CRISPR research promises to save lives
Amelia Espinosa, Staff Writer
March 16, 2017
Many scientists believe that Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR), a new way to edit genes, may someday be able to cure cancer, prevent autism, and stop AIDS. On March 8, at a Carlmont science guest lecture, Rachel Haurwitz, the president and CEO of Caribou Biosciences,...
Friends of Millard Fillmore face lack of competition
Sherilyn Kuo, Staff Writer
February 8, 2017
Filed under Campus
In less than a week, Carlmont students will be giving up their weekend and coming on campus to participate in a three-day trivia scavenger hunt. This scavenger hunt is a competition planned by the leaders of the Carlmont Friends of Millard Fillmore (FOMF) Club, and usually includes schools from San...
Science lecture introduces students to Impossible Foods
Hannah Young, Staff Writer
November 22, 2015
Filed under Campus
To eat meat or not to eat meat? That is the question that began to plague biotechnologist Chris Davis as his team at Impossible Foods researched the world's most destructive industry: animal farming. "People like meat because it tastes good. It's a part of our lives," said Davis. "There's even a social connotation with meat and good living nowadays." Unfortunately, more than 30 percent of...
Ailee Lim, Staff Writer
The traffic that faces people going on Ralston Avenue is difficult to manage. A commute that would normally...
Zachary Khouri, Staff Writer
Midterms are coming up soon on Nov. 6, and California’s citizens will be voting on Proposition 7 —...
Emma Romanowsky, Staff Writer
Trump threatens to close the border As hundreds of refugees approach the United States, President Trump...
Sean Vanderaa, Staff Writer
October 21, 2018
After a tense back-and-forth throughout the five sets between the Carlmont Scots (9-5) and the Burlingame Panthers (6-8), the Scots were able to pull away with a win. "Coming...
Nina Heller, Staff Writer
October 21, 2018
What’s more American than apple pie? Protesting. From the Boston Tea Party to boycotts of the Stamp Act, the United States was founded on the basis of protesting. But...
Natalie Doud, Staff Writer
October 21, 2018
Instead of going to their classes on Thursday, 89 students signed up to give blood. ASB’s Do Something commission sets up two blood drives each school year, collecting...
Audrey Boyce, Staff Writer
October 19, 2018
As the U.S. midterms approach, politics are on everybody's mind. However, an equally important election is being overlooked: the race for the San Carlos City Council, where...