The power of words
Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
March 22, 2018
Two million undocumented immigrants call California home — working here, sending their children to school here, going to church here, and paying taxes here. They are decent, hard-working individuals who are essential to the economic health of the nation. Contrary to the label often used by Presiden...
Home (not so) sweet home
Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2017
My biggest worry the two weeks before Senior Year began was cramming in my summer reading. My dad’s — just over 30 years ago — was immigrating to America. A year prior to moving, his parents, brother and he filed their immigration request forms, adding their names to the infinitely long waiting list ...
Advance planning simplifies solo flights
Claire Kosewic, Web Editor
May 23, 2017
Participation in summer programs, exchange trips, immersion experiences or even college visits often requires domestic or international air travel, which for some students means handling all the aspects of flying — alone. “I went on an exchange trip last summer to Sydney, Australia,” junior J...
An American Dream deferred
Julia-Rose Kibben, Managing Editor
February 3, 2017
A freshman World Religions project unknowingly prepared students for the context of protests at the international terminal in San Francisco International Airport. As some entered the airport with packed bags ready to board flights, others touted signs and megaphones protesting the detainment of recent arrivi...
Immigration ban threatens human rights
Editorial Board
February 1, 2017
Freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity, success and an upward social mobility for families and children achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. It is not a mere opinion — it is the American Dream. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday indefinitely barring all refugee a...
Hide and seek for freedom
Lisabelle Panossian, Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2016
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...
Darcy Jubb, Senior Reporter
September 23, 2020 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE As Netflix releases a documentary questioning the intentions of social media companies, students reflect on how social media affects their lives. The...
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg prompts national controversy
September 21, 2020
School takes next steps towards campus reopening
September 21, 2020
September 19, 2020
