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Former ice hockey player and coach Sarah Murray oversees the hockey game at the practice Olympics match against Sweden.

Two Koreas, One Olympic Team

Priscilla Baek and Julia Kim | February 21, 2018

North and South Korea have decided to put politics aside and create the first-ever multi-country Olympic women’s hockey team under a unified name of Korea (COR) on Jan. 18. With both North and South...

Financial Freedom for Frantic Teenagers

Financial Freedom for Frantic Teenagers

Dylan Thakarar, Staff Writer | February 20, 2018

Coins clink as they are clumsily forced through a narrow opening of a blush pink ceramic pig. From a young age, children use their piggy banks to learn how to earn and save money. As high schoolers, students...

Cookies’ Dough Should be Rerolled

Cookies’ Dough Should be Rerolled

Lauren Kettner, Staff Writer | February 16, 2018

Girl Scouts selling cookies deserve a pay raise. With every box sold, Girl Scouts of Orange County (GSOC) Council receives $2.67, almost four times as much as what each troop receive. For each box, girls...

Sophomores Garrett Lim and Patrick Cui take a photo with World War II veterans Bill Hamilton, Loren Major and post commander of The Veterans of Foreign Wars Wayne Yost after the veterans reflected on their experiences in a presentation to the community.

World War II Veterans Have No Time for Stalin

Jane Zou, Staff Writer | February 15, 2018

The Wounded Warrior Project club hosted three World War II veterans to speak about their experiences on Feb. 10 in the Portola High theater. These veterans include Bill Hamilton, Loren Major and Jim Robertson....

For most 30-second ads during the Super Bowl, the average cost is over $5 million. Companies have to make the most of every second of the ad they decide show.

Top 5 Super Bowl LII Ads

Anthony Chan, Photo Editor | February 8, 2018

Super Bowl LII finished with Philadelphia Eagles taking the win 41-33 against New England Patriots on Feb. 4, and while the game was memorable, companies paid large amounts of money to advertise their...

"I Love Lucy" was first aired on CBS in 1951, with the most-watched episode being of the day Lucy gives birth to her son, Little Ricky. The episode had 44 million viewers, according to Wayne State University Press.

‘I Love Lucy’: A Timeless Classic

Maya Sabbaghian, Co-Editor-in-Chief | February 6, 2018

On Monday nights, Americans across the country would gather around their television sets, waiting for them to warm up. Finally, a big heart formed against a satin background with the words “I Love Lucy”...

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