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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg died from pancreatic cancer on September 18, 2020. In the last decade, Justice Ginsburg had an almost cult-like following as the Notorious RBG.

September 19, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE While working on a piece about the disparity of the standardized testing system, I checked my phone thinking I received a text update from one of our staff cartoonists when I saw the notification. “Ruth...

Congresswoman addresses beauty standards in viral video

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wears her signature bold lip at “South by Southwest” 2019. In her collaboration with Vogue AOC goes over why she chooses to wear this red along with her daily make-up routine and the treatment of women in politics.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez teams up with Vogue to begin political discussion with teens

August 28, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE New York Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Vogue’s YouTube channel to address current issues like beauty standards. Vogue’s YouTube platform has...

State of the Union prompts reactions amongst students, faculty

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tears up a copy of President Trump's State of the Union address. President Trump delivered his address to both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the United State Capitol.

February 5, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students and faculty discussed their reactions throughout the school day to President Trump’s third State of the Union Address which he delivered last night to a joint session of Congress...

Students react to ongoing Impeachment trial

President Trump addresses a crowd with his fist pumping in passion at a rally while the trial continues. He was the third President to be impeached in the history of the United States.

January 31, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE As the verdict of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump looms, Convent & Stuart Hall students are discussing the national news in their classrooms. The trial in the Senate...

Vulakh’s View: Let’s Discuss, Peacefully

December 11, 2019

Family gatherings always include delicious foods, catching up with relatives and the part I dread most: enduring tense political conversations at the dinner table. During family meals, my conservative...

Agree to disagree

Political differences should be embraced

November 12, 2019

Whether it be a lively discussion about foreign policy in my International Baccalaureate Global Politics class, a debate on climate change solutions in IB Environmental Systems and Societies, or a heated...

A voice for youth

Arianna Nassiri presents to the San Francisco Youth
Commission about voter pre-registration for those eligible to vote
on election day. Nassiri was sworn into the Youth Commission this
September with 17 other Bay Area youth, ages 12 to 23.

Sophomore pursues interest in politics on SF Youth Commission.

December 18, 2017

While weekly meetings at City Hall, evening conference calls, and completing community improvement projects seem like the tasks of a member of the Board of Supervisors, they are the duties of a sophomore...

Exercising our Rights

September 28, 2017

“Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech.” Ten words, written into the First Amendment to the Constitution by James Madison over 200 years ago, became the subject of controversy...

Inauguration triggers school-wide response

January 20, 2017

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‘Celebrating Democracy’ shifts focus from presidential election

Head of School Rachel Simpson presents senior Caroline Salveson with a white rose, celebrating this election as the first time Salveson will vote. Seniors voting for the first time all received white roses, which were a symbol of the women's suffrage movement.

November 7, 2016

Recognition of the democratic process’ importance, the exploration of voting rights throughout American history, and explanation of certain ballot measures were primary themes of today’s assembly,...

Women take the political stage

Women assume powerful civic leadership roles in local, federal government.

October 31, 2016

“I’d love to meet the person who makes your pantsuits because for Halloween I wanted to go as a librarian from outer space,” host Zach Galifianakis said to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton...

With Liberty and Justice for all

From women in the political field to the conservative minority of San Francisco, politics may have endured a great shift on city, state and federal levels.

October 31, 2016

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