Restaurants open for takeout
Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter
May 20, 2020
Social distancing requirements due to COVID-19 created major shifts in the restaurant business, affecting the service, employees, and profits. “At the beginning it was extremely difficult because we were losing most of our clients,” Guido Mastrobalo, owner of Geo Gelati, a gelato shop on Union Street s...
Restrictive diets can foster bad habits
Madeline Thiara, Components Editor
February 14, 2020
Although not eating for extended periods of time can be a healthful diet tool for adults, intermittent fasting may not be the right decision for teenagers. “I choose to only eat eight hours a day and fast for 16 hours," chemistry teacher Roderick Mobley said. “I have already lost seven pounds in t...
Organic, sustainable, GMO?
Charlotte Ehrlich, Web Editor
October 7, 2019
Strolling down the colorful aisles of Whole Foods on the corner of Franklin and California streets, displays stocked with strawberries, tomatoes and blueberries that are labeled “organic,” “sustainable” and “genetically modified” can confuse many shoppers. Almost three-quarters of American consumers ...
Cafeteria service to expand in fall
Gabriella Vulakh, Web Editor
May 28, 2019
The SAGE food service is expanding to provide lunch for all students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 at no additional cost in the 2019-20 school year, resulting in an increase of approximately 37% more students relying on the cafeteria for their midday meal. “In order to provide the proper lunchtime ...
Muslim students fast for Ramadan
Gabi Guido, Reporter
May 8, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Muslim students began a 30-day fast for the religious holiday Ramadan on May 6. Ramadan is the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Observers of the holiday are not allowed to consume food or water between sunrise and sunset each day. “It helps us understand the pain of...
Taco ’bout delicious
Cassie Eskicioglu, City Life Editor
April 3, 2019
With a minimal lighting, close proximity seating, loud music, and Mexican-American eats, Don Pistos creates a contemporary food experience that draws neighbors and foodies alike, despite having no sign or name on the restaurant. Normally solely found at taquerias, Don Pistos brings Mexican-inspired food to ...
Say ‘(mac and) cheese’
Cassie Eskicioglu, City Life Editor
November 7, 2018
With just two traditional ingredients — pasta and cheese — macaroni and cheese may seem rather limited, but a trendy restaurant on Fillmore Street begs to differ. With nearly 2000 different combinations available, MAC’D offers its customers the opportunity to create their own mac and cheese. From...
Freshmen are given off-campus lunch privilege
Grace Krumplitsch, Reporter
October 25, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE After completing the first quarter of the school year, freshmen are now allowed off-campus lunch. “It is a really exciting next chapter for them,” Freshmen Grade Chair Allyson Maebert said. “They have spent the last few months getting to know each other in a cohort, and they h...
Donut miss this
Cassie Eskicioglu, City Life Editor
October 8, 2018
Located in the heart of Hayes Valley and surrounded by local eateries, bakeries, and creameries, Straw stands out as a carnival-themed dining experience. With colorfully decorated walls, amusement park-themed dishes, menus made from children’s books and a booth shaped as a tilt-a-whirl ride, Str...
Cafeteria plan provides variety
Gabriella Vulakh, Web Editor
September 27, 2018
With a daily menu featuring hot entree items, a build-your-own salad bar and panini-press, a new lunch system requires students to take part in a single-purchase or semester lunch plan replacing the pay-per-item method. “We really wanted to improve the quality of the service for students and were ...
A home for all
Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2018
I started crying on the bus last week, but not because of myself. I was crying for Arleen, Doreen, Larraine, Lamar and everyone else in the book I was reading. “Evicted,” by Matthew Desmond, follows eight families in Milwaukee struggling to keep roofs over their heads. It makes a very convincing...
Cafeteria starts providing all day service
Laura Mogannam, In-House Media Editor
January 12, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE SAGE Dining Services is now allowing students to purchase snacks, fruit and other grab-and-go items at any time of the day on the Broadway Campus. “I had wished that the cafeteria would provide food in between classes because I know a lot of students like me get hungry in between classes,” sophomore Ella Beard...
Mackenna Moslander and Elise Vulakh
June 8, 2020 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE In order to follow the guidelines of the Department of Public Health, Convent held both virtual and individual in-person ceremonies for the Class of 2020. The...
Students, faculty gather for 133rd annual Prize Day
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We may never understand, but united we stand
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