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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

Does powderpuff empower female athletes or perpetuate stereotypes?

Medha Upadhyay, Features Editor March 1, 2018

Powderpuff lets girls play football while the guys take a break and cheer them on. But there’s something very wrong with this picture. Girls don’t need the boys to step aside so that they can take...

One athlete. Two sports. One season.

One athlete. Two sports. One season.

Hatim Saifee, Web Editor February 27, 2018

A Herculean task? Absolutely. A hectic schedule? Definitely. But an impossible task? Not for these athletes, who have achieved the feat of playing two sports in one season. They all agree that with focus...

Lynbrook French community celebrates Mardi Gras

Lynbrook French community celebrates Mardi Gras

Srinidhi Seshadri, Web Editor February 23, 2018

Lynbrook's French program celebrated Mardi Gras on Feb 16, 2018. Students enjoyed a variety of activities and performed songs from classic French musicals. Read more for pictures and a video from the event.

Students at Tam High School in Calif. participate in a vigil for victims of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, showing that the grief and anger is experienced by us all. Photo by Fabrice Florin under Creative Commons license.

I am angry that this is our reality: Reacting to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Nicole Ong, Editors-in-Chief February 22, 2018

I am scared. I am sad. Above all, I am angry. When I first heard the news of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, my first thought was, “Another school shooting?” At this point, school shootings...

Students and Staff try Chinese Snacks

Students and Staff try Chinese Snacks

Kelsey Lu, Business/PR Manager February 19, 2018

In honor of Lunar New Year on Feb. 16, the Epic invited students and staff to try popular childhood Chinese snacks. Thank you to juniors Abinaya Anbuchelvan, Ishika Kamchetty and teachers Jason Lee and...

The aftermath of Larry Nassars sentencing

The aftermath of Larry Nassar’s sentencing

Chelsea Li, Content Editor February 17, 2018

As each woman stepped up to the witness platform and addressed the established, kind doctor they had once trusted, their words traveled beyond the walls of Michigan’s Ingham County Courthouse, deeply...

BTS exemplifies rise of Asian influence

BTS exemplifies rise of Asian influence

Diana Xu, Managing Editor February 15, 2018

Fangirls and fanboys fix their eyes on their television screens and jump up and down in excitement with K-pop boy band BTS just seconds away from making their U.S. television debut on the 2017 American...

Why I hate New Years resolutions

Why I hate New Year’s resolutions

Belinda Zhou, Opinion Editor January 31, 2018

Whether you’d like to admit it or not, you’ve probably  made a New Year's resolution sometime in your life — maybe even this past new year! Now, I’m not here to deliver some sort of uplifting...

Girls Basketball Defeats Fremont

Girls Basketball Defeats Fremont

Sadhana Sarma, Design Editor January 31, 2018

Viking wrestling team pins down all-season wins

Viking wrestling team pins down all-season wins

Jessica Li, Content Editor January 30, 2018

The referee blows the whistle, and the match is on. Senior Kennedy Miedema faces her competitor with grit and determination, wholly set on pinning the opponent down in a game-winning move. For the time...

Owen Lai takes parkour to new heights

Jonathan Ye, Writer January 25, 2018

A double frontflip, then a backflip, followed by two 360 degree spins and a jump through a narrow crevice. For senior Owen Lai, these stunts are part of his strict, daily training regimen. Lai practices...