The Pacific-12 (Pac-12) Conference holds the most national championships of any conference in the country and is referred to as the “Conference of Champions” by announcers and fans alike. But in the...
Max Turetzky, Assistant Opinion Editor
• August 26, 2023
Mudd Library is an essential element of many students’ time at the upper school. It’s not just an academic space, but one where students relax and talk with friends. However, this year, the school...
When Oceangate’s Titan submersible lost contact with its mothership on June 18, news outlets around the world were constantly publishing updates, captivating viewers globally. The entire world shifted...
Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
• May 24, 2023
It's a scene from countless dystopian films like "Ex Machina" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" — an artificial intelligence (AI) mimics human behavior, emotions and empathy, and people repeatedly fall for...
Some of the best moments I’ve spent with my parents have been sitting down at night to watch TV — whether it’s "Saturday Night Live" (SNL), "Young Sheldon" or yet another "Modern Family" rewatch,...
Zoe Goor, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
• May 24, 2023
The first word of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign announcement video is “freedom." The landing page of the Republican National Committee displays the phrase (in big red and white letters):...
Sabrina Hamideh, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
• May 24, 2023
The minute I walked onto the Upper School quad, it clicked. I was in high school. Grades and extracurriculars all count now. But, unfortunately for me, it had all clicked a year too late. Although this...
Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
• April 9, 2023
When my grandfather contracted COVID-19 at 92 years old in China, his one fear was being hospitalized in the notoriously cramped, overwhelmed clinics. My aunt, a doctor, moved in with my grandparents to...
Jackson Tanner, Assistant Opinion Editor
• March 22, 2023
California shares similar seismic conditions to Turkey, and the recent earthquakes there lay bare the vulnerability the state shares.
On the morning of February 6, the ground of Southeastern Turkey and...
The upper school campus has a sustainability problem, and it’s nothing new either. We all know about our plastic-packaged food in the cafeteria, excessive food waste problem and extravagant energy use...
Zoe Goor, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
• March 22, 2023
Andrew Tate, a far-right social media influencer, has been searched via #AndrewTate 22 billion times on TikTok as of the end of 2022, according to New York Magazine. Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist,...
Claire Conner, Print Managing Editor
• March 22, 2023
In the Luhansk region of Ukraine, a Russian military training facility sorts recruits using colored wristbands. They are preparing to fight in the trenches at Bakhmut, an eastern Ukrainian city that’s...
