[3/17/08] Feb. 26th’s Stressed Out Students (SOS) “assembly” was executed in unique, student-led discussions. The smaller individual assemblies, held in each classroom during B period, were designed to engender an open dialogue between students about enjoying and managing life in high school.

[3/17/08] On the last Saturday of every April, National Rebuilding Day brings thousands of volunteers together to help rebuild homes and community facilities for low-income families, seniors and the disabled in the Peninsula.

[2/14/06] Next-generation games and upgraded cell phone models are this season’s hot items. Potential Valentine’s Day gifts for your man available in stores near you!

[2/14/06] Gunn and Palo Alto High School (Paly) jazz players will be entertaining the audience with many different selections in a joint concert and a special guest, Taylor Eigsti as their pianist. Eigsti, at 21, is not much older than Gunn students. He grew up in Menlo Park and used to come and listen to the Guest Artist Concerts when he was younger. He is a genuine prodigy on piano and has been recording with major jazz artists for several years.

[3/17/08] The term “identical twins” is useds for siblings who are created from the same egg with indistinguishable physical traits. The similarities between identical twins, sophomores Kayla and Kelly Shi, however, go beyond mere appearance.

[3/17/08] Midnight calls, nightly prowls and picking up strangers—these aspects may sound like those of a treacherous career, but in fact, are part of a community service program called Safe Ride.

[2/11/08] Still hoping that your favorite TV shows are coming back soon? You may want to let out that big breath you have been holding in, because the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) strike is into its third month and still going strong. Although the tentative deal the Director’s Guild of America (DGA) made with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) gives hope to the situation, the strike has gone on far too long and there is still no end in sight. It is time for both...

[3/17/08] Students complain about the ongoing construction and its side effects on a daily basis. Without thinking about the benefits of the construction, students rant out lists of how noisy, dirty and smelly it is. Admittedly, the construction can be all of the aforementioned at times, but before mindlessly whining about how “annoying” and behind schedule it is, students need to reexamine the situation.

[12/14/05] With the chilly months here and baseball season still far from near, Gunn baseball players must find another outlet of keeping their eyes on the ball. These dedicated players maintain their skills from getting rusty with non-Gunn teams, also known as club teams.

[12/14/05] Despite a rough first half, the varsity boys’ soccer team defeated the Los Altos Eagles 2-0 in Gunn’s opening game Dec. 3 played at Lincoln High School in San Jose.

[3/17/08] Junior Joe Smith, whose name has been changed to protect his privacy, would be living a very different life today if he didn’t have his Individualized Education Plan (IEP). “If I didn’t have my IEP, I probably would have dropped out and joined a gang,” Smith said.

[3/17/08] “Boldly creative?” “Closer to God?” “Magical?” These terms have been associated with the mentally ill. Let’s look at how mental disorders have been regarded and treated throughout history.