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á la mode - Packing for College

á la mode – Packing for College

Milla Hirsch June 4, 2024

One concern flutters as the seniors prepare to graduate high school and embark on new adventures: packing for college. Each student will head to different regions and universities–to other cities, climates,...

Shōgun by FX

Shōgun by FX

Niccolo D'Agruma May 30, 2024

"Shōgun” is a literary classic and an internationally bestselling novel written in 1975 by James Clavell. The book was adapted into a television series in 1980, where it became the most-watched show...

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The Detrimental Effects of Technology on a Child’s Health

Christiana Cino, Opinion Editor May 15, 2024

Please take a second and think about how often you have seen a young kid holding an iPad or a phone, often immersed in it and not paying attention to what is around them. Whether at a nice restaurant,...

Brain Chips: A Digital Dystopia

Brain Chips: A Digital Dystopia

Cierra Nervo May 12, 2024

In our day in age, we are used to quick advancements in technology. Smartphones and TVs become thinner and more accommodating each year. Video games and VR [virtual reality] spaces are exceptionally more...

Fearless Femininity

Fearless Femininity

Elli Westmacott and Christiana Cino April 29, 2024

  If one were to sit down and flip through the overpriced and extensive paged history books that every student buys at some point in their high school career, they would find only a handful of...

The Sixth Annual TEDxLagunaBlancaSchool

The Sixth Annual TEDxLagunaBlancaSchool

Sofia Ramirez and Lyla Bollag April 22, 2024

As the 6th annual TEDx event rolled around, students filled the gym in anticipation of the speakers. The TEDx team filled the stage with figures Bridget Kyermateng,  Jim McClintock and Leslie Zemeckis,...

39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival

39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Lucy Wang and Ada Green April 22, 2024

Every year, Santa Barbara hosts one of the leading film festivals in the world, attracting filmmakers, celebrities, and 100,000 attendees. This February, SBIFF held its 39th annual event in downtown theaters....

Emma

Emma

Elyse Weaver, Staff Writer April 22, 2024

Artist: Olivia Sofranko

“It’s All in Your Head”

Lucia Camp, News Editor March 21, 2024

"Women suffer much more from chronic pain and pain disorders than men. The reasons for these differences are biological, psychological, and sociocultural,” psychology instructor Meghan Roarty said. Despite...

A Climactic California Crisis: 2023-2024 Update

A Climactic California Crisis: 2023-2024 Update

Davis Ohanian, Sports Editor March 21, 2024

Facing a $68 billion dollar budget deficit, California, the world’s 5th largest economy, is struggling with the effects of inflation and high interest rates, constituting a budget crisis at the state...

Mock Trial

Mock Trial

Niccolo D'Agruma March 18, 2024

All rise. Court is now in session. Mock Trial is a competitive extracurricular activity, which started at Laguna in 2000. It is a rigorous, intensive, and time-consuming program, which requires months...

Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking

Lucia Camp, News Editor March 18, 2024

"Human trafficking is being forced into doing work for someone else, being forced into performing sexual acts, or people being treated as commodities, essentially, modern-day slavery,” said Amy Tovias,...

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