By Elisa Cobb, Features Editor, Author at The Tam News

Be ready: Tam prepares emergency, natural disaster readiness

By Elisa Cobb, Features Editor ♦ Feb 16, 2023

The Tamalpais High School front desk received a phone call issuing a bomb threat on Nov. 30, 2022. Students were directed to evacuate to the football field to receive further instruction.

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California Homeless Union v. Sausalito

By Anika Kapan, Features Editor, Graphics Editor ♦ Nov 18, 2022

“These are Sausalito residents, people who in many cases lived a good chunk of their lives there, they rented apartments in the past, and paid rent, a lot of that went to property taxes, sales taxes, raised children, went to schools, they are part of the artistic community,” Prince said. “They are contributing members of the Sausalito community. They’re residents. They’re not just ‘the homeless.’”

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What One Pill Can Do… Life or Death

By Annie Shine and Violet Howard ♦ Nov 14, 2022

Opioid use in Marin County has become a dangerous and a life-threatening issue, more commonly to teens.

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Fifty Years of Title IX and We Still Have Work To Do

By Siobhan King, Reporter ♦ Sep 29, 2022

The neglect of the Tamalpais High School softball field and its facilities seems to instill the message that the team and its players are not worth investing in.

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A Stained Work Experience

By Shaina Mandala, Graphics Editor ♦ Jun 7, 2022

Young women in the Tam community delve into their experiences with workplace harassment.

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Out of the Binary

By Kennedy Enlowsmith, Editor in Chief ♦ Mar 29, 2022

Every non-binary person at Tam has a different experience with gender. For some, changing pronouns, changing names, and clothing style are important for them, and for others, there is no desire to change anything at all.

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How The Pandemic Has Affected Teenager’s Mental Health

By Colette Hale, Op/Ed Editor ♦ Mar 17, 2022

In the Tam community, anxiety and depression levels have been rising, there has been an increase in drug usage, and attendance records have shown a decrease in student attendance at school. While these issues were prevalent even before the pandemic, the coronavirus has increased these rates.

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Pipeline

By Samantha Nichols, Editor in Chief ♦ Feb 23, 2022

Black students at Tam are suspended at nearly four times the rate of their white counterparts, contributing to a process known as the school-to-prison pipeline. But a novel approach to school discipline called restorative justice shows potential to dismantle that system from its roots.

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The Reality of Consumerism

By Lauren Felder, Editor-in-Chief ♦ Dec 13, 2021

A venture into consumerism and the role it plays on the international climate crisis, through examining fast fashion, water, and agricultural industries.

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Tent City

By Savy Behr, Lifestyles/Sports Editor ♦ Oct 24, 2021

“We aren’t done protesting because we’re here [in Marinship Park] we’re still going to be protesting the violence against anchor-outs."

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E.D.

By Jordan Cushner, Reporter ♦ Apr 25, 2021

“It’s going to sound funny, but when I was really restricting what I was eating and overexercising it felt good ... And then there was a point where that slipped … I started to notice I was seeing stars all the time and in the shower my hair was coming out in my hands and I was like f*ck this is doing me no good"

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@metooattam

By Emily Stull, Editor in Chief ♦ Feb 7, 2021

58 percent of students seventh through twelfth grade experience sexual assault or harassment. High schoolers nationwide have taken matters into their own hands, establishing student-led task forces and outlets for victims to anonymously share their stories.

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