Four years have passed in what feels like the blink of an eye. Preparing for my first day of freshman year I remember strategically planning the routes I’d take to all my classes, so as to avoid the most traffic. Sophomore year I managed to relax, by then accustomed to Northgate’s student brimmed hallw...

More than 80 bicycles appeared at the bike racks May 12 as students and staff left cars and carpools to bike to school. Why? Bike to school day. The AP Environmental Science class organized the event, with their grade on the line as the project assessment depended on the number who rode. As an incen...

Crowded hallways. Overzealous teachers. Packed lockers aisles. Spending days in class sleeping and days out of class doing nothing in particular with friends for hours. Stressing over finals and tests way more than any reasonable human being should. That’s what Northgate reminds me of. My time spent...

l came into high school with two friends and a lot of expectations. If you were to ask me freshman year where I would be going to college, I would have said “out of state and far away from home.” If you were to ask me what I thought about UC Santa Cruz freshman year, I probably would have made a fu...

Being a journalist gives you a new outlook on life. It challenges you to look at different points of view than your own, let go of your own beliefs, and give people the rawest, most unbiased story possible. I've learned that the vocabulary you use can make or break the message you're trying to get across....