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How to Mislead With Statistics: A Crash Course

How to Mislead With Statistics: A Crash Course

Cody Busch-Weiss, Writer May 26, 2020

We are bombarded with information through charts and graphs every day. These facts and statistics are supposed to be cold, hard, unbiased pieces of data. However, with a few creative adjustments, it is...

COVID Chaos

COVID Chaos

Ian Brown, News Editor April 19, 2020

The January outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, officially dubbed “COVID-19,”  has gathered an immense amount of attention from governments and media outlets alike. COVID-19 has grown from...

Owls in College: Tony Xu’ 19

Owls in College: Tony Xu’ 19

Ziqian (Violet) Zhou, A&E Editor April 15, 2020

Tony Xu’ 19 Babson College Major: Finance & Economics Q: Are you involved in any new extracurricular activities you’ve never done before? What are the cool things you’ve done so far (can be...

Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

Dare Fitzpatrick and Hanna Masri April 15, 2020

The start of a new season is fun for everyone — special traditions make each season exciting in its own way. Most of us tend to prefer one season over the others, but sometimes, a dislike of a season...

From left to right: Simon Lea, Kai Nakamura, Lucas Acosta, Andreas McClintock, Lucas Chen, Lucy Cao, Caetano Perez-Marchant, Eka Nayaka

Robotics Team Qualifies for State Competition

Ian Brown, News Editor April 15, 2020

Laguna’s robotics team has officially qualified for the 2020 VEX Robotics State Championship, which take place on March 7. Throughout the year, the class has been constructing their own robot to compete...

“Extinct or Alive” Host Forrest Galante

“Extinct or Alive” Host Forrest Galante

Lancelot Mabon, Writer April 15, 2020

Why did you start what you are doing? I grew up in Zimbabwe, and I had always had wildlife all around me and so when I was about 14 and I wanted to keep working with animals even though I wasn’t in...

2020 Mock Trial Team

Meet Mock Trial

Jacob Self, Writer April 15, 2020

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Laguna’s participation in the Mock Trial program. The team competes annually by preparing strategies and legal arguments for trial for either the defense or prosecution. Each...

A Torched Ecosystem

A Torched Ecosystem

Elizabeth Bisno, Writer April 15, 2020

There are images that come to mind when someone pictures Australia. One may think of tree branches holding koalas as they crunch blissfully on leaves, or a horizon dotted with the leaping silhouettes of...

Examples of Communities, and Activities to Partake in During the Coronavirus

Examples of Communities, and Activities to Partake in During the Coronavirus

Patrick Otte, Writer April 10, 2020

The Coronavirus is a global problem bringing about a worldwide economic recession, and jeopardizing the health of hundreds of thousands. The Coronavirus has entered the Santa Barbara Community, and more...

Two Laguna Entrepreneurs Reconnect with High School Mentor through Meal Delivery Venture

Two Laguna Entrepreneurs Reconnect with High School Mentor through Meal Delivery Venture

CHRISTIAN WHITTLE, News-Press Staff Writer April 5, 2020

As a 77-year-old diabetic, Dana White found himself in the position many at-risk Santa Barbarans were in when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Mr. White taught English at the Laguna Blanca School for 35 years,...

Now Arrived at Destination: Autonomy

Now Arrived at Destination: Autonomy

Cody Busch-Weiss, Writer March 8, 2020

For decades, driving has been considered an essential skill for being an adult in modern life. But with the rise of self-driving cars, will this skill become irrelevant and outdated, or even a hindrance? The...

Motivated to Shoot

Motivated to Shoot

Patrick Otte February 26, 2020

The recent award-winning film, the “Joker,” a re-imagining of the classic DC comics “Batman” horror-film, has stirred up quite a controversy amongst its viewers. Vulture, a website that focuses...

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