Anita Beroza is a senior who is in her third year of the journalism program at Carlmont. She enjoys politics, current events, and staying involved with Carlmont through many clubs and activities.
Holiday foods are delicious treats that remind us of our traditions and culture. But how do many of these dishes actually measure up?
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin pie is a banger dish, on par with literal...
English spelling sucks.
It’s true— it’s the complaint of every student who lost points on their essay due to typos, publishing proofreaders, newsroom editors, and anyone learning...
Spelling in English is notoriously unpredictable, with words such as through, thorough, tough, and plough having the same series of letters, yet making completely different sounds.
The English language is full of its quirks and idiosyncrasies. While our odd spelling and pronunciation get lots of attention, our punctuation tends to get sidelined in favor of them. But I am here to...
For the past 19 years, the National Security Agency (NSA) has been collecting data on every single U.S. citizen. Any phone call, email, text message any citizen has sent can be seized for use by the government...
The Carlmont Student Store is well-known for its many goodies and treats that can be purchased by students during lunch or after school on Thursdays, but which snacks measure up? As the completely legitimate,...
As activism becomes more common online, there’s an unhealthy expectation for those who participate in it to be engaged with all topics all the time. While social media can be an excellent place to spread...
As the much-awaited sequel to "The Clone Wars" animated TV series, "The Bad Batch" carried many a "Star Wars" fan's high hopes, as the show is written and directed by many of the same people who wrote...
Supporters of President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol shortly after he held a rally in front of the White House, according to multiple sources.
"We will never give up, we will never concede....
On Sept. 23, San Mateo County made important progress against COVID-19: the county's risk level decreased from widespread to substantial.
“Great news for San Mateo County, we’ve moved into the red,”...
French doctors report they had a novel coronavirus case in December, long before France’s first official case, according to the Wall Street Journal.
This is the earliest known case of COVID-19 outside...
In certain cities, citizens who are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 are now getting tested, according to CNN.
This type of testing is crucial to determining how widespread the pandemic is, especially...
A second wave of COVID-19 cases will likely occur, probably around fall 2020, according to Forbes.
Such patterns are typical of many pandemics, according to the Guardian. When healthcare systems are...
President Donald Trump has cut U.S. fundings to the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the New York Times.
In response to questions raised over the credibility of the WHO, Trump threatened...
COVID-19 cases almost doubled in just three days in San Mateo County, according to data from John Hopkins CSSE, and the death rate is now 3%, according to smchealth.org.
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As of March 17, some grocery chains will be reserving regular hours for groups most threatened by COVID-19, according to KREM. Among these chains are stores owned by Cerberus Capital, which includes Safeway and Albertsons.
Safeway,...
San Mateo County has nine cases of COVID-19. There were only two last week.
As of March 9, San Mateo County has four confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five presumptive positives, according to the San...
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A new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged from Wuhan, China, at the beginning of the new year....
The first results of the 2020 Democratic Party caucus came in seven days late, according to the Chicago Tribune. This wasn't supposed to happen.
The goal, according to USA Today, was for the 2020 Iowa...
As of January 2020, Verizon Wireless no longer activates older versions of the iPhone, according to their website. These models include the iPhone 5s and earlier, along with any models that use their...
You scroll through your timeline.
Dog video. Funny meme. Political post. A friend’s birthday party. Political ad.
Rinse and repeat.
If you agreed with the political post, you might have liked it....
As Carlmont students begin to focus in on what they want to pursue after high school, some find entrepreneurship particularly appealing. Fittingly, the November science lecture was centered around...
CIA at Carlmont doesn’t have international espionage or hold government secrets. Instead, it holds meetings every Monday to unite students through God.
At Carlmont, Club President Karina Tseng...
The school-mandated PSAT is coming fast, but not all students deal with it the same way.
On Oct. 16, sophomores and juniors will be participating in the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, widely...
