Exposé: Security questions are a Eurocentric ploy October 17, 2021 — by Selina Chen Ninety-nine percent of online accounts I set up require me to choose and answer security questions in case I forget my password or get logged out of my account. Usually, I immediately look for the question “In what city were you born?” because that’s easy to answer: Shanghai. My dilemma arises when the system requires […] read more » Hot take: Let’s take the hype away from the football team October 14, 2021 — by Harshini Velchamy The lopsided scores say it all: 48-14, 44-0, 49-0, 31-14 and 14-0; our football team isn’t doing fantastic this year. Our football team has lost all of its games this year, besides a 31-14 victory against Monta Vista for Homecoming. For a sport that we have one of our largest school spirit events centered around, […] read more » The problem with American candy October 12, 2021 — by Sara Bright When I moved to the United States from Finland at age 12, I was scared and excited to start a new life in a completely different country. Never in my life did I realize that the move would subject me to the worst “candy” I’ve ever eaten in my life. I have many problems with […] read more » A second take: Governor Newsom should have been recalled October 11, 2021 — by Jonathan Li In 2019, 650,000 people moved out of California. From ridiculously high taxes and living costs to failing infrastructure and education, the Golden State is headed in the wrong direction. Part of the reason for California’s decline has been Governor Gavin Newsom’s continuous inadequate responses to the state’s most pressing issues. As the individual responsible for […] read more » Nicki Minaj’s vaccine-related tweets amount to a public health hazard October 11, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan On Sept. 13, Nicki Minaj posted a series of tweets to her 22.8 million Twitter followers explaining why she has not received the COVID-19 vaccine — they also explained why she would not attend the Met Gala this year, which required proof of vaccination for all attendees. Her hesitancy to take the shot drew massive […] read more » Biden’s Afghanistan pullout is a spectacular failure October 9, 2021 — by Daniel Wu and Alexander Kan The fall of Afghanistan marks one of the greatest defeats of the United States during the 21st century. After 20 years of occupation and billions of dollars spent, Afghanistan has fallen back into Taliban control, with the future of the nation left in great uncertainty. The Biden administration has undone years of work, remained negligent […] read more » Fix the bathroom air dryers October 8, 2021 — by Allen Luo Picture this: You’re in the bathroom, and your freshly washed hands are dripping wet. You put your hands under the air dryer, expecting a warm, refreshing blast of air to dry off all the water drops sticking to your hand. One second passes. Now, two. Three. You start wondering, “Why isn’t this working?” You frantically […] read more » Staff editorial: It’s time to prevent mass extinction; let’s fix the post-pandemic club crisis October 8, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi and Harshini Velchamy The members of the speech and debate team started the year on a sour note. Coming out of a year of purely online practices and tournaments, they found themselves with few returning underclassmen and barely any money. Even worse, they had no no coach and adviser, either. This trend, however, is not specific to just […] read more » College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data October 7, 2021 — by Ethan Lin With college application deadlines looming on the horizon, many students are frantically looking for resources that can make the process less confusing. College visits to the school, which are now both in-person and online, provide such an opportunity. Through these visits, students are not only able to connect with their dream schools and display demonstrated […] read more » Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college? October 7, 2021 — by Arnav Swamy Let’s face it: The academic culture at SHS is cutthroat. Students are expected to aim for the top colleges, which means taking numerous difficult AP and Honors classes, scrambling for notes before the test that makes or breaks their grade and generally not sleeping enough. The question “What did you get?” is often followed by […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Hot take: Let’s take the hype away from the football team October 14, 2021 — by Harshini Velchamy The lopsided scores say it all: 48-14, 44-0, 49-0, 31-14 and 14-0; our football team isn’t doing fantastic this year. Our football team has lost all of its games this year, besides a 31-14 victory against Monta Vista for Homecoming. For a sport that we have one of our largest school spirit events centered around, […] read more » The problem with American candy October 12, 2021 — by Sara Bright When I moved to the United States from Finland at age 12, I was scared and excited to start a new life in a completely different country. Never in my life did I realize that the move would subject me to the worst “candy” I’ve ever eaten in my life. I have many problems with […] read more » A second take: Governor Newsom should have been recalled October 11, 2021 — by Jonathan Li In 2019, 650,000 people moved out of California. From ridiculously high taxes and living costs to failing infrastructure and education, the Golden State is headed in the wrong direction. Part of the reason for California’s decline has been Governor Gavin Newsom’s continuous inadequate responses to the state’s most pressing issues. As the individual responsible for […] read more » Nicki Minaj’s vaccine-related tweets amount to a public health hazard October 11, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan On Sept. 13, Nicki Minaj posted a series of tweets to her 22.8 million Twitter followers explaining why she has not received the COVID-19 vaccine — they also explained why she would not attend the Met Gala this year, which required proof of vaccination for all attendees. Her hesitancy to take the shot drew massive […] read more » Biden’s Afghanistan pullout is a spectacular failure October 9, 2021 — by Daniel Wu and Alexander Kan The fall of Afghanistan marks one of the greatest defeats of the United States during the 21st century. After 20 years of occupation and billions of dollars spent, Afghanistan has fallen back into Taliban control, with the future of the nation left in great uncertainty. The Biden administration has undone years of work, remained negligent […] read more » Fix the bathroom air dryers October 8, 2021 — by Allen Luo Picture this: You’re in the bathroom, and your freshly washed hands are dripping wet. You put your hands under the air dryer, expecting a warm, refreshing blast of air to dry off all the water drops sticking to your hand. One second passes. Now, two. Three. You start wondering, “Why isn’t this working?” You frantically […] read more » Staff editorial: It’s time to prevent mass extinction; let’s fix the post-pandemic club crisis October 8, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi and Harshini Velchamy The members of the speech and debate team started the year on a sour note. Coming out of a year of purely online practices and tournaments, they found themselves with few returning underclassmen and barely any money. Even worse, they had no no coach and adviser, either. This trend, however, is not specific to just […] read more » College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data October 7, 2021 — by Ethan Lin With college application deadlines looming on the horizon, many students are frantically looking for resources that can make the process less confusing. College visits to the school, which are now both in-person and online, provide such an opportunity. Through these visits, students are not only able to connect with their dream schools and display demonstrated […] read more » Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college? October 7, 2021 — by Arnav Swamy Let’s face it: The academic culture at SHS is cutthroat. Students are expected to aim for the top colleges, which means taking numerous difficult AP and Honors classes, scrambling for notes before the test that makes or breaks their grade and generally not sleeping enough. The question “What did you get?” is often followed by […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
The problem with American candy October 12, 2021 — by Sara Bright When I moved to the United States from Finland at age 12, I was scared and excited to start a new life in a completely different country. Never in my life did I realize that the move would subject me to the worst “candy” I’ve ever eaten in my life. I have many problems with […] read more » A second take: Governor Newsom should have been recalled October 11, 2021 — by Jonathan Li In 2019, 650,000 people moved out of California. From ridiculously high taxes and living costs to failing infrastructure and education, the Golden State is headed in the wrong direction. Part of the reason for California’s decline has been Governor Gavin Newsom’s continuous inadequate responses to the state’s most pressing issues. As the individual responsible for […] read more » Nicki Minaj’s vaccine-related tweets amount to a public health hazard October 11, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan On Sept. 13, Nicki Minaj posted a series of tweets to her 22.8 million Twitter followers explaining why she has not received the COVID-19 vaccine — they also explained why she would not attend the Met Gala this year, which required proof of vaccination for all attendees. Her hesitancy to take the shot drew massive […] read more » Biden’s Afghanistan pullout is a spectacular failure October 9, 2021 — by Daniel Wu and Alexander Kan The fall of Afghanistan marks one of the greatest defeats of the United States during the 21st century. After 20 years of occupation and billions of dollars spent, Afghanistan has fallen back into Taliban control, with the future of the nation left in great uncertainty. The Biden administration has undone years of work, remained negligent […] read more » Fix the bathroom air dryers October 8, 2021 — by Allen Luo Picture this: You’re in the bathroom, and your freshly washed hands are dripping wet. You put your hands under the air dryer, expecting a warm, refreshing blast of air to dry off all the water drops sticking to your hand. One second passes. Now, two. Three. You start wondering, “Why isn’t this working?” You frantically […] read more » Staff editorial: It’s time to prevent mass extinction; let’s fix the post-pandemic club crisis October 8, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi and Harshini Velchamy The members of the speech and debate team started the year on a sour note. Coming out of a year of purely online practices and tournaments, they found themselves with few returning underclassmen and barely any money. Even worse, they had no no coach and adviser, either. This trend, however, is not specific to just […] read more » College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data October 7, 2021 — by Ethan Lin With college application deadlines looming on the horizon, many students are frantically looking for resources that can make the process less confusing. College visits to the school, which are now both in-person and online, provide such an opportunity. Through these visits, students are not only able to connect with their dream schools and display demonstrated […] read more » Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college? October 7, 2021 — by Arnav Swamy Let’s face it: The academic culture at SHS is cutthroat. Students are expected to aim for the top colleges, which means taking numerous difficult AP and Honors classes, scrambling for notes before the test that makes or breaks their grade and generally not sleeping enough. The question “What did you get?” is often followed by […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
A second take: Governor Newsom should have been recalled October 11, 2021 — by Jonathan Li In 2019, 650,000 people moved out of California. From ridiculously high taxes and living costs to failing infrastructure and education, the Golden State is headed in the wrong direction. Part of the reason for California’s decline has been Governor Gavin Newsom’s continuous inadequate responses to the state’s most pressing issues. As the individual responsible for […] read more » Nicki Minaj’s vaccine-related tweets amount to a public health hazard October 11, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan On Sept. 13, Nicki Minaj posted a series of tweets to her 22.8 million Twitter followers explaining why she has not received the COVID-19 vaccine — they also explained why she would not attend the Met Gala this year, which required proof of vaccination for all attendees. Her hesitancy to take the shot drew massive […] read more » Biden’s Afghanistan pullout is a spectacular failure October 9, 2021 — by Daniel Wu and Alexander Kan The fall of Afghanistan marks one of the greatest defeats of the United States during the 21st century. After 20 years of occupation and billions of dollars spent, Afghanistan has fallen back into Taliban control, with the future of the nation left in great uncertainty. The Biden administration has undone years of work, remained negligent […] read more » Fix the bathroom air dryers October 8, 2021 — by Allen Luo Picture this: You’re in the bathroom, and your freshly washed hands are dripping wet. You put your hands under the air dryer, expecting a warm, refreshing blast of air to dry off all the water drops sticking to your hand. One second passes. Now, two. Three. You start wondering, “Why isn’t this working?” You frantically […] read more » Staff editorial: It’s time to prevent mass extinction; let’s fix the post-pandemic club crisis October 8, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi and Harshini Velchamy The members of the speech and debate team started the year on a sour note. Coming out of a year of purely online practices and tournaments, they found themselves with few returning underclassmen and barely any money. Even worse, they had no no coach and adviser, either. This trend, however, is not specific to just […] read more » College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data October 7, 2021 — by Ethan Lin With college application deadlines looming on the horizon, many students are frantically looking for resources that can make the process less confusing. College visits to the school, which are now both in-person and online, provide such an opportunity. Through these visits, students are not only able to connect with their dream schools and display demonstrated […] read more » Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college? October 7, 2021 — by Arnav Swamy Let’s face it: The academic culture at SHS is cutthroat. Students are expected to aim for the top colleges, which means taking numerous difficult AP and Honors classes, scrambling for notes before the test that makes or breaks their grade and generally not sleeping enough. The question “What did you get?” is often followed by […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Nicki Minaj’s vaccine-related tweets amount to a public health hazard October 11, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan On Sept. 13, Nicki Minaj posted a series of tweets to her 22.8 million Twitter followers explaining why she has not received the COVID-19 vaccine — they also explained why she would not attend the Met Gala this year, which required proof of vaccination for all attendees. Her hesitancy to take the shot drew massive […] read more » Biden’s Afghanistan pullout is a spectacular failure October 9, 2021 — by Daniel Wu and Alexander Kan The fall of Afghanistan marks one of the greatest defeats of the United States during the 21st century. After 20 years of occupation and billions of dollars spent, Afghanistan has fallen back into Taliban control, with the future of the nation left in great uncertainty. The Biden administration has undone years of work, remained negligent […] read more » Fix the bathroom air dryers October 8, 2021 — by Allen Luo Picture this: You’re in the bathroom, and your freshly washed hands are dripping wet. You put your hands under the air dryer, expecting a warm, refreshing blast of air to dry off all the water drops sticking to your hand. One second passes. Now, two. Three. You start wondering, “Why isn’t this working?” You frantically […] read more » Staff editorial: It’s time to prevent mass extinction; let’s fix the post-pandemic club crisis October 8, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi and Harshini Velchamy The members of the speech and debate team started the year on a sour note. Coming out of a year of purely online practices and tournaments, they found themselves with few returning underclassmen and barely any money. Even worse, they had no no coach and adviser, either. This trend, however, is not specific to just […] read more » College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data October 7, 2021 — by Ethan Lin With college application deadlines looming on the horizon, many students are frantically looking for resources that can make the process less confusing. College visits to the school, which are now both in-person and online, provide such an opportunity. Through these visits, students are not only able to connect with their dream schools and display demonstrated […] read more » Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college? October 7, 2021 — by Arnav Swamy Let’s face it: The academic culture at SHS is cutthroat. Students are expected to aim for the top colleges, which means taking numerous difficult AP and Honors classes, scrambling for notes before the test that makes or breaks their grade and generally not sleeping enough. The question “What did you get?” is often followed by […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Biden’s Afghanistan pullout is a spectacular failure October 9, 2021 — by Daniel Wu and Alexander Kan The fall of Afghanistan marks one of the greatest defeats of the United States during the 21st century. After 20 years of occupation and billions of dollars spent, Afghanistan has fallen back into Taliban control, with the future of the nation left in great uncertainty. The Biden administration has undone years of work, remained negligent […] read more » Fix the bathroom air dryers October 8, 2021 — by Allen Luo Picture this: You’re in the bathroom, and your freshly washed hands are dripping wet. You put your hands under the air dryer, expecting a warm, refreshing blast of air to dry off all the water drops sticking to your hand. One second passes. Now, two. Three. You start wondering, “Why isn’t this working?” You frantically […] read more » Staff editorial: It’s time to prevent mass extinction; let’s fix the post-pandemic club crisis October 8, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi and Harshini Velchamy The members of the speech and debate team started the year on a sour note. Coming out of a year of purely online practices and tournaments, they found themselves with few returning underclassmen and barely any money. Even worse, they had no no coach and adviser, either. This trend, however, is not specific to just […] read more » College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data October 7, 2021 — by Ethan Lin With college application deadlines looming on the horizon, many students are frantically looking for resources that can make the process less confusing. College visits to the school, which are now both in-person and online, provide such an opportunity. Through these visits, students are not only able to connect with their dream schools and display demonstrated […] read more » Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college? October 7, 2021 — by Arnav Swamy Let’s face it: The academic culture at SHS is cutthroat. Students are expected to aim for the top colleges, which means taking numerous difficult AP and Honors classes, scrambling for notes before the test that makes or breaks their grade and generally not sleeping enough. The question “What did you get?” is often followed by […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Fix the bathroom air dryers October 8, 2021 — by Allen Luo Picture this: You’re in the bathroom, and your freshly washed hands are dripping wet. You put your hands under the air dryer, expecting a warm, refreshing blast of air to dry off all the water drops sticking to your hand. One second passes. Now, two. Three. You start wondering, “Why isn’t this working?” You frantically […] read more » Staff editorial: It’s time to prevent mass extinction; let’s fix the post-pandemic club crisis October 8, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi and Harshini Velchamy The members of the speech and debate team started the year on a sour note. Coming out of a year of purely online practices and tournaments, they found themselves with few returning underclassmen and barely any money. Even worse, they had no no coach and adviser, either. This trend, however, is not specific to just […] read more » College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data October 7, 2021 — by Ethan Lin With college application deadlines looming on the horizon, many students are frantically looking for resources that can make the process less confusing. College visits to the school, which are now both in-person and online, provide such an opportunity. Through these visits, students are not only able to connect with their dream schools and display demonstrated […] read more » Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college? October 7, 2021 — by Arnav Swamy Let’s face it: The academic culture at SHS is cutthroat. Students are expected to aim for the top colleges, which means taking numerous difficult AP and Honors classes, scrambling for notes before the test that makes or breaks their grade and generally not sleeping enough. The question “What did you get?” is often followed by […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Staff editorial: It’s time to prevent mass extinction; let’s fix the post-pandemic club crisis October 8, 2021 — by Shreya Rallabandi and Harshini Velchamy The members of the speech and debate team started the year on a sour note. Coming out of a year of purely online practices and tournaments, they found themselves with few returning underclassmen and barely any money. Even worse, they had no no coach and adviser, either. This trend, however, is not specific to just […] read more » College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data October 7, 2021 — by Ethan Lin With college application deadlines looming on the horizon, many students are frantically looking for resources that can make the process less confusing. College visits to the school, which are now both in-person and online, provide such an opportunity. Through these visits, students are not only able to connect with their dream schools and display demonstrated […] read more » Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college? October 7, 2021 — by Arnav Swamy Let’s face it: The academic culture at SHS is cutthroat. Students are expected to aim for the top colleges, which means taking numerous difficult AP and Honors classes, scrambling for notes before the test that makes or breaks their grade and generally not sleeping enough. The question “What did you get?” is often followed by […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data October 7, 2021 — by Ethan Lin With college application deadlines looming on the horizon, many students are frantically looking for resources that can make the process less confusing. College visits to the school, which are now both in-person and online, provide such an opportunity. Through these visits, students are not only able to connect with their dream schools and display demonstrated […] read more » Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college? October 7, 2021 — by Arnav Swamy Let’s face it: The academic culture at SHS is cutthroat. Students are expected to aim for the top colleges, which means taking numerous difficult AP and Honors classes, scrambling for notes before the test that makes or breaks their grade and generally not sleeping enough. The question “What did you get?” is often followed by […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college? October 7, 2021 — by Arnav Swamy Let’s face it: The academic culture at SHS is cutthroat. Students are expected to aim for the top colleges, which means taking numerous difficult AP and Honors classes, scrambling for notes before the test that makes or breaks their grade and generally not sleeping enough. The question “What did you get?” is often followed by […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast