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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

the Epic
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic
Bennie Chang

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief

Bennie Chang is a senior and Editor-in-Chief for the Epic. He is interested in politics and loves watching and reading the news. During his free time, he likes participating in class events, taking photos of his dog and watching TV shows like How I Met Your Mother.

All content by Bennie Chang
So what do I say? What will I do? Who am I to be?

Hi, I’m Bennie?

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
May 26, 2022
Ill-timed liberal retirements and modern Republicans' tactical use of Senate power have shaped the court's conservative skew.

Supreme Court retirements, replacements and reflections

Crystal Qian and Bennie Chang
March 8, 2022
After 16 years, Superintendence Bove retires from her position and wishes the best for her successor.

Superintendent Polly Bove retires

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2022
In No Time to Die, the character development of Bond is successful and much needed, but the nearly three-hour plot lacks clarity and fails to do justice to its main character.

No Time to Die: Daniel Craig’s final act as Bond

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
November 9, 2021
Staffer Bennie Chang holds up a mini American flag, symbolizing his love for politics.

Polled into politics

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
October 6, 2021
Celebrity candidates’ yard signs in front of the backdrop of Hollywood’s famous white sign.

Celebrities, please do not be a political joke

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
June 1, 2021

Stop AAPI Hate Rally

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
April 27, 2021
While listening to speakers, toddlers sitting on the ground hold signs to support Stop AAPI Hate efforts.

Community gathers to Stop AAPI Hate

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
March 29, 2021
The issue of declining enrollment is not something new. Taking in input from community members, the district hopes to come up with solutions that will be best for students, families and staff.

LSSAP, program allowing Hyde, CLIP and McAuliffe transfers to Lynbrook, to expire

Elena Williams and Bennie Chang
February 19, 2021
Photo used with permission of Aditya Suresh Junior Aditya Suresh, Founder of Remission for All, posing for a photo.

Aditya Suresh, besting illness to founding non-profit

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2020
Anderson Memorial Bridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts: home to Harvard University.

From Harvard to Proposition 16: The truth about race-based affirmative action in higher education

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
November 12, 2020
A calendar of the new seasons and the sports in each of them.

Sports schedule changes bring challenges and hope

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2020
Since the 1960s, presidential debates have helped Americans decide who to vote for.

The history of presidential debates

Ron Aich and Bennie Chang
October 30, 2020
After months of speculation, on Aug. 10, Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris, former Democratic Party presidential candidate and U.S. senator from California, as his running mate against Donald Trump and Mike Pence. She is the first Black and Asian American woman to be on a major party’s ticket, and her pick has drawn praise from Democrats and criticism from Republicans.

Kamala Harris makes history — and the future

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
August 14, 2020
Class of 2020 car parade

Class of 2020 car parade

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
June 11, 2020
For some, the expectations that arise from living in the Bay Area are a burden, not a blessing.

Stuck in the world of STEM

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
May 25, 2020
Senators Kelly Loeffler and Richard Burr used their political offices to their benefits before the pandemic’s effects had fully materialized.

Senators’ selling of stocks stirs controversy

Katie Chen and Bennie Chang
May 25, 2020
Miko Otoshi, one of Lynbrook’s 2019-20 employees of the year, has served several roles throughout her years at Lynbrook, including has supporting the community by serving on Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA), chairing the Job Shadow Program as a parent, working for Lynbrook Instrumental Boosters (LIMB) and joining the Lynbrook staff.

Otoshi celebrated as Employee of the Year

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2020
Writer Bennie Chang holds a laptop displaying the logo of the Seattle Seahawks.

Confessions of a Seahawks fan

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2020

Holiday Cookoff Challenge

Priyanka Anand, Claire Chiu, Bennie Chang and Anusha Kothari
January 27, 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
TFT students meet their first customer during the Viking Vault’s soft opening for staff members

[Photo] Viking Vault unlocks student job opportunities

November 6, 2019
TFT students meet their first customer during the Viking Vault’s soft opening for staff members

Viking Vault unlocks student job opportunities

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
November 6, 2019
Homecoming: Football Game 19-20

Homecoming: Football Game 19-20

Audrey Wong, Bennie Chang, Anusha Kothari and Kaylin Li
November 1, 2019
Homecoming: Senior Skit 19-20

Homecoming: Senior Skit 19-20

Audrey Wong, Elena Williams, Bennie Chang and Claire Chiu
October 31, 2019
Elizabeth Slaughter is one of Lynbrook’s new Pre-Calculus Honors and AP Calculus AB teachers, after being a student teacher for Vivian Frazita

Math teacher Elizabeth Slaughter shares her story and passion for teaching

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
October 8, 2019
Behind the progressive City of Cupertino is the little-known Lehigh Permanente Cement quarry, the largest polluter in Santa Clara County.

Lehigh Cement to expand Cupertino quarry

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2019