Wildfires, Climate Change and Our Communal Responsibility
154,000 acres burned. 14,000 homes destroyed. 88 lives stolen. These are just a few of the tragic statistics from November’s Camp Fire, the deadliest and most […]
Category: SCIENCE & TECH
Is the Fall of JUULius Caesar Nigh?
On September 12, 2018, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a press release declaring a 60-day ultimatum on all e-cigarette companies, including […]
Hello World: Lick Hosts First Hackathon
At one p.m. on October 20, 2018 Hyphen-Hacks was in full swing. The Lick-Wilmerding gym and cafeteria were filled with Bay Area students brainstorming, writing, […]
America’s Deadliest Drug Crisis Prompts a Shift in Treatment
Drug overdoses, including easily obtained prescription opioids, are the leading cause of death among Americans under the age of 50, as reported by the Centers […]
Finding Empathy In a Technological Age
Empathy is defined as the ability to react to or anticipate the emotions of others. In a time where people’s attitudes and actions are so […]
Cathy O’Neil
By Marka Ellertson Cathy O’Neil believes that our blind faith in data must end. In today’s world, there are two diverging trends in the […]
Consumers Complain After iPhone Slowdown
December 21, 2017, Apple announced that a previously-implemented software update was slowing down, older iPhone models in order to prevent the aging devices from shutting […]
How an Earthling in the 21st Century Can Believe the Earth is Flat
by Julia Moser ’19 and Katie Urdan ’19 The earth was proven to be round in 500 BC by […]
Natalie Freed Reflects on the future of AL Tech at L-W
Natalie Freed, who established Lick-Wilmerding’s present computer science program, leaves Lick-Wilmerding this June to become an entrepreneur in the tech realm. Freed is an inspiring mentor […]
Oroville Dam Crisis Sheds Light on Need for Infrastructure Repairs
Following weeks of torrential rain in mid February, which caused water levels in Lake Oroville in California’s Gold Country to overflow, authorities were forced to […]
