The simple past time of checking a notification on a phone may only take a few seconds, but excessive time on media can turn into an addiction.
“It’s so easy to be on the phone and on social media,”...
Dominating Instagram feeds, headlines and recipes, San Franciscans are increasingly embracing veganism for a more ethically, environmentally, healthy or religiously-conscious lifestyle.
“You're completely...
With the Superbowl taking over the Bay Area from the City to Santa Clara, junior Grace Apple plans to observe from the ESPN Fantasy Football app, where she has lead the whole season.
Apple met senior Shoshana...
India Thieriot, Assistant Copy Editor
• September 4, 2015
On a sunny day in the middle of the Presidio, Advanced Placement Art History students studied Spire, a 90-foot sculpture by Scottish land artist Andy Goldsworthy.
With the Senior Class gone on retreats,...
Liana Lum
News Editor
From Netflix to Instagram and Spotify to PostMates, teenagers are consuming services and products on demand, contributing to an increase in consumer culture.
“Consumer...
Being bombarded with messages from their friends, parents, boys and especially social media can take a toll on the way a girl perceives herself in the mirror at the end of the day. These “role models”...
Madeleine Ainslie
Design Editor
Junior Paloma Palmer packs her iPad, French textbook, uniform and sailing equipment every Sunday night before going from her mom’s house to her dad’s. Her parents’...
Alice Jones
Senior Reporter
Energy drinks are not new to the American market, but some new potentially dangerous trends are. Emergency department visits due to alcoholic energy drink consumption have...
Isabelle Pinard
Managing Editor
Students shifted their weight from one foot to the other while waiting in a line that wrapped around the block to get into a high school fundraiser. The unusually...
Three seniors from Burlingame High School sat on the floor of a dark dusty basement off of Van Ness Avenue on a recent Friday night. Their heads were nodding rhythmically keeping track of the heavy bass...
Rebecca Lee
Editor-in-Chief
I hastily reached into my backpack for my Clipper Card as the 30 Stockton bus came to a halt in front of me. Without any hope of finding the card any time soon, I...
Zoë Newcomb
Editor-in-Chief
It seems everyday a different adult tells me that “kids these days work too hard” and to “enjoy childhood while I can.” I certainly wouldn’t mind throwing...
As this summer approaches, millions of travelers are preparing for vacations across the globe. From tropical beaches to bustling cities, a few destinations outshine their...