Acquittal in Kate Steinle case reignites controversy
Rachel Borshchenko, Staff Writer
December 7, 2017
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San Francisco residents were left with mixed feelings when the man who killed a woman on Pier 14 was found innocent by a grand jury. On July 1, 2015, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate shot and killed Kate Steinle with a gun, which the defense argued Zarate found and shot by accident. The bullet ricocheted off of...
Film ‘Last Tango’ faces rape controversy
Armon Mahdavi, Staff Writer
December 7, 2016
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Film buffs around the world were shocked this past weekend when news arose that the infamous rape scene from Bernardo Bertolucci’s film “Last Tango In Paris” was non-consensual. The film is about an American businessman, played by Marlon Brando, who begins an affair with a young Parisian woman, played by Maria Schneider. In an intervie...
‘The Forest’ faces controversy
Alexandra Stein, Staff Writer
January 19, 2016
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Natalie Dormer's new movie, "The Forest," came into box offices Jan. 8. "The Forest" is a supernatural horror movie that follows Sarah Price, a young American woman, on a quest to find her twin sister who has disappeared into the Aokigahara "suicide" Forest in Japan. The forest she entered is ...
Possible tax on soda brings controversy
Sarah Adams, Staff Writer
November 1, 2013
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Carlmont students do not agree on whether or not San Francisco's proposed tax on all soda drinks is truly a necessity. San Francisco supervisor Scott Weiner developed this new tax measure, which will increase the price of all soda sales in San Francisco by two cents per ounce of beverage, if passed...
Katherine McKinney, Staff Writer
Christmas spirit is starting to light up the faces of citizens in the Bay Area. The Night of Lights...
Andrew Shao, Staff Writer
Raising money for affected Boy Scout troops in the heart of the Camp Fire in central California earlier...
Julia Rhodie, Staff Writer
Charlottesville neo-Nazi convicted on all counts “Unite the Right” rioter James Alex Fields Jr.,...
Sean Vanderaa, Staff Writer
December 10, 2018
The Hillsdale Knights charged into battle on Thursday night hoping to defeat Carlmont boys varsity basketball, only to be defeated 60-42 in a non-league joust. Hillsdale...
Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer
December 10, 2018
Only one out of every five people in the technology industry are women. The Girls Who Code Club strives to change that statistic by hosting a welcoming environment for...
December 9, 2018
"Our goal is to bring awareness to cancer through giving back to our community," said Cindy Chen, president of Hope Brigade Club. The club meets on the second and fourth...
CJ Ward, Staff Writer
December 8, 2018
The popular clothing brand Brandy Melville had a massive warehouse sale this past weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 1 and Sunday, Dec. 2, every item in the warehouse was $5,...