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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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New state laws in effect this year will outlaw book bans, protect trans students' privacy and encourage schools to create homework policies, among other changes.

New California laws take effect in 2025

Angelina Feng, Staffer February 3, 2025

Assembly Bill 2865 In 1990, Section 51203 of the California Education Code deemed that instruction on alcohol and its effects on prenatal development was required for all schools. Receiving a DUI in...

Synchronized dancers leap and glide across the stage at the Universal Dance Association Nationals.

Universal Dance Association nationals inspire and celebrate dancers

Charlotte Bolay, Staffer February 3, 2025

Dancers lift their legs from the ground with toes pointed outward, each member of a team moving in unison. The team has been anticipating the Universal Dance Association college nationals, widely known...

Coaches Ajay Singh and Ajit Vijayakumar's younger selves playing basketball in high school and college.

Coaches Ajay Singh and Ajit Vijayakumar play in the past and present

Cecilia Wu, Staffer February 3, 2025

As Lynbrook’s boys basketball program takes off this season, its coaching staff features dedicated mentors with distinct journeys. Having once faced off on the court as opponents, freshmen head coach...

Brain Rot

Brain Rot

Epic Staff February 3, 2025

Liu has created and sold various pieces of jewelry in her shop and at the craft fair. Photos used with permission by Emma Liu.

Studio Raindrops sculpts success with Emma Liu’s creations

Ashley Huang, Editor in Chief February 3, 2025

Delicate hands carefully shape a once boring lump of clay into a miniature marshmallow charm. For senior Emma Liu, moments of artistic creation like these are the heart of Studio Raindrops, her handmade...

Justin Liu rapidly serves and blocks the ball in an intense table tennis match.

Justin Liu serves up success with table tennis

Isabella Chiu, Staffer February 3, 2025

Hands shaking from the high pressure, sophomore Justin Liu raises the white ball, ready to serve to the top seed — the best player — in the U15 boys table tennis U.S. Open 2024 tournament. Eyes locked...

Using humor as a way to cope with unfortunate realities is not an entirely new concept; historically, people have always turned to often short-lived distractions for comfort.

The problem with turning everything into a joke

Maddy Chang, Staffer February 3, 2025

As the cascade of short-form content fills our screens, a phenomenon coined as brain rot has become the backdrop for engagement with popular videos, memes and terms. We laugh, we scroll and we share —...

The influences of brain rot have taken on multiple forms and shifted both online and in-person interactions.

Exploring rotten corners of the internet

Yvonne Wu, Web Editor February 3, 2025

The ever-evolving world of chronically online generations, combined with the growing social polarization on the internet, makes it difficult to keep track of all the ways brain rot culture has infiltrated...

Photo by Meadow Shen. Graphic illustration by Claire Guo

Sophomore Shreshtha Ramji merges creativity and conservation

Meadow Shen, Web Editor February 3, 2025

Growing up watching YouTube Kids, where creators shared videos of their Roblox gameplay, sophomore Shreshtha Rmaji was inspired to create an account of her own. She first started playing Roblox in fourth...

Due to climate change, natural disasters in California are becoming more frequent and severe.

Five years of natural disasters close to home

Erin Fitzpatrick and Akash Anand February 3, 2025

Natural disasters like wildfires, floods and coastal disasters are extreme events that change and disrupt the California landscape. Due to climate change, these events are becoming more frequent and severe,...

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The effects of music, from pain relief to plant growth

Olivia Yuan and Eileen Zhu February 3, 2025

Timbre and tone, rhythm and pitch: music’s effects on different forms of life are as varied as its many components.   Humans Though the process may be as simple as pressing “play,”...

H-1B visas play a pivotal role in shaping the Silicon Valley workforce.

Debate over H-1B Visas could re-define Silicon Valley

Rebecca Cai and Ethan Wong February 3, 2025

In the heart of Silicon Valley, a United States technology hub, H-1B visas play a pivotal role in shaping the workforce by bringing in qualified foreign workers. In the past month, this program has become...