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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
Teacher’s Hot Takes
by Smriti Vijay (’25) and Aanya Mittu (’25) | March 10, 2023 Our tenured faculty here at Saint Francis has,…
Club Chronicles: Chess Club
by Will Li (’23) | March 10, 2023 The timer ticks down to the final ten seconds. Eyes darting back…
ASB Incoming!
by Sahana Rao (’26) | March 10, 2023 The results of the Associated Student Body 2023-2024 elections have been announced.…
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
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…
Brain Dump: fighting burnout and senioritis
by Arhana Aatresh (’23) | March 10, 2023 It’s that glorious time of year again for seniors nationwide: March. College acceptances are slowly arriving, and…
Opinions
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…
Sports
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…
Humans of Saint Francis
Entertainment
Banned Book Club: “The Downstairs Girl” and the importance of representation
by Kylie Chen (’24) | March 31, 2023 This year’s Oscars was a major night for Asian representation, with history-making…
Cinematic Chat: privilege and pretension in “The Menu”
by Elsa Ying (’23) | March 31, 2023 This article contains spoilers. Premiering in fall of 2022, The Menu was…
The not-so-red red carpet brings stellar looks to the Oscars
by Vanessa Ko (’24) | March 31, 2023 For this year’s 95th Annual Academy Awards, the red carpet was champagne.…
More than a nepo baby: Gracie Abrams’s “Good Riddance”
by Riyana Goel (’26) | March 31, 2023 Lost. Searching. Broken. Healing. With her new album Good Riddance, released on…
Publishers of recent editions of Roald Dahl’s books face backlash for censorship
by Katherine Winton (’25) | March 31, 2023 Roald Dahl, who sold hundreds of millions of copies of his books,…
On the Same Page: feminism and dystopia in The Handmaid’s Tale
by Smriti Vijay (’25) and Katherine Winton (’25) | March 31, 2023 The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood holds a…
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