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Music through the decade
Teresa Arisawa | February 24, 2020
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Social movements through the decade
Rachel Wu | February 24, 2020
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Trends through the decade
Katie Chen | February 24, 2020
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Tortellini: pasta of the day
Kavya Iyer | February 13, 2020
Sports
Lynbrook remembers Kobe Bryant
Priyanka Anand, Mei Corricello, and Anusha Kothari | February 11, 2020

January 29, 2020

Every year, a handful of Lynbrook DECA members qualify for the international DECA conference (ICDC), which draws more than 21,000 attendees...

Saratoga teen commission leaders serve city and youth

Youqi Huang

January 29, 2020

Juniors Pranav Chittaranjan and Nivi Madhan are members of Saratoga’s Youth Commission, serving as the liaison between Saratoga’s youth...

Changes in ADU laws help provide affordable housing

Shamita Gurusu

January 29, 2020

West San Jose holds the title of being one of the most expensive areas in the nation. With the current average house price standing at roughly...

Lynbrook switches to Schoology

Pranav Mishra

January 29, 2020

Many Vikings have lynbrook.schoolloop.com bookmarked on their laptops, navigating to it as the go-to student portal at Lynbrook. However, there...

Shadow day brings in middle school students

Mei Corricello

January 29, 2020

On Jan. 17, 50 eighth grade students participated in Lynbrook’s annual Shadow Day. The event was organized by Assistant Principal Eric Wong and led by Link Crew students to give prospective students a taste of Lynbrook before the coming school year. Throughout the day, shadowing students accompanied their guides through classes, breaks...

Intersections Club participates in the Women’s March

Alara Dasdan

January 29, 2020

Members of Lynbrook’s social justice club, Intersections, attended the annual Women’s March in San Francisco, walking with thousands of...

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In-Depth

Retail stores are moving online

Lillian Fu and Dhriti Iyer

January 31, 2020

With the rise of online commerce, commonly known as e-commerce, major supplies and fashion chains have been closing down their brick-and-mortar stores and transitioning into online retail at an increasing rate over the past couple of years. This trend was expected to continue through 2019, with 9,300 physical retail stores shut down so far nationally, already exceeding...

Drone strike increases U.S. and Iran tensions

Audrey Wong and Michelle Zhu

January 29, 2020

On Jan. 3, 50 years of conflicts between the U.S. and Iran came to a head: a U.S.-ordered drone strike on Baghdad, Iraq resulted in the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Sources...

Recycling efforts are ending up in the trash

Emma Cionca and Sunny LI

January 29, 2020

Items go in recycling bins and disappear, supposedly given a new life as another product and reducing the environmental damage caused by trash. In reality, many of these items,...

CCPA: Privacy, anonymity and equality

Sloka Suresh and Teresa Arisawa

January 29, 2020

Collected, bought and sold. For decades, personal data has been used by businesses to learn everything about their consumers — from names to shopping preferences and addresses...

Trump’s Impeachment

Renee Ge

December 11, 2019

The movement to impeach President Donald Trump gained traction after an anonymous White House official reported that Trump had abused his presidential powers to benefit his...

Esports: the world of competitive gaming

Shamita Gurusu and Kaylin Li

December 11, 2019

In 2019, the esports industry has generated more than $1 billion in revenue, and its earnings are projected to grow to $1.8 billion by 2022. This growth, brought on...

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Sports

Confessions of a Seahawks fan
January 29, 2020
Bennie Chang
The San Francisco 49ers are moving on to the Super Bowl after winning the National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers. For the first...
Remembering Kobe
January 29, 2020
Priyanka Anand and Anusha Kothari
On the morning of Jan. 26, basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine people that passed away in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif....
Senior vikings commit to collegiate athletics
January 29, 2020
Lillian Fu
Name: Jessica Chu Team: UC Davis Women’s Swimming “[I enjoy] surviving really hard [practice] sets with my teammates and [when] everyone pushes each other towards...
Wrestling team takes down competition
January 29, 2020
Melissa Chen
On Dec. 7, varsity wrestling took ninth overall in a tournament at Half Moon Bay and at Gonzales High School, JV wrestlers placed in the top three, competing against 11 other...
Super Bowl LIV Snacks Statistics
January 27, 2020
Epic staffers
Check out these statistics about your favorite Super Bowl LIV snacks! If you haven't already, check our Issue 4 Sports story on Super Bowl snacks!
The Warriors are fun to watch again
December 11, 2019
Ron Aich
The moment Steph Curry hit the hardwood, I knew it was over. Just like his hand, the Golden State Warriors’ slim playoff aspirations for the year were brutally crushed under...
Cross training strengthens athletes performance
December 11, 2019
Jasmine Hou
From football to swimming to track and field, Lynbrook athletes do it all. But while some students practice multiple sports to explore their interests, others’ intent lies...
NBA’s support of Morey is justified
November 13, 2019
Ethan Lee
China has cut off numerous ties with the National Basketball Association (NBA) following a controversial tweet by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey, through which...
Staff cheer on their favorite sports team
November 6, 2019
Shamita Gurusu, Sharlene Chen
Luca Signore: History and physical education teacher Luca Signore has been an avid fan of Italian soccer team Torino F.C. since the day he was born. Soccer is pervasive...
Varsity football tackles obstacles
November 6, 2019
Anusha Kothari and Michelle Zhu
As the buzzer rang at the end of fourth quarter, Lynbrook’s varsity football players raced onto the field to celebrate the first victory of their high school careers, showering...