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Candidates vie for city, state and national seats in elections
Candidates vie for city, state and national seats in elections
Westgate Costco approved amid community backlash
Westgate Costco approved amid community backlash
The new FUHSD area trustee map will be used for the first time this year as the elections in Trustee Areas 2 and 5 unfold.
Four candidates run in first FUHSD by-area trustee election
Webinar provides parents with guide to alleviating student stress
Webinar provides parents with guide to alleviating student stress
Top left: Lynbrook received a National Blue Ribbon School Award on Sept. 23. Top right: A late-night house fire that broke out in West San Jose on Oct. 17 was fully extinguished by 4 a.m. Bottom left: An overhead shot of Hurricane Milton, which swept Florida on Oct. 7. Bottom right: Cuba's Antonio Gueritas Power Plant failed on Oct. 18, causing widespread collapses of the power grid nationwide.
Campus, community and world events
Students share their perspectives on the 2024 election
Students share their perspectives on the 2024 election
The disconnect between media detoxing and reality
The disconnect between media detoxing and reality
Moving west, east and west again
Moving west, east and west again
Stopping the legacy of inequity in college admissions
Stopping the legacy of inequity in college admissions
Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus
Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus
Moving west, east and west again
Moving west, east and west again
Looking back and moving forward
Looking back and moving forward
Touch, taste, sight and smell in a digital world
Touch, taste, sight and smell in a digital world
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Atoms or Aristotle?
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
Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus
Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus
Editorial: Schoolwide phone policy should assist responsible usage
Editorial: Schoolwide phone policy should assist responsible usage
The recent influx of "test flu" has led to absences on test days, disrupting the learning environment and delaying teacher schedules.
Editorial: Fighting the newest outbreak: test flu
At the FUHSD Earth Day Event, students taught one another about environmental and health literacy and emphasized campus sustainability.
Editorial: Campus sustainability should not stop with students
When making decisions, there are many factors that class officers may consider that other students may not realize.
Editorial: The importance of empathy for class officers
MEX Magazine strives to make math memorable
MEX Magazine strives to make math memorable
Little Libraries
Little libraries bring communities together, one book at a time
Author Ellie Yang Camp tackles nuances of Asian American identity
Author Ellie Yang Camp tackles nuances of Asian American identity
Flying into junior Jennifer Sahil’s fantasy novel
Flying into junior Jennifer Sahil’s fantasy novel
Aidan Chen’s journey into 3D art and cinematography
Phoebe Tang pursues engineering passions with Funky Monkeys robotics team
Phoebe Tang pursues engineering passions with Funky Monkeys robotics team
Graphic illustration by Chelsea Lee. (Olivia Yuan)
Communities built out of books
Graphic illustration by Chelsea Lee. (David Zhu)
Xara Aman’s journey of growth
Graphic illustration by Chelsea Lee. (Yvonne Wu)
Building resilience through basketball
Graphic illustration by Chelsea Lee.
Building passions with Manav Choudhary
This is the poster in room 22 of Dilworth Elementary School that sparked controversy over the inclusion of gender identity in elementary school curriculum.
Curriculum Integrity petitions against gender identity in TK classrooms
Lynbrook students and teachers use their hair to strengthen their identity, self-expression and culture, embracing different textures, colors and religious expressions.
Styling personal identity and expression through hair
Rising temperatures in early October have reached record-breaking numbers of 106 degrees Fahrenheit in San José, corresponding to global temperature trends.
Sweltering heat waves make their way through the Bay Area
San Jose and Cupertino have sister city connections around the world, including Dublin, Ireland; Ektarinaberg, Russia; Bhubaneswar, India and Okayama, Japan.
Linking the globe through the sister cities program
During the Korean War, Korean soldiers ate army stew, or “budae jjigae”, featuring Spam and fusing local ingredients with American elements.
How food imperialism has shaped global cuisines
Graphic illustration by Anna Cen and Maddy Chang. Photo by Gary Pan.
The Athetic Senate shines a spotlight on school sports
Photo by Amanda Jin.
Interns shape the future of sports medicine
Graphic illustration by Taek Kim. Used with permission by Selen Turkoz.
Selen Turkoz saddles up for success in equestrian
Graphic illustration by Akash Anand. Photo by Amanda Jin.
Importance of sports fundraisers for community causes
Esther Kwan does a flying kick in her red and gold Kung-Fu uniform. Photo by Crystal Zhu and graphic illustration by Inaaya Yousuf.
Junior Esther Kwan kicks her way to international gold
Graphic Illustration by Rebecca Cai
Coldplay’s “Moon Music” creates memorable soundscapes
Graphic Illustration by Rohan Kakhandi, Isabella Chiu, Yvonne Wu
Exploring Halloween across the globe
Graphic by Meadow Shen
Top 10 Frightful Flicks to binge this Halloween
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/indlunchshow24.
InDesign Lunch Fashion Show 2024
Homecoming: Dance 24-25
Homecoming: Dance 24-25
Tug, not tackle: Students and staff on girls flag football in Viking athletics
Tug, not tackle: Students and staff on girls flag football in Viking athletics
Approaching 60 years of history: Lynbrook back in the day
Approaching 60 years of history: Lynbrook back in the day
Nostalgic memories, since 2010
Nostalgic memories, since 2010
Vertigo and La Pluma Open Mic
Vertigo and La Pluma Open Mic
Students gathered in the parking lot on March 29 for ASB's first school-sanctioned celebration of Holi.
Adding a little color with Holi
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
Gaming the system
Gaming the system
Lost in translation.
Lost in translation.
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/indlunchshow24.
InDesign Lunch Fashion Show 2024
Homecoming: Dance 24-25
Homecoming: Dance 24-25
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/epicseniorhoco24.
Homecoming: Senior Skit 24-25
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/epicjuniorhoco24.
Homecoming: Junior Skit 24-25
Homecoming: Sophomore Skit 24-25
Homecoming: Sophomore Skit 24-25
Women who inspire Lynbrook
Women who inspire Lynbrook
Being firefighters, since 1986
Being firefighters, since 1986
Graphic illustration by Gray Pan.
Freshmen and Sophomores battle in the first ever Underclassmen Showdown
Graphic illustration by Yvonne Wu.
What is love?
Celebrating the year of the dragon: Lunar New Year 2024
Celebrating the year of the dragon: Lunar New Year 2024
Graphic Illustration by Amanda Jin, Alexandra Wu and David Zhu.
Behind the runway
Formula 1: Pit lane Talk
Formula 1: Pit lane Talk
Graphic Illustration by Daeun Chung
College mythbusting with Mr. Roy
Don’t judge a book by its cover: the shortcomings of banning books
Don’t judge a book by its cover: the shortcomings of banning books
the Epic’s predictions for Super Bowl LVII
the Epic’s predictions for Super Bowl LVII
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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Rachel Wu

Rachel Wu, Design Editor

Rachel is a senior and a Design Editor for the Epic. In her free time, she enjoys reading novels and watching movies and TV shows. Some of her favorites include The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, MCU movies and Good Omens. She doesn’t know how to write good bios, so she is going to end it here.

All content by Rachel Wu
Senior Class of 2021

Senior Class of 2021

Elena Williams, Anusha Kothari, Audrey Wong, Sunny Li, Kavya Iyer, Katie Chen and Rachel Wu
May 27, 2021
From legislation to dating preferences and media portrayals, Asian women have been stereotyped and objectified in what is known as the Asian Fetish. (Graphic Illustration by Christy Yu.)

Stop fetishizing Asian women

Rachel Wu and Renee Ge
May 23, 2021
From classes on Zoom to a car parade for high school graduation, much has changed in the Lynbrook community since March 13, 2020, the day Lynbrook closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Timeline of a year in remote learning

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
March 13, 2021
Following the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement, many tech companies have confronted its use of certain technical terms such as “master” and “slave.”

Tech companies update computing terms to promote inclusivity

Melissa Chen and Rachel Wu
December 9, 2020
The valley has gone through a complete transformation in the last 100 years from a primarily agrarian society to an urban region with a high concentration of tech companies.

Silicon Valley: From fruit trees to computer chips

Youqi Huang and Rachel Wu
November 4, 2020
2020: What You Missed is a six-part video series that details six senior year milestones that the Class of 2020 lost due to school closure.

Jeff Bale creates video series on missed senior events

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
June 1, 2020
Nguyen’s new beginnings with baby Theodore

Nguyen’s new beginnings with baby Theodore

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
April 16, 2020
Skateboarding is one of five new sports making their debuts in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. The skateboarding events will include two types of competitions, street and park.

5 new sports coming to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
March 6, 2020
People have marched for change for a variety of causes this decade.

Social movements through the decade

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
February 24, 2020
Potential factors for lack of sleep in Lynbrook students include the amount of homework they receive, the number of extracurricular activities they participate in, and the amount of time spent on devices.

Gen Z loses their z’s

Bennie Chang and Rachel Wu
December 11, 2019
Inspired by Greta Thunberg, Fridays for Future and the Global Climate Strike involved teenage activists worldwide demanding urgent climate action from world leaders.

Climate Change: America loses its cool

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
November 6, 2019
Homecoming: Junior Skit 19-20

Homecoming: Junior Skit 19-20

Rachel Wu, Sharlene Chen, Mei Corricello and Stella Huang
October 30, 2019
Funds and donations are vital in financing Lynbrook’s sports teams, but with money coming in from three main sources how do funds from each source support Lynbrook athletic teams?

Financial aspects behind Lynbrook sports teams

Youqi Huang and Rachel Wu
October 2, 2019

Has action been taken after mass shootings?

Hatim Saifee and Rachel Wu
May 3, 2019
Self discovery and sex education: Bringing the truths out from under the sheets into the light

Self discovery and sex education: Bringing the truths out from under the sheets into the light

Rachel Wu and Patricia Wei
May 3, 2019
Boys volleyball working in tandem through the season

Boys volleyball working in tandem through the season

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
March 29, 2019
Changes to French Honor Society's Mardi Gras

Changes to French Honor Society’s Mardi Gras

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
March 1, 2019
A guide to podcasts

A guide to podcasts

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
February 1, 2019
Food and Drug Administration's drug approval fails to protect public health

FDA drug approval fails to protect public health

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
December 14, 2018
Buster spends time with the field hockey team after school.

Buster lends a helping paw

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
December 14, 2018
Uncovering the effect of race on college admissions

Uncovering the effect of race on college admissions

Srinidhi Seshadri and Rachel Wu
November 9, 2018
Food deliveries give rise to safety concerns

Food deliveries give rise to safety concerns

Rachel Wu, Design Editor
October 5, 2018
Students learn about clubs at Club Info Day

Students learn about clubs at Club Info Day

Enzo Cabaltica, Kavya Iyer, Audrey Wong and Rachel Wu
September 22, 2018