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Rachel Hunter, Writer

May 30, 2019

How Weird Street Faire

Eoin Cunningham, Segment Producer

May 15, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...