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Generation Z revisits nostalgic 2000s trends, expresses identity with fashion

Melody Na, Reporter June 9, 2025

Today, digital and Polaroid cameras can be spotted from miles away, becoming tools to recreate the retro vibes of the Y2K era, which refers to the late 1990s and early 2000s. Fashion items — like small shoulder bags, low-rise jeans and velour tracksuits — have also made a comeback. Despite the...

One van, no plan: anatomy of senior trips

One van, no plan: anatomy of senior trips

Ya-An Xue, Features & Online Editor June 9, 2025

Plans in the group chat Every senior trip starts in the same sacred place: a group chat with 27 people, 400 unread messages and zero decisions. It begins with big dreams: “Let’s go to the beach,” “No, the mountains” and “Wait, what about a cabin with a beach on a mountain?” Somewhere...

Drive in: Movies, television shows slated for the summer

Drive in: Movies, television shows slated for the summer

Vaani Saxena and Gwendolyn Domine June 9, 2025

The love triangle of the summer is back for another season. Team Jeremiah or Team Conrad? The tense debate continues as the popular Amazon Prime show, “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” will begin streaming its third season on July 16. The question is: who will Belly choose? The show starts off by...

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Coach Vin’s playbook of bizarre sports brilliance

Vin Bhat, Graphics Artist, Photographer May 30, 2025

Sock it to superstition Coach Vin advises: Not washing your lucky sock isn’t bad unless you consider fungal kingdoms and romantic breakups “bad.” That crusty tube of nostalgia might smell like regret, but if your team hasn’t lost since you were born in ‘09, who are we to argue? Just store...

NCAA bans transgender athletes from womens sports

NCAA bans transgender athletes from womens sports

Sylvie Nguyen and Violet Tivol March 17, 2025

In his sophomore year, senior Jaya Urrutia participated in cross country as a transgender male athlete. Although he preferred to compete alongside his fellow male runners, he was slotted in the girls’ division instead due to being assigned female at birth. Urrutia would have, given the courage to do...

Debunking myths of scary animals

Debunking myths of scary animals

Sylvie Nguyen, News Editor & Business Manager March 16, 2025

The suspense of walking through a haunted house and not knowing what will pop out at you might make snakes wriggle in your stomach and send jolts of adrenaline down your spine. As October nights stretch longer and the anticipation of a full moon arises, the cast of Halloween characters can include rats,...

Gear Up: Equipment, Outfit Designs Unfit for women

Gear Up: Equipment, Outfit Designs Unfit for women

Lena Duggan, Reporter March 11, 2025

Male bodies have been the blueprint for sports technology and equipment throughout history, from cleats to sports supplements. Women, on the other hand, often need to use scaled-down versions of the men’s gear instead of equipment designed specifically for their bodies. These inadequate modifications...

Staffer Sports: Ezra Takes a shot at girls lacrosse

Staffer Sports: Ezra Takes a shot at girls lacrosse

Ezra Rosenberg, Reporter March 11, 2025

When I was younger, I played soccer until I realized that I was more excited to play against my opponents from a distance. I started prioritizing tennis instead, feeling more confident because I was a good 30 feet or more away from my opponent. Playing lacrosse felt similar to that old feeling of being...

Oscar awards remain pinnacle of film recognition across decades

Oscar awards remain pinnacle of film recognition across decades

Vin Bhat, Graphics Artist, Photographer March 9, 2025

Ever since the movie Wings first won Best Picture nearly a century ago, the Academy Awards have been one of Hollywood’s most prestigious honors, celebrating cinematic achievement while also serving as a mirror to the film industry’s evolution. Although the Academy Awards—colloquially known as the...

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