by April Beyersdorf (’24) | March 31, 2023 Commuting from the Bay Area to Los Angeles either means a very long drive or a very short flight. The highways and airports are […]

by Kasper Halevy (’24) | March 31, 2023 One million dollars a second. That is how fast clients of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) withdrew deposits on March 10, causing the Federal Deposit Insurance […]

by Sarav Desai (‘24) and Semira Arora (’25) | March 31, 2023 Recently, terms like “diversity, equity, and inclusion” are populating 9-5 company culture. Although the terms within diversity training may sound […]

by Claire Marcellini (’26) | March 10, 2023 Art by Megan Wang (’25) Every February 2, the faithful enthusiasts of groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, also known as the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, gather around […]

by Sarav Desai (’24) | March 10, 2023 On February 5th, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Southern Turkey and Northern Syria; it was followed by two massive aftershocks, bringing further destruction […]

by Smriti Vijay (’25) | March 10, 2023 romanticize: to deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; to make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is In a […]

by Sarav Desai (’24) | February 3, 2023 Early on the morning of Saturday, January 7, Kevin McCarthy breathed a sigh of relief, as he was finally elected to be the fifty-fifth […]

by Claire Marcellini (’26) and Elsa Ying (’23) | February 3, 2023 In recent years, the term “toxic masculinity” has entered public consciousness. The concept was first introduced by the American Psychological […]

by Nikhil Dewitt (’24) | February 3, 2023 In a year where Democrats managed to largely stave off a massive Republican wave during the midterm elections, New York stood out as a […]

by Jasmine Salgado (’26) | February 3, 2023 The list of award shows seems endless: Oscars, Tonys, Emmys, Golden Globes, and, more. Most see award shows as a momentous occasion for actors, […]

by Anika Bastin (’23) | November 18, 2022 The Supreme Court has become an increasingly controversial body in the last couple of years. The current Court demonstrated its boldness in its recent […]

by Nikhil Dewitt (’24) | November 18, 2022 Over the past few weeks, news channels began emphasizing the red wave that would occur on election day. Republicans would take back the House […]

by Jasmine Salgado (’26) | November 18, 2022 A year and a half of pandemic-related anxiety and isolation has left society hungry for forms of entertainment that used to be commonplace in […]

by Hadley Fay (’26) | October 7, 2022 Ghouls, ghosts, and pumpkins galore. Staying up late. Laughing with friends while devouring buckets full of candy. Halloween is inarguably one of the best […]

by Nikhil Dewitt (’24) | October 7, 2022 In the midst of the chaotic transition of power between Donald Trump and Joe Biden after the deadly insurrection on January 6, many Americans […]

by Anika Bastin (’23) | October 7, 2022 Social media has been omnipresent since the Internet itself emerged. Starting with more casual forms of communication, like MySpace, social media has now grown […]

By Rohan Sinha (’23) | April 8, 2022 When Russian forces began their invasion of Ukraine in late February, the international community hastened to demonstrate solidarity with the Ukrainian people. The day […]

by Semira Arora (’25) and Anusha Jain (’25) | April 8, 2022 In addition to debates on many viral phenomena such as the audio of Laurel and Yanny or the infamous black […]

by Tanvi Rao (’22) | April 8, 2022 During the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of companies adopted a “four-day work week” that allowed their employees to have a more productive and flexible […]

by Melissa Paz-Flores (’22) | April 8, 2022 Dear Class of 2022, A word I’d use to describe our grade’s experience as a collective is unprecedented. Yes, unprecedented is making a comeback. […]

by Alexander Chang (’23) | March 21, 2022 In an age of fervently partisan politics, polarization has made its way into all aspects of American life. Today’s hyperfixation on the latest partisan […]

by Elsa Ying (’23) | March 21, 2022 On January 27, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his plans to retire at the beginning of the court’s summer recess, thus leaving one […]

by Melissa Paz-Flores (’22) | March 21, 2022 The Winter Olympics may have ended over three weeks ago, but the uncertainty surrounding the ethics of the event’s banned substances and doping policies […]

by Kasper Halevy (’24) | March 21, 2022 As the Russian military continues its relentless assault on Ukrainian civilians, the West has also been deploying myriad responses aimed at crippling the Russian […]

by Kylie Chen (’24) | March 21, 2022 Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the debate over mask-wearing has been heavily politicized, and unfortunately so. Instead of focusing on mask-wearing as […]

by Melissa Paz-Flores (’22) | February 14th, 2022 “She only got into Saint Francis because she was Latina” were the hurtful words I heard from a white classmate during my middle school […]

by Lauren Kelly (’25) | February 14, 2022 The difference between optimists and pessimists lies in how they cope with difficulty. Glass half full or half empty? After a setback, is there […]

by Rohan Sinha (’23) | February 14, 2022 Last July, a crisis emerged at the border between Belarus and the European Union (EU), when thousands of migrants, many from the Middle East, […]

by Thanisha Kapur (’25) | February 14th, 2022 The latter half of high school is often associated with one word: stress. But on top of the overwhelming number of AP and honors […]

By Katherine Winton (’25), Anusha Jain (’25), and Da Hee Yang (’23) | November 19, 2021 The Saint Francis dress code is the focal point of countless campus debates among teachers and […]

by Marissa Chao (’25) and Eliana Shin (’22) | November 19, 2021 On August 15, the Taliban seized Kabul and took control of the Afghan government. Despite their pledges to respect women […]

By Eliana Shin (’22) and Aanya Mittu (’25) | November 19, 2021 In May, Texas passed a law ending access to abortions after six weeks into pregnancy. This restrictive ban shocked many […]

by Aanya Mittu (’25) | November 19, 2021 From Halloween costumes to “authentic” food, cultural appropriation pervades every aspect of people’s lives. Adopting certain elements of other cultures, even with the best […]

by Melissa Paz-Flores (’22) | October 11, 2021 Camp: Notes on Fashion. China: Through The Looking Glass. Man and the Horse. All of these are past themes from New York City’s Metropolitan […]

by Tanvi Rao (’22) | October 11, 2021 Personalities, while invisible, are a large part of our identity. Whether an individual identifies as an introvert or an extrovert, a thinker or a […]