Tragedy struck the Lick- Wilmerding community this past summer as the bee colonies living in the garden were destroyed by an unknown menace. In fact, colonies of honeybees are collapsing in alarming numbers throughout the agricultural world. Nikhil Brocchini ‘16 … Read More
Watch the BSU President Shevann Stueben ’16 and Community Networker Maiyio Taylor-Jackson ’17 reflect on BSU’s efforts and hope for their club in the future.
Lick-Wilmerding’s McCullough library gained a great new temporary head librarian this winter. Susanne DeRisi has stepped in for the beloved Lissa Crider, who is on sabbatical. DeRisi spends her time in the Library shelving, researching and teaching students to research … Read More
The crafting movement is going strong. When I googled “craft sites” there were 144 million results. I have a lot of experience with sewing but I was looking for fun things that I could make and share. I chose to … Read More
After two years at Lick-Wilmerding, Rebekah Randle, the Learning Strategies Associate, is excited and sad to be leaving LW next fall to go to graduate school at University of San Francisco, where she will study Librarian Science. Rebekah has served … Read More
“We’re drawing mountains!”
As a newspaper, our job is to make sure that our readers get news that they feel is pertinent to their lives. An important part of that is presenting fair and unbiased news. But even that can sometimes be impossible. … Read More
Currently on view at Alcatraz is @Large, an impressive, site-specific installation of the work of 57-year-old Chinese artist and political activist Ai Wei Wei. Ai often uses large sculptural installations and spoken word to express his criticism of the Chinese … Read More
Two years ago Lick’s very own Stephen Page ‘15 and his two friends Thomas and Joe founded The Sutros. In the seventh grade, the threesome had played as The Avenues. As their skill and musical vision grew, they realized they … Read More
Beekeeping is an art that the Greeks perfected by domesticating the beehives and using fire smoke in order to collect the honey that these amazing bees create. Nik Brochini ’16 brought this ancient art to Lick this year through his … Read More
This past week, Lick’s popular, self-run band, Space Among Many, spoke with the Hyphen staff about their experience in music and how they came together. The band of three seniors– Glenna Roberts, Jack Gorlin, and Tano Brock– are known primarily … Read More
One thing I’ve noticed a lot at Lick-Wilmerding is that the vast majority of females at the school have long hair. And that’s really interesting, since long hair is something we associate with femininity.
Sometimes I feel uncomfortable on public transportation even if I’m not wearing anything bad. This guy started talking to me and I was wearing hoodie and pants, so, is that provocative?
Lovejoy’s Tea Room is nestled on the corner of Clipper and Church in sunny Noe Valley, and Lovey’s Tea Shoppe is tucked right off Cabrillo Highway in the foggy surf town of Pacifica. Yet, both parts of Lovejoy’s chain … Read More
Taft Weber-Kilpack ‘16, an Etsy craft shop owner, blog writer, and Lick student, sat down with the Hyphen on February 11th to talk about her crafty business and her future plans with her blog and her online shop, “Making Tembo”. … Read More
“We’re going to take your picture.”
“Oh, where’s my makeup?! I feel like a movie star now.”
“You should ask me a deep question. I have a lot of deep thoughts but never get a chance to say them, so I just come off as not that deep.”
I didn’t feel that I needed to know anything about dyslexia until I was diagnosed. When I was told, I suddenly wanted to learn all about learning differences. I finally learned that all of the things that I thought I … Read More
Steve Ballmer, the chief executive officer of Microsoft, announced on August 23rd that he would be retiring within the next twelve months. This action has led Microsoft to question its future as a company, and its hopes for a replacement … Read More