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  • Many restaurants are struggling during the pandemic, but others have found new ways to stay afloat. For instance, some restaurants on Laurel Street in San Carlos: "Just taking a walk down Laurel Street, there’s a bunch of outdoor seating, and cars aren’t allowed on the road, and I personally really like that change; I think it’s nice to have a walkable area with outdoor seating,” said Rory McGann, a senior.

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  • Young adult science fiction and fantasy has divided readers for years. Despite valid criticisms, the subgenre has more than meets the eye.

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  • Change in water temperature, generally caused by climate change, induces coral bleaching. When coral is stressed from the extreme temperatures, the algae producing its color expels and the coral typically dies. An absence of coral greatly affects ecosystems that wildlife depend on.

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Popular culture and social media allow politically incorrect and offensive phrases to become a normal part of society.

Popular culture normalizes political incorrectness for teenagers

Alison Kim, Staff Writer
February 6, 2019
Freshman Emily Garcia* takes a hit off her Juul.

Drug use seeps into high school culture

Leela Stuepfert, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
Parental expectations of typical teenage behavior can often overwhelm a teenager, causing them to assume that they have to conform to stereotypes.

Teenagers need understanding, not fixing

Maddy Ting, Social Media Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2019

Why I (probably) shouldn’t be able to vote

Joseph Gomez, Segment Producer
March 24, 2018
Great America is transformed into the frightening attraction, the Haunt, during the month of October. This is where thefts perpetrated by teens occurred the weekend before Halloween.

Great America terrorized by a mob of teenagers

Rachel Borshchenko, Staff Writer
November 1, 2017
42 percent of 18-year-olds do not know how to iron a shirt.

Teenagers: It’s time to act your age

Jessica Adair, Staff Writer/Columnist
November 2, 2014
The Belmont Library is full of opportunities to get involved and better the community.

Teenagers are surrounded by opportunities daily

Sarah Boro, Highlander Editor
February 18, 2014
Newspapers are becoming increasingly irrelevant to teenagers: Why some students don’t read “The Highlander”

Newspapers are becoming increasingly irrelevant to teenagers: Why some students don’t read “The Highlander”

Angela Perez de Tagle, Staff Writer
December 2, 2013
The website Brian Holloway set up to identify the list of the 300 partygoers and provide information about the event and how to help is located at helpmesave300.com

Former NFL star reached out to house-crashing teenagers

Aria Frangos, Scot Scoop Editor
September 23, 2013
Miranda Santana with her mom when she was a baby

Struggling with cancer: Carlmont teenagers go through life-changing experiences

April 18, 2012
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