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Former French and drama teacher Miriam Czech, who currently works with Doctors Without Borders, takes a photo with her health promotion team in Monrovia, Liberia. Czech has worked as a nurse, translator and radio operator for the organization.

Teacher-turned-nurse provides international aid working with Doctors Without Borders

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief March 15, 2016

From aiding in trauma care in Yemen to managing Ebola response in Liberia, a former French and drama teacher is pursuing humanitarian work abroad for Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders,...

Cheap fashion enables abuse

Cheap fashion enables abuse

Neely Metz, Copy Editor March 15, 2016

As spring magazines highlight the season’s newest trends and hot styles, they often choose to focus on who’s wearing what while glossing over who’s making what. Modern day slaves make up over 30...

Sophomore Lulu Desai scrubs the second floor bathroom in the Flood Mansion during Community Service Day. Students helped to clean all areas of the school in order to show their appreciation for the janitorial staff.

Service begins at home

Grace Ainslie, Senior Reporter March 12, 2016

Music blared from all levels of the Flood Mansion as PAWS families swept, wiped and vacuummed different floors of the Broadview campus during last Friday’s annual Service Day. Students and faculty had...

Faculty gets schooled outside the classroom

Faculty gets schooled outside the classroom

Asha Khanna, Senior Reporter February 5, 2016

Some teachers occasionally put down their dry erase markers as they switch roles and become students themselves to further explore the subject they teach and bring new information to the classroom. “You...

Alumna makes waves at US Naval Academy

Alumna makes waves at US Naval Academy

Claire Kosewic, Senior Reporter February 5, 2016

As her alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. each day, Maya Melrose (’15) climbs out of bed and into her clothes for an early morning workout, knowing that she must be back on deck ready to start the rest of her...

Teens driving and riding choices are more than red light, green light decisions

Teens’ driving and riding choices are more than red light, green light decisions

India Thieriot, Assistant Copy Editor February 5, 2016

Sitting in the backseat of an acquaintance's car, junior Lillian Lachman said she began to wonder whether the driver was sober. After a couple minutes of swerving and nearly running red lights, she asked...

Driving duties extend to passengers when on the road

Driving duties extend to passengers when on the road

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief February 5, 2016

Drivers are often held responsible for driving with distractions, such as blaring music, texting, and intoxication, but passengers can be equally accountable when they add to the disturbance rather than...

Protecting privacy online

Protecting privacy online

Lisabelle Panossian, Web Editor February 4, 2016

Technology users routinely agree to a website’s or app’s terms and conditions, but they may never figure out that their agreement is anything but “no strings attached.” “Apps provide great...

Moving past gender stereotypes

Moving past gender stereotypes

Kristina Cary, Managing Editor February 4, 2016

Through celebrities like Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner, an increasing number of conversations regarding non-cisgender individuals are taking place, highlighting the shift of attitudes regarding gender...

Football fans pose in front of Super Bowl installation at Pacific Avenue and Kearny Street. City officials working for the Super Bowl City stand at these installations and take photos for fans.

Two teen girls dominate the virtual sports world while 3,203 miles apart

Julia-Rose Kibben, Design Editor February 4, 2016

With the Superbowl taking over the Bay Area from the City to Santa Clara, junior Grace Apple plans to observe from the ESPN Fantasy Football app, where she has lead the whole season. Apple met senior Shoshana...

Club draws attention to gender and sexuality issues

Club draws attention to gender and sexuality issues

Alyssa Alvarez, Sports Editor February 4, 2016

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community is now represented on campus through the creation of a club that provides a safe place for students to discuss their issues and experiences. The...

Senior Lily Ross works alongside peers on a service trip to New Orleans, shoveling debris from a house they were demolishing into a nearby dumpster. Ten students from the high school division attended the weeklong annual New Orleans Service Immersion Experience trip, staying with nuns at a local sisterhood while volunteering with multiple local organizations in 2014.

Doing more harm than help

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief February 4, 2016

Volunteering in a distant community in need may seem like a noble act, but such trips can be detrimental to those “receiving” help when the volunteer lacks skills that the community needs or the sponsoring...

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