Hunting for the Best Cantonese Breakfast
One brisk autumn morning, we ventured out into Chinatown, located deep in the heart of San Francisco. Our mission was to find the best dim […]
Category: FEATURES
How Can Affirmative Action be a Catalyst for Social Justice?
What is affirmative action? According to the Encyclopedia Britannica it’s an active effort to improve employment or educational opportunities for members of minority groups and […]
Jeff Gardiner Wins PCA’s Double Goal Coach Award
October 25, 2015: I join arms with my teammates, hopping gingerly up and down, belting out our traditional team cheer “Rumble Tigers Rumble.” The Lick-Wilmerding […]
Youth Art Exchange – Howth Street Block Party
On Saturday March 24th, the Youth Art Exchange hosted its annual Howth Street Block Party. Youth Art Exchange is a non-profit run out of Lick-Wilmerding […]
The Responsibility of News Outlets to Inform Teens
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, typically teen-targeted media sources have turned to discussing more sophisticated, politically relevant issues. Some news sources have […]
Protests at Middlebury College Further the Debate on Free Speech
When I asked my mom, a Bay Area native, to tell me the first thing that came to her mind when she heard the words […]
Field Trip to Angel Island: Witnessing the Hardships of Immigration
On Sunday March 19th, a group of 14 students from Dr. Catherine Fung’s Ethnic Studies Through Literature class and Eileen O’Kane’s Immigration History class took a field […]
The Future of Journalism
The New York Times saw their 2016 profits drop nine million dollars adjusted for operating costs, a decline of almost 20%. The Wall Street Journal […]
Understanding the Effects of Race on Bay Area High Schools
Though San Francisco is a largely progressive city, it certainly is not exempt from the racial issues plaguing contemporary America. These problems are especially apparent […]
Michelle Obama: a Lawyer, an Activist, First Lady, and Now…
Michelle Obama, born Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, had a modest upbringing, growing up in Chicago’s working-class Southside. Her father was a pump operator for the city’s […]
