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March 27, 2020

FUHSD combats novel Coronavirus

Aileen Xue

March 24, 2020

After announcing on March 13 that schools would be closed until April 3 in light of COVID-19 pandemic, otherwise referred to as the novel coronavirus, FUHSD has since implemented numerous measures to support its students, including a remote learning system set to begin on March 23 and a food distribution program to provide free meals.

Some March 14 SAT test centers closed due to COVID-19

Audrey Wong, Contributions by Nicole Ong

March 15, 2020

Like many other events that would warrant a large gathering of people, many Bay Area administrations of the March 14 SAT were cancelled due to COVID-19.

On March 13, the CollegeBoard sent an email to certain students taking the March SAT, confirming that their test was cancelled and that they...

COVID-19 causes the cancellation of junior prom

Audrey Wong

March 14, 2020

Considered one of high school’s most important milestones, Junior Prom is a highly anticipated event among Lynbrook students. The Class of...

Disbanded clubs reinstated after changes

Renee Ge

February 26, 2020

On Jan. 14, the Legislative Council passed Sports Analytics and Creative Game Design Club. After the clubs were disbanded last year under the...

Science Bowl Team bonds over challenging competitions

Sharlene Chen

February 26, 2020

Lynbrook’s Science Bowl Team competed at a regional competition on Feb. 8; the team made it past the first round, but did not pass the double-elimination...

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In-Depth

2020 Democratic Primary

February 26, 2020

The California primary elections for U.S. president are now less than a week away, and as March 3 approaches, debates among the eight remaining Democratic candidates are heating up. Several issues of national importance divide these candidates as well as the voters they hope to represent. Note that, while the categories below broadly define the candidates’ stances on...

Exploring the unique experiences of grief and loss

Stella Huang and Elliu Huang

February 26, 2020

Grief, the feeling of deep sorrow, is an emotion that is deeply linked with loss. Most people will experience grief at some point in their lives due to forces outside...

Novel coronavirus: unmasking the epidemic

Youqi Huang and Diana Kohr

February 26, 2020

Since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)’s appearance in January, misconceptions and myths have run rampant. The virus originated in the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, China,...

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,...

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Sports

5 new sports coming to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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Look out for five new sports making their debuts in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics: surfing, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and baseball and softball. Except for baseball...
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Senior vikings commit to collegiate athletics
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