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School lunches cook up conflicting opinions

by Zoe Grenville Staff Writer According to a 2010 survey by the American College of Cardiology, students who buy school lunches are almost 60 percent more likely to be overweight. As a result, the nutritional value of school lunches has been discussed widely by students, parents and teachers. Motivated by a need fo...

Private schools consistently outperforming public schools in sports

by Jonathan Hawthorne Staff Writer Each year brings Las Lomas teams new hopes and goals of winning the ultimate prize in high school sports—a state championship. However, California, like many other states, doesn’t differentiate between public and private schools in its state championship playoffs. But private s...

Book-to-movie franchises seem lazy

by Kajsa Forden Web Master When I was younger, my dad used to read The Lord of the Rings to me every night. It was a beloved bedtime ritual inspired by my mother reading The Chronicles of Narnia. He started with The Hobbit. Every time he read, I begged him to read more and more but the hour grew later and later, a...

Super Mario 3D Land continues excelling in difficulty

by Max Marriner Staff Writer Innovation is the spice of every art-centric industry. It's what pushes boundaries, opens the gate for more creativity, and always keeps the public guessing. In the video game business, innovation is an extremely important part of the economics, as gamers do not react favorably to a title ...

FEZ gives gamers a promising look into video game future

by Max Marriner Staff Writer Legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto once famously said that “a bad game is bad forever; a delayed game is good eventually.” Such has been the mindset of many game developers, who push titles further and further away from their intended release date in order to pour every l...

Lessons from my dad, the political refugee

by Marcela Oñate-Trules Staff Writer I have lived almost my whole life in the suburb of Walnut Creek. I have grown up in a middle class family with loving parents and I have been raised with privileges that I usually take for granted. Sometimes it is hard for me to believe that I am the daughter of a working class,...

Many seniors feel burn of college rejection letters

by Nicole Bannon Co-Features Editor Once the painstaking college application process wrapped up in early January, the waiting period began. But this year, as March rolled around, many seniors were dismayed to find that most of their letters weren’t acceptances as hoped, but rather, rejections. Senior Colin Tomaselli...

Las Lomas Dance Crew Showcase

Video courtesy Chessa Mehlman See the Las Lomas Dance Crew's showcase in the theater at 7:30 on May 3-4...

Face Off: Is sports recruitment ethical in high school? No.

by Rachel Ball-Jones Staff Writer Consider two students who are academic equals but participate in different extracurricular activities. One is the football star who could potentially bring in money to a college as a starting player. The other is a skilled debater and is a member of the speech and debate team. One st...

Face Off: Is sports recruitment ethical in high school? Yes.

by Kate Didion Staff Writer Andrew Luck. Tim Tebow. Cam Newton. Anthony Davis. Natalie Coughlin. What do all of these athletes have in common? They were all recruited by colleges when they were in high school because of their outstanding athleticism. Elite-level athletes in high school are faced with a tough decisio...


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