Crystal Springs Uplands School's online newspaper
By Wilson C. ’20 On a cold February night in Berkeley in 1974, 19 year-old UC Berkeley Freshman Patricia Hearst…
By Abigail A. ’23 Classical composer Richard Wagner is widely acknowledged among classical music aficionados as a groundbreaking musician. Part…
By Jack M. ’23 Disclaimer: The analysis contained in this article is not intended to be a reflection of the…
By Raquel W. ’21 Most countries have an official language. For example, France’s is French, and Spain’s is Spanish. However,…
By Zach X. ’21 Time to settle the debate. After witnessing two of the greatest teams in the history of…
By Raquel W. ’21 Hertz (Hz) is the standard unit of measurement of vibration. It measures waveforms in wave cycles…
By Wilson C. ’20 Year after year, students running for the Executive Board promise to increase transparency within the student…
By Joe M. ’21 As the NFL season comes to a close, it comes time to determine who receives the…
By Wilson C. ’20 The 2019 NFL season has been one for the books, with surprise successes like the Kyle…
By Tina Chen & Abigail Akers ’23 Now in its 28th season, the popular competition show Dancing With The Stars…
By Peter D. and Andrew S. ’20 There are few things that define a culture more prominently than its food.…
By Joe M. ’21 Heading into this year, one of the most notable changes to the rulebook was coaches’ new…
By Raquel W. ’21 During Thanksgiving break I made the BOLD decision to delete Instagram, and I will tell you…
By Tina C. ’23 From Hong Kong to Chile, and Iraq to Ecuador, you’ve most definitely heard about the political…
By Raquel W. ’21 We are all familiar with the climate protest, sparked by Greta Thunberg that occurred September 20th,…
By Jasmyn M. ‘23 I get asked pretty often what sport I’m doing right now, by shadows, my parents’ friends,…
By Luke I. ’23 You’re one of the best football players in the world. You have money, confidence, and a…
By Syna M. ’22 “Oceans are rising and so are we” “Climate change affects everything” “The one thing we need…
By Taylor H. ’21 Picture this: it’s 1987, right around when your parents would have been 18 years old if…
Alex R. ’23 European fans care more than American fans about sports. This is a bold claim, so let me…
By Abigail A. ‘23 Earlier this month, three cases were brought in front of the Supreme Court. As stated by…
By Avi M. ’20 Two weeks of pure sports, international competition, and gold medals. One of the biggest events in…
By Raquel Weinstein ’21 Flu season is over, and it hit Crystal pretty hard this year. Pertussis (commonly known as whooping…
By Wilson C. ’20 If you’ve read my previous article, The Best and Worst US Cities to Visit, you’ll know…
By Wilson C. ’20 On the afternoon of November 24, 1971, a routine flight between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington…
By Taylor Hsieh ’21 On June 5, 1989, Jeff Widener’s reaction to taking the most iconic photo of the…
By Taylor Hsieh ’21 Bobbi Gibb is known as the first woman to ever complete the Boston Marathon– and she…
By Kirk Love ’20 and Jon Ross ’20 bland and boring my heart sobs for chicken -kirk love Inspiration drawn…
By Taylor Hsieh ’21 An ape-like man drops from a tree and lands on the steaming ground of South Africa…
This Tuesday(5/7), Crystal’s student-led Mental Health Network will be putting on a mental health panel during Crystal’s regular Tuesday assembly…
By Wilson C. ’20 The French overseas territory of New Caledonia, located in the Pacific region known as Melanesia, held…
By Sarina D. ’19 Maya Segal may only be a sophomore, but she is already emerging as a leader of…
By Sarina D. ’19 Tara Alizadeh is both budding entrepreneur and a creative designer, and she’s found an outlet that…
By Sarina D. ’19 Josh Chan may only be a high school student, but he is already making a name…
By Sarina D. ’19 It’s a Friday night at 11pm and just as most kids are hanging out with friends…
By Sarina D. ’19 You’re never too young get a personalized note from your Congresswoman. Or at least that’s the…
By Sarina D. ’19 He may only be a freshman, but you’d never know it by watching him in math…
By Sarina D. ’19 On Wednesday mornings as students begin to trickle into the halls of the Crystal mansion and…
By Caitlin Riley ‘20 I filed into the theater with the rest of my classmates with the usual voices grumbling about…
By Sarina D.’ 19 2017 was an important year for the fight against sexual harassment as thousands of women in…
