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Go South
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Young love: stop before it’s too late
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Pathogen
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Hijabi
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Immigrant
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Believing in Black Women: Essay Review
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Step-by-Step Guide to Hosting a Valentine’s Day Party
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Simple Ideas Towards Self-Improvement
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R. F. Kuang’s Yellowface: A Poignant Novel on Cultural Appropriation and Racial Privilege
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A Lesson Learned from a Nursing Home Visit
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Bad Dad Jokes
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Bad Dad Jokes
Bad Dad Jokes – Corny or clever?
Bad Dad Jokes – Corny or clever?
Bad Dad Jokes – Corny or clever?
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Books & Bakes #3 – Crackling Fireplaces and Cozy Christmases
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Baking: A Less Depressing Cake
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Book Review: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
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Book Review: The Dead Poets Society
Baking: Dirt and Worms
Baking: Dirt and Worms
Animal Crossing: New Horizons A Good Game to Relax and Play
Animal Crossing: New Horizons A Good Game to Relax and Play
Home Defender: A Creative Game of Traps and Resourcefulness
Home Defender: A Creative Game of Traps and Resourcefulness
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Stardew Valley, A Fun Game of Farming and Friends
Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway
Fears to Fathom – Woodbury Getaway
Shadow of Mordor

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Features
Believing in Black Women: Essay Review
Arya Panta, Books & Bakes Columnist • February 12, 2025

In honor of Black History month this February, I got over my perpetual fear of boring non-fiction books and picked up a collection of essays that sought to empower women, titled: “Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World”. The title caught...

Staff Snippets: Self-Love
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Emma Parra, Books & Bakes Columnist • February 19, 2025

As we get further along into winter, the days keep getting shorter and the work gets harder. It is hard to prioritize self-love or anything that...

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Seema Patel, Beary Curious Columnist • February 12, 2025

I will practice self-love this month by being less harsh on myself. When I take a break from studying and do something that isn’t “productive”...

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Ephraim Sun, Feature Writer • February 12, 2025

This month, I will practice self-love by putting more effort into my grades and extracurriculars. These next months will be rigorous and challenging,...

Columns
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My Roots
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Behind The Curtain: Tales from the Music Department
Features
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Believing in Black Women: Essay Review
Arya Panta, Books & Bakes Columnist • February 12, 2025

In honor of Black History month this February, I got over my perpetual fear of boring non-fiction books and picked up a collection of essays...

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Step-by-Step Guide to Hosting a Valentine’s Day Party
February 12, 2025
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Simple Ideas Towards Self-Improvement
January 22, 2025
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R. F. Kuang’s Yellowface: A Poignant Novel on Cultural Appropriation and Racial Privilege
January 20, 2025
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A Lesson Learned from a Nursing Home Visit
January 16, 2025
Books & Bakes
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Books & Bakes #3 – Crackling Fireplaces and Cozy Christmases
Arya Panta, Books & Bakes Columnist • January 5, 2025

Book Review: A Week in Winter (by Maeve Binchy)   December is the month of steaming hot chocolate, presents under sparkling Christmas...

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Baking: A Less Depressing Cake
Emma Parra, Books & Bakes Columnist • November 16, 2024

Depression-Era cake :https://www.budgetbytes.com/chocolate-depression-cake/ I know what you’re probably thinking, why the heck would I make...

Poetry
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Go South
Allison Yoon • February 19, 2025
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Young love: stop before it’s too late
Sharoni Tisha • February 19, 2025