Temu: a controversial site that lives up to its hype May 17, 2024 — by Grace Lin Watching the 2024 Super Bowl commercials, my family members and I were all captivated by Temu’s advertisement, showcasing an app that lets customers “Shop Like a Billionaire” due to its insanely low prices. Temu has an extensive range of affordable items: $30 Grimace costumes, $50 cell phones and $45 spruce violins. While some customers have […] read more » Prohibiting Trump from running would set a dangerous precedent for future elections May 17, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara A battle recently occurred between the courts and former president Donald Trump that sought to keep him off the ballot for the 2024 election. The courts of Maine, Massachusetts and Colorado alleged that Trump incited insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. capitol, which should render him ineligible to run for presidential office again. […] read more » Summer vacation should be just that — a vacation May 15, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber The bell rings for the final time of the fifth-grade school year. A herd of kids stream out of Argonaut Elementary teacher Amy Roper’s class and onto the playground. Like all last days, this one’s been pretty great. Our class spent the day signing yearbooks and enjoying our end-of-year class party, and now it’s time […] read more » While flawed, college ranking systems remain necessary tools for constructing college lists May 15, 2024 — by William Cao and Nikhil Mathihalli With over 5,999 college options in the U.S., seniors face a daunting array of possible directions; merely choosing colleges which to apply to can feel like navigating a maze in the cornfields, blindfolded. From our experience in the past several months, the most critical sifting device in the decision-making process has been well-known college ranking […] read more » Despite politicians’ actions to ban TikTok, eradicating would come with costs May 15, 2024 — by Zack Zhang Open a new YouTube account for the first time, and you will likely see your recommended page full of high-profile content. These selections often end up being big, successful channels with millions of subscribers like MrBeast, PewdiePie, WWE or NBA highlights. By contrast, when you log on to TikTok for the first time, the short […] read more » Self-driving cars are the future, but how safe are they? May 13, 2024 — by Amelia Chang and Florence Wei Growing up, we found the idea of self-driving cars to be eons away, a sci-fi creation that perhaps our children or grandchildren would experience. But drive around San Francisco these days and you’ll see more and more self-driving Waymo vehicles, and you realize the roads certainly feel like the future we thought was far off. […] read more » The ‘us v.s them’ mentality takes the fun out of fashion May 9, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov Ah, high school: the time of swirling hormones and self-discovery. The adolescent stage is marked by the transition into recognizing the distinctions between yourself and others and realizations of just how scary and confusing the world you will soon have to enter is. Invariably, the instinct of trying to find yourself via fitting into group […] read more » Morning showers reign supreme over their nighttime counterparts May 4, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber Imagine this: you wake up after yet another night of falling asleep on your desk cramming for that APUSH test after playing the dangerous game of closing your eyes for “just a minute.” You sit up, stretch the kink out of your neck and groggily slouch into the bathroom to get ready for school. Looking […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Prohibiting Trump from running would set a dangerous precedent for future elections May 17, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara A battle recently occurred between the courts and former president Donald Trump that sought to keep him off the ballot for the 2024 election. The courts of Maine, Massachusetts and Colorado alleged that Trump incited insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. capitol, which should render him ineligible to run for presidential office again. […] read more » Summer vacation should be just that — a vacation May 15, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber The bell rings for the final time of the fifth-grade school year. A herd of kids stream out of Argonaut Elementary teacher Amy Roper’s class and onto the playground. Like all last days, this one’s been pretty great. Our class spent the day signing yearbooks and enjoying our end-of-year class party, and now it’s time […] read more » While flawed, college ranking systems remain necessary tools for constructing college lists May 15, 2024 — by William Cao and Nikhil Mathihalli With over 5,999 college options in the U.S., seniors face a daunting array of possible directions; merely choosing colleges which to apply to can feel like navigating a maze in the cornfields, blindfolded. From our experience in the past several months, the most critical sifting device in the decision-making process has been well-known college ranking […] read more » Despite politicians’ actions to ban TikTok, eradicating would come with costs May 15, 2024 — by Zack Zhang Open a new YouTube account for the first time, and you will likely see your recommended page full of high-profile content. These selections often end up being big, successful channels with millions of subscribers like MrBeast, PewdiePie, WWE or NBA highlights. By contrast, when you log on to TikTok for the first time, the short […] read more » Self-driving cars are the future, but how safe are they? May 13, 2024 — by Amelia Chang and Florence Wei Growing up, we found the idea of self-driving cars to be eons away, a sci-fi creation that perhaps our children or grandchildren would experience. But drive around San Francisco these days and you’ll see more and more self-driving Waymo vehicles, and you realize the roads certainly feel like the future we thought was far off. […] read more » The ‘us v.s them’ mentality takes the fun out of fashion May 9, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov Ah, high school: the time of swirling hormones and self-discovery. The adolescent stage is marked by the transition into recognizing the distinctions between yourself and others and realizations of just how scary and confusing the world you will soon have to enter is. Invariably, the instinct of trying to find yourself via fitting into group […] read more » Morning showers reign supreme over their nighttime counterparts May 4, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber Imagine this: you wake up after yet another night of falling asleep on your desk cramming for that APUSH test after playing the dangerous game of closing your eyes for “just a minute.” You sit up, stretch the kink out of your neck and groggily slouch into the bathroom to get ready for school. Looking […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Summer vacation should be just that — a vacation May 15, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber The bell rings for the final time of the fifth-grade school year. A herd of kids stream out of Argonaut Elementary teacher Amy Roper’s class and onto the playground. Like all last days, this one’s been pretty great. Our class spent the day signing yearbooks and enjoying our end-of-year class party, and now it’s time […] read more » While flawed, college ranking systems remain necessary tools for constructing college lists May 15, 2024 — by William Cao and Nikhil Mathihalli With over 5,999 college options in the U.S., seniors face a daunting array of possible directions; merely choosing colleges which to apply to can feel like navigating a maze in the cornfields, blindfolded. From our experience in the past several months, the most critical sifting device in the decision-making process has been well-known college ranking […] read more » Despite politicians’ actions to ban TikTok, eradicating would come with costs May 15, 2024 — by Zack Zhang Open a new YouTube account for the first time, and you will likely see your recommended page full of high-profile content. These selections often end up being big, successful channels with millions of subscribers like MrBeast, PewdiePie, WWE or NBA highlights. By contrast, when you log on to TikTok for the first time, the short […] read more » Self-driving cars are the future, but how safe are they? May 13, 2024 — by Amelia Chang and Florence Wei Growing up, we found the idea of self-driving cars to be eons away, a sci-fi creation that perhaps our children or grandchildren would experience. But drive around San Francisco these days and you’ll see more and more self-driving Waymo vehicles, and you realize the roads certainly feel like the future we thought was far off. […] read more » The ‘us v.s them’ mentality takes the fun out of fashion May 9, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov Ah, high school: the time of swirling hormones and self-discovery. The adolescent stage is marked by the transition into recognizing the distinctions between yourself and others and realizations of just how scary and confusing the world you will soon have to enter is. Invariably, the instinct of trying to find yourself via fitting into group […] read more » Morning showers reign supreme over their nighttime counterparts May 4, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber Imagine this: you wake up after yet another night of falling asleep on your desk cramming for that APUSH test after playing the dangerous game of closing your eyes for “just a minute.” You sit up, stretch the kink out of your neck and groggily slouch into the bathroom to get ready for school. Looking […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
While flawed, college ranking systems remain necessary tools for constructing college lists May 15, 2024 — by William Cao and Nikhil Mathihalli With over 5,999 college options in the U.S., seniors face a daunting array of possible directions; merely choosing colleges which to apply to can feel like navigating a maze in the cornfields, blindfolded. From our experience in the past several months, the most critical sifting device in the decision-making process has been well-known college ranking […] read more » Despite politicians’ actions to ban TikTok, eradicating would come with costs May 15, 2024 — by Zack Zhang Open a new YouTube account for the first time, and you will likely see your recommended page full of high-profile content. These selections often end up being big, successful channels with millions of subscribers like MrBeast, PewdiePie, WWE or NBA highlights. By contrast, when you log on to TikTok for the first time, the short […] read more » Self-driving cars are the future, but how safe are they? May 13, 2024 — by Amelia Chang and Florence Wei Growing up, we found the idea of self-driving cars to be eons away, a sci-fi creation that perhaps our children or grandchildren would experience. But drive around San Francisco these days and you’ll see more and more self-driving Waymo vehicles, and you realize the roads certainly feel like the future we thought was far off. […] read more » The ‘us v.s them’ mentality takes the fun out of fashion May 9, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov Ah, high school: the time of swirling hormones and self-discovery. The adolescent stage is marked by the transition into recognizing the distinctions between yourself and others and realizations of just how scary and confusing the world you will soon have to enter is. Invariably, the instinct of trying to find yourself via fitting into group […] read more » Morning showers reign supreme over their nighttime counterparts May 4, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber Imagine this: you wake up after yet another night of falling asleep on your desk cramming for that APUSH test after playing the dangerous game of closing your eyes for “just a minute.” You sit up, stretch the kink out of your neck and groggily slouch into the bathroom to get ready for school. Looking […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Despite politicians’ actions to ban TikTok, eradicating would come with costs May 15, 2024 — by Zack Zhang Open a new YouTube account for the first time, and you will likely see your recommended page full of high-profile content. These selections often end up being big, successful channels with millions of subscribers like MrBeast, PewdiePie, WWE or NBA highlights. By contrast, when you log on to TikTok for the first time, the short […] read more » Self-driving cars are the future, but how safe are they? May 13, 2024 — by Amelia Chang and Florence Wei Growing up, we found the idea of self-driving cars to be eons away, a sci-fi creation that perhaps our children or grandchildren would experience. But drive around San Francisco these days and you’ll see more and more self-driving Waymo vehicles, and you realize the roads certainly feel like the future we thought was far off. […] read more » The ‘us v.s them’ mentality takes the fun out of fashion May 9, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov Ah, high school: the time of swirling hormones and self-discovery. The adolescent stage is marked by the transition into recognizing the distinctions between yourself and others and realizations of just how scary and confusing the world you will soon have to enter is. Invariably, the instinct of trying to find yourself via fitting into group […] read more » Morning showers reign supreme over their nighttime counterparts May 4, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber Imagine this: you wake up after yet another night of falling asleep on your desk cramming for that APUSH test after playing the dangerous game of closing your eyes for “just a minute.” You sit up, stretch the kink out of your neck and groggily slouch into the bathroom to get ready for school. Looking […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Self-driving cars are the future, but how safe are they? May 13, 2024 — by Amelia Chang and Florence Wei Growing up, we found the idea of self-driving cars to be eons away, a sci-fi creation that perhaps our children or grandchildren would experience. But drive around San Francisco these days and you’ll see more and more self-driving Waymo vehicles, and you realize the roads certainly feel like the future we thought was far off. […] read more » The ‘us v.s them’ mentality takes the fun out of fashion May 9, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov Ah, high school: the time of swirling hormones and self-discovery. The adolescent stage is marked by the transition into recognizing the distinctions between yourself and others and realizations of just how scary and confusing the world you will soon have to enter is. Invariably, the instinct of trying to find yourself via fitting into group […] read more » Morning showers reign supreme over their nighttime counterparts May 4, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber Imagine this: you wake up after yet another night of falling asleep on your desk cramming for that APUSH test after playing the dangerous game of closing your eyes for “just a minute.” You sit up, stretch the kink out of your neck and groggily slouch into the bathroom to get ready for school. Looking […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
The ‘us v.s them’ mentality takes the fun out of fashion May 9, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov Ah, high school: the time of swirling hormones and self-discovery. The adolescent stage is marked by the transition into recognizing the distinctions between yourself and others and realizations of just how scary and confusing the world you will soon have to enter is. Invariably, the instinct of trying to find yourself via fitting into group […] read more » Morning showers reign supreme over their nighttime counterparts May 4, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber Imagine this: you wake up after yet another night of falling asleep on your desk cramming for that APUSH test after playing the dangerous game of closing your eyes for “just a minute.” You sit up, stretch the kink out of your neck and groggily slouch into the bathroom to get ready for school. Looking […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Morning showers reign supreme over their nighttime counterparts May 4, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber Imagine this: you wake up after yet another night of falling asleep on your desk cramming for that APUSH test after playing the dangerous game of closing your eyes for “just a minute.” You sit up, stretch the kink out of your neck and groggily slouch into the bathroom to get ready for school. Looking […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast