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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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Vidushi Upadhyay

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor

(she/her) Vidushi spends her free time baking, watching F1 or soccer and taking long drives along the beach. She’s a swimmer and dancer who loves doing pilates on the side and she’s looking forward to her last year on the Epic and at Lynbrook.

All content by Vidushi Upadhyay
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

Vidushi Upadhyay, Olivia Yuan, Charlotte Bolay, Akash Anand and Rebecca Cai
September 13, 2024
Fitting into today’s prom trends

Fitting into today’s prom trends

Vidushi Upadhyay and Eileen Zhu
May 20, 2024
Equity Task Force logo.

Equity Task Force speaker event sheds light on non-STEM jobs

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
April 29, 2024
Students gathered in the parking lot on March 29 for ASB's first school-sanctioned celebration of Holi.

Adding a little color with Holi

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
April 10, 2024

Behind the runway

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
March 11, 2024
Junior Emma Tang prepares for a dive at the Prospect High School pool.

[Photo] Swimming through a season with no pool

Inaaya Yousuf, Social Media Manager
March 11, 2024
After a decade of waiting, ‘Percy Jackson’ fans are overjoyed to receive a long-deserved adaptation that lives up to the books.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians show steals hearts of fans

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
February 12, 2024
The meaning of new trends like girl math and girl dinner have been misinterpreted on social media.

Girl math adds up, but the hate does not

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
February 12, 2024
Shine a light on Diwali and its true meaning

Shine a light on Diwali and its true meaning

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
December 22, 2023
Formula 1: Pit lane Talk

Formula 1: Pit lane Talk

Inaaya Yousuf and Vidushi Upadhyay
December 11, 2023
Drake’s new album, “For All the Dogs,” which featured many artists, was released on Oct. 6, receiving mixed reviews from fans as they assessed its unique, and sometimes questionable choices.

Is for all the dogs really for ALL the dogs?

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
November 6, 2023
Among professional athletes, injuries are considered to be one of the main deciding factors of the longevity and quality of their careers.

The detrimental impacts of injuries on the mind and body

Grace Zhu and Vidushi Upadhyay
November 6, 2023
Companies are constantly innovating new environmentally-friendly products, which distracts people from the actual problem of climate change.

[Photo] Is the Westgate West Costco worth the chaos?

Alex Cotterel, In-Depth Editor
October 10, 2023
Horror across the globe: Pari

Horror across the globe: Pari

Deeksha Raj and Vidushi Upadhyay
October 10, 2023
The BART's new trains have replaced their old fleets of Legacy trains.

BART: The Bay’s Aging Railway Transit

Meadow Shen and Vidushi Upadhyay
October 10, 2023
Members of the Save West Valley! organization have been protesting against the Costco being built in the Westgate West Plaza.

[Photo] Coffee shop survival crash course

Emily Pedroza, Copy Editor
October 10, 2023
Prior to Vanessa Otto's Lynbrook debut, she spent 16 years teaching at Monta Vista High School and one year teaching at Cupertino High School.

New literature teacher Vanessa Otto encourages student participation

Ashley Huang, Vidushi Upadhyay, Vihaan Patel, Crystal Zhu, Olivia Yuan and Susanna Tang
August 30, 2023
Joining Lynbrook as an honors chemistry and freshman biology teacher, David Chen is continuing to pursue his passion for teaching high school students.

New chemistry and biology teacher David Chen simplifies complex topics

Ashley Huang, Vidushi Upadhyay, Vihaan Patel, Crystal Zhu, Olivia Yuan and Susanna Tang
August 30, 2023
The latest addition to the Fast and Furious series is FastX, featuring intense action and emotional scenes.

Fast and Furious: A never ending saga

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
June 2, 2023
Binge-watching, or the act of watching multiple episodes or an entire season of a show in one sitting, has gained immense popularity in past years. Currently, around 70% of Americans say they binge-watch television shows.

Addicted to the art of binge-watching

Inaaya Yousuf and Vidushi Upadhyay
May 8, 2023
Lynbrook's Favorite Music Lyrics

Lynbrook’s Favorite Music Lyrics

Amishi Chandra and Vidushi Upadhyay
May 8, 2023
Holi: The Festival of Colors

Holi: The Festival of Colors

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
April 10, 2023
Parasocial relationships are dangerous and must be prevented by limiting social media usage and focusing on maintaining genuine relationships with people in real life.

Destined or deranged? The reality of parasocial relationships

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
April 10, 2023
Wushu has taught sophomore Ashton Wu the importance of consistency, and he hopes to one day rise to No. 1 worldwide.

Ashton Wu flips to new heights in wushu

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
February 6, 2023
Mahan’s campaign seeks to diminish the homelessness and housing crises in the city while earning the community’s trust.

Matt Mahan wins San Jose mayoral election

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
December 12, 2022
Lee with desserts that she sells. Kalyanasundaram performs stand-up comedy.

Lynbrook alumni: Jane Lee and Vishal Kalyanasundaram

Vidushi Upadhyay and Emily Pedroza
November 7, 2022
Kalyanasundaram performs stand-up comedy.

Vishal Kalyanasundaram in “Indian Matchmaking”

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
November 7, 2022
Lynbrook’s Favorite Dance Moves

Lynbrook’s Favorite Dance Moves

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor
October 19, 2022
Queen Elizabeth had an eventful reign as a public figure. Her death on Sept. 8 has left Great Britain in a state of grief as people reflect on her past.

The complex legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

Meera Nambiar and Vidushi Upadhyay
October 10, 2022