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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

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EDITORIAL: Centralizing Technology in the District

EDITORIAL: Centralizing Technology in the District

By Staff June 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...

What I Wish I Learned In Sex Ed

What I Wish I Learned In Sex Ed

By Markita Schulman June 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...

Graphic by: Aaron Newman

Standing Room Only: Music Over Moshing

By Emma Talkoff June 7, 2013

There are some things that are simply better in theory, and unfortunately, for me, live music is one of them. Don’t get me wrong—I love to see my favorite artists in person and soak up familiar...

P.E. Escapism 101

P.E. Escapism 101

June 1, 2013

There’s always one class that nobody really minds if they have to miss. For most students, that class is Physical Education. When it comes to having to miss a class and not worry about it, P.E. is the...

“Being drunk at school is like doing homework at a party.” -Junior Saam Maroofi

Unclassy in Class

By Veronica Russell October 5, 2012

As the stench of alcohol surrounded me, I imagined sitting in a ship full of drunken pirates. I looked around in my classes on the first day of school and saw seniors with disheveled clothes, messy...

by Andrew Cutraro, White House photographer. http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/hi_res/vp_portrait_hi-res.jpg

Confidin’ in Biden: An Open Letter to Our Vice President

By Cassie Jeong October 2, 2012

Dear Mr. Biden, What a month you’ve had. According to your newsletters (which I, of course, read devotedly), the Republican National Convention (RNC) was also the Obama campaign’s biggest fundraising...

Instagram Madness

Instagram Madness

By Sophia Ellingson May 8, 2012

Caught in the midst of our tech-savvy generation of teen robots, it seems we’re always looking forward to the next installation of self-absorption. As if the olden days of Myspace weren’t enough, Facebook...

Battling the Sunday blues

By Emma Talkoff April 5, 2012

For many of us, the weekend effectively ends early Sunday afternoon—certainly for me, that’s the last possible second that I can hold off the crushing weight of responsibilities-yet-to-be-fulfilled...

The problem with the Oscars

The problem with the Oscars

By Wesley Emblidge March 5, 2012

The Academy Awards are often regarded all over the world as the highest honor a filmmaker or actor or anyone in the film industry can be presented with. Every year, roughly 6,000 members The Academy of...

Leashing children: parent or pet owner?

Leashing children: parent or pet owner?

By Max Shulman January 4, 2012

Earlier this month my uncle participated in the 16th annual Alcatraz Swim. While sitting in Aquatic Park, I witnessed an occurence which made me lose a portion of my hope for humanity. A woman was...

Dumpster diving: common sense conservation

By Emma Sandrolini December 8, 2011

When I first heard the term “dumpster diving” I thought it was a recreational activity where people jump into dumpsters. For those who don’t know, dumpster diving is when people raid dumpsters and...

Graphic by: Jason Rasmussen

Two dimensions aren’t enough?

By Wesley Emblidge December 14, 2010

In the final days of 2009, an event occurred that would cause movies to be ruined for months to come. What was it? “Avatar” was released into theaters. The film amazed millions of people as blue...

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