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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

Students share their perspectives on the 2024 election

Students share their perspectives on the 2024 election

Akash Anand, Staffer November 4, 2024

With the presidential election taking place on Nov. 5 between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, many students continue to discuss political views and their diverse perspectives...

The disconnect between media detoxing and reality

The disconnect between media detoxing and reality

Maddy Chang and Kieran Hau November 4, 2024

In a world where the constant buzz and glow of notifications have become the background noise of daily life, the idea of unplugging feels like a breath of fresh air. But for many, completely removing themselves...

Moving west, east and west again

Moving west, east and west again

Rebecca Cai, Staffer November 4, 2024

Warm water poured over my head in the sink of a small motel in Vermillion, South Dakota. My mom rinsed suds from the smooth sleeves of hair streaking across my forehead. She sang lullabies to me while...

Stopping the legacy of inequity in college admissions

Stopping the legacy of inequity in college admissions

Yvonne Wu, Web Editor November 4, 2024

In September, California took steps to ban legacy and donor admissions in private non-profit institutions with Assembly Bill 1780 — which will be effective Sept. 1, 2025. But due to widespread inequality,...

Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus

Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus

Epic Staff November 4, 2024

As each school day starts, chaos sweeps through the lanes of Johnson Avenue, the major road that acts as both an entrance and exit to Lynbrook’s campus. Cars wait impatiently to turn, students hurriedly...

Anti-wokeness causes political polarization

Anti-wokeness causes political polarization

Taek Kim and Saavan Saraf October 7, 2024

In classroom discussions, debates and across social media, the term “woke” has become a lightning rod for criticism. What began as a call to social justice has been weaponized by conservative politicians...

How to (not) talk about mental health

How to (not) talk about mental health

Olivia Tu, Staffer October 7, 2024

As the week fluctuates through chilly winds to scalding sun rays, one student remarks that the “weather is so bipolar.” Relaxing in a room devoid of trash, sheets freshly folded, another student claims...

Looking back and moving forward

Looking back and moving forward

David Zhu, Opinion Editor October 7, 2024

On lazy Saturdays in fifth grade, I spent entire afternoons outside exploring the neighborhood and digging around my garden. At that age, freedom from responsibility meant that I had a seemingly infinite...

Touch, taste, sight and smell in a digital world

Touch, taste, sight and smell in a digital world

Gary Pan, Staffer October 7, 2024

My bookshelf is my art gallery; every time I pass by, I am transported to the Louvre in Paris.  Each book on my bookshelf is a piece of art that I can pull out and appreciate. Be it feeling the deckled...

Editorial: Schoolwide phone policy should assist responsible usage

Editorial: Schoolwide phone policy should assist responsible usage

Epic Staff October 7, 2024

As the rest of the class finishes their projects, students around the classroom instinctively reach for their phones, creating a distraction for themselves and other students attempting to focus on the...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Atoms or Aristotle?

Apurva Krishnamurthy, News Editor May 20, 2024

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”  “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” These were questions that had been posed to me on numerous occasions, yet my response was the same every...

I thought I wanted to be a romantic — or even a communist — after indulging in the passionate, Marxist-inspired writing of Sally Rooney.

Reading between the lines

Surya Saraf, Copy Editor May 20, 2024

I thought I wanted to be a romantic — or even a communist — after indulging in the passionate, Marxist-inspired writing of Sally Rooney. Or possibly a philosopher, after burning through Jean-Paul Sartre’s...