Skip to Main Content
  • Dec 9-12Winter Wellness Week
  • Dec 16-20Finals Week
  • Dec 23-Jan 3Mid-Year Break
  • Jan 27-29Lunar New Year Celebrations
  • Jan 24Winter Rally
  • Jan 15-17Lynbrook Idol
  • Jan 20-24Charity Week
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

Claire’s case highlights lack of FDA oversight

Medha Upadhyay, Features Editor January 25, 2018

While looking for makeup, shoppers often consider brand, price and quality. But it may be time to add a new factor: toxicity. In America, where a sense of false security is common among consumers due to...

A supposed prank may land 5 teenagers in jail for life

A supposed prank may land 5 teenagers in jail for life

Hatim Saifee and Belinda Zhou December 18, 2017

Construction worker Kenneth White was driving down Interstate-75 on Oct. 18, ready to spend time with his fiancée and his 5-year-old son when suddenly, a 6-pound rock came plunging down from the overpass....

Spacey uses gay identity as excuse for sexual assault

Spacey uses gay identity as excuse for sexual assault

Divya Nelakonda, News Editor December 7, 2017

The coming out of a prominent figure in entertainment usually induces a warm welcome from the LGBTQ community. Actor Kevin Spacey’s recent coming out, however, was met with strong disapproval and rejection....

Editorial: Raise student substance abuse awareness

Editorial: Raise student substance abuse awareness

December 7, 2017

Lighting up during school hours and drinking prior to school events are activities that are occasionally pursued by Lynbrook student body. While trends in drug and alcohol abuse at a school like Lynbrook...

Finstas: the fake side of Instagram

Noela Bae, Content Editor December 7, 2017

Ever since Instagram users were given the option to log into multiple accounts at a time, Finstas have quickly been on the rise. If you’re not familiar with the term “Finsta,” allow me to explain....

Zara pockets workers’ wages

Michelle Lum, Editor in Chief December 7, 2017

This summer, as I browsed countless stores with my sister in search of the perfect dress or jacket, I never once paid attention to how those garments had ended up in my hands. While I mindlessly pushed...

Behind the Story: Writing a column about Trump

Hatim Saifee, Web Editor December 2, 2017

Trump. Yes, I wrote a column on Trump, which definitely isn’t the most unique column out there. Yes, it was about Trump’s media presence and yes, it was “inspired” by all the news and articles....

California officially recognizes non-binary as the third gender

California officially recognizes non-binary as the third gender

Hatim Saifee, Web Editor November 29, 2017

California achieved a historic feat by becoming one of the first states to offer the option to match legal documents to people’s identity, whether male, female or nonbinary. SB-179, otherwise known as...

Predicaments of overlooked immigrants

Patricia Wei, Web Director November 2, 2017

Ten years ago, Lynbrook alumna Alie Wu arrived in America at the age of seven. Her parents carried E-2 work visas, invaluable skills and the dream of providing a strong future for their family. She quickly...

Unjust race driven admissions

Unjust race driven admissions

Belinda Zhou, Opinion Editor November 2, 2017

I recall sitting in my living room as a sixth grader, listening to my concerned parents engaging in a rather vehement discussion about affirmative action as I mindlessly played Flappy Bird. Back then,...

Seeking a foundation for change

Seeking a foundation for change

Risa Mori, In-Depth Editor November 2, 2017

Singer, songwriter, fashion designer, entrepreneur — Rihanna’s growing list of titles may cause assumptions that her new beauty line, Fenty Beauty, is just another instance of a celebrity plastering...