Zoë Newcomb Editor-in-Chief As Tchaikovsky’s Waltz of the Flowers floats through auditoriums and ballerinas gracefully leap across the stage, performances of the holiday classic “Nutcracker”...

Isabelle Pinard Reporter A lair of tempting treats is no place for those whose stomachs are half empty. Hungry visitors might find themselves unable to keep their wandering fingers from going over...

Isabelle Pinard Reporter When the sun goes down in Singapore, the food vendors of “hawker centers” — food stalls with Asian-style street food — arise with the sounds of eager fryers, chattering...

Liz Smith Asst. Sports Editor Sophomore Maddy MacLeod noticed a pain in her lower leg during last year’s track season and thought it was a shin splint — an injury caused by stress on connective...

Zoë Newcomb and Sara Kloepfer The smell of hot bread and freshly cut persimmons wafts through the stalls at the Kaiser Permanente farmers market on a Wednesday morning. Kay Johnston meanders from...

Photos by Zoe Newcomb and Anjali Shrestha

Emma Herlihy News Editor As the clock hit 5 p.m., the lights in the de Young museum dimmed and music came on as the wine bar rolled out for the cultural encounter event Friday Nights at the de...

Zoë Newcomb Editor in Chief As the rain began to fall outside grimy prison windows, a bone-chilling shriek pierced the eerie silence of the Alcatraz hospital. Turning to escape from fanatical women...

Zoë Newcomb Editor-in-Chief Announcements of candidacy for Governor of California over a year ago brought about the usual flurry of speculation and rumors. Now, with just a few days to go until the...

Aggie Kruse Reporter Alumna Alison Groeger (’00) has returned to Convent 10 years and one doctorate in molecular pharmacology later — this time to teach rather than learn. “I love being involved...

Isabelle Pinard Reporter In the midst of the bustling crowd and street music cacophony at the 24th and Mission Streets BART station lie canvases waiting to be transformed by the hands of graffiti and...

Ava Martinez Reporter The fall play “Arden City” may be a relatively little-known play set in modern-day London, but viewers who are familiar with Shakespeare may find the plot line familiar. The...