In a true Cinderella story, the No. 9 ranked La Salle varsity boys basketball team took down four higher ranked teams en route to their first state championship win in nearly 40 years on Saturday, March…

When a Venezuelan woman sat before a group of high school students, her son at her side, her voice trembled. She spoke close to no English, relying on a student from Cathedral High School — a fellow…

When initially taking on the role of Director of Equity and Inclusion, Mr. Mario Garza was not fully sure of everything his job entailed. Now, one and a half years into the position, Mr. Garza has gained…

A puppet quartet made of food.

A fantastical quest across the universe, featuring actor Adrian Brody.

A submarine sandwich, assembled in stop-motion from various inedibles.

Anyone who’s taken…

Amid fears about national security and data protection over a mainstream social media app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, another platform has risen above the surface, gaining a new audience with…

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“Are people born wicked?” asks Glinda Upland (Ariana Grande), the Good Witch of the North, at the outset of “Wicked.” “Or do they have wickedness…

Every school day, the kitchen staff at La Salle arrive around 6 a.m. to embark on the long journey of preparing entrées, sides, sandwiches, and more for some 700 faculty and students. 

First, they…

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Released in 2016, “Moana” is hailed as part of a dying phenomenon: a Disney movie beloved by fans and critics alike. 

“Moana 2” is neither. 

The…

To conclude his final year of high school soccer at La Salle, senior and striker Vance Sheffield scored 101 goals, making him one of the highest-scoring male high school soccer players in Oregon history. 

Playing…

Autumn is a time of change.

Trees lose their foliage; days shorten; temperatures drop and frost creeps over lawns and roofs. School becomes routine as progress reports go home and the rotating cycle…

Oct. 15 marked the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month, a national honoring of Latiné culture in America. Though it began as a week-long observation in 1968, this period of recognition was extended to…

In every election, what’s known throughout the political world as ‘the generational effect’ plays a large role in who turns out to the polls and the values they bring with them. 

Depending on…

The acronym FOMO, which stands for “fear of missing out,” is a relatively new term, coined in 2004 by Patrick McGinnis, an author of nine books and the host of a podcast about FOMO. FOMO is not always…

When NASA sent its first woman to space, Sally Ride, why was it they thought she might need 100 tampons for only six days? We wish we knew. 

A study from the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine…

“Fallout” is rated TV-MA. This show may not be suitable for all audiences.

As a longtime fan of the Fallout games, I was excited when I first heard about the game being adapted into a show on Amazon…

2023 was Taylor Swift’s year. 

From her three-hour-long, record-shattering Eras Tour, to being named Time’s Person of the Year, to receiving Album of the Year at the Grammys  —  surpassing…

Every 68 seconds an American is sexually assaulted.

433,648 Americans 12 years and older become victims of sexual assault every year.

All Americans are impacted by sexual assault, abuse, or harrasment,…

Senior Hailey Heytvelt’s commute to volleyball practice is at least 40 minutes long. 

On her way to the gym she practices at in Beaverton, Heytvelt takes a route that’s been routine for the last…

Most Americans — and anyone else who uses the Gregorian calendar — are familiar with Leap Day. Starting in elementary school, we’re taught mnemonics to help us remember that, unlike most other months,…

Among the freedoms promised in the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment is arguably the most crucial. From freedom of religion to the rights of the media, this amendment protects the open exchange of ideas…

At 12:05 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, the computer lab was buzzing with energy. Around 40 journalism students were crammed into the room, holding notebooks and pens and chatting as they waited for the bell…

On June 6, 2007, OutKast made an appearance on UGK’s “Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You).” The track served as a sending-off of sorts for both duos — December of that year saw the death of UGK’s…

Achilles — the strongest Greek mythological warrior — was given invulnerability when his mother, Thetis, dipped him into the River Styx as an infant, protecting his entire body from injury except for…

For years, “systematic militarized and identity-alteration methodologies” infested the United States and targeted Indigenous children, stripping them of their traditions and reprimanding them if they…

What can’t AI do? 

This question has become crucial to answer as artificial intelligence occupies a larger part of our lives every passing day, evolving at breakneck speed. From something as seemingly…

Just a little less than two years after the release of its predecessors, “A Haunting in Venice” continues the series of Agatha Christie film adaptations that star the brilliant Detective Hercule Poirot.
…

“Dame time” is over.

The news that Trail Blazers fans had been dreading since July — when Portland’s point guard Damian Lillard requested a trade — finally arrived on Wednesday, Sept. 27 when…

Beating the school record in the 5K was a goal for junior Maya Crimin since the end of her freshman year of running for the Falcons.

On Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, she had achieved her goal with the time…

Over the last three years in her position as the Director of Equity and Inclusion, Ms. Kiah Mounsey has made strides for La Salle to advance the school’s policies, working to create a more inclusive…

In his 2021 Youth Mental Health Advisory, the Surgeon General said that “the challenges today’s generation of young people face are unprecedented and uniquely hard to navigate. And the effect these…

With immigration being such a controversial and misunderstood topic within the United States, nine La Salle students and two staff members traveled on an immersion trip to El Paso, Texas to learn about…

Amid ongoing national and local opioid-related fatalities in recent years, La Salle has equipped its campus with overdose reversal kits as a precautionary measure and an effort to bring awareness to students…

On Saturday, April 15, two members of La Salle’s International Thespian Society (ITS) chapter made history in Salem at the Oregon Thespian State Festival as the first La Salle students to ever advance…

I am a Black student who has attended predominantly white schools my entire life. 

At times, this has been a very isolating experience, but also one that has undeniably shaped me into the person I…

Around 5.6% of women and girls are impacted by attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), however this is only the percentage of those who have been diagnosed. The frequent underdiagnosis of ADHD…

Many Americans fantasize about the day that they can retire from their jobs. It is a chance to step back from the pressures and stress that burden the workforce and begin a new chapter in one’s adult life….

La Salle’s robotics team, Maker Industries, has made history. On Jan. 7 at a Rose City League Meet, the team broke a world record for most points scored without penalties, scoring 284 points. This feat…

La Salle announced its new partnership with online youth support resource Appa earlier this fall. This resource comes in addition to the counseling department’s efforts to support struggling students…

In recent weeks, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has found himself involved in far from his first controversy. From announcing his second presidential run, to waging internet war on various other celebrities,…

Every November and March, the time changes, either falling back an hour or springing forward an hour, and almost everyone living in the U.S. must adjust their clocks to follow what is called standard time…

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Taylor Swift is a global icon. Her influence in the modern music industry is almost unrivaled. This is for good reason, too — Swift has the rare ability…

With schools across America being hit hard by the current national staffing and teacher shortage, La Salle’s counseling department is not immune, beginning the new school year with only two counselors…

Junior soccer player Clare Daudelin immediately noticed something wrong when walking through the La Salle parking lot after school this past fall. The right front passenger window of her car was shattered,…

When sophomore Lisa Safina moved from Russia to the United States in September, it was a long-time dream come true. However, Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February and the subsequent war that has since…

On Monday, May 2, for the first time in American history, a full 98-page draft opinion from the Supreme Court was leaked to the public, revealing their plan to overturn Roe v. Wade and make abortion no…

Following the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, the conflict has continued to make major headlines across the globe, quickly becoming a massive topic of discussion.

Talk…

The conflict in Ukraine has sparked conversations on a subject that has defined the modern age: imperialism.

While the annexation of neighboring territories brings to mind the most obvious forms of…

On Thursday, April 7, the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman Supreme Court Associate Justice. 

When Jackson joins the Court this October, she will be one of four…

This article contains explicit language and potentially triggering content related to sexual harassment. 

Many people may define the moment you begin to mature as a woman as the day you start high…

Mobile homes are parked on streets until police forces remove them.

Roads are lined with tents.

People are holding signs in hope that someone might be generous enough to give them a dollar.

Despite…