Many of California’s most influential politicians argued that Californians needed to pass Proposition 16 to help minorities in professional and academic spaces.

Voters were unwilling to reinstate…

From celebrating the holidays to providing for those in need, this Thanksgiving season will not be the same as in previous years.

While the world is amidst a pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control…

Candi Cane Cooper is an animal communicator who has been able to talk with animals through telepathy to help with their physical conditions, behavioral anomalies, or just have a chat about the world’s…

After centuries of unsustainable industrialization, a tech company whose mission is to fight climate change seems almost too good to be true. But, Ecosia, an innovative, new search engine that plants…

Over the past decades, social media has exponentially grown to create a world where over half the population are connected through a screen.

However, this has created many societal problems, which are…

Water.

It covers nearly three-fourths of the entire planet and is vital to all life on Earth.

Although it may seem too vast and uncontrollable to be impacted, it is not in actuality an indestructible…

Record numbers of voters show up in Oakland, California, to make their voices heard in the 2020 presidential election. A national non-profit, World Central kitchen, gathers donations and then partners…

As we delve deeper into a state of climate disaster, the best way to see the ramifications is simple – just look around.Our Earthis struggling, and it’s evident in everything from the dry…

Trigger warning: This podcast contains mentions of suicide.

Toxicity has always been a huge problem in gaming. And with the recent events regarding the suicide of popular streamer Reckful, and the…

On their way to school, a student steps into their building’s elevator to find a woman clutching her purse as she sees them. After arriving on the ground floor, the woman rushes to the exit. The student…

As college application season creeps closer and anxiety continues to grow, students have found themselves amidst a crossfire between conflicting majors. 

Like most high school students, Keya Arora,…

The Candidates

The Conventions

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Pop, country, classical, indie, the list goes on. Everyone has an attachment to music, whether it’s from listening to a favorite artist, hearing different genres on the radio, or even making their own…

As global climate change accelerates, leaders in local governments have been forced to reckon with the threat posed by rising sea levels, volatile winds, and a desiccated landscape. 

Efforts by local…

Aneesha Rompally, Purva Bommireddy, and Iris Duquesne are all youth climate activists that have devoted themselves to make our planet a more sustainable home. This crossover episode between Oddballs…

Rachel’s Cakes is a local bakery that has recently been taken on by Jodi Giusti, a Bay Area resident and Carlmont parent. Even though the pandemic has poised many challenges for food-related businesses,…

As esports grow in popularity, organizations such as Generation Esports and PlayVS work to implement esports into a high school setting. Join hosts David Su and Sean Liuli as they interview Ben Gerber,…

With spooky season just around the corner, many are preparing to celebrate Halloween. COVID-19 is making it riskier to interact with others, as the holiday will not quite be the same as it was before;…

She’s having an anxiety attack. But she looks normal. Is she faking it? 

Wrong. 

Emotional disorders lie deeper than what one may see or experience on the outside. Anxiety is more than just intense…

Sandra Ramos, better known as the Purple Lady, is one of several individuals that have devoted their lives to their favorite color. However, unlike the others, Sandra is a self-proclaimed witch, activist,…

Content Warning: This article discusses child abuse and violence, topics that some readers may find triggering.

Zahra Mansour* was being closely observed by her mother, father, and Hasan Taleb*, her…

Jeff Roller and Tim Hall took on the challenge of growing the world’s most difficult crop: Wasabi. Now their fresh wasabi is being served in some of the countries’ top restaurants.

Music: Hip Jazz from…

“A bird that has been oiled, coming into care at the right time, can be fully washed and rehabilitated and released and live a very happy life.”

Often when talking about climate change, the…

Global warming: gas emissions trap heat in the atmosphere and the polar ice caps. That statement is too vague. Global warming is but a part of the much, much more significant problem.

 Environmental…

With the rate of animal adoptions increasing due to COVID-19, Peninsula Human Society and other shelters alter their adoption and volunteering processes, while adopting safety measures that align with…

San Mateo County’s Mask Mobile distributed over 900 masks to the hardest-hit communities in the past week to keep families safe during the pandemic.
The Mask Mobile project was introduced on Sept. 15…

Warning: The following review contains spoilers from “The Haunting of Bly Manor.”

In one of the last scenes of Netflix’s 2020 original mini-series, “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” the bride, whose…

Esports is currently one of the largest growing industries in the world. But contrary to what most people think, the industry is more than just the players. Join hosts Sean Liuli and David Su as they…

Fast fashion is the world’s second-largest polluter. Every year, hundreds of thousands of clothes are thrown in landfills to be decomposed into waste. But, just as fast as fashion trends come and…

Daniel Suelo, more commonly known as the man who quit money, trusts that “money only exists if two or more people believe it exists.” Following this mindset, Daniel has spent the last 20 years of his…

For the past few decades, California and other states along the West Coast have experienced annual fires. Traditionally, these are natural, seasonal events caused by warmer seasons and an increase in dry…

Carlmont has over 130 clubs, and a vast majority of them are heavily reliant on in-person interaction. However, with this semester’s distance learning plan, there have been many alterations in how these…

84-year-old San Mateo resident Claire Mack was a high school dropout who overcame obstacles and served her community as an activist, local tv host, author, and city mayor. Now she’s the owner of a successful…

A soap opera, a surprise bombing, and an island with a volcano: these are just a few of the incredulous sights Chuck Adams has seen. This episode is all about Chuck and his adventures through 11 different…

With many wildfires spreading throughout California, the demand for firefighters has been excessive. Their jobs are challenging due to many safety factors the they must adhere to. However, these predicaments…

In the last episode, we looked at how climate change is affecting the communities we live in. Whether it be through sinking land, statewide forest fires, or a pandemic, climate change is continuously…

As record-setting wildfires burn across the state, a brush fire broke out in the San Juan Canyon in Belmont, causing evacuations in the nearby community. 

The first report of the fire was called in…

With the desire to do things that are now restricted due to the pandemic, many are longing to experience normalcy. Restaurants have altered their establishments to fit social distancing rules and guidelines,…

California’s shocking year of wildfires is the worst in state history; 3,154,107 acres of land have been scorched across the state this year, with more expected to burn.

Currently, over 7,000 fires…

A young girl eagerly waits for her first day of kindergarten to arrive. She vividly imagines television-like scenarios of how her first day of school would play out. Her school supplies were purchased…

With the first pick of the 2020 fantasy football draft, Happy Golladays selects Christian McCaffrey! 

The time has come. With the conclusion of week one of the 2020 NFL season at the end of Monday…

Teachers and administrators from the Sequoia Union High School District issued a Vote of No Confidence against the superintendent as they question her trustworthiness and actions as a leader of the students,…

The Oxford Dictionary defines the term “oddball” as a person who behaves in a strange or unusual way. This introductory episode of Oddballs, featuring guest speaker Dr. Gregg Henriques, is all about…

Aeon Lem, a junior at Carlmont High School, has a unique hobby—birdwatching. Her passion for birds has enabled her to get a scholarship and artistic opportunities, and has taken her on many birding adventures…

It’s easy to brush off the urgency of global issues when they only seem like foreign threats. Sure, the ice caps in Antarctica are melting, but most of us will never experience that in our daily lives….

What would you call someone who murdered two people after crossing state lines with an illegally obtained AR-15 to support a white supremacist gang countering a Black Lives Matter protest?
White supremacists…

Dr. Aashish Manglik has been researching and developing a new nasal spray that prevents COVID-19 particles from binding with your lungs. If his product is deemed successful, Aeronab could become a cheaper…

Natalie Nielsen was almost done with her Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus test. She had already finished the first question; all she had to do now was submit her answer to the second question. With over…

As discussion rages on about the future of Carlmont, students and staff weigh-in to offer their opinions and experiences with online learning.

This story was originally published on Scot Scoop News on…

“Reap What You Sew” tells the story of a 17-year-old girl named Auva Soheili with a drive to fix social injustice around the world… through clothing! In 2019, Auva started her own clothing line,…