A British tourist’s guide to traveling in Los Angeles February 13, 2023 — by William Norwood California, with roughly 40 million people, is more than just the country’s most populous state. It is home to two of the world’s most famous cities: the startup neighborhoods of San Francisco and Silicon Valley and the endless freeways of Los Angeles. LA is a common vacation spot for northern California residents, but do you […] read more » Top 10: Valentine’s Day songs February 12, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits Maybe all high school relationships are destined to end. “All Girls Are The Same” by Juice WRLD My editor wanted this here because he sings this song while crying in the shower. While it’s an objectively bad song, here’s a little reminder that it exists. That being said, I […] read more » Parting ways with my 101 dalma-plushies February 12, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Just recently, I was cleaning all the junk under my bed. While having a sneezing fit from all the dust, I found my best friend from my prepubescent days: Bunny. Bunny hopped into my life just as all other plushies I happily received from my piano teacher when I took lessons from age 6 to […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Top 10: worst (real) takes heard in the Journalism room March 1, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas “The inheritance tax should be 100%” Currently, an inheritor can pay from 4% to 40% of the wealth they inherit, depending on their relationship to the deceased. This Falcon staffer believes that inheriting money should become illegal, I guess. “Democrats should cut spending on social programs” Is this person related to Kevin McCarthy? They have […] read more » Living with rapidly worsening eyesight February 27, 2023 — by Victoria Hu For a solid 8 years of my life, I’ve lived with embarrassingly bad nearsightedness — specifically, high myopia with astigmatism. Without glasses on, tomatoes look like fat apples, pencils look like small sticks and my English homework looks like a doctor wrote it. The mystery is how my eyesight worsened to this degree. I was […] read more » I keep attracting bees — please make it stop February 27, 2023 — by Kavya Patel I have melissophobia, or a crippling fear of bees (and throw in wasps and yellow jackets for good measure). But put me in a room filled with spiders and snakes and I would be relatively calm. After all, they can’t fly into your hair and sting you (yes, I am speaking from personal experience). Luckily, […] read more » A British tourist’s guide to traveling in Los Angeles February 13, 2023 — by William Norwood California, with roughly 40 million people, is more than just the country’s most populous state. It is home to two of the world’s most famous cities: the startup neighborhoods of San Francisco and Silicon Valley and the endless freeways of Los Angeles. LA is a common vacation spot for northern California residents, but do you […] read more » Top 10: Valentine’s Day songs February 12, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits Maybe all high school relationships are destined to end. “All Girls Are The Same” by Juice WRLD My editor wanted this here because he sings this song while crying in the shower. While it’s an objectively bad song, here’s a little reminder that it exists. That being said, I […] read more » Parting ways with my 101 dalma-plushies February 12, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Just recently, I was cleaning all the junk under my bed. While having a sneezing fit from all the dust, I found my best friend from my prepubescent days: Bunny. Bunny hopped into my life just as all other plushies I happily received from my piano teacher when I took lessons from age 6 to […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Living with rapidly worsening eyesight February 27, 2023 — by Victoria Hu For a solid 8 years of my life, I’ve lived with embarrassingly bad nearsightedness — specifically, high myopia with astigmatism. Without glasses on, tomatoes look like fat apples, pencils look like small sticks and my English homework looks like a doctor wrote it. The mystery is how my eyesight worsened to this degree. I was […] read more » I keep attracting bees — please make it stop February 27, 2023 — by Kavya Patel I have melissophobia, or a crippling fear of bees (and throw in wasps and yellow jackets for good measure). But put me in a room filled with spiders and snakes and I would be relatively calm. After all, they can’t fly into your hair and sting you (yes, I am speaking from personal experience). Luckily, […] read more » A British tourist’s guide to traveling in Los Angeles February 13, 2023 — by William Norwood California, with roughly 40 million people, is more than just the country’s most populous state. It is home to two of the world’s most famous cities: the startup neighborhoods of San Francisco and Silicon Valley and the endless freeways of Los Angeles. LA is a common vacation spot for northern California residents, but do you […] read more » Top 10: Valentine’s Day songs February 12, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits Maybe all high school relationships are destined to end. “All Girls Are The Same” by Juice WRLD My editor wanted this here because he sings this song while crying in the shower. While it’s an objectively bad song, here’s a little reminder that it exists. That being said, I […] read more » Parting ways with my 101 dalma-plushies February 12, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Just recently, I was cleaning all the junk under my bed. While having a sneezing fit from all the dust, I found my best friend from my prepubescent days: Bunny. Bunny hopped into my life just as all other plushies I happily received from my piano teacher when I took lessons from age 6 to […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
I keep attracting bees — please make it stop February 27, 2023 — by Kavya Patel I have melissophobia, or a crippling fear of bees (and throw in wasps and yellow jackets for good measure). But put me in a room filled with spiders and snakes and I would be relatively calm. After all, they can’t fly into your hair and sting you (yes, I am speaking from personal experience). Luckily, […] read more » A British tourist’s guide to traveling in Los Angeles February 13, 2023 — by William Norwood California, with roughly 40 million people, is more than just the country’s most populous state. It is home to two of the world’s most famous cities: the startup neighborhoods of San Francisco and Silicon Valley and the endless freeways of Los Angeles. LA is a common vacation spot for northern California residents, but do you […] read more » Top 10: Valentine’s Day songs February 12, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits Maybe all high school relationships are destined to end. “All Girls Are The Same” by Juice WRLD My editor wanted this here because he sings this song while crying in the shower. While it’s an objectively bad song, here’s a little reminder that it exists. That being said, I […] read more » Parting ways with my 101 dalma-plushies February 12, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Just recently, I was cleaning all the junk under my bed. While having a sneezing fit from all the dust, I found my best friend from my prepubescent days: Bunny. Bunny hopped into my life just as all other plushies I happily received from my piano teacher when I took lessons from age 6 to […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
A British tourist’s guide to traveling in Los Angeles February 13, 2023 — by William Norwood California, with roughly 40 million people, is more than just the country’s most populous state. It is home to two of the world’s most famous cities: the startup neighborhoods of San Francisco and Silicon Valley and the endless freeways of Los Angeles. LA is a common vacation spot for northern California residents, but do you […] read more » Top 10: Valentine’s Day songs February 12, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits Maybe all high school relationships are destined to end. “All Girls Are The Same” by Juice WRLD My editor wanted this here because he sings this song while crying in the shower. While it’s an objectively bad song, here’s a little reminder that it exists. That being said, I […] read more » Parting ways with my 101 dalma-plushies February 12, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Just recently, I was cleaning all the junk under my bed. While having a sneezing fit from all the dust, I found my best friend from my prepubescent days: Bunny. Bunny hopped into my life just as all other plushies I happily received from my piano teacher when I took lessons from age 6 to […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Top 10: Valentine’s Day songs February 12, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits Maybe all high school relationships are destined to end. “All Girls Are The Same” by Juice WRLD My editor wanted this here because he sings this song while crying in the shower. While it’s an objectively bad song, here’s a little reminder that it exists. That being said, I […] read more » Parting ways with my 101 dalma-plushies February 12, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Just recently, I was cleaning all the junk under my bed. While having a sneezing fit from all the dust, I found my best friend from my prepubescent days: Bunny. Bunny hopped into my life just as all other plushies I happily received from my piano teacher when I took lessons from age 6 to […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Parting ways with my 101 dalma-plushies February 12, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Just recently, I was cleaning all the junk under my bed. While having a sneezing fit from all the dust, I found my best friend from my prepubescent days: Bunny. Bunny hopped into my life just as all other plushies I happily received from my piano teacher when I took lessons from age 6 to […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast