Teacher Opinions Concerning Sparknotes
By: Jessica Lin & Ezra Chan, Athletics Editor & Center Spread Editor Sparknotes: every student’s best friend in the painfully familiar situation of being too overwhelmingly busy to complete the assigned reading before that big test. Created by Harvard students…
Embracing High School with School Spirit
By Anjuli Niyogi You slide next to your friend on Mills’ blinding red bleachers. The rally is about to begin. Ryan and Richard, your rally commissioners begin, “What’s up Vikings!?” Your ears seer with the microphone’s high pitched echo. You…
Spotlight: Colby Vazquez, Varsity Basketball
by Justin Dunbar, Website Manager Basketball has quickly become one of the most popular sports in America. There’s no difference at Mills, where students always come out to support all of the basketball teams. The Mills community shows up wearing…
Basketball is America’s New National Pastime Sport
By: Abigail Sun The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Playoff Games are arguably the most viewed and popular sporting events of the year alongside the Super Bowl. Baseball has long been considered America’s national pastime sport, but the new generation is…
Music Review
To make it big in the music industry, more and more artists are signing to record labels and various producers, forfeiting sole ownership of their music and agreeing to work under strict deadlines. Artists feel compelled by record labels and…
Give A.P. Classes a Chance
Between sophomore and junior year, students tend to devote more of their time into achieving academic success as colleges use these two years to represent students’ overall G.P.A. While uncommon for sophomores, juniors at Mills tend to take one or…
Student Perspectives on Rallies
When thinking about high school, the first thoughts that come to mind are difficult classes, mountains of new people, and lots of school spirit. Rallies in high school are classified as a big celebration of milestones including welcoming students back…
Are AirPods Worth It?
Coming into 2019, Airpods are the newest fad that has taken the internet by storm. Apple initially released these wireless earbuds online on December 13th, 2016, meaning they only recently rose to popularity a little under two years. As their…
Valentines: Is it Bad?
By Jack Peng Staff Writer February 14th: a day where people display their affection for each other through extravagant gifts and romantic dates. Flower stores, chocolate shops, and restaurants are filled with lovesick couples. Unfortunately, like every holiday, Valentine’s Day has…
Respect In the Twenty First Century
By: Leo Schroeder, Staff Writer What is respect? This is a question we ask ourselves nearly every day while we watch our leaders slander each other with foul remarks, as our peers falsely superiorize themselves, and as our media taints…