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Listening to music can help your mood improve and decrease stress according to health.harvard.edu. With the COVID-19 crisis, music can play a key part of your life in quarantine.

Kicking off the Quarantine Quarter: Creating Playlists to Keep You Entertained During Isolation

Farhad Taraporevala, Co-News Editor | April 6, 2020

Days upon days spent at home, going nowhere, can turn your house into a jail cell. Here are playlists you can create to help “Break Free” from your isolation during the quarantine quarter. The Message/Theme...

Goyal attended a DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) state conference, and competed in tests for “Startup Business Plan” and “Intro to Finance” to experience the competitive and timely manner of the business world.

How One Student is Following Her Passions This Summer

Krisha Konchadi, Social Media and Marketing Team | April 6, 2020

While some students in Irvine spend their summers taking SAT classes or perhaps taking on a task such as learning to drive, junior Sonia Goyal decided to spend this coming summer exploring a potential...

Club president and senior Harpreet Saluja and vice president and junior Yash Fatehpuria of the Tabla Club show their talents on the tabla, an instrument that has provided classic music for Indian culture throughout its history.

Art of the Tabla

Aadi Mehta, Contributing Writer | March 27, 2020

In an attempt to spread the culture of India, leaders of the newly-established Tabla Club discuss their backgrounds and how they are trying to make the club successful within this diverse school community. “Ever...

Uzi may have meticulously planned the release date of March 6, the 66th day of 2020, to show the numbers “666” to represent his affiliation with satanism.

Lil Uzi Vert Debuts His Three Personas in ‘Eternal Atake’

Emma Haag and Krisha Konchadi | March 27, 2020

Ever since the release of the album “Luv Is Rage 2,” Lil Uzi Vert fans have been anticipating the drop of an album that was three years in the making. With the halt of fans leaking his music in 2019,...

Democratic Primaries Timeline

Democratic Primaries Timeline

Nate Taylor, Photo Editor | March 26, 2020

UCI has received the most in-state freshman applications for two years now. In 2018, it missed it by only about 300 applicants to UCLA.

UCI Receives Over 70,000 In-State Applications

Maya Sabbaghian, Co-Managing Editor | March 26, 2020

University of California, Irvine received a record 72,391 in-state freshman applicants for the 2020 fall application season, making it the most popular UC campus for California applicants, according to...

Virtual Spirit Week Series

Virtual Spirit Week Series

Julia Kim, Opinion Editor | March 23, 2020

Portola Pilot March Issue

Portola Pilot March Issue

March 17, 2020

*Please scroll to the bottom of the page to find the issue* Dear Portola Pilot Readers, About one week before we were scheduled to release another print issue of the Portola Pilot, we received notice...

“Purple and Gray!” scream junior Jaein Kim and senior Alexandra Beltran.

Gallery: Spring Pep Rally

Jordan Lee, Visuals Director | March 16, 2020

Students and staff will prepare for a potential transition into a digital classroom setting under Irvine Unified’s Emergency Distance Learning (EDL) protocol.

IUSD Begins Emergency Distance Learning Preparations due to Coronavirus Concerns

Jenny Won, Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor | March 12, 2020

UPDATE (03/13/20) 12:50 p.m.: President Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency earlier today. At 12:45 p.m. on March 13, the Orange County superintendent recommended the closure of...

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