By Maddy Baxter As Spencer Hartig ’12 sat in class trying to listen to a lecture, he could not take in a single word that his teacher was saying because his mind was racing from one thought...

Museums (Suggested by history teacher Katherine Holmes-Chuba) Exhibit: "Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Dates: Until Jan. 3,...

  By Allegra Tepper The first college verdicts came in this past week. Dartmouth did the honors of kicking off the blitzkrieg last Wednesday, followed by Cornell and Columbia on Thursday. Columbia,...

  By Daniel Rothberg Last year, science teacher Stephanie Quan was pestered by several girls in her chemistry class to friend them on her personal Facebook account. Though Quan told the girls that...

  By Hana Al-Henaid and Michelle Nosratian For the past year or so, Robby Mack ’10 could not figure out what to put as his religion on Facebook. Many do not give much thought to the label, but...

  By Ingrid Chang and Jordan Freisleben On a Tuesday morning, Leah* ’11 called in sick for the day. However, it wasn’t a fever that was plaguing her, but rather the stress of junior...

By Daniel Rothberg Having been shot in the heart with adrenaline, Kate Morrissey ’10 lay wide awake on the operating table as doctors examined her heart to determine what was wrong with it. After...

By Allegra Tepper As seniors count down the days until their senioritis can finally kick in—that’s 72 days until second semester, for the record—some have been focusing their efforts on...

By Chelsea Khakshouri   Since she was in eighth grade, Jennifer Plotkin ’11 has worked on Sunday mornings as a teacher’s assistant. According to the Wilshire Boulevard Temple website, the...

By Matthew Lee Jono Wachter’s ’11 cell phone rings as he drove on San Vicente Boulevard. The caller, a friend of his mother, wants one chicken sandini and a large cheese pizza from Patty’s...

By David Burton Katie Schreier ’11 fell in love with a red Porsche Boxster S when she was 4 years old. Schreier would spend her weekends at racetracks with her father, a former racecar driver who...

By Joyce Kim Charlie Stigler ’11 is a programmer who uses his skills to create iPhone and desktop applications, as well as earn some money on the side. Stigler began programming when he was in ninth...