Elise Hsu, Staff Writer

February 6, 2020

Feb. 1, 2020, marks the first anniversary of the allowance of girls into the Scouts BSA program, formerly known as Boy Scouts. Since that day in 2019, over 77,000 girls have joined the program, including me. I am a founding member of Troop 4301 (T4301), along with five other girls. Although T4301...

Editorial Staff, Editorial Staff

February 3, 2020

When we think of Valentine’s Day, the first things that come to mind are often boxes of chocolates, roses, cards, or even heart-shaped candies. For many, Valentine’s Day is viewed as a simple Hallmark holiday, but the question is, should products be substituted for authentic connections and expressions...

Zachary Khouri, Scot Scoop Editor

February 2, 2020

I’ve been a fan of Taylor Swift since I could talk.  I have memorized every single lyric off of her sophomore album, "Fearless," over the course of a million car rides, and ever since then, I have been invested in her career. "Fearless" remains my favorite album of hers to date. That being said,...

Zachary Khouri, Scot Scoop Editor

February 2, 2020

“Tonight’s the best night of our lives / can you feel it? I can feel it…” So begins the fourth studio album of pop singer-songwriter Kesha Rose Serbet, better known as Kesha. “High Road” harkens back to her earlier work, returning from the country-pop fusion of “Rainbow” to the party...

Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer

January 31, 2020

The Bay Area is the epicenter of technology and yet, San Francisco, its pride and joy, is one of the dirtiest cities I’ve ever seen, and no one seems to care.  In 2019, San Francisco spent $72.5 million on city clean up, but if you look around the city, you wouldn’t believe this for one minute....

Polina Engovatov, Staff Writer

January 31, 2020

The second surprise album Eminem dropped in a row was ultimately a success.  He made a fantastic followup to the album “Kamikaze” with his newest album, “Music To Be Murdered By,” especially after getting a lot of hate on his album “Revival” back in 2017. This entire album was filled...

Cori Nicholson, Staff Writer

January 30, 2020

Money. Profit.  It drives all of us. It's hard to ignore — after all, society is set up like this. The majority of the world works until they can't anymore. Go to work, go home, eat, sleep, repeat. It's a process, a system if you will; we have to have money to survive, which means what we do with...

Keya Arora, Staff Writer

January 29, 2020

If you asked your parents what their life was like in high school, chances are there would be few similarities. They walked multiple miles to get to school every day, an infamous tale, while we ride in the comfort of a car or perhaps a bus. Their valedictorians took three AP courses while ours take nine....

Editorial Staff, Editorial Staff

January 27, 2020

Each individual student has their own interests and areas of strengths and weaknesses, but their goal tends to be similar: to graduate Carlmont with all the credits they need. The outlined requirements seem easy to follow, yet there are countless combinations of classes and ways to meet them due to the...

Auva Soheili, Staff Writer

January 25, 2020

It was as if someone had reached into the part of my mind I try to shut out, had uncovered my worst nightmare — my greatest fear — and decided to play it on repeat right before my eyes and turn it into a sick joke for the nation to laugh at. The headlines spammed the internet. Growing up as...