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Stance of the Staff

Stance of the Staff

Staff April 23, 2026

You stare at the sun long enough, and it doesn’t matter if you look away; it is burned into your vision. An afterimage is what lingers after something has passed: a trace, a memory, or a consequence...

Editorial  Stance of the Staff

Editorial Stance of the Staff

February 3, 2026

In the opening weeks of 2026, the world races forward at a breakneck pace. The world doesn’t pause for our understanding of it, and yet we are tasked with making sense of it. This is where The Fourth...

Editorial Stance of the Staff

Editorial Stance of the Staff

Niccolo D’Agruma November 10, 2025

America is in an identity crisis. We have become polarized, cynical, and numb to atrocities domestically and internationally. The country that once branded itself as a beacon of freedom has betrayed the...

April Stance of the Staff

April Stance of the Staff

April 8, 2025

Our nation is under fire in both a literal and metaphorical sense. Twenty-nine people have died across the Los Angeles area after destructive wildfires erupted on Jan. 7.  The fires displaced over...

January stance of the staff

January stance of the staff

January 31, 2025

The only constant is change,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, and over the 2,500 years since, his words have proven time and again to be true. When the staff chose the theme for this...

Stance of the Staff

Stance of the Staff

2022/2023 Staff, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2023

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the presidential election. The 2024 presidential election will take place on Nov. 5, and this race will be closer than ever before. Since we last introduced...

Dare, Madeleine, Frances and Hanna

Stance of the Staff

Campus feels silent and strange. Passing periods, normally loud and bustling, are quiet and still. The senior quad sits empty at lunch; the space feels too large for us to inhabit. Juniors fill the senior...

Dear Freshmen,

Phoebe Stein and Daisy Finefrock June 10, 2021

Dear Freshmen, How does one sum up a mess of experiences, a collage of disappointments and victories, an unorganized web of lessons learned and lessons taught in a few pieces of advice intended for you...

Letter from the Editor – January

April 26, 2012

Politics have permeated the Laguna community over the past few weeks. As the Republican primaries launched, AP Government students developed political platforms of our own. We worked in two groups,...

Letter from the Editor – February

April 26, 2012

Dear Readers, Consumers throughout the country have realized that now, more than ever, they need to be their own advocates. In the last few months, government agencies have failed to protect citizens...

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