Note: There are mentions of sensitive topics like gun violence, mass shootings, and school shootings in the following article. Please consider reading this with a trusted adult.    On February 14, 2018, Nikolas Cruz, 19, entered Marjory Stoneman...

Author Salman Rushdie was attacked on August 9, 2022 at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, moments before he was to give a lecture regarding how exiled authors are protected in the United States. The famous author of 13 novels, four...

Midnights is raw and euphoric. It’s the sudden urge to scream at the top of your lungs. It’s the aftermath of the party when your hair is messy and your lipstick is smeared. It’s the thoughts that you hide locked in a cell, behind bars and doors...

“Some teachers I know seem to feel relieved that the pressure of preparing students for their class’ AP test is gone. This pressure however, has fallen largely on us students,” said Maya Krolik (‘23). Advanced Placement (AP) tests are three...

  “It’s an entire world of just 64 squares,” says a quote from the popular Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit. New York Times reports that the number of Chess.com users – a website dedicated to everything chess – doubled from 8,000,000...

A girl with brilliant blue and purple scales on her face and hair to match: the piece, “fisheye” can be seen on posters all around campus reminding students about Aria Liu’s (‘23) art exhibition. Her art decorates the staircase to the lower floor...

Words cannot begin to encapsulate all that defines Ms. Donna Cory, Bishops’ beloved dance teacher who passed away on September 26, 2022. She was so much more than a dance teacher: she was a mentor, a friend, and a second mother to all of her students....

To me, Donna was two things. She was a wonderful friend, someone you always felt comfortable around and knew was there for you. Donna was also an artist who saw beauty in all things and had the gift of helping others share and celebrate their beauty....

The San Diego Padres’ well-fought season came to an end on Sunday, October 23 in a nail-biter against the Philadelphia Phillies. Although over before San Diego fans hoped, the 2022 postseason was one to remember. From the growing popularity of the phrase,...

Fall represents the start of many things: pumpkin spice at Starbucks, hoodie weather, an obscene amount of new stress. For fall sport athletes, it’s the start of their season, reuniting with and making new friends, wins and losses, new and old traditions,...

On Monday, August 29, 2022, with memories, music, and thousands of fans waiting in anticipation, Serena Williams played her first tennis match of what could be her last-ever United States Open at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York. In 1997,...

20 hours or no hours, or maybe just 10: it’s clear that community service requirements have shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot of students have found it difficult to work with their normal service organizations, and the hour requirement was...

Students in disposable masks wince as feedback shrieks from the speaker of a helpless substitute teacher. At home, their classmates laugh awkwardly. The online teacher rolls their eyes as the substitute struggles to mute their computer. Another day of...

As colorful lights adorn bare fir trees, as the weather drops a few frosty degrees, as the ghost of Thanksgiving still lives on, the holiday season arrives. Due to the current state of the world, it is safe to assume that the celebrations this year will...

It’s getting chilly in San Diego! For you crazies who think that November means Christmas time, sure, the crisp air can mean that it’s time for the holidays. But for me, it means it’s time for some heart-warming soups (because Thanksgiving still...

Miss me? I missed you! Hello, reader, I am back for Literature with Leila. I bring you six wonderful books from a variety of genres. Something for everyone! Hurrah! Reminders of Him By Colleen Hoover — You all know that this wouldn’t be a Literature...

Tacos are like great stories. The perfect combination of ingredients that pair beautifully, a hint of surprise and acid to balance it out, and an element that wraps it all together. Over my time living in California, I’ve tried a fair number of tacos....

Refreshing and spicy. Crunchy and garlicky. Chewy and sweet. These are just a few words to describe some of the dishes from some of my favorite Chinese restaurants in San Diego.  After living here for almost eight years now, I’ve tried a bit of...