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Belong / Streets

In past months, I’ve only dared to shoot daylit, still subjects. I love daylit, still subjects, don’t get me wrong, but where’s the fun in having unlimited light and time to take your shot? The lack of constraints made me question—could anyone do what i was doing? “Cool,” I mused. […]

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Shut Up, I’m Manifesting

Manifestation, law of attraction, vibrational alignment, etc. You may have seen it on the old “The Secret” movie, all over TikTok or even on your Twitter timeline. Drake, Jim Carrey, Oprah, and Bruce Lee are just a few that have used it. But what is it, really? The law of […]

Sports

2020-2021 Sports Schedule Changes

For many high school athletes this year, the thought of not getting a high school sports season is worrying. One thing is for sure, most high school sports will not be played by the end of the year, as mandated by the California Interscholastic Federation. However, athletes should look forward […]

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The Rise of Online Thrifting

Buying secondhand clothing used to include perusing the racks at a local thrift store such as Plato’s Closet, located in Downtown San Mateo a few minutes from our school. You could purchase used clothing at a bargain and also sell your clothes for some cash. The warming world has a […]

Community Features

Zooming In

It’s been six months since the coronavirus outbreak happened. We’ve been trying to cope with the virus for so long and now, it’s time to go back to school. Not just students, but the whole staff will need to adapt to the new “zoom format” for a while since we […]

Columns Opinion

Dye Your Hair

In this strange and unprecedented time of self-qurantines and post-apocalyptic trips to the grocery store, one can get really bored. Whether it be the many hours you spend alone or watching other people on social media glow up to be a completely new person, wanting to change something about  their […]

Opinion

Activism Anxiety

A familiar foe in the busy schedule of a high school student: sweet, sweet time to zone out on Instagram. The home page is flooded with hundreds of stories to choose from; each scroll seems more enticing than the next. As you descend down, down, down the posts and wade […]