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The Lancer

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The Lancer

Mr. Yang smiles while listening to a Q&A question.
Saint Francis Speaker Series: Gene Luen Yang
Sahana Rao (’26) and Anusha Jain (’25) January 31, 2025

This January, as part of The Lancer’s very own “Speaker Series,” students had the opportunity to hear from award-winning author and cartoonist Gene Luen Yang. Yang is most well known for creating the graphic novel American Born Chinese, as well as Dragon Hoops, and for working on the stories for...

A compilation of album covers from the 2010s.
Through the Decades: influential pop in the 2010s
Katherine Winton (’25) January 31, 2025

My first-ever favorite song was Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams,” a single from her 2014 album, 1989. In fact, all of my earliest memories involving music come from one decade: the 2010s. To me, the 2010s is a decade of nostalgia, and the music of...

Max Ladd (’25) catches a rebound and shoots a layup.
Varsity Boys’ Basketball season preview
Arav Bansal (’26) January 31, 2025

The Saint Francis Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team is off to a strong start. They are bolstered by several returning players and have several new players looking to make an immediate impact. With these assets, the team is set up for success in their remaining...

Mrs. Vollucci poses with her pork belly carbonara udon.
At the Teacher’s Table: pork belly carbonara udon with Mrs. Joanna Vollucci
Sandra Ximen (’26) January 31, 2025

There’s no teacher that can bring the perfect amount of energy and humor to first period AP Computer Science Principles than the one, the only,...

Assorted frozen yogurts at Yogurtland.
Yogurtland: a comprehensive review of its Mountain View location’s flavors
Anusha Jain (’25) and Katherine Winton (’25) January 31, 2025

As avid Yogurtland fans, we’re always on the lookout for the best flavor combinations. So, we tried all of the flavors offered at our local...

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon being voiced by a white man.
Capitalist Critique: media’s moneymaking machine
Aanya Mittu (’25) January 31, 2025

There is no ethical billionaire (or multimillionaire or trillionaire). Like hamsters on a wheel, American elites are constantly sprinting at...

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An artist's impression of the Earth - from a metaphorical perspective.
Have we passed the tipping point of climate change?
Selah Dorn (’25) January 31, 2025

The year 2024 was just declared the hottest year on record by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic...

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