Hoover-Foster, commonly referred to as Ghost Town, is a neighborhood in West Oakland that spans across six blocks and is within five miles of cities like Berkeley and Emeryville. The neighborhood initially seemed appealing when Roscoe Lynell Bryant Jr., now … Read More
For the last few months the discovery of gravitational waves has been all over the news, but what are gravitational waves and what do they do? Gravitational waves are distortions in the fabric of space- time caused by violent and energetic … Read More
The Development Office, up the stairs behind the cafe, is the bright yellow building set in Lick’s garden. The interior design of the office is quite unique compared to the rest of Lick. The renovation of this building exemplifies the … Read More
Rachel Botamino Current Position: Spanish One Semester Sabbatical Faculty (Spanish 2A, 3H) Previous Job: French and Spanish Teacher Lick, and then retire to Spain: Botamino was born in France after her family fled Spain and the regime of Generalissimo Franco. … Read More
Ever since Title IX was passed in 1972, the number of girls participating in high school sports has increased dramatically, by more than 900%. As the number of athletes rises, the number of injuries increases simultaneously. The most common injury … Read More
Hydraulic fracturing is a well-stimulation technique in which a rock is fractured by a hydraulically pressurized liquid that consists of water, sand and chemicals. This fluid is injected into the ground, under enormous pressure, to make cracks in deep-rock formations … Read More
Ever wonder what life on Mars is like? Well, scientists who are about to participate in the longest study yet, eight months, at the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, or Hi-Seas for short, can tell you all about that. … Read More
Drought. Both California and Nevada are facing extreme conditions. San Francisco’s precipitation level has dropped 58% from previous years, Lake Shasta’s total capacity has dropped 17% from previous years, the San Luis Reservoir is currently only 17% full,and the Sierra … Read More