Weekly Playlist: Mellow Tunes I

Written by Alexander Most

There are times in our lives when the man gets on your back. You know, the man. That fat cat in corporate conglomeration of trusts that makes us yearn for a comforting optimism and slow sorrowful tunes to relate to. And no, I’m not talking about the... Read more »

March 3, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Music Reviews, Top Stories

M-Ain Street Fashion Show a Success

Written by Taylor Gananian

Though put together in a short amount of time, the Menlo-Atherton Senior Fashion Show was a lively event that was entertaining for students, parents, and community members. The Senior Fashion Show was held in the Performing Arts Center instead of the... Read more »

February 28, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Features, Top Stories

Benefit Concert for Haiti

Written by Hannah Rosenfeld

Though the suffering in Haiti has largely faded out of the limelight of the American media, Haitians are far from forgetting it themselves. This Friday, the 26th, the Palo Alto Peace and Justice Center is holding a Benefit Concert for Haiti to raise money... Read more »

February 25, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Features, Top Stories

New Russian Lit. Class for Next Year

Written by Blair Johnson

For the first time in M-A history, Russian Literature/History is an elective option. In this jointly run class Mr. Florio, a social studies teacher, will be teaching the history behind the course while Mrs. Otsuka, who usually teaches English, will focus... Read more »

March 1, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under News, Uncategorized

Season Ends in Disappointing Loss

Written by Russell Gurman

After barely making the CCS playoffs, the Bears were determined to surprise everybody and defeat the #5 ranked Santa Clara Bruins. They definitely surprised many with their play Wednesday afternoon. The Bears, having won once in the last six games, were... Read more »

March 3, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Sports, Top Stories

Free Hausman!

Written by Russell Gurman

6th man member Sam Hausman was thrown out of the game with the infamous flag Last Thursday night.  Although M-A defeated the Half Moon Bay Cougars by the score of 43-29 in Ayers Gym in the first round of the PAL playoffs, the victory was marred by the... Read more »

February 23, 2010 • 2 comments • Filed Under Sports, Top Stories

With Tie, Bears head to CCS

Written by Russell Gurman

After starting the season strong finishing only behind sequoia, the Bears appear to have faded in the second half of the season. Winning only one out of their last six games, the team barely snuck into the CCS playoffs, claiming the last spot out of 36... Read more »

February 23, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Sports

Weekly Playlist: Fight Club

Written by Alexander Most

The first rule of fight club is you don’t talk about fight club. The second rule of fight club is you have a playlist to match the subtle intensity of a fight. It would be easy to simply blast metal, but this playlist is for those with more refined... Read more »

March 10, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Entertainment, Music Reviews, Top Stories

The Expiration Date of Comics

Written by Alexander Most

Though traditionally hated, school mornings in my household were times of celebration, not for the drudgery of the day to come, but for those precious ten minutes my eyes would skim and delve into the genius that was the comics page. I would laugh almost... Read more »

March 9, 2010 • 3 comments • Filed Under Opinion, Top Stories