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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...

Is the Spring Musical a Sport

Is the Spring Musical a Sport

Elyse Weaver, Staff Writer December 5, 2023

 The Upper School requires a mandatory sports requirement to fulfill graduation requirements. This is typically done through one season of school sports per year or completing a regulated number of hours...

Dionne Peterson

College Admissions: Is Meritocracy Dead?

Jinling Wang, Feature Editor November 30, 2023

As pencils are set to rest, chairs are left cold, halls are left echoing without chatter, and clocks tick in a void of silence, the warmth of summer nights seeps vitality into students while the thought...

Current seniors Tanner Murphy and Annika Firlik working in AP Environmental Science.

The College Board Crisis

Lucia Camp and Christiana Cino November 16, 2023

Your score is in progress and should be available by the end of July. You’ll be notified by email when your score is available. This was the misleading notification 50 students received when they attempted...

Hollywood on Hold

Hollywood on Hold

Cierra Nervo, Opinion Editor November 16, 2023

For the first time in 60 years, Hollywood writers and actors went on strike in retaliation against unfair wages and artificial intelligence programs replacing script-writers and voice actors. The strike...

PHOTOGRAPHED BY JACK PEARCE.

Mica Mining: The Beauty Industry’s Dark Secret

Jinling Wang, Feature Editor November 8, 2023

Nine thousand miles away, children in remote villages in India and Madagascar have been risking their lives to mine the shimmer found in our makeup. Unfortunately, that has been the reality for over 22,000...

Scholastic Book Fair Censorship

Scholastic Book Fair Censorship

Milla Hirsch November 6, 2023

Walking through the isles of books with fictional tales, non-fiction works, stories, biographies, picture books, and rows of games and creative opportunities is an extremely nostalgic memory for students...

The Ultimate Read for Intellectuals

The Ultimate Read for Intellectuals

Cierra Nervo November 6, 2023

Unlike many other murder-mystery novels, Tartt’s 1992 novel introduces the readers to immediate conflict in the opening line: “The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several...

The Supreme Court: The Largest Threat to Democracy in the United States

The Supreme Court: The Largest Threat to Democracy in the United States

Lucia Camp October 18, 2023

The Supreme Court is decidedly undemocratic and has been since its creation in 1789. In a government designed to give voice to citizens through the election of representatives in the House and Senate and...

A scenic view from the top of the Santa Barbara Courthouse

The New Santa Barbara

Lucia Camp, News Editor June 4, 2023

According to Zillow, the median home price in the city of Santa Barbara is 1,828,719 dollars, an increase of 12.3 percent in the past year. This change is unsustainable and speaks for the mass migration...

The BAMA Rush Documentary's Release

The BAMA Rush Documentary’s Release

Magdalena Amezaga May 25, 2023

The BAMA Rush Documentary has finally arrived, and in the short time since its much-awaited release, it has taken audiences on an incredible trip by capturing the spirit of brotherhood, sisterhood, and...

"Living on the streets" - Why We Need to Change the Way We View Homelessness

“Living on the streets” – Why We Need to Change the Way We View Homelessness

Lucia Camp May 24, 2023

On Thursday, January 25th, 2023, I participated in the annual Santa Barbara Point-in-Time Count. This effort wholly altered my perspective on the experiences of the "homeless" community in my home city...

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