December 2017

Culture Music Top Stories

December 31, 2017

Best albums of 2017’s new wave of hip hop

Today, we are witnessing a golden age of hip hop. Hip hop dominates the top charts, music awards, and pop culture. More importantly, it now encapsulates a wider range of…

Jake Foster and Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner

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Campus Top Stories

December 27, 2017

Freshman transition community circles pilot restorative practices

Freshman transition, the annual semester-long program that helps ease freshmen from middle school to high school, tested out a new strategy of community building this year: community circles. Community circles,…

Emma Dewey

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Sports Winter

December 22, 2017

Boys Soccer falls 2-1 after Sequoia scoring burst

Photo Credit to Bob Dahlberg Senior Imahn Daeenabi in game versus Sequoia. The M-A boys soccer team fell to rival Sequoia 2-1, as Sequoia scored two back to back goals…

John Gardner

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Culture Top Stories

December 22, 2017

Stuck on what to do this Winter Break? Try exploring these places right in the Bay Area.

Go ice skating with friends. The Winter Lodge in Palo Alto has many public skating sessions where you can come with your friends and family. You can find the schedule…

Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner

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Culture Music Top Stories

December 18, 2017

Eminem’s “Revival” turns out to be an utter let-down

Eminem's first album in five years, “Revival”, shows listeners a side of Eminem that we have never seen. This 19-song album featuring a star-studded lineup of Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, and…

Jonathan Dicks

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Culture Film & TV Top Stories

December 17, 2017

Movie Review: Watching “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” should be the First Order of business

Disclaimer: This review does not include spoilers to honor those who have not yet seen the film. However, if you have not yet seen the movie, what are you doing?…

Andrew Tan

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Country Op-Eds Opinion Top Stories

December 17, 2017

Opinion: New category introduced to Census will benefit Middle Eastern Americans

There may be a new category available for Americans of Middle Eastern or North African descent on the 2020 United States Census. Currently, the U.S. Census Bureau defines white as…

Nathalie Camens

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Features Top Stories

December 15, 2017

M-A Debate team nationally ranked after a strong first semester

Editor's Note: John McBlair, the debate coach, is also the adviser of this publication. For a first-year class, the M-A debate team has quickly proven themselves to be strong competitors…

Kate Perri

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Reviews Top Stories

December 14, 2017

Menlowe Ballet’s performance en pointe

The local dance company, Menlowe Ballet, debuted It's a Wonderful Nutcracker on Friday night in the M-A Performing Arts Center. The auditorium was packed, full of eager audience members excited…

Sarah Marks

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Campus News Top Stories

December 14, 2017

Why so many fire alarms?

At any other school, a fire alarm is taken seriously and everyone is evacuated. Instead, classes at M-A go on without interruption as students believe that this is a recurring…

Jonathan Dicks

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