In 2004’s blockbuster hit Mean Girls, Kady Heron rushes to prom after winning a math decathlon, hours late but still in time to win prom queen and receive a crown, which she then proceeds to break and toss into the … Read More
Author Archives: Julia Thompson
Kate Kendell on the Civil Rights Struggle of LGBT People
Kate Kendell has a message for you: “[You] are part of the history that we are making around LGBT rights. I mean we are in the midst of a civil rights struggle for LGBT people that is garnering headlines for … Read More
Picture Day Harbors Creativity
Each fall, a line of Lick-Wilmerding students stretches outside the gym and across the courtyard. Students eagerly fix their hair and anxiously check their reflections, all waiting in anticipation for their school identification photos. On this highly anticipated photo day, … Read More
Lick-Wilmerding Designers Sew Their Formal Finery
A few hours before winter formal, most students are slipping into their dresses or suits, fixing their hair with gel or hairspray, and strapping on heels or lacing up dress shoes. However, Taft Weber-Kilpack ’16 was working on her dress, sewing … Read More
NFL Examines Domestic Violence Policies
Recently, a slew of domestic violence charges against several high profile NFL players has brought NFL ethical policies into focus. The surveillance video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice dragging his unconscious then-fiance (now wife) Janay Palmer out of … Read More
Top Mexican Drug Lord “El Chapo” Captured
On February 22, Mexican Marines and police stormed into the Aenida del Mar Condo tower in Mazatlan. There, they captured the world’s most wanted drug lord, Joaquín Guzmán (“El Chapo”), who had been lying in bed next to his beauty … Read More
The 26th Annual Festival of One Acts
Of the 31 entries to the One Acts this year, the six well-deserving winners were the plays “Acceptance,” “Moving In,” “Confessions of 3 Tree Valley,” “Criminally Obnoxious,” “The Lobster” and “After Life.” Diverse as always, the interludes this year covered … Read More
Tips for Jesus
An anonymous tipper has been leaving hundreds and thousands of dollars of tips in various locations across the United States. The first generous tip was given in Utah in mid-August of this past year. The Huffington Post reported a $5,000 … Read More
Malala Yousafzai: A Symbol of Resistance
July 12, 2013 was Malala Day. Malala Day honors Malala Yousafzai, a sixteen-year-old Pakistani girl who works to bring education to underprivileged girls around the world. “Malala Day is not my day,” said Yousafzai in a speech before the … Read More
City College of San Francisco Fights for Accreditation
Since its opening in September of 1935, City College of San Francisco has been a public institution serving both the academic and vocational needs of students. Originally, City College was part of the San Francisco Unified School District. The fledgling … Read More