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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

EDITORIAL: Life After High School and the Gap Between Students and Gap Years

By Staff Jan 5, 2013

To overworked students, the idea of twelve months of freedom is extremely appealing. A year to slow down, gain invaluable work experience, or explore the world provides students with the time and opportunity...

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Library Explores Post-High School Options

Library Explores Post-High School Options

By Emma Boczek Dec 12, 2012

Mill Valley Public Library’s November 1 First Thursday event for high school students, “What Now?” explored the stories of individuals who decided to forgo college immediately following their...

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EDITORIAL: What are AP classes really for?

By Tam News Staff Jun 12, 2012

It’s easy to get caught up trying to determine which classes will give you the upper hand, but the rush to dazzle colleges with impressive schedules may make you lose sight of what you actually want....

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Occupy Davis: Thousands of college students attended protests at UC Davis in November. Much of the protests have been in response to the use of pepper spray against Occupy protestors on the campus quad. Photo by Melissa Uzes.

Troubling Times for the University of California

By Chris Henn Dec 7, 2011

Ten U.C. Davis students were arrested and two more hospitalized after being pepper sprayed by campus police during a protest on Friday, November 18. The day before, students set up a tent encampment,...

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Graphic by Aaron Newman

Quirky characters on college visits

May 27, 2011

I’m in a dim wood-paneled room, staring at two young men reclining in naugahyde chairs. The well groomed boys, both wearing blazers, khakis and tasseled loafers, are munching on rice crispy squares....

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Why I’m leaving the land of the free

By Joel Abrahams Nov 17, 2010

As many of my friends and classmates know, I am a citizen of Canada, that country above the almighty U.S, and contrary to Americans' popular belief, Canada is not uninhabitable tundra full of toothless...

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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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