Amid growing concerns over a recent police incident, students from Menlo-Atherton High School organized two walkouts to condemn police violence targeting people of color. According to the police...

To study for a test, students often memorize dozens of facts and formulas. However, memorization should be replaced with an often-neglected but more useful skill: critical thinking. Teachers test students...

Two hundred fifty years ago, the founding fathers wrote the Second Amendment, stating “a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to bear arms,...

Take a look around you. Often, you might see someone hooked to something that they are addicted to, whether that be social media, drugs, or even food. A big reason for that addiction is not even their...

Fifty years ago, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) landed a man on the moon. In 2023, they are trying to replicate their earlier success by doing the same thing.  While NASA...

Zoom. Canvas. Google Classroom. These apps are synonymous with the days  where everyone had to learn through a computer. While some want to leave these memories in the past, others have found ways to...

Modern dramas such as the NCIS franchise, One Chicago, and Hawaii Five-O glorify the police department and tell thrilling stories about catching criminals. However, behind the high-octane chase scenes...

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk purchased Twitter and became the new owner of the platform.  On Oct. 27, Musk paid $44 billion for Twitter and $54.20 for each share. Because of this, Twitter is now...

President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would mobilize 300,000 Russian citizens to reinforce the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.  Fearing conscription, many Russian men fled the country...

According to the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, Proposition 27 (Prop 27) will allow Californian tribes and sports betting companies to offer online sports wagering in California. However,...

President Joe Biden announced a plan to eliminate up to $20,000 in student loan debt for middle-income families.  According to studentaid.gov, individuals making less than $125,000 and couples making...

According to Basketball-Reference, the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers had the highest odds of winning the 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) championship. In the end, the Los Angeles...

John McCarthy, who coined the term artificial intelligence (AI) in 1955, defined AI as “the science and engineering of making intelligent machines.” As these intelligent machines develop, people should...

Many people experience a familiar phenomenon during their time in school: they start to forget what they learned the moment they learn it. The process of forgetting facts is swift, unforgiving, and difficult...

According to the University of Chicago Medical Center, studies have shown that adults today are getting an average of only 6.1 hours of sleep each night. By contrast, adults in 1900 reached nine hours...

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs once declared his company's slogan as “Think Different.” However, that motto seems to have washed away in the last decade.  Fast Company, an online publication that...

For the foreseeable future, climate change will be the end of humankind and life on Earth. People can already see the many devastating effects of climate change. Melting glaciers, drought, and rising...

ASB's food drive competition is a great way to get involved in Carlmont's charity opportunities. The competition is from Nov. 15 through Nov. 19, with each second-period class competing against each...

Carlmont has implemented an ethnic studies course this year for freshmen, and with a new class comes an entirely new set of homework and classwork assignments. According to Instructional Vice-Principal...