How Weird Street Faire
Eoin Cunningham, Segment Producer
May 15, 2019
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The How Weird Street Faire was held in San Francisco where people express themselves in weird ways, view art, and dance to techno music.
In 2019, libraries have more to offer than books
Rachel McCrea, Staff Writer
May 9, 2019
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Computer keys click rapidly and chatter fills the air. In an adjacent room, a basebeat pulses through a glass door. A vending machine rattles and a laptop pops noisily out of a slot. Somewhere, the shrieks and laughter of children echo. Welcome to the Belmont Library. The 21st century has given ri...
Educated Guesses Episode Four: “Presidencies are weird. I’m just going to start with that”
Emma Romanowsky and Molly Donaldson
May 7, 2019
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Join Emma and Molly this week as they drive around the Bay Area in Emma's Car. Listen to them talk about plane crashes, "Game of Thrones," Ashton Kutcher, and try not to crash into the cars in front of them. This episode will take you through the streets of San Mateo County while they share personal...
JV baseball mercy rules Sacred Heart Prep
Miles Ozorio, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
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The Carlmont JV baseball team handily defeated conference opponent Sacred Heart Prep in a five-inning bout on Wednesday, May 1. The Scots took care of business on a sunny afternoon at Carlmont, maintaining their status at the top of the league. The Scots entered the game tied for first place with Burli...
Juice Wrld lights up the stage in San Francisco
Leela Stuepfert, Staff Writer
May 2, 2019
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While San Francisco residents went about their typical Monday routines, 8,500 people danced the night away inside the Civic Auditorium at a Juice Wrld concert. Out of the 18 shows on the tour, American rapper Juice Wrld made a stop in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, May 1. His name, Juice Wrld, intends ...
Scots swim past Burlingame with eyes set on PAL finals
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
April 20, 2019
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The Carlmont swim teams completed the four-way sweep of Burlingame High School in their final meet before Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) qualifiers. On Senior Day, the Scots swam hard and fast, with boys varsity winning 105-63 and girls varsity winning 139-31, while the JV boys and girls won 125-85 an...
Philosophy Club ‘Kant’ stop discussing
Elle Brough, Staff Writer
April 20, 2019
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Every Thursday, Philosophy Club meets in A2 to read and discuss philosophical texts. “We are a group of students who are interested in reading philosophy and thinking a lot,” said Kelly Doherty, a senior and president of the club. The majority of the students in the club are in the Advanced...
Opinion: G(un) safe
Talia Schreiber, Staff Writer
April 20, 2019
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Guns are not toys. They are not to be waved around on Instagram or held up on Snapchat while teenagers mouth the lyrics to their favorite song. Guns are dangerous. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of gun-related deaths in the United States has reached...
Opinion: Gun violence should be addressed through research
Miles Ozorio, Staff Writer
April 20, 2019
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Parkland was a year ago. Sandy Hook was more than six. Schools do not seem any safer. Nowhere does. Lockdown drills always get us out of class for ten minutes, but still, for most Americans, it is just a waiting game, hoping they are not in the next unlucky group to be involved in a mass sh...
Opinion: Controlling gun violence isn’t as simple as it may seem
Maya Lip, Staff Writer
April 20, 2019
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One problem with multiple causes cannot be prevented by one solution. Just like gun violence cannot be prevented by a single gun ban and increased gun control across the country. In early February 2018, 17 students were killed at a high school in Parkland, Fla. The Florida killer, Nikolas Cruz, p...
Opinion: Gun control needs to be taken to the next level
Zachary Khouri, Staff Writer
April 20, 2019
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The rulebook of the U.S., like it or not, is always changing. To keep up with modern times, we are forced to interpret and amend the constitution where ever needed. So why do some still cling onto the Second Amendment? The Third Amendment provides an example of this trend — it is not very often...
Maya Benjamin, Staff Writer
New abortion law directly challenges Roe v. Wade On May 15, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the...
Audrey Boyce, Staff Writer
Hungarians held a festival on the day preceding Mother's Day, as they have done for the past five years,...
Talia Schreiber, Staff Writer
Students today find themselves overwhelmed by the high expectations set for them and will often find...
Francesca D'Urzo, Staff Writer
May 19, 2019
With the school year coming to an end, ASB’s newly elected Executive Board finishes planning one of their final projects and events, the ASB spring field trip. This Friday,...
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
May 18, 2019
The odds of high school athletes making it to the collegiate level are slim to none. According to calculations done by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, there...
Nicole Yeo, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
It's May, and student stress is skyrocketing as finals approach. However, finals aren't the only things on student's minds. Advanced Placement (AP) testing also takes place...
Taisiia Yakovenko, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
Walking into the Belmont Library, patrons can access a variety of resources, get any questions answered, or enjoy a quiet afternoon reading a book. In addition, the Belmont...