Miss Universe 2025: Empowerment or Persistent Beauty Standards?
On November 21, Miss Mexico, Fátima Bosch, was crowned the 2025 Miss Universe at the 74th annual Miss Universe Pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. Her victory […]
photo courtesy of Miss Universe Instagram
LWHS Student Fruit Fly Researchers Breed Discovery
In the inaugural class of Lick-Wilmerding High School’s “Science Research Honors: Fly Genetics & Molecular Biology PPP” (FlySci), taught by Christine Wilkinson, students engage in […]
photo by Analise Chin ’27
Prop 50: California Takes Major Step in Redistricting Reform
In a special election on November 4, California voters passed Proposition 50—also known as the “Election Rigging Response Act”—an amendment to California’s constitution that would […]
Lick Honors Many Things. I Wish America Was One of Them.
On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, I walked through Lick-Wilmerding High School’s hallways mulling over the lack of community acknowledgment I’ve noticed every Veterans Day and […]
Art Becomes Action at Miranda Lux Fest
On December 5, 2025, months of hard work and planning by the Lick Wilmerding High School’s Gender Sexuality Alliance club (GSA) and Queer Family Network […]
LW Alumnus’s Flotilla Voyage Inspires Bay Area Youth
By October 3, 2025, Israeli military forces had intercepted all vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), a nonviolent maritime convoy carrying around 500 civilians […]
NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Breaks Barriers
On November 4, 2025, Democratic Socialist Zohran Kwame Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral election with 50.78% of votes, making him the first Muslim and […]
The Next Trump Empire: Why Kai?
Possessing roughly a quarter of President Donald Trump’s TikTok following and a powerful, albeit controversially expansive, golf presence, it is difficult to ignore this rapidly […]
Wicked Changed Me, For Good
“Because I knew you, I have been changed…For good.” This line from Wicked: For Good is the heartfelt, magical moment that lingers long after the […]
Without Dreamers, There Is No American Dream
Around October 22, 2025, over 100 federal agents from agencies including Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were mobilized to […]
