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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

In-depth and long-form journalism about our community’s important issues

Smartphones: Finding a Balance

Smartphones: Finding a Balance

By Aaron Newman Sep 29, 2011

Smartphones are prominent on campus nowadays. Devices such as the iPhone and the Blackberry are potent, versatile machines of interaction, information, and entertainment. But do they make us happier? Evolved...

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Moving Past Depression

Moving Past Depression

By Carina Albizures Aug 19, 2011

March 11, 2011 was a Friday. It was the end of the school week, and while other people were desperate for their weekends to start, I was desperate for my life to end. I woke up feeling miserable, worthless,...

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Suffering In Secret: The Causes and Effects of Eating Disorders at Tam

Suffering In Secret: The Causes and Effects of Eating Disorders at Tam

By Camille Kaufman May 22, 2011

Julie’s Mom had made pasta for dinner that night. After excusing herself, Julie walked nervously upstairs, harsh thoughts racing through her head. At the end of the hallway, she turned into her room...

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Every 15 Minutes: Examining the Impact of Tam's Drunk Driving Simulation

Every 15 Minutes: Examining the Impact of Tam’s Drunk Driving Simulation

By Joel Abrahams & Racine Cermak Apr 7, 2011

  The tarps were removed and the screaming began. Two students sat in the front seats of a small, partially crushed car, both of them covered in blood. A senior boy fell from the driver’s seat...

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Night Custodians: Highlighting the Hidden

Night Custodians: Highlighting the Hidden

By Jenna Tuttle and Jenna Tuttle Mar 24, 2011

It’s 10 o’clock on Tuesday night and all is quiet in Keyser Hall except for the closing of a door and the soft pitter-patter of footsteps. All souls have left the campus except for the occasional Mock...

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Taking the High Road: The myth of driving on marijuana

Taking the High Road: The myth of driving on marijuana

By Camille Kaufman Dec 31, 2010

A few months ago, senior Jack got pulled over for not having a front license plate. When he pulled to the side of the road, the last thing on his mind was getting a DUI. After all, he wasn’t drunk. “The...

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Competition In the New Economy: College expecations push students to the academic limit

By Elianna Cohen & Zach Wexman Nov 8, 2010

Nicole Bruno is a Tam student applying to college just like most of her classmates. However, an important factor will greatly influence where she decides to attend college: financial aid. “College...

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Cut from the Job

By Elissa Stolman Jun 5, 2010

At the Tamalpais Union High School District board meeting on May 11, staff, students, parents, and community members from across the district gathered at Redwood High School to vocally oppose the elimination...

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Building Broken Bodies

By Tomer Sabo May 5, 2010

Milling about the room, boys of every shape, build, and size seem simultaneously determined and uncomfortable. The clang of metal, the scratchy music blasting from an old stereo, the gentle breeze enabled...

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Tam students travel abroad

By Melissa Uzes May 5, 2010

In the days leading up to spring break, three groups of Tamalpais High School students packed their bags and left the comfort of Mill Valley for a more exotic adventure. While the rest of Tam prepared...

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