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Featured Opinions: Homelessness

By Emma Steinberg November 10, 2016

I cannot comprehend how one can support either candidate this year when they both fail to tackle the issue of homelessness in America. Living near a big city like San Francisco and often visiting relatives...

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Featured Opinions: Immigration

By Nicole Anisgard Parra November 10, 2016

In this year’s presidential election, there could have hardly been a larger divide between the candidates than their stances on immigration. President-Elect Trump’s policies called for the building...

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Featured Opinions: Foreign Policy

By Mary Overton and Mary Overton November 10, 2016

Donald Trump, as of January 20, 2017, will be sworn into the White House as the 45th President of the United States of America. In office, he will have to make decisions for our county regarding not only...

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Featured Opinion: Death Penalty

By Maddie Wall and Maddie Wall November 10, 2016

In 1972, the California Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was unconstitutional, only for it to be reinstated 6 years later. In 2012, Prop 32 would have repealed the death penalty in California,...

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Head Case: What Are You Giving Up to Play?

By Adam Tolson October 13, 2016

Junior Trevor Lopez will never play competitive football again. Years of hard hits and gruesome blows to the head have taken their toll on Lopez, who has had a passion for the game ever since seventh grade....

(L-R) Seniors Margaux Schumacher, Addy Ball and Brieya Moorberg recruit for BCA at Club Day.

Week in Pictures: Clubs

By Features October 5, 2016

Photos courtesy of Addy Ball

Dear Prospective Student...

Dear Prospective Student…

By Glo Robinson and Samantha Locke September 21, 2016

Amal Hayat was a sophomore when her letter from Harvard came in the mail. “It’s [like] a muggle getting accepted into Hogwarts,” said Hayat, now a junior  about receiving a recruitment letter from...

Senior Jordan Smith cheers on his teammates in their win over Sonoma Valley.

Week in Pictures: Sports

By Ethan Swope September 14, 2016

photos by Ethan Swope

The Lebanon Journals

The Lebanon Journals

By Elizabet Nelson June 3, 2016

After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, my grandpa Norm invited my dad to travel there with him. Norm often visits places and organizations that he raises money for on Compassion Radio, a daily radio program,...

Student Sleep Habits at Tam

May 27, 2016

by Elissa Asch Some students understand that the extra half hour they stay up on Instagram at night makes them a little drowsy the next day, but what they don't realize is that it also has the potential...

Here But Not Heard

Here But Not Heard

While the Sexuality and Gender Alliance Club (SAGA) was working to designate new, gender-neutral bathrooms, the unaffiliated Gender Alliance Club was putting up signs on school bathrooms saying that anyone...

It Doesnt Add Up: Why Does 39% of Our Student Population Pay for Math Tutoring?

It Doesn’t Add Up: Why Does 39% of Our Student Population Pay for Math Tutoring?

By Hannah Chorley, Willzie Connelly, and James Finn April 27, 2016

Senior Kayla Blair describes herself as a driven student. When Blair needs academic help, she is proactive and seeks assistance from her teacher. Yet, halfway through her junior year, Blair started to...

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