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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

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San Francisco Zine Fest

San Francisco Zine Fest

By Cassie Jeong Oct 15, 2013

Follow this link (Zine Fest by Cassie Jeong) to see Cassie Jeong's take on San Francisco Zine Fest and do-it-yourself culture.

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EDITORIAL: Student Involvement in District

EDITORIAL: Student Involvement in District

Oct 7, 2013

This past summer and this fall, our publication gained some firsthand experience with local politics. We sought Tam and district administration approval for the purchase of new equipment to support our...

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Graphic by: Cassie Jeong

The Miley Debacle

By Bella Levaggi Oct 1, 2013

The week of August 26 was quite eventful. News headlines everywhere boldly advertised the image of former Disney sweetheart Miley Cyrus as she engaged in a style of dance commonly referred to as “twerking”...

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Graphic by: Dennis Lubensky

Bending the “One Year Law”

By Haydn Wall Sep 22, 2013

The accident rate for 16-year-old drivers is 3.7 times higher than that of drivers of all other ages. As a teenager, it’s my job to believe I am impervious to this statistic. I’m not a reckless driver,...

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#Pointless

#Pointless

By Cody Duane-McGlashan Jun 12, 2013

When I see a “#” pop up on whatever social networking site I happen to be wasting my precious time on, my heart rate immediately increases, my pulse quickens and the desire to punch the nearest inanimate...

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EDITORIAL: Centralizing Technology in the District

EDITORIAL: Centralizing Technology in the District

By Staff Jun 11, 2013

In hopes of alleviating the frequent problems that students and teachers face when using district technology, the Tamalpais Union High School District Board of Trustees has begun to examine the organizational...

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The Wrong Kind of Ally

The Wrong Kind of Ally

By Mae Puckett Jun 11, 2013

If there’s one thing any queer teenager wants, it is support. We are coming out in a world dominated by straight people, and the last thing we want is to be alienated and isolated in a world that was...

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The Final Opportunity

The Final Opportunity

By Riley Kuffner Jun 11, 2013

It is the end of the year and grades are on the line. Most students are sitting at home, stressing over their final assessments, worried of failure. But I look over my math binder, the units where I excelled...

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How Soon is too Soon?

How Soon is too Soon?

By Sonja Hutson Jun 10, 2013

I remember the first time I started to think seriously about college. I was visiting my cousin the summer before my freshman year, and he asked me where I wanted to go to school. Not having thought about...

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What I Wish I Learned In Sex Ed

What I Wish I Learned In Sex Ed

By Markita Schulman Jun 10, 2013

As the Tamalpais Union High School District gears up to revise its curriculum with a new emphasis on “21st century skills,” I propose it’s as good a time as ever to take a look at our sex education...

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The Joys of a Pen and a Blank Notebook

The Joys of a Pen and a Blank Notebook

By Emma Talkoff Jun 10, 2013

I love writing. I love ordering my unruly thoughts into measured words. Writing thoughtfully and with time allows me to discover unexplored connections, and I find myself turning phrases with confidence...

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The Least Attractive Fashion Trend Since Mullets

The Least Attractive Fashion Trend Since Mullets

By Meg Weisselberg Jun 10, 2013

Have you ever been brave enough to waddle from one bathroom stall to the next in order to find toilet paper? Your pants are down to your knees as you struggle to make it before someone opens the bathroom...

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