Environmental Club proposes community garden

Lucy Perrone, Staff Writer

May 9, 2017

Filed under Campus

Spring has come, and along with it, a new garden project at Carlmont. In hopes to beautify the campus, Environmental Club has taken over a community garden. Located between upper and lower D-hall, the abandoned planter boxes will soon house a variety of plants. Risako Nozaki, a junior and club me...

Belmont takes final steps towards affordable housing project

Alexander Derhacobian, Staff Writer

April 5, 2017

Filed under News, Top News

The Bay Area’s real estate bubble has led to a tremendous increase in housing costs and has affected countless residents. To help cure this crisis, the Belmont City Council has recently approved the construction of affordable housing units that have the potential of lowering housing costs for some...

Caltrain electrification funding powers out

Justin Som, Staff Writer

February 21, 2017

Filed under News

Modernized trains, increased efficiency, and shorter travel times are the prospects of Caltrain's electrification project in March 2017. According to Caltrain, this project will bring 9,600 jobs for workers across the United States. But without the federal funding it needs, this dream will derail...

Project Happiness comes to a close

Alyssa Fagel, Editor

March 27, 2014

Filed under Campus

In the first week of March, Carlmont Associative Student Body (ASB) welcomed a new program called Project Happiness to the school. ASB representative Cailin Cumming said, “The purpose of Project Happiness is to create an encouraging environment for Carlmont. We [ASB] just want to do something nice...

Emotions run high in The Laramie Project

November 23, 2013

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‘The Laramie Project,’ a message to young adults

Jocelyn Moran, Staff Writer

September 20, 2013

Filed under A&E

Carlmont students are currently working on one of the most performed plays in America, "The Laramie Project," which will be performed Nov. 14, 15, and 16 in the Studio Theater. "The Laramie Project" is a play by Moises Kaufman in response to the reaction of the 1998 murder of young gay college student...

Thom Yorke side project Atoms for Peace releases debut LP

February 27, 2013

Filed under A&E

To label Atoms for Peace as a Thom Yorke side project may be slightly misleading. While the Radiohead frontman is undoubtedly the heart of the group, which consists of Yorke, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker of Beck, and R.E.M, and renowned Brazilian...

New PTSA project needs donations from community

January 25, 2011

Filed under Campus

The community spirit of the staff and PTSA have identified a need and joined forces to create a "Carlmont Pantry" that will collect donations of nutritional snacks, hygiene and clothing items that will be made available to all Carlmont students per request. The Pantry collects items to be provided...