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A fallen tree blocks a bridge in Shoreline at Mountain View.

Downpour demolition

Mihir Vishwarupe and Lillian Wang • February 1, 2023

A series of heavy storms battered California in the beginning of January, flooding cities, damaging infrastructure and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. Cupertino was one of many cities hit by...

Junior Matthew Lau pushes through an MHS defender for a layup

Boys Basketball loses to Milpitas High School 58-51

Samika Bhatkar, Kathryn Foo, and Alyssa Yang • January 29, 2023
Matadors fall short in securing a win in a close game
Junior and center forward Sophia Lu maneuvers past the opposition in an attempt to shoot the ball.

Girls Basketball defeats Leland High School 69-42

Kalyani Puthenpurayil, Aashi Venkat, and Lillian Wang • January 21, 2023
Matadors maintain their lead throughout the game
Graphic | Sonia Verma

Distance

Melody Cui, Minjae Kang, Sameer Maheshwari, Aashna Patel, Taryn Lam, and Aditya Shukla • January 16, 2023
Exploring instances of distance within a family 
High winds cause a tree to fall on Mann Drive, blocking a parking lot and the sidewalk.

BREAKING NEWS: Bomb cyclone hits Cupertino

Ananya Chaudhary • January 5, 2023

A bomb cyclone over the Pacific Ocean brought powerful storms to the Bay Area starting Wednesday, Jan. 4, causing heavy rain, high wind warnings and power outages in Santa Clara County.  Cupertino...

Senior Jaebeum Cho used to go by J. Cho to prevent mispronunciations, however after gaining appreciation for his name in recent years he has started going by Jaebeum.

Actually it’s pronounced…

Chiran Arumugam and Darpan Singh • December 27, 2022
Examining the struggles behind ethnic names in America
The finishing touch

The finishing touch

Mikaylah Du and Dahlia Schilling • December 22, 2022
Exploring the role of makeup in sports
The 2022 World Cup, hosted in Qatar, has attracted a large number of soccer fans from around the world and is considered one of the most widely viewed sporting events globally this year.

Now is all

Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Lillian Wang • December 22, 2022
Looking into students reactions to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
2022 News Recap

2022 News Recap

Angela Zhang, News Editor • December 21, 2022
Reflecting on the biggest news events of each month
Senior Aneesha Sinha places a star on the Christmas Tree, a tradition common amongst many families in America.

Has Santa stolen Christmas from Baby Jesus?

Darpan Singh and Vincent Zhao • December 20, 2022
Exploring the religious significance of Christmas to students at MVHS
As part of mass nationwide layoffs, tech companies in the Bay Area have laid off over 43,000 employees since November. 

Silicon valley layoffs

Mihir Vishwarupe and Eric Zhou • December 16, 2022
Examining the effects of Bay Area tech company layoffs on employees
Rapper Ye has recently come under fire for a series of controversial tweets and statements.

To Ye or not to Ye

Sameer Maheshwari, Gauri Manoj, and Darpan Singh • December 16, 2022
Examining Ye’s anti-semitism and what it means to be a fan
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