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Ghost of the 100 building wreaks havoc

by Casper Hundo and Julius Ceasar in the Freezer | April 1, 2023 An angry ghost seemingly exposed by the…

The swinging solution to lunchtime boredom

by Simple Simon | April 1, 2023 Ever since the downsizing of the Quad, the creation of the Urban Bloc,…

Malfunctioning ceiling charging cable unveils sinister, clandestine plans

by Wrun A. Wai Kourd | April 1, 2023 Ever since the opening of the Eggers Innovation Center, students have…

Saint Francis’ very own Capitol Hill: political Student Council elections

by KITARA| April 1, 2023 With the results of the 2023 Associated Student Body election finally and fully released, Saint…

EXCLUSIVE: incendiary letters between Legacy and Brother Fisher intercepted

by 006 and 008 | April 1, 2023 While the Lancer community has been focusing on the brand new Eggers…

New virus sweeps through Saint Francis

by B. Rizz and Hella Slaie | April 1, 2023 A new health crisis has penetrated the halls of Saint…

“Chech Plus” program to be implemented at Saint Francis

by chechluvrs<3 | April 1, 2023 Mr. Michael Chechelnitsky was recently identified as the school’s leader in innovation this year—a…

Holy Crocs!: a dress code debacle-crocle

by CrocELLA and Lyle, Lyle the Crocodile | April 1, 2023 On the eve of yet another alteration to the…

Features

Hot Takes: freshman and junior edition

by Aanya Mittu (’25) and Smriti Vijay (’25) | March 31, 2023 For the last issue of the newspaper, The…

Transcending the boundaries of education: Innovation@Saint Francis

by Arhana Aatresh (’23) and Alexander Chang (’23) | March 31, 2023 Saint Francis is no stranger to innovation. In…

Club Chronicles: competition season in full swing for Team 2367

by Will Li (’23) | March 31, 2021 My dearest readers, it is with great sorrow that I inform you…

News

Road Trip! Holy Cross Spirit Week

by Sungwook Yang (’26) and Anika Bastin (’23) | March 31, 2023 In late March, Saint Francis hosted its first annual Holy Cross Spirit Week, intended to ground the school’s spirit in Holy Cross values. Over the course of the week, Lancers embarked on a road trip to visit Saint Francis’s sister schools in the Holy Cross family. Lancers first stopped at New Orleans, with the theme of “Mardi Gras” to visit Holy Cross New Orleans. Students dressed in the colors purple, green, and gold and wore Mardi Gras beads to celebrate. Additionally, clubs had the opportunity to decorate doors…

Cracking the code: all-female hackathon AdaHacks IV

by Thanisha Kapur (’25) and Avi Gupta (’24) | March 31, 2023 On March 11, Saint Francis’s Girls Who Code (GWC) club hosted AdaHacks, its fourth-ever hackathon, in collaboration with YouTube. AdaHacks, a fourteen-hour hackathon aimed to encourage girls to pursue STEM, provided participants with the opportunity to attend workshops,…

“Flying Around the World”: Annual International Showcase builds community

by Smriti Vijay (’25) | March 10, 2023 Manned by the board of the International Club, a plane took off on February 24, 2023 from Saint Francis, signaling the start of the annual International Showcase. This year’s event centered on the theme of “flying around the world” and featured creative…

Food & Dining

Dumplings: small vessels of love

by Sandra Ximen (’26) | March 31, 2023 We all have our childhood nostalgia, moments in time we wish to freeze and experience all over…

Who takes the (cup)cake?

by Akshara Panchumarthi (’26) and Coco Rothenberg (’26) | March 31, 2023 What is better than a cake that is shaped like a cup? Literally…

Battle of the boxed cake mixes

by Shriya Manchanda (’25) | March 31, 2023 Baking is my love language: I love seeing people’s faces light up when they receive their favorite…

Science

World’s first 3D printed rocket launched… then crashed

by Thanisha Kapur (’25) | March 31, 2023 In the search for strong yet inexpensive materials to build pioneering technologies, engineers have turned to 3D…

Brain Dump: how to put yourself out there

by Arhana Aatresh (’23) | March 31, 2023 Readers, this column marks my end as a columnist and staff member of The Lancer. It is…

FBI collects app user locations

by Rohan Sinha (’23) | March 31, 2023 In a hearing before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on March 8, director of the Federal Bureau…

The Willow project: oil drilling plan in Alaska’s North Scope

by Navaneeth Dontuboyina (’24) | March 31, 2023 Just a few weeks ago on March 13, 2023, millions of Americans erupted in dismay when the…

What was here before: Colossal resurrects the woolly mammoth and dodo

by Caleb Obico (’25) | March 31, 2023 The woolly mammoth and dodo bird went extinct centuries ago; however, a team of researchers and scientists…

Opinions

Trend Z: modern celebrity culture

by Semira Arora (’25) | March 31, 2023 Nowadays, when scrolling through Instagram, it’s becoming more difficult to differentiate who…

On the Frontlines: Unveiling the hegemon’s toolbox

by Alexander Chang (’23) | March 31, 2023 This final edition of On the Frontlines deviates from its traditional format to…

Hope for the high-speed rail

by April Beyersdorf (’24) | March 31, 2023 Commuting from the Bay Area to Los Angeles either means a very…

Rethinking diversity training

by Sarav Desai (‘24) and Semira Arora (’25) | March 31, 2023 Recently, terms like “diversity, equity, and inclusion” are…

Breaking down the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

by Kasper Halevy (’24) | March 31, 2023 One million dollars a second. That is how fast clients of Silicon Valley…

The prognosticator’s prediction: true or false?

by Claire Marcellini (’26) | March 10, 2023 Art by Megan Wang (’25) Every February 2, the faithful enthusiasts of…

Why the earthquake should be the end of Erdogan

by Sarav Desai (’24) | March 10, 2023 On February 5th, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Southern Turkey and…

On the Frontlines: The story behind the DRC’s two decades of war

by Alexander Chang (’23) | March 10, 2023 On November 4, 2022, President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of…

Sports

March Madness: Final Four predictions

by Ridhima Vakkalagadda (’24) | March 31, 2023 It is that time of the year again, where brackets are filled out and underdogs take center…

Setting themselves apart: Lancer volleyball’s spectacular start to the season

by Anusha Jain (’25) and Smriti Vijay (’25) | March 31, 2023 The Varsity Boys’ Volleyball Team has started off the season with a series…

All bases covered: Boys’ Varsity Baseball’s hopes for the season

by Riyana Goel (’26) | March 31, 2023 The Saint Francis Boys’ Varsity Baseball Team has proved that winning is a habit. Last year’s team…

Sports culture at Saint Francis

by Katherine Winton (’25) | March 10, 2023 Named Cal-Hi Sports’ State School of the Year for the 2021-2022 school year, Saint Francis High School…

Two wrestling teams and one stellar season

by Boladale Erogbogbo (’23) | March 10, 2023 Following a 5-0 Boys’ season and a 2-1 Girls’ season, the Saint Francis Wrestling teams have solidified…

Girls’ Soccer wraps up season dominating NorCal

by Anusha Jain (’25) | March 10, 2023 The Varsity Girls’ Soccer Team continued their impressive winning streak through their final weeks, finishing their season…