Despite its raw potential, Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ too unrefined to be great September 17, 2021 — by Viraaj Reddi and Arnav Swamy On Aug. 5, Twitter exploded with the news that rapper Kanye West was floating hundreds of feet at the latest listening party for his unreleased album, “Donda.” With techno music echoing through the Mercedes-Benz stadium, thousands of fans filled the seats as West, silhouetted by a smokescreen and stage lights, was hoisted high into the […] read more » Are textbooks the best way to learn history? September 17, 2021 — by Carolyn Wang Sitting at her desk in world history during online learning last year, junior Jenny Chan struggled to keep her eyes open as she read her history textbook. Despite difficulties in staying engaged with the material, Chan found herself most interested in the material during world history and U.S. History teacher Michael Betz’s lectures. “The way […] read more » Teachers implement course modifications to combat learning gaps September 10, 2021 — by Christina Chang and Martin Xu To prepare for the in-person fall semester, AP Calculus BC teacher PJ Yim brainstormed multiple ways to help students who had fallen behind during the past year online. After careful consideration, he decided to implement days without planned lessons, dedicated only to answering any questions students would have. “I‘m trying to ease them back into […] read more » ‘Solar Power’: a breath of fresh air September 10, 2021 — by Kavita Sundaram I hate the winter, and I can’t stand the cold. Apparently Lorde feels the same way. When “Solar Power,” the first single from Lorde’s latest album, dropped on June 10, I knew the album would be the perfect way to end the summer. After four long years of silence, Lorde came through with another revelation […] read more » New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more » ‘In the Heights’: inspiring music but flat storyline September 9, 2021 — by Kaasha Minocha As I opened the doors to enter AMC Saratoga for the first time in June, inhaling the scents of buttery popcorn and cheesy nachos, I couldn’t have felt happier to be back and ready to watch “In the Heights” after reading several promising reviews. As I exited the theater, I had to conclude it didn’t […] read more » Lucy Dacus’s autobiographical third album displays her versatility September 9, 2021 — by Sarah Thomas Indie rock artist Lucy Dacus recently returned to making music after a 3-year hiatus, venturing to new genres and topics in her newest album, “Home Video”, which was released on June 25th, 2021. Dacus’s album consists of 11 deeply personal tracks, exploring her teenage years, friendships, identity as a queer woman and complicated relationship with […] read more » Searching for faith: Student reflects on how time at Catholic prep school shaped her religious beliefs September 9, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi Junior Anastasia Panidis sat on the bleachers of Archbishop Mitty High School’s gym during winter of her freshman year, listening intently alongside her peers as Father James, Mitty’s head priest, gave the students a sermon. Despite not necessarily believing in God, Panidis, who attended Mitty for her freshman and sophomore years before switching to Saratoga […] read more » Talkspace provides free access to online therapy for students and staff September 8, 2021 — by Victoria Hu and Brian Sheen In the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) administered last December, about 33 percent of Saratoga High School students reported feeling chronically sad or hopeless to the point of stopping their normal activities, while 13 percent said they had seriously considered attempting suicide. As a way to combat the concerning proportion of students struggling with their […] read more » Time’s up for overlooking sexual misconduct in rekindling of China’s #MeToo movement September 8, 2021 — by Hannah Lee On Aug. 16, the Beijing police arrested Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu on charges of rape, following an investigation that was launched after multiple females on Weibo (a Chinese version of Twitter) accused him of raping and drugging them. His arrest marked an era of women starting to speak up against sexual abuse in China. […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3031323334...4050607080...nextlast
Are textbooks the best way to learn history? September 17, 2021 — by Carolyn Wang Sitting at her desk in world history during online learning last year, junior Jenny Chan struggled to keep her eyes open as she read her history textbook. Despite difficulties in staying engaged with the material, Chan found herself most interested in the material during world history and U.S. History teacher Michael Betz’s lectures. “The way […] read more » Teachers implement course modifications to combat learning gaps September 10, 2021 — by Christina Chang and Martin Xu To prepare for the in-person fall semester, AP Calculus BC teacher PJ Yim brainstormed multiple ways to help students who had fallen behind during the past year online. After careful consideration, he decided to implement days without planned lessons, dedicated only to answering any questions students would have. “I‘m trying to ease them back into […] read more » ‘Solar Power’: a breath of fresh air September 10, 2021 — by Kavita Sundaram I hate the winter, and I can’t stand the cold. Apparently Lorde feels the same way. When “Solar Power,” the first single from Lorde’s latest album, dropped on June 10, I knew the album would be the perfect way to end the summer. After four long years of silence, Lorde came through with another revelation […] read more » New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more » ‘In the Heights’: inspiring music but flat storyline September 9, 2021 — by Kaasha Minocha As I opened the doors to enter AMC Saratoga for the first time in June, inhaling the scents of buttery popcorn and cheesy nachos, I couldn’t have felt happier to be back and ready to watch “In the Heights” after reading several promising reviews. As I exited the theater, I had to conclude it didn’t […] read more » Lucy Dacus’s autobiographical third album displays her versatility September 9, 2021 — by Sarah Thomas Indie rock artist Lucy Dacus recently returned to making music after a 3-year hiatus, venturing to new genres and topics in her newest album, “Home Video”, which was released on June 25th, 2021. Dacus’s album consists of 11 deeply personal tracks, exploring her teenage years, friendships, identity as a queer woman and complicated relationship with […] read more » Searching for faith: Student reflects on how time at Catholic prep school shaped her religious beliefs September 9, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi Junior Anastasia Panidis sat on the bleachers of Archbishop Mitty High School’s gym during winter of her freshman year, listening intently alongside her peers as Father James, Mitty’s head priest, gave the students a sermon. Despite not necessarily believing in God, Panidis, who attended Mitty for her freshman and sophomore years before switching to Saratoga […] read more » Talkspace provides free access to online therapy for students and staff September 8, 2021 — by Victoria Hu and Brian Sheen In the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) administered last December, about 33 percent of Saratoga High School students reported feeling chronically sad or hopeless to the point of stopping their normal activities, while 13 percent said they had seriously considered attempting suicide. As a way to combat the concerning proportion of students struggling with their […] read more » Time’s up for overlooking sexual misconduct in rekindling of China’s #MeToo movement September 8, 2021 — by Hannah Lee On Aug. 16, the Beijing police arrested Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu on charges of rape, following an investigation that was launched after multiple females on Weibo (a Chinese version of Twitter) accused him of raping and drugging them. His arrest marked an era of women starting to speak up against sexual abuse in China. […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3031323334...4050607080...nextlast
Teachers implement course modifications to combat learning gaps September 10, 2021 — by Christina Chang and Martin Xu To prepare for the in-person fall semester, AP Calculus BC teacher PJ Yim brainstormed multiple ways to help students who had fallen behind during the past year online. After careful consideration, he decided to implement days without planned lessons, dedicated only to answering any questions students would have. “I‘m trying to ease them back into […] read more » ‘Solar Power’: a breath of fresh air September 10, 2021 — by Kavita Sundaram I hate the winter, and I can’t stand the cold. Apparently Lorde feels the same way. When “Solar Power,” the first single from Lorde’s latest album, dropped on June 10, I knew the album would be the perfect way to end the summer. After four long years of silence, Lorde came through with another revelation […] read more » New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more » ‘In the Heights’: inspiring music but flat storyline September 9, 2021 — by Kaasha Minocha As I opened the doors to enter AMC Saratoga for the first time in June, inhaling the scents of buttery popcorn and cheesy nachos, I couldn’t have felt happier to be back and ready to watch “In the Heights” after reading several promising reviews. As I exited the theater, I had to conclude it didn’t […] read more » Lucy Dacus’s autobiographical third album displays her versatility September 9, 2021 — by Sarah Thomas Indie rock artist Lucy Dacus recently returned to making music after a 3-year hiatus, venturing to new genres and topics in her newest album, “Home Video”, which was released on June 25th, 2021. Dacus’s album consists of 11 deeply personal tracks, exploring her teenage years, friendships, identity as a queer woman and complicated relationship with […] read more » Searching for faith: Student reflects on how time at Catholic prep school shaped her religious beliefs September 9, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi Junior Anastasia Panidis sat on the bleachers of Archbishop Mitty High School’s gym during winter of her freshman year, listening intently alongside her peers as Father James, Mitty’s head priest, gave the students a sermon. Despite not necessarily believing in God, Panidis, who attended Mitty for her freshman and sophomore years before switching to Saratoga […] read more » Talkspace provides free access to online therapy for students and staff September 8, 2021 — by Victoria Hu and Brian Sheen In the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) administered last December, about 33 percent of Saratoga High School students reported feeling chronically sad or hopeless to the point of stopping their normal activities, while 13 percent said they had seriously considered attempting suicide. As a way to combat the concerning proportion of students struggling with their […] read more » Time’s up for overlooking sexual misconduct in rekindling of China’s #MeToo movement September 8, 2021 — by Hannah Lee On Aug. 16, the Beijing police arrested Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu on charges of rape, following an investigation that was launched after multiple females on Weibo (a Chinese version of Twitter) accused him of raping and drugging them. His arrest marked an era of women starting to speak up against sexual abuse in China. […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3031323334...4050607080...nextlast
‘Solar Power’: a breath of fresh air September 10, 2021 — by Kavita Sundaram I hate the winter, and I can’t stand the cold. Apparently Lorde feels the same way. When “Solar Power,” the first single from Lorde’s latest album, dropped on June 10, I knew the album would be the perfect way to end the summer. After four long years of silence, Lorde came through with another revelation […] read more » New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more » ‘In the Heights’: inspiring music but flat storyline September 9, 2021 — by Kaasha Minocha As I opened the doors to enter AMC Saratoga for the first time in June, inhaling the scents of buttery popcorn and cheesy nachos, I couldn’t have felt happier to be back and ready to watch “In the Heights” after reading several promising reviews. As I exited the theater, I had to conclude it didn’t […] read more » Lucy Dacus’s autobiographical third album displays her versatility September 9, 2021 — by Sarah Thomas Indie rock artist Lucy Dacus recently returned to making music after a 3-year hiatus, venturing to new genres and topics in her newest album, “Home Video”, which was released on June 25th, 2021. Dacus’s album consists of 11 deeply personal tracks, exploring her teenage years, friendships, identity as a queer woman and complicated relationship with […] read more » Searching for faith: Student reflects on how time at Catholic prep school shaped her religious beliefs September 9, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi Junior Anastasia Panidis sat on the bleachers of Archbishop Mitty High School’s gym during winter of her freshman year, listening intently alongside her peers as Father James, Mitty’s head priest, gave the students a sermon. Despite not necessarily believing in God, Panidis, who attended Mitty for her freshman and sophomore years before switching to Saratoga […] read more » Talkspace provides free access to online therapy for students and staff September 8, 2021 — by Victoria Hu and Brian Sheen In the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) administered last December, about 33 percent of Saratoga High School students reported feeling chronically sad or hopeless to the point of stopping their normal activities, while 13 percent said they had seriously considered attempting suicide. As a way to combat the concerning proportion of students struggling with their […] read more » Time’s up for overlooking sexual misconduct in rekindling of China’s #MeToo movement September 8, 2021 — by Hannah Lee On Aug. 16, the Beijing police arrested Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu on charges of rape, following an investigation that was launched after multiple females on Weibo (a Chinese version of Twitter) accused him of raping and drugging them. His arrest marked an era of women starting to speak up against sexual abuse in China. […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3031323334...4050607080...nextlast
New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more » ‘In the Heights’: inspiring music but flat storyline September 9, 2021 — by Kaasha Minocha As I opened the doors to enter AMC Saratoga for the first time in June, inhaling the scents of buttery popcorn and cheesy nachos, I couldn’t have felt happier to be back and ready to watch “In the Heights” after reading several promising reviews. As I exited the theater, I had to conclude it didn’t […] read more » Lucy Dacus’s autobiographical third album displays her versatility September 9, 2021 — by Sarah Thomas Indie rock artist Lucy Dacus recently returned to making music after a 3-year hiatus, venturing to new genres and topics in her newest album, “Home Video”, which was released on June 25th, 2021. Dacus’s album consists of 11 deeply personal tracks, exploring her teenage years, friendships, identity as a queer woman and complicated relationship with […] read more » Searching for faith: Student reflects on how time at Catholic prep school shaped her religious beliefs September 9, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi Junior Anastasia Panidis sat on the bleachers of Archbishop Mitty High School’s gym during winter of her freshman year, listening intently alongside her peers as Father James, Mitty’s head priest, gave the students a sermon. Despite not necessarily believing in God, Panidis, who attended Mitty for her freshman and sophomore years before switching to Saratoga […] read more » Talkspace provides free access to online therapy for students and staff September 8, 2021 — by Victoria Hu and Brian Sheen In the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) administered last December, about 33 percent of Saratoga High School students reported feeling chronically sad or hopeless to the point of stopping their normal activities, while 13 percent said they had seriously considered attempting suicide. As a way to combat the concerning proportion of students struggling with their […] read more » Time’s up for overlooking sexual misconduct in rekindling of China’s #MeToo movement September 8, 2021 — by Hannah Lee On Aug. 16, the Beijing police arrested Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu on charges of rape, following an investigation that was launched after multiple females on Weibo (a Chinese version of Twitter) accused him of raping and drugging them. His arrest marked an era of women starting to speak up against sexual abuse in China. […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3031323334...4050607080...nextlast
‘In the Heights’: inspiring music but flat storyline September 9, 2021 — by Kaasha Minocha As I opened the doors to enter AMC Saratoga for the first time in June, inhaling the scents of buttery popcorn and cheesy nachos, I couldn’t have felt happier to be back and ready to watch “In the Heights” after reading several promising reviews. As I exited the theater, I had to conclude it didn’t […] read more » Lucy Dacus’s autobiographical third album displays her versatility September 9, 2021 — by Sarah Thomas Indie rock artist Lucy Dacus recently returned to making music after a 3-year hiatus, venturing to new genres and topics in her newest album, “Home Video”, which was released on June 25th, 2021. Dacus’s album consists of 11 deeply personal tracks, exploring her teenage years, friendships, identity as a queer woman and complicated relationship with […] read more » Searching for faith: Student reflects on how time at Catholic prep school shaped her religious beliefs September 9, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi Junior Anastasia Panidis sat on the bleachers of Archbishop Mitty High School’s gym during winter of her freshman year, listening intently alongside her peers as Father James, Mitty’s head priest, gave the students a sermon. Despite not necessarily believing in God, Panidis, who attended Mitty for her freshman and sophomore years before switching to Saratoga […] read more » Talkspace provides free access to online therapy for students and staff September 8, 2021 — by Victoria Hu and Brian Sheen In the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) administered last December, about 33 percent of Saratoga High School students reported feeling chronically sad or hopeless to the point of stopping their normal activities, while 13 percent said they had seriously considered attempting suicide. As a way to combat the concerning proportion of students struggling with their […] read more » Time’s up for overlooking sexual misconduct in rekindling of China’s #MeToo movement September 8, 2021 — by Hannah Lee On Aug. 16, the Beijing police arrested Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu on charges of rape, following an investigation that was launched after multiple females on Weibo (a Chinese version of Twitter) accused him of raping and drugging them. His arrest marked an era of women starting to speak up against sexual abuse in China. […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3031323334...4050607080...nextlast
Lucy Dacus’s autobiographical third album displays her versatility September 9, 2021 — by Sarah Thomas Indie rock artist Lucy Dacus recently returned to making music after a 3-year hiatus, venturing to new genres and topics in her newest album, “Home Video”, which was released on June 25th, 2021. Dacus’s album consists of 11 deeply personal tracks, exploring her teenage years, friendships, identity as a queer woman and complicated relationship with […] read more » Searching for faith: Student reflects on how time at Catholic prep school shaped her religious beliefs September 9, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi Junior Anastasia Panidis sat on the bleachers of Archbishop Mitty High School’s gym during winter of her freshman year, listening intently alongside her peers as Father James, Mitty’s head priest, gave the students a sermon. Despite not necessarily believing in God, Panidis, who attended Mitty for her freshman and sophomore years before switching to Saratoga […] read more » Talkspace provides free access to online therapy for students and staff September 8, 2021 — by Victoria Hu and Brian Sheen In the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) administered last December, about 33 percent of Saratoga High School students reported feeling chronically sad or hopeless to the point of stopping their normal activities, while 13 percent said they had seriously considered attempting suicide. As a way to combat the concerning proportion of students struggling with their […] read more » Time’s up for overlooking sexual misconduct in rekindling of China’s #MeToo movement September 8, 2021 — by Hannah Lee On Aug. 16, the Beijing police arrested Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu on charges of rape, following an investigation that was launched after multiple females on Weibo (a Chinese version of Twitter) accused him of raping and drugging them. His arrest marked an era of women starting to speak up against sexual abuse in China. […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3031323334...4050607080...nextlast
Searching for faith: Student reflects on how time at Catholic prep school shaped her religious beliefs September 9, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi Junior Anastasia Panidis sat on the bleachers of Archbishop Mitty High School’s gym during winter of her freshman year, listening intently alongside her peers as Father James, Mitty’s head priest, gave the students a sermon. Despite not necessarily believing in God, Panidis, who attended Mitty for her freshman and sophomore years before switching to Saratoga […] read more » Talkspace provides free access to online therapy for students and staff September 8, 2021 — by Victoria Hu and Brian Sheen In the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) administered last December, about 33 percent of Saratoga High School students reported feeling chronically sad or hopeless to the point of stopping their normal activities, while 13 percent said they had seriously considered attempting suicide. As a way to combat the concerning proportion of students struggling with their […] read more » Time’s up for overlooking sexual misconduct in rekindling of China’s #MeToo movement September 8, 2021 — by Hannah Lee On Aug. 16, the Beijing police arrested Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu on charges of rape, following an investigation that was launched after multiple females on Weibo (a Chinese version of Twitter) accused him of raping and drugging them. His arrest marked an era of women starting to speak up against sexual abuse in China. […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3031323334...4050607080...nextlast
Talkspace provides free access to online therapy for students and staff September 8, 2021 — by Victoria Hu and Brian Sheen In the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) administered last December, about 33 percent of Saratoga High School students reported feeling chronically sad or hopeless to the point of stopping their normal activities, while 13 percent said they had seriously considered attempting suicide. As a way to combat the concerning proportion of students struggling with their […] read more » Time’s up for overlooking sexual misconduct in rekindling of China’s #MeToo movement September 8, 2021 — by Hannah Lee On Aug. 16, the Beijing police arrested Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu on charges of rape, following an investigation that was launched after multiple females on Weibo (a Chinese version of Twitter) accused him of raping and drugging them. His arrest marked an era of women starting to speak up against sexual abuse in China. […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3031323334...4050607080...nextlast
Time’s up for overlooking sexual misconduct in rekindling of China’s #MeToo movement September 8, 2021 — by Hannah Lee On Aug. 16, the Beijing police arrested Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu on charges of rape, following an investigation that was launched after multiple females on Weibo (a Chinese version of Twitter) accused him of raping and drugging them. His arrest marked an era of women starting to speak up against sexual abuse in China. […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3031323334...4050607080...nextlast