Mission neighborhood loses authenticity
Julia-Rose Kibben, Managing Editor
January 5, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Adults who frequently confront me with anxiety-inducing questions about college often push me to the edge where I often find myself fighting tears. I have never enjoyed leaving San Francisco for extended periods of time — not even for a month, let alone four years. But as I find myself further into the colleg...
Flint residents continue struggle for a basic human right
Grace Ainslie, Assistant Sports Editor
January 5, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Cooking and cleaning up from Thanksgiving dinner was complicated for the residents of Flint, Michigan who had to rely on bottled water to cook and clean as they could not access clean, running water. Christmas will be more of the same. Residents have not had clean tap water for over two years, requiring the city’s ...
Cultural stereotypes more prevalent than ever
Lisabelle Panossian, Editor-in-Chief
January 5, 2017
Filed under Opinion
BART rider Ivet Lolham thought she was having a regular phone conversation on the train one afternoon as she left work — until she became a victim of verbal harassment by her fellow passenger. Little did Lolham know, having her conversation in Assyrian was her greatest “mistake.” The Northeast...
Miss-representation
Alyssa Alvarez, Sports Editor
December 9, 2016
Filed under Opinion
Coming out of an elementary school where athletics were such a large part of the community, I thought I would go to a similar high school — a high school where sports are everything and a part of the school culture. Going to a small, all-girls school, the competitiveness in the classroom can become mor...
Election results not an excuse for hate
December 8, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
Threats to women in hijabs, walls graffitied with racist and xenophobic statements and even middle-schoolers chanting “Build the wall!” in their lunchroom have circulated through social media in recent weeks — indicative of one disturbing effect of the results of the presidential election. Pr...
Mission neighborhood loses authenticity
Julia-Rose Kibben, Managing Editor
December 8, 2016
Filed under Opinion
As rents have increased, so has the overall cost of living. As a cash-strapped teenager, I no longer find $5 latte art “cute,” Instagram-worthy, or — more importantly — affordable.
It is the morning after the 2016 election. Now what?
Lisabelle Panossian, Editor-in-Chief
November 9, 2016
Filed under Breaking News, Opinion
The people around me have been shaken with disbelief and heartache here in California. No, the world was not coming to an end. Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. For mainstream media and all of the Golden State, that sentence would have been declared as a perceived fallacy ...
Hide and seek for freedom
Lisabelle Panossian, Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2016
Filed under Opinion
When a photographer points a camera at the average American child, she flashes a toothy smile. When Turkish photojournalist Osman Sağırlı pointed his camera at a Syrian child refugee, her lower lip trembled as she put her hands up in defeat. She mistook the camera for a gun. Small tremoring lim...
Athleticism is a choice, not a trend to follow
Alyssa Alvarez, Sports Editor
October 27, 2016
Filed under Opinion
As I listened to my coach’s end-of-game speech, his words became more and more faint. The dizziness was taking over, and I soon realized that I surprisingly did not have the same capabilities and physical attributes as a professional athlete. I begged my parents to buy me Gatorade Chews for my tournament ...
Women must realize voting power
Julia-Rose Kibben, Managing Editor
October 26, 2016
Filed under Opinion
I felt my insides turn as Donald Trump pledged “Nobody has more respect for women than I do” after being confronted by moderators during the second debate about the behind-the-scenes “Access Hollywood” tape in which he bragged about sexually grabbing and kissing women. He proceeded to expla...
Minimalistic dessert shop brings frozen Taiwanese treats to San Francisco
Julia-Rose Kibben, Managing Editor
October 26, 2016
Crystalline shavings of flavored ice gather together in cups of snowy goodness at Powder, the Taiwanese ice cream experience that opened on Divisadero Street about a month ago. During a San Francisco heatwave with weather in the high 70s, Powder was a refreshing treat that satisfied a sweet-tooth h...
Global terror is no joke
Lisabelle Panossian, Editor-in-Chief
September 26, 2016
Filed under Opinion
A friend asked me if I wanted to see a modified version of the dated, yet continually addicting, game Flappy Bird. His modified internet version replaced the bird with a plane, the green tubes with buildings, and the sound effects with the Islamic State’s monotone anthem. Yes, internet, you have gone...
Laura Mogannam, Managing Editor
June 4, 2018 • No Comments
Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and faculty gathered in the chapel for the 131st annual Prize Day ceremony to celebrate the completion of the 2017-2018 school year. Each...
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