My infuriating television habits: speed watching and summary scanning November 23, 2021 — by Sanjoli Gupta It’s finally Friday. After an insanely boring and exhausting week of school, I have a rare moment to relax and indulge in some of my favorite shows. Turning on my computer, I get comfortable in my fluffy white chair, watching the iconic “N” animation of Netflix flash across the screen. As an episode of “Madam […] read more » Five (actually good) covers of Christmas classics you should add to your 2021 winter playlist immediately November 22, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and with it comes the annual flood of pop singers releasing covers of classic Christmas songs. While there are some wildly successful and iconic Christmas albums like Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” and Mariah Carey’s “Merry Christmas,” most holiday releases simply add to the indistinguishable clutter of overdone Christmas carols. […] read more » Netflix’s ‘Downton Abbey’ is a must-watch November 19, 2021 — by Kaasha Minocha Most teens spend their Friday nights with friends, but not me. On a typical evening, you can find me seated comfortably in front of the TV, eating scrumptious brownies and watching the classic British series “Downton Abbey” with my grandparents, sisters and mom. When my mom initially recommended the show this summer, I had low […] read more » An Indian Thanksgiving: reworking America’s most famous meal November 19, 2021 — by Atrey Desai Dosas. Indi. Sambar. Lassi. Welcome to my family’s annual “Indian Thanksgiving”: a conglomeration of various Indian dishes assembled to resemble a traditional American Thanksgiving meal. Indian Thanksgiving started when my aunt, uncle and cousins moved from Chicago to the Bay Area and wanted to spend time with family. Thanksgiving offered a great opportunity to get […] read more » Workout jams: The effect of music on exercise November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng On a recent Saturday afternoon, I swung open the Los Gatos Swim and Racquet Club gym door to a chaotic scene of weights clanging, unnecessarily loud lifting grunts and worst of all, the most obnoxious music blasting through the gym speakers. As I rummaged through my bag, something was missing: my AirPods. I sighed — […] read more » A deep dive into popular cereals November 17, 2021 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye Ah, that magical first bite of a new cereal, so many secrets to be discovered, so many new experiences just waiting inside that cardboard box. However, there are some that will put a hop into your step and others who will make you want to throw up. Here are our opinions on a few cereals […] read more » Reliving your most embarrassing moments as a teenager November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng Picture this: You’re scrolling through Instagram on a Friday night, getting ready for a 10-hour snooze and a restful weekend. Suddenly, you shudder — flashbacks from when you stuttered in your English presentation invade your peaceful mind. Night ruined. We’ve all had these thoughts before. It’s like our brain is constantly searching for embarrassing events […] read more » Coolest and cleanest: the best water fountains on campus November 17, 2021 — by Andy Chen and Bill Yuan Water. Ever important for human survival, we humans can’t last more than three days without this treasured resource. It follows that our water management should be as efficient and wasteless as possible. After a quick taste of just some of the school’s water fountains, however, we discovered, to our surprise, that many of the school’s […] read more » Bootcamp: the best of both worlds November 16, 2021 — by Atrey Desai When consumers contemplate buying a new computer, they face a barrage of questions that ultimately boil down to whether they want a PC or Mac. The advantages and drawbacks of both are clear. Windows has a broader variety of software available and more customizability while suffering from a more challenging graphical interface. Meanwhile, macOS offers […] read more » Right-handed by chance, left-handed by choice November 16, 2021 — by Vicky Bai My process of taking class notes looks like this: I skim the presentation or whiteboard quickly, copy the words onto my paper, then proceed to blank out for the next five minutes as the teacher explains bullet points and key terms. No thoughts, head empty. But recently, I decided to spice up my notes and […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4546474849...60708090100...nextlast
Five (actually good) covers of Christmas classics you should add to your 2021 winter playlist immediately November 22, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and with it comes the annual flood of pop singers releasing covers of classic Christmas songs. While there are some wildly successful and iconic Christmas albums like Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” and Mariah Carey’s “Merry Christmas,” most holiday releases simply add to the indistinguishable clutter of overdone Christmas carols. […] read more » Netflix’s ‘Downton Abbey’ is a must-watch November 19, 2021 — by Kaasha Minocha Most teens spend their Friday nights with friends, but not me. On a typical evening, you can find me seated comfortably in front of the TV, eating scrumptious brownies and watching the classic British series “Downton Abbey” with my grandparents, sisters and mom. When my mom initially recommended the show this summer, I had low […] read more » An Indian Thanksgiving: reworking America’s most famous meal November 19, 2021 — by Atrey Desai Dosas. Indi. Sambar. Lassi. Welcome to my family’s annual “Indian Thanksgiving”: a conglomeration of various Indian dishes assembled to resemble a traditional American Thanksgiving meal. Indian Thanksgiving started when my aunt, uncle and cousins moved from Chicago to the Bay Area and wanted to spend time with family. Thanksgiving offered a great opportunity to get […] read more » Workout jams: The effect of music on exercise November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng On a recent Saturday afternoon, I swung open the Los Gatos Swim and Racquet Club gym door to a chaotic scene of weights clanging, unnecessarily loud lifting grunts and worst of all, the most obnoxious music blasting through the gym speakers. As I rummaged through my bag, something was missing: my AirPods. I sighed — […] read more » A deep dive into popular cereals November 17, 2021 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye Ah, that magical first bite of a new cereal, so many secrets to be discovered, so many new experiences just waiting inside that cardboard box. However, there are some that will put a hop into your step and others who will make you want to throw up. Here are our opinions on a few cereals […] read more » Reliving your most embarrassing moments as a teenager November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng Picture this: You’re scrolling through Instagram on a Friday night, getting ready for a 10-hour snooze and a restful weekend. Suddenly, you shudder — flashbacks from when you stuttered in your English presentation invade your peaceful mind. Night ruined. We’ve all had these thoughts before. It’s like our brain is constantly searching for embarrassing events […] read more » Coolest and cleanest: the best water fountains on campus November 17, 2021 — by Andy Chen and Bill Yuan Water. Ever important for human survival, we humans can’t last more than three days without this treasured resource. It follows that our water management should be as efficient and wasteless as possible. After a quick taste of just some of the school’s water fountains, however, we discovered, to our surprise, that many of the school’s […] read more » Bootcamp: the best of both worlds November 16, 2021 — by Atrey Desai When consumers contemplate buying a new computer, they face a barrage of questions that ultimately boil down to whether they want a PC or Mac. The advantages and drawbacks of both are clear. Windows has a broader variety of software available and more customizability while suffering from a more challenging graphical interface. Meanwhile, macOS offers […] read more » Right-handed by chance, left-handed by choice November 16, 2021 — by Vicky Bai My process of taking class notes looks like this: I skim the presentation or whiteboard quickly, copy the words onto my paper, then proceed to blank out for the next five minutes as the teacher explains bullet points and key terms. No thoughts, head empty. But recently, I decided to spice up my notes and […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4546474849...60708090100...nextlast
Netflix’s ‘Downton Abbey’ is a must-watch November 19, 2021 — by Kaasha Minocha Most teens spend their Friday nights with friends, but not me. On a typical evening, you can find me seated comfortably in front of the TV, eating scrumptious brownies and watching the classic British series “Downton Abbey” with my grandparents, sisters and mom. When my mom initially recommended the show this summer, I had low […] read more » An Indian Thanksgiving: reworking America’s most famous meal November 19, 2021 — by Atrey Desai Dosas. Indi. Sambar. Lassi. Welcome to my family’s annual “Indian Thanksgiving”: a conglomeration of various Indian dishes assembled to resemble a traditional American Thanksgiving meal. Indian Thanksgiving started when my aunt, uncle and cousins moved from Chicago to the Bay Area and wanted to spend time with family. Thanksgiving offered a great opportunity to get […] read more » Workout jams: The effect of music on exercise November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng On a recent Saturday afternoon, I swung open the Los Gatos Swim and Racquet Club gym door to a chaotic scene of weights clanging, unnecessarily loud lifting grunts and worst of all, the most obnoxious music blasting through the gym speakers. As I rummaged through my bag, something was missing: my AirPods. I sighed — […] read more » A deep dive into popular cereals November 17, 2021 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye Ah, that magical first bite of a new cereal, so many secrets to be discovered, so many new experiences just waiting inside that cardboard box. However, there are some that will put a hop into your step and others who will make you want to throw up. Here are our opinions on a few cereals […] read more » Reliving your most embarrassing moments as a teenager November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng Picture this: You’re scrolling through Instagram on a Friday night, getting ready for a 10-hour snooze and a restful weekend. Suddenly, you shudder — flashbacks from when you stuttered in your English presentation invade your peaceful mind. Night ruined. We’ve all had these thoughts before. It’s like our brain is constantly searching for embarrassing events […] read more » Coolest and cleanest: the best water fountains on campus November 17, 2021 — by Andy Chen and Bill Yuan Water. Ever important for human survival, we humans can’t last more than three days without this treasured resource. It follows that our water management should be as efficient and wasteless as possible. After a quick taste of just some of the school’s water fountains, however, we discovered, to our surprise, that many of the school’s […] read more » Bootcamp: the best of both worlds November 16, 2021 — by Atrey Desai When consumers contemplate buying a new computer, they face a barrage of questions that ultimately boil down to whether they want a PC or Mac. The advantages and drawbacks of both are clear. Windows has a broader variety of software available and more customizability while suffering from a more challenging graphical interface. Meanwhile, macOS offers […] read more » Right-handed by chance, left-handed by choice November 16, 2021 — by Vicky Bai My process of taking class notes looks like this: I skim the presentation or whiteboard quickly, copy the words onto my paper, then proceed to blank out for the next five minutes as the teacher explains bullet points and key terms. No thoughts, head empty. But recently, I decided to spice up my notes and […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4546474849...60708090100...nextlast
An Indian Thanksgiving: reworking America’s most famous meal November 19, 2021 — by Atrey Desai Dosas. Indi. Sambar. Lassi. Welcome to my family’s annual “Indian Thanksgiving”: a conglomeration of various Indian dishes assembled to resemble a traditional American Thanksgiving meal. Indian Thanksgiving started when my aunt, uncle and cousins moved from Chicago to the Bay Area and wanted to spend time with family. Thanksgiving offered a great opportunity to get […] read more » Workout jams: The effect of music on exercise November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng On a recent Saturday afternoon, I swung open the Los Gatos Swim and Racquet Club gym door to a chaotic scene of weights clanging, unnecessarily loud lifting grunts and worst of all, the most obnoxious music blasting through the gym speakers. As I rummaged through my bag, something was missing: my AirPods. I sighed — […] read more » A deep dive into popular cereals November 17, 2021 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye Ah, that magical first bite of a new cereal, so many secrets to be discovered, so many new experiences just waiting inside that cardboard box. However, there are some that will put a hop into your step and others who will make you want to throw up. Here are our opinions on a few cereals […] read more » Reliving your most embarrassing moments as a teenager November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng Picture this: You’re scrolling through Instagram on a Friday night, getting ready for a 10-hour snooze and a restful weekend. Suddenly, you shudder — flashbacks from when you stuttered in your English presentation invade your peaceful mind. Night ruined. We’ve all had these thoughts before. It’s like our brain is constantly searching for embarrassing events […] read more » Coolest and cleanest: the best water fountains on campus November 17, 2021 — by Andy Chen and Bill Yuan Water. Ever important for human survival, we humans can’t last more than three days without this treasured resource. It follows that our water management should be as efficient and wasteless as possible. After a quick taste of just some of the school’s water fountains, however, we discovered, to our surprise, that many of the school’s […] read more » Bootcamp: the best of both worlds November 16, 2021 — by Atrey Desai When consumers contemplate buying a new computer, they face a barrage of questions that ultimately boil down to whether they want a PC or Mac. The advantages and drawbacks of both are clear. Windows has a broader variety of software available and more customizability while suffering from a more challenging graphical interface. Meanwhile, macOS offers […] read more » Right-handed by chance, left-handed by choice November 16, 2021 — by Vicky Bai My process of taking class notes looks like this: I skim the presentation or whiteboard quickly, copy the words onto my paper, then proceed to blank out for the next five minutes as the teacher explains bullet points and key terms. No thoughts, head empty. But recently, I decided to spice up my notes and […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4546474849...60708090100...nextlast
Workout jams: The effect of music on exercise November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng On a recent Saturday afternoon, I swung open the Los Gatos Swim and Racquet Club gym door to a chaotic scene of weights clanging, unnecessarily loud lifting grunts and worst of all, the most obnoxious music blasting through the gym speakers. As I rummaged through my bag, something was missing: my AirPods. I sighed — […] read more » A deep dive into popular cereals November 17, 2021 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye Ah, that magical first bite of a new cereal, so many secrets to be discovered, so many new experiences just waiting inside that cardboard box. However, there are some that will put a hop into your step and others who will make you want to throw up. Here are our opinions on a few cereals […] read more » Reliving your most embarrassing moments as a teenager November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng Picture this: You’re scrolling through Instagram on a Friday night, getting ready for a 10-hour snooze and a restful weekend. Suddenly, you shudder — flashbacks from when you stuttered in your English presentation invade your peaceful mind. Night ruined. We’ve all had these thoughts before. It’s like our brain is constantly searching for embarrassing events […] read more » Coolest and cleanest: the best water fountains on campus November 17, 2021 — by Andy Chen and Bill Yuan Water. Ever important for human survival, we humans can’t last more than three days without this treasured resource. It follows that our water management should be as efficient and wasteless as possible. After a quick taste of just some of the school’s water fountains, however, we discovered, to our surprise, that many of the school’s […] read more » Bootcamp: the best of both worlds November 16, 2021 — by Atrey Desai When consumers contemplate buying a new computer, they face a barrage of questions that ultimately boil down to whether they want a PC or Mac. The advantages and drawbacks of both are clear. Windows has a broader variety of software available and more customizability while suffering from a more challenging graphical interface. Meanwhile, macOS offers […] read more » Right-handed by chance, left-handed by choice November 16, 2021 — by Vicky Bai My process of taking class notes looks like this: I skim the presentation or whiteboard quickly, copy the words onto my paper, then proceed to blank out for the next five minutes as the teacher explains bullet points and key terms. No thoughts, head empty. But recently, I decided to spice up my notes and […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4546474849...60708090100...nextlast
A deep dive into popular cereals November 17, 2021 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye Ah, that magical first bite of a new cereal, so many secrets to be discovered, so many new experiences just waiting inside that cardboard box. However, there are some that will put a hop into your step and others who will make you want to throw up. Here are our opinions on a few cereals […] read more » Reliving your most embarrassing moments as a teenager November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng Picture this: You’re scrolling through Instagram on a Friday night, getting ready for a 10-hour snooze and a restful weekend. Suddenly, you shudder — flashbacks from when you stuttered in your English presentation invade your peaceful mind. Night ruined. We’ve all had these thoughts before. It’s like our brain is constantly searching for embarrassing events […] read more » Coolest and cleanest: the best water fountains on campus November 17, 2021 — by Andy Chen and Bill Yuan Water. Ever important for human survival, we humans can’t last more than three days without this treasured resource. It follows that our water management should be as efficient and wasteless as possible. After a quick taste of just some of the school’s water fountains, however, we discovered, to our surprise, that many of the school’s […] read more » Bootcamp: the best of both worlds November 16, 2021 — by Atrey Desai When consumers contemplate buying a new computer, they face a barrage of questions that ultimately boil down to whether they want a PC or Mac. The advantages and drawbacks of both are clear. Windows has a broader variety of software available and more customizability while suffering from a more challenging graphical interface. Meanwhile, macOS offers […] read more » Right-handed by chance, left-handed by choice November 16, 2021 — by Vicky Bai My process of taking class notes looks like this: I skim the presentation or whiteboard quickly, copy the words onto my paper, then proceed to blank out for the next five minutes as the teacher explains bullet points and key terms. No thoughts, head empty. But recently, I decided to spice up my notes and […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4546474849...60708090100...nextlast
Reliving your most embarrassing moments as a teenager November 17, 2021 — by Jason Cheng Picture this: You’re scrolling through Instagram on a Friday night, getting ready for a 10-hour snooze and a restful weekend. Suddenly, you shudder — flashbacks from when you stuttered in your English presentation invade your peaceful mind. Night ruined. We’ve all had these thoughts before. It’s like our brain is constantly searching for embarrassing events […] read more » Coolest and cleanest: the best water fountains on campus November 17, 2021 — by Andy Chen and Bill Yuan Water. Ever important for human survival, we humans can’t last more than three days without this treasured resource. It follows that our water management should be as efficient and wasteless as possible. After a quick taste of just some of the school’s water fountains, however, we discovered, to our surprise, that many of the school’s […] read more » Bootcamp: the best of both worlds November 16, 2021 — by Atrey Desai When consumers contemplate buying a new computer, they face a barrage of questions that ultimately boil down to whether they want a PC or Mac. The advantages and drawbacks of both are clear. Windows has a broader variety of software available and more customizability while suffering from a more challenging graphical interface. Meanwhile, macOS offers […] read more » Right-handed by chance, left-handed by choice November 16, 2021 — by Vicky Bai My process of taking class notes looks like this: I skim the presentation or whiteboard quickly, copy the words onto my paper, then proceed to blank out for the next five minutes as the teacher explains bullet points and key terms. No thoughts, head empty. But recently, I decided to spice up my notes and […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4546474849...60708090100...nextlast
Coolest and cleanest: the best water fountains on campus November 17, 2021 — by Andy Chen and Bill Yuan Water. Ever important for human survival, we humans can’t last more than three days without this treasured resource. It follows that our water management should be as efficient and wasteless as possible. After a quick taste of just some of the school’s water fountains, however, we discovered, to our surprise, that many of the school’s […] read more » Bootcamp: the best of both worlds November 16, 2021 — by Atrey Desai When consumers contemplate buying a new computer, they face a barrage of questions that ultimately boil down to whether they want a PC or Mac. The advantages and drawbacks of both are clear. Windows has a broader variety of software available and more customizability while suffering from a more challenging graphical interface. Meanwhile, macOS offers […] read more » Right-handed by chance, left-handed by choice November 16, 2021 — by Vicky Bai My process of taking class notes looks like this: I skim the presentation or whiteboard quickly, copy the words onto my paper, then proceed to blank out for the next five minutes as the teacher explains bullet points and key terms. No thoughts, head empty. But recently, I decided to spice up my notes and […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4546474849...60708090100...nextlast
Bootcamp: the best of both worlds November 16, 2021 — by Atrey Desai When consumers contemplate buying a new computer, they face a barrage of questions that ultimately boil down to whether they want a PC or Mac. The advantages and drawbacks of both are clear. Windows has a broader variety of software available and more customizability while suffering from a more challenging graphical interface. Meanwhile, macOS offers […] read more » Right-handed by chance, left-handed by choice November 16, 2021 — by Vicky Bai My process of taking class notes looks like this: I skim the presentation or whiteboard quickly, copy the words onto my paper, then proceed to blank out for the next five minutes as the teacher explains bullet points and key terms. No thoughts, head empty. But recently, I decided to spice up my notes and […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4546474849...60708090100...nextlast
Right-handed by chance, left-handed by choice November 16, 2021 — by Vicky Bai My process of taking class notes looks like this: I skim the presentation or whiteboard quickly, copy the words onto my paper, then proceed to blank out for the next five minutes as the teacher explains bullet points and key terms. No thoughts, head empty. But recently, I decided to spice up my notes and […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4546474849...60708090100...nextlast