Metal or plastic? Composition or cardboard? When building a new school, even the little decisions are important, especially when constructing a new cafeteria. Since trays are widely used in cafeterias,...

Every person will feel insecure with his or her physical appearance at some point in their life. In the dystopian fiction novel “Uglies” (2005) by Scott Westerfeld, insecurity will not be a problem...

Honey and Butter is a bakery at the Irvine Spectrum, located in between Old Navy and Sketchers. While there are many shops in Irvine that sell baked goods, Honey and Butter’s unique flavors and designs...

Irvine Unified School District’s Board of Education approved a boundary adjustment on Dec. 12 in order to alleviate projected crowding at Portola High and Jeffrey Trail Middle School. The adjustments...

Symphonic Orchestra is a gold mine of creative and talented students. Among these musicians, sophomores David Jang and Sanghyun Kim rose through the ranks and currently sit in first and second chairs of...

Using paintbrushes to liven up the walls, sophomore artist Paris Zhuang hopes that her efforts can improve the condition of a Nepalese secondary school school to brighten students’ learning experiences....

In under five minutes, you can have a warm, simmering bowl of ramen. The popular Japanese dish is an inexpensive meal for students, but the same packaged flavor can get old. Here are some tips to revamp,...

Portola students will be the first high school in IUSD to experience true one-to-one, a process in which each student will check out a Chromebook that he or she will be able to use exclusively both on...

Yes, the holiday season is coming to a close, but as importantly to fans, a new “Star Wars” movie is out. This time it is “Episode 8: The Last Jedi,” the sequel to the critically acclaimed “Episode...

With winter in full effect, many students may be ready to eat some warm, fast-fired pizzas to keep them feeling cozy. Blaze and Pieology holding the top spots for make-your-own pizza restaurants, it is...