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El Estoque

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El Estoque

Belshe and other attendees gather outside of the 16th Street Baptist Church. (Used with permission | Photo courtesy of Bonnie Belshe)

Learning from the past, shaping the future

Jami Lim and Mihir Vishwarupe September 25, 2023

Sixty years after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, history teacher Bonnie Belshe gathered with 400 people in Birmingham, Alabama to attend the 2023 Forging Justice Commemoration conference for a...

Competitive academic culture and overwhelming workloads lead students to experience burnout

The breaking point

Jami Lim June 1, 2023
Examining students’ experiences with burnout and where it stems from
Man on the street: Can you solve this riddle?

Man on the street: Can you solve this riddle?

Jami Lim, Megha Mummaneni, and Riya Murthy May 12, 2023
Testing MVHS students and staff's abilities to answer puzzling riddles
Despite the immense detail of Title IX, victims of sexual assault may feel lost and disoriented during the reporting process.

The weight of Title IX

Tvisha Gupta and Jami Lim April 5, 2023
Examining the process and emotional turmoil of reporting sexual assault at MVHS
The 1968 art horror film Hour of the Wolf explores the nature of dark thoughts intruding on ordinary life.

Drawing a line between art and suffering

Jami Lim March 20, 2023
Understanding the role of dark themes in entertainment and mental health
The Aurora album cover captures the chemistry between lead singers Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne.

‘Aurora’ is a manifestation of classic-rock nostalgia

Jami Lim March 14, 2023
The fictional ‘70s-esque album struggles to find its voice in the contemporary world
Media has evolved throughout time, changing in ways such as  its purpose or interface

Evolve

Examining how arts and entertainment have changed through the years
Next episode starts in 10...

Next episode starts in 10…

Jami Lim and Alyssa Yang February 10, 2023
Examining how the evolution of TV release formats has divided viewers
61,404,621 minutes

61,404,621 minutes

Jami Lim and Darpan Singh December 17, 2022
Exploring the listening habits of the MVHS community
Sophomore Stanley Du springs into the air to score a layup.

Boys Basketball defeats Thomas More High School 62-55 in its first home game

Kathryn Foo and Jami Lim November 26, 2022
Matadors claim a victory on their first game of the season
An illustrative graphic of a tampon kicking a soccer ball.

Playing the period game

Jami Lim and Kalyani Puthenpurayil November 12, 2022

The steady raps of the racket striking against the birdie along with the short, stifled squeaks of shoes against the floor filled the gym as junior Anika Karandikar played her last Badminton match of the...

Junior Hamza Moharram goes in for a tackle in the beginning of the first quarter.

Football dominates Lynbrook High School 42-0 in its Homecoming game

Jami Lim, Kalyani Puthenpurayil, and Stephanie Zhang October 20, 2022

Varsity Football dominated Lynbrook High School during its Homecoming game with a score of 42-0 on Friday, Oct. 14, bringing its league record to 2-3. After senior Greyson Mobley scored a 61-yard touchdown...

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