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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

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2 Minutes - 10 Questions, with Sam Novic

2 Minutes – 10 Questions, with Sam Novic

By Kate Luebkeman May 13, 2014

Sam Novic risks it all as he attempts to answer 10 questions in 2 minutes or he will get pied in the face. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6alnzOddOyM

The Orwells Performs at Slims

The Orwells Performs at Slim’s

By Claire Donohue Apr 22, 2014

Garage rock band, The Orwells, leaned against their beat up van outside of Slim’s Music Hall in San Francisco on Sunday March 23.  The members of the band, none over the age of 21, held disintegrating...

SUPERHERO TALENT: Metal and a detailed paint job bring Barella’s Captain America shield to life.         

Photo courtesy of: Nick Barella

Nick Barella: From Paper to Props

By Haydn Wall Apr 22, 2014

Last year, senior Nick Barella and his friend decided to try to build a laser rifle from the popular game Fallout 3. What started as a way to pass the time with a friend quickly became a potentially profitable...

Female Rappers Who Are Killin’ It

Female Rappers Who Are Killin’ It

By Kate Luebkeman Apr 22, 2014

In the male-dominated genre of hip-hop, it’s often easy to overlook the many female artists tirelessly making music. Rap is sometimes looked at as a hotbed of misogyny, homophobia and racism more than...

TONING IT DOWN: “Morning Phase” is Beck’s 12th album and has a much softer sound.

Beck Mellows Out for Morning Phase

By Daniel Carroll Apr 20, 2014

It’s been nearly ten years since Beck released his quirky, psychedelic and loud album “Mellow Gold,” which included “Loser” the song that put him on the map. Since then, he has revealed the ever-expanding...

10 Ways to Survive the Last Months of School

10 Ways to Survive the Last Months of School

By Devon Stoeber Apr 11, 2014

1. Keep your school supplies organized. Near the end of the year, it’s easy to find yourself shoving papers in folders and pockets of your bag, never to be seen again. Clean out all the papers you...

Strange Scholarships: From Height to Duct Tape

Strange Scholarships: From Height to Duct Tape

By Casey O'Brien Mar 29, 2014

With the price of college education in America rising to unprecedented heights, many students have become nervous about their ability to pay for their education, and fear having to pay off huge student...

Beth Behrs made her debut in the film “American Pie: The Book of Love.” Currently, she plays Caroline Channing  in CBS’s hit show “Two Broke Girls.” Behrs attended Tam in 2004 and participated in Tam’s Conservatory Theatre Ensemble. This photo features Behrs in her senior superlative photo for “future movie star.”

Famous Faces of Tam

By Nic Mosher Mar 25, 2014

It’s no secret that our school is the home of many talented, creative, and unique individuals. While every Tam student is special, there are some alumni who are so exceptional that they have gained mass...

CULTURAL EXCHANGE: Cella Wright stands for a photo with her host family during her Amigos trip to Oaxaca, Mexico.                                                                                 Photo courtesy of: Cella Wright

Students Explore Summer Programs

By Hannah Chorley Mar 25, 2014

Senior Cella Wright went to the Mixe region of Oaxaca, Mexico for eight weeks this past summer with the organization Amigos de las Americas. “It was incredibly refreshing to be so far out of my comfort...

Review: The Square

Review: “The Square”

By Isabella Schloss Mar 25, 2014

Jehane Noujaim's Oscar-nominated documentary "The Square" is an intense and beautiful film that captures, from the perspective of several activists, the early days of the Egyptian Revolution and tumultuous...

Graphic by Cassie Jeong

10 Steps to Happiness

By Jasmine Caputo Mar 25, 2014

The pursuit of happiness is something that should be in everyone’s daily schedule. Learning optimism and perspective is one of the greatest lessons that anyone can be taught, but for some people it may...

10 Things to Do While Staying Home Sick

10 Things to Do While Staying Home Sick

By Kate Luebkeman Mar 18, 2014

When you wake up to a blistering headache, a never-ending runny nose, and the feeling that your throat has swollen to three times its usual proportion, the proposition of staying home sick doesn’t exactly...

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