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Crystal’s Most Famous Alumni
By Ryan S. ’22 A premier high school institution, Crystal Springs is a conglomerate of some of the most talented and intelligent students in the Bay Area. Year after year, Crystal pumps […]
When Will The Pandemic End?
By Ally A-L. ’23 Editor’s Note: This article is not meant to serve as a substitute for medical or professional advice regarding Covid-19. If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the last […]
The Length of a Life
By Spencer M-D. ’25 On September 29th, 2020 a new bill was introduced to the House of Representatives which proposed 18-year term limits for the Supreme Court. This bill would provide equal […]
The Naming of Natural Disasters
By Yuto K. ’23 Ana, Bill, Claudette, Danny, Elsa, Fred, Grace, Henri, Ida, Julian, Kate, Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, Odette, Peter, Rose, Sam, Teresa, Victor, Wanda. All these names are the names of […]
The Ethos of Silicon Valley: Should Silicon Valley Change after Theranos Committed Fraud?
By Rohan D. ’25 Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos in 2003 on the premise that it could revolutionize blood testing technology by only using a few drops of blood. Holmes wore black turtlenecks […]
How to Avoid Procrastination
By Aydin M. ’25 and Ethan L. ’25 For many of us students, procrastination is the demise of our productivity. We waste hours scrolling through social media or watching YouTube. We constantly […]
The Future of Autistic Representation in Popular Media
By Abigail A. ’23 In recent history, autistic characters in visual media have typically fallen into one of two categories: comedic relief (i.e. Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory), and one-dimensional characters […]
Game Review and Strategy: Monopoly
By Patrick R. ’23 Monopoly. If you were to think of a board game, odds are Monopoly would be one of the first games your mind goes to. This is because it […]
If Facebook is Harming Teens, What Else Should Be Regulated?
By Rohan D. ’25 If you use Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, or any of Facebook’s subsidiaries, you may have experienced an outage on October 4th, 2021. Approximately 3.5 billion people lost access to […]
The Rise of Olivia Rodrigo
By Ally A-L. ’23 Only last year, Olivia Rodrigo was a name known mainly only to fans of the Disney shows Bizaardvark and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, a mockumentary-style […]
The Nature of the National Debt
By Ryan S. ’22 One week ago, the Senate passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling to cover the government’s expenses through December of this year. Although the Senate was able […]
Donda: Review
By Aryav D. ’23 “Donda. Donda. Doooooonda. Dooonda. Donda,” chants past collaborator Syleene Johnson to the (heart)beat of Kanye West’s late mother, Donda West, as she passed away on her deathbed. Whether […]
Crystal in the Late 80s: An Interview with Alumni
By Maya W. ’24 GG = Gryphon Gazette (Maya Wohl) MW = Michelle Wohl ‘90 PW = Phil Wohl ‘90 The following interview was conducted by Maya Wohl, class of 2024, with […]
The 6-3 Anomaly
By Spencer M-D. ’25 Throughout history, the Supreme Court has been known to be an institution of impartiality and justice. However, in recent months, we have seen it spin out of control as […]
The Boom in the Korean Entertainment Industry
By Ethan L. ‘25 and Allison H. ‘25 You have probably heard of the breakout hit TV series Squid Game, or perhaps the four-time Academy Award-winning movie Parasite. You have also most […]
Game Reviews: Edition One
By Patrick R. ’23 Exploding Kittens: Exploding Kittens is a creative card game with a variety of themed action cards. You go around collecting and playing cards, all while trying to not […]
Are Robotaxis the Future of Crystal Transportation?
By Jack M. ’23 While buses, CalTrain, bikes, and cars are familiar transportation options for Crystal Springs students, a new alternative may soon be arriving to the Bay Area: robotaxis. Robotaxis are […]
The Possibility of a United Ireland
By Ryan S. ’22 Ireland’s existence for the entirety of its history has been a recurring theme of being invaded and conquered by neighboring empires. As early as the 8th century CE, […]
The Bomber Mafia: A Timely Bestseller
By Jack M. ’23 Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War” is a fascinating story of morality, innovation, and confrontation centered […]
The Status of the California Recall Effort
By Yuto K. ’23 You may have heard on the news that there will be a gubernatorial recall election in California probably sometime in November of this year, as a recall petition […]
Will and Should the Filibuster be Eliminated?
By Yuto K. ’23 Ever since the Democrats took back the Senate majority by winning the two runoff elections in Georgia and President Joe Biden took office on January 20th of this […]
NCAA Gender Gap Holds Fast
By Ally A-L. ’23 As I scrolled through Instagram one morning last week, I came across a surprising post: a video of a weight rack. Curious, I clicked, and watched as a […]
Amanda Gorman: What She’s Done and What’s Still to Come
By Jasmyn M. ’23 A few short months ago, Amanda Gorman had never performed in front of a televised audience. However, her name is unfamiliar to few today. She skyrocketed to one […]
A Project on Racial Injustice by Crystal Alumni
By Raquel W. ’21 On July 13th, 2020, Gryphon Gazette interviewed alumni Sarina and Kaili, regarding their website: Jailed for Melanin. Sarina and Kaili created their website to spread awareness about social […]
Why Did California Reject Affirmative Action?
By Jackson K. ’21 Election season can be pretty boring for a Californian. Unlike our countrymen in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, or New Hampshire, we always know where our generous fifty-five electoral votes […]
Biden’s Economic Stimulus: An Overview
By Jack M. ’23 The third round of stimulus checks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has started to arrive in American families’ mailboxes, providing much needed aid and support to 90 […]
The Rise of Gambling Culture in the United States
By Ryan S. ’22 Gambling: some sternly claim that the game is too addictive with no upsides while others enjoy the risk and entertainment. Many use the term “degenerate” to disparage someone […]
Ms. Isaacson Addresses Crystal’s New Anti-Racist Efforts
By Jackson K. ’21 This is another installment in a series that is being written throughout the year by Gryphon Gazette’s publishers, in which we aim to provide a platform for a […]
Renaming Public Schools: San Fransisco Attempts to Combat Racism
By Ally A-L. ’23 As our country enters an era of reckoning with systemic racism, American institutions are encountering a need to reexamine their histories, beliefs, and practices, as well as their […]
The Prospects for Trump’s ‘Patriot’ Party
By Jackson K. ’21 It’s safe to say that, over the past several years, Donald Trump has left a massive impact on politics in the United States. From reintroducing populism into the […]
Childhood Myths Debunked
By Jasmyn M. ’23 If you pick food up off the ground before five seconds has passed, it’s still good to eat. False. The five-second rule was disproved in 2003 by a […]
The Enigma of Bitcoin
By Ryan S. ’22 For all of the polarized misinformation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the lies and misconceptions around Bitcoin are perhaps even greater. The leading cryptocurrency has been gaining an alarming […]
r/wallstreetbets, the GME Short Squeeze, and Misinformation
By Kevin M. ’21 Note: I am not an investment professional. This is not investment advice. With the sudden mainstream popularity of r/wallstreetbets, millions of new retail investors with no investing experience […]
Letter of Recommendation: Why You Should Eat the Same Thing for Breakfast Every Day
By Raquel W. ’21 When roaming the aisles of any supermarket, there is only one man you should be searching for. He has long white hair and goes by the name of […]
Letter of Recommendation: Hanging Out with Old People
By Jackson K. ’21 % of People Aged 18-29 Say You are Officially “Very Old” When You… Turn 85: 79% Can’t drive: 66% Turn 75: 62% Retire: 23% Have grey hair: 13% […]
Letter of Recommendation: Read the Books Not Meant for You
By Saya R. ’21 It’s probably a strange sight to see an eleven-year-old sitting on the ground at an amusement park reading. Even stranger if that eleven-year-old was reading a French parenting […]
Letter of Recommendation: Cracking the Cryptic
By Charlotte S. ’21 I have tried everything. Well, not everything, but it sounds more dramatic that way. I’ve tried melatonin (a placebo in anyone under 50, which is much less effective […]
Letter of Recommendation: Jingles
By Sylvia C. ’21 When my brain begins to register consciousness in the mornings, the first thing I hear is the murmuring static of my radio alarm. I keep it on one […]
Scorigami
By Joe M. ’21 Last Sunday, the Buffalo Bills blew out the Miami Dolphins 56 to 26. The Bills look like a Super Bowl contender, and this loss ended up eliminating the […]
The Divided Past, Turbulent Present, and Uncertain Future of the GOP
By Jackson K. ’21 Thirty-two years ago, the President of the United States and leader of the Republican Party was George H.W. Bush. Bush had won the 1988 presidential election with a […]
NBA Season Predictions
By Alex R. ’23 The 2020/2021 NBA regular season is now under way, and there couldn’t be a better way to celebrate other than making bold and controversial predictions. At the beginning […]
Gender Discrimination in the Field of Classical Music
By Abigail A. ’23 For the small host of people who pay attention to news in the world of classical music, it came as a breath of fresh air when, several months […]
Gratitude in 2020: An Exercise in Healing
By Jack M. ’23 It is easy at the end of such a challenging year to feel despondent or mournful or exhausted, or at least tremendous compassion for those who have suffered […]
A Positive 2020 Wrapped
By Jasmyn M. ’23 The year 2020 will definitely be one to remember. It has been a crazy year unlike any other, and most will associate it with a worldwide pandemic or […]
A Brief History of American Dating Culture
By Ally A-L. ’23 Dating these days has become pretty casual. Over 32 million Americans are present on online dating apps, texting to ask someone out is common, and Netflix and fast […]
Why is Our National Anthem a Ritual Played Before Sports Games?
By Alex R. ’23 The national anthem of the United States has a history that not many people are familiar with. Originally composed by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, […]
The Beauty of German
By Jasmyn M. ’23 When people hear that I speak German, I am often jokingly teased about it and receive comments about how harsh German sounds and that they even think it […]
The Math Behind Fashion Trends
By Shikha K. ’24 Fashion is not only an art but at its core, a form of mathematics. Without math, the fashion industry would cease to exist. At the surface, we only […]
Crystal’s Darkest Hour
By Wilson C. ’20 On a cold February night in Berkeley in 1974, 19 year-old UC Berkeley Freshman Patricia Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint from her off-campus apartment, which she shared with […]
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