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What is the Lab-Grown Meat Industry?

What is the Lab-Grown Meat Industry?

Elyse Weaver, Staff Writer June 2, 2023

Vegetarianism and veganism have been on the rise for decades, drawing people in for both health and ethical reasons. As the global percentage of nonmeat-eaters has risen, the demand for meat substitutes...

Staff of the Issue: Salvador Trujillo

Staff of the Issue: Salvador Trujillo

Sofia Ramirez April 9, 2023

Q: You have been a dedicated member of the school community for as long as any student can remember, how many years have you been working at Laguna Blanca? A: I have been working for Laguna Blanca school...

I Voted, Did You?

Alexandra Siegel, Co-Editor-in-Chief February 17, 2023

In the United States, eighteen is the start of many things; adulthood, independence, and arguably most important, engagement in the democratic process. When one votes, they are participating in the democratic...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Spotlight

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Spotlight

Alexandra Siegel October 12, 2022

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a Latinx, educator, and organizer serving the 14th district of New York in the Bronx and Queens. Ocasio-Cortez grew up experiencing the reality of New York’s...

An Eventful Spirit Week at LBS!

An Eventful Spirit Week at LBS!

Daisy Finefrock November 2, 2019

PAJAMA DAY! TWIN DAY! INTERNET DAY (VSCO AND E-GIRLS/BOYS)! HAWAIIAN/TOURIST DAY! LAGUNA SPIRIT DAY!

Grade Inflation

Grade Inflation

Aura Carlson and Phoebe Stein June 3, 2018

According to a study done by Michael Hurwitz of the College Board and Jason Lee of the Uni- versity of Georgia,“In 1998, 38.9 percent of kids in high school had an average grade of an A,”...

The Price of Christmas

The Price of Christmas

Itziar de Pedro February 21, 2018

Everyone dreams about ‘the most wonderful time of the year’.The weeks leading up to Christmas Day are full of energy, with people eager to spend time with their loved ones and kids buzzing...

Teachers Most Embarrassing Moments

Teachers Most Embarrassing Moments

Kendall White February 9, 2018

Meghan Roarty “I would say that one of my most embarrassing moments while teach- ing was when a student called me ‘mom’ by accident during class, and then proceeded to explain that he...

Mission to Mars

Patrick Otte February 9, 2018

Mission to Mars was a series of thirty-minute presentations done by 8th graders under the circumstances if they were to travel to Mars and successfully colonize the planet. Approximately sixty to eighty...

Hugh Hefner: The Good, The Bad and the Bunny

Hugh Hefner: The Good, The Bad and the Bunny

Carina Tedesco January 21, 2018

When a celebrity passes, our society must decide how we will remember him or her. Typically, we choose to to recognize the best qualities of the dead and selectively forget their flaws. Although it is...

Left Behind

Left Behind

Luke Smillie May 18, 2017

Recently, I had the pleasure of viewing a documentary directed by a young lmmaker named Natalie Johns. e lm centers around the problem of mass incar- ceration in the United States of America....

Surviving the Best Friend Breakup

Surviving the Best Friend Breakup

Mathew Goldsholl March 20, 2017

Most of us have, during our lives, reached a point in a friendship that becomes plagued with anger, fights, silences, extended silences, one-sided bad-mouthing, mutual bad-mouthing and/or violence (hopefully...

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