By Nika Madyoon Jake Schapiro ’12 ripped off his shirt as he became consumed with the excitement of the chemical reaction taking place before him. He grabbed a bottle of distilled water and squirted...

By Mazelle Etessami The Chinese Cultural Club hosted its annual luncheon Sunday, Feb. 12 to celebrate the Chinese New Year at the Hilton Hotel at Universal City. Tickets were $45 each. All the members...

By Rebecca Nussbaum Diana* Diana applied to 21 schools regular decision, including film schools, liberal arts colleges and all nine UC campuses. "I haven’t applied to any schools that don’t...

By Elana Zeltser Over winter break, Daniel Sunshine ’13 invited Avalon Nuovo ’13 to his house so she could experiment for the first time with spray paint cans he had bought but never...

By Claire Hong and Shana Saleh Even though it seemed just about impossible to find a purple Volkswagen emblem, Ric Tennenbaum ’13 did not let that stop him. Instead, he grabbed a spray can and...

By Allison Hambuger In a dark, empty office, an oral surgeon puts stitches in Noah Weinman’s ’12 mouth by flashlight. A few hours earlier, Weinman was at a birthday dinner, a week...

By Susan Wang Firecrackers, red pockets and dumplings galore — Chinese New Year is a holiday accompanied by myriad traditions, which stem from the same roots as those accompanying Japanese and...

By Michael Rothberg Equipped with no weapon besides his bare hands, Ben Gaylord ’13 can take down a grown adult with the techniques of Aikido. Like some other students, Gaylord has been mastering...

By Justine Goode Before Liliana Muscarella ’12 opens her books to start studying, she opens up her laptop and double clicks a round green icon on her desktop. A small white window pops up on...

By Arielle Maxner Gabi Bustamante ’13, preparing to do her homework, turns on some music. The song could be anything; in one night, she’s played selections from artists like Cobra...

By Nika Madyoon Crack. Pop. Click. Whether it’s backs, necks, fingers or wrists, sounds of joints being cracked can be heard in nearly every classroom and hallway. While some students just can’t...

By Sydney Foreman Costume design teacher Lisa Peters has been "holding a needle and stabbing it through things" since she learned how to read, she said. "You wear a costume every day," Peters said. "Even...