Sara Kloepfer Managing Editor “Ask me anything.” The seemingly innocuous phrase graces every Formspring profile, inviting visitors to anonymously ask questions for others to publicly answer. Such...

Sara Kloepfer Managing Editor Although he began his career as an actor and musician while attending Stuart Hall for Boys, Darren Criss’ rise to national fame came seemingly overnight. Criss’ first...

Rebecca Lee Reporter Three students spent their Thanksgiving Break repairing hurricane-damaged homes in New Orleans with seven Stuart Hall High School students. “We split up the first day and...

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...

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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...