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The only playlist you’ll ever need.

Top 10: songs to listen to before you die

Emma Fung May 30, 2024

10. “Cursive” by Billie Marten (2015) While I have never had the patience to listen to slow songs, “Cursive” is one of the few exceptions, as Marten’s soft voice blends with the mellow  guitar...

Sports Drinks

Top 10 sports drinks

Bill Huang May 20, 2024

10. Gatorade Zero/Powerade Zero: There's no difference — just get the regular one. 9. Muscle Milk: Protein. What else do you need? 8. Celsius: The best drink to get from the vending machine when...

You would think I would have learned to be wary of banana peels from all the cartoon characters who slip on them.

Top 10: ways to fall

Beverly Xu May 2, 2024

10. Slip on a banana peel Come on — be more original. Go bananas! 9. Step on a soccer ball instead of dribbling it All sides of the ball look the same anyway — how could you possibly know...

My Common App essay after two months of fruitful progress.

Top 10: places where I’ve worked on my college application essays (and why you shouldn’t)

Tara Natarajan February 4, 2024

10. My bed DO NOT do this unless you want your dream school to stay in your dreams. I mean that literally. 9. The Saratoga Library I write my best essays when I’m surrounded by a plethora of...

Crashing into mailboxes: a not-so-unique Saratoga student experience.

Top 10: sure-fire ways to fail your driver’s test

Beverly Xu November 20, 2023

10. Accidentally run your evaluator over That’s my bad, I was adjusting my seat and kind of forgot that my foot was on the gas pedal. Anyways, since you can’t administer my test, can I get someone...

Swimming cap worn by water polo players.

Top 10: ways to turn around struggling sports teams

Nika Svizhenko September 29, 2023

10. Require all former ice hockey players to play field hockey Of the few former ice hockey players here, most don’t play on the field hockey team. Think of the toughness they could bring. 9....

Tired of sweating? Try the sports on the right!

Top 10: unathletic sports

Richard Fan and Alec Guan September 24, 2023

10. Sailing Tired of motor engines and smelling gas, but also tired of rowing and smelling sweat? Try sailing, an innovative and freeing approach to transport across the ocean. Try not to eat before...

The dates we all dread to see on our calendars…

Top 10: Ways to get out of MOSAIC

Sarah Zhou September 12, 2023

10. Hope for yet another firm alarm. Even though we had a fire drill followed by an actual fire evacuation the next day earlier this semester, I still feel that we, as Falcons, would benefit more from...

 Kanye is No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 of all time

Top 10: Kanye songs

Andrew Lin September 10, 2022

Lost In The World ft. Bon Iver Barely counting as a rap song, “Lost In The World” has a colorful, indescribably beautiful instrumental that slowly builds up until it fully blooms a minute into...

State and county voter information guides sent ahead of California’s June 7 primary election.

Top 10: Most absurd candidate statements on the actual primary election ballot

Shaan Sridhar May 30, 2022

Rishi Kumar, Democrat for U.S. House of Representatives District 16 “Our governor rightfully said, ‘California looks like a third-world country.’”   Daniel R. Mercuri, Republican...

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