September Artist of the Month: Samuel Dishon
By CADEN CHOW Staff Writer The stage spotlight glimmers against the golden saxophone, as fingers clasp the smooth instrument. Coming from the soul of the player, music flows through the air, bouncing […]
Girls Tennis wins against rival Corona Del Mar 11-7
By LEYLAND YANG Staff Writer Girls Varsity Tennis had a decisive victory over Corona Del Mar High School 11-7 on Tuesday, September 18 at Racquet Club of Irvine. “In my mind, the prospects […]
Boys Water Polo shows dominance in GOW win
By KIEL MESSINGER Staff Writer Boys Water Polo is building up momentum heading towards league, with a dominant 25-3 win over Marina High School. Serving as the GOW on Tuesday, September 11, […]
Girls Volleyball defeats Irvine 3-0 at home match
By ELEANOR HANSSLER Staff Writer Girls Volleyball defeated Irvine High School this past Thursday night with a score of 3-0, making it their third win this season. Throughout the game, the team […]
UHS Marching Trojan Regiment: Knowing Thyself
By GRACE LIU Staff Writer The 2018-2019 theme for the Marching Trojan Regiment is “Know Thyself,” focusing on the music of David Bowie. UHS’ marching band themes have been unique in […]
Girls Tennis crushes Fountain Valley High School 14-4
By LEYLAND YANG Staff Writer Girls Varsity Tennis had a 14-4 victory over Fountain Valley High School at the GOW on Thursday, September 6. So far, Girls Tennis is 2-0 in the […]
In season opener, Girls Golf destroys Northwood 226-185
By XUELIN HUANG Staff Writer Girls Golf won with a total score of 226-185 against Northwood High School on Tuesday, September 13. “I felt excited because this is our home course […]
Cross Country off to a quick start at first meet
By ELEANOR HANSSLER Staff Writer Both Boys and Girls Cross Country competed in their first meet of the season at Laguna Hills High School, resulting in many impressive times and high rankings […]
Girls Volleyball defeats Northwood 3-2
By HAIYUE JIN Staff Writer Girls Volleyball won a 3-2 against Northwood in their season opener Thursday night, marking a great start to their CIF journey this year. At the beginning of […]
Crazy Rich Asians: a Story of Chinese American Culture
By GRACE LIU Staff Writer Since its release on August 15, Crazy Rich Asians has become the most successful studio romantic in 9 years, with a total of $111 million in North […]
Boys Water Polo wins 14-7 against Mission Viejo
By JOSHUA KIM Staff Writer Triumphing with a score of 14-7, the Boys Water Polo team was victorious against Mission Viejo this past Thursday. However, the first half of the game did […]
UHS Fall Play Auditions: Get Smart
By JUDE SALAM Staff Writer Intense action and daffy antics will undoubtedly ensue in the recently announced UHS 2018 fall play, Get Smart. Get Smart demonstrates a comedic and satirical take […]
Comedy Sportz: The Opening Match of the Year
By VARSHA BADAVIDE Staff Writer On August 31, the theater filled with enormous cheers and applause for UHS’s Comedy Sportz team, who graced the stage with their first match of the […]
BlacKkKlansman: a Movie Review
By KHASHAYAR GHAFFARIEH Staff Writer BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee based on the 2014 memoir “Black Klansman” by Ron Stallworth. Many consider the movie to […]
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: a Movie Review
By JUDE SALAM Staff Writer To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is an enchanting love story based on the novel created in 2014 by author Jenny Han. The movie was released […]
Former football coach for Servite High School and Corona Del Mar joins UHS
BY DYLAN DU, OLIVER CORPUS, WESLEY NEWHART Sports Editors Former Servite High School football coach Scott Meyer begins his first season at UHS with a home game against Laguna Hills on Friday, August […]
In defense of healthcare
By EVAN WOLF Contributing Writer In this age of fast-paced, 24-hour news cycles, it is easy to be distracted by flashy news stories, like Trump’s alleged extramarital affairs, Russian involvement in the […]
Outdated Spaces at UHS Renovated for “21st Century Learning”
By SOOJUNG KI, ANIKET MEHROTRA AND ANNIKA SIAL News Editors Renovations of several outdated spaces on campus which began in April of the 2017-18 school year are still underway, despite their […]
Boys Tennis Tournament
By PAIGE SAENGSOUVANNA Staff Writer Earlier in the week, University’s Boys Varsity Tennis team matched up with Beckman and Corona Del Mar, winning both matches. From Wednesday to Friday, University’s Boys Varsity […]
Tennis Regionals
By PAIGE SAENGSOUVANNA Staff Writer Varsity Boys Tennis team competed in a tournament for Regionals last weekend, hoping to win the title of Regional Champions after coming back from a loss from […]
A Quiet Place: a Movie Review
A Quiet Place is produced by Michael Bay and directed by John Krasinski. (IMDb) By ARIA SALESSI Staff Writer If they hear you, they hunt you. Imagine living in a world in which […]
Boys Golf falls to Northwood with a score of 195-193
By SANCHITHA CHARI Staff Writer Boys Golf lost to Northwood High with a score of 195 to 193 on Thursday, April 12. Although the match was a loss, the team agrees that […]
Girls Lacrosse dismantles two teams in one week
By SANCHITHA CHARI Staff Writer Girls Lacrosse dominated against Irvine High School, winning with a score of 18-3 on Wednesday, April 18. Getting off to a strong start, the team scored ten […]
Boys Lacrosse loses to Irvine in a nailbiter
By OLIVER CORPUS Staff Writer After losing to Irvine High 10-12, Boys Lacrosse is now 1-5 in league and 4-9 overall this season. Despite a struggle in league, the team agrees that […]
Boys Volleyball lose tight match against Northwood
By SHAWNLY KHOYILAR Staff Writer Boys Varsity Volleyball lost to Northwood with a score of 1-3 on Tuesday, April 16. Northwood is not an easy opponent, as they are currently second in […]
Track and Field perseveres at Orange County Championships
By Jacqueline Huerta Staff Writer The Track and Field team competed at the Orange County Championships in Mission Viejo this past Saturday, April 14. Unfortunately, of the 68 teams that raced at […]
Softball looks toward a successful season
By SHAWNLY KHOYILAR Staff Writer Girls Varsity Softball won 8-2 against Corona del Mar, recovering from their past two losses. The Trojans currently have a league record of 2-2 and are fifth […]
Attempting Athletics: America’s Pastime
By SHIVAM SUDAME Sports Editor The legendary Pete Rose once questioned, “in what other sport can you fail seven out of ten times and still make the Hall of Fame?” He would […]
Boys Tennis extends league winning streak with win against Northwood
By PAIGE SAENGSOUVANNA Staff Writer Varsity Boys Tennis won 15-3 in an away match against Northwood on Thursday, April 12. The team is off to a good start this season, continuing their […]
Isle of Dogs: “I love Dogs”
By JUN YUN Staff Writer Wes Anderson’s stop-motion animated comedy, Isle of Dogs, is beautifully written and directed. The animation is profoundly illustrated, characters are emotionally touching and the story is surprisingly […]
The epitome of our convenience: water bottles
By ALEX XU Staff Writer Water bottles are ubiquitous. Look around and you’ll see Arrowhead, Dasani, Aquafina, Nestle Pure Life and Evian in backpacks and lunchboxes. They’re convenient and easy to use, […]
The need to protect liberal arts
By BETA BEHPOOR Staff Writer Last month, the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point proposed to drop 13 humanities and social science majors, including American studies, art, English, French, geography, geoscience, German, […]
Addicted to harsher drug penalties
By CASEY STANFORD Staff Writer Over the past few months, President Trump and his administration have redoubled their support for a policy that would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for […]
Fixing the terms and conditions of privacy
By BRIAN KIM Staff Writer In a 2010 interview with TechCrunch, Mark Zuckerberg stated that he had taken an “about face” on privacy and argued that privacy is no longer a “social […]
Students participate in “die in” in solidarity with national protests
By ANIKET MEHROTRA Staff Writer Over thirty students participated in a student led “die-in” in support of national walkouts held on Friday, April 20th to protest gun violence after the February Parkland […]
Ready Player One: a movie review
By JUN YUN Staff Writer Steven Spielberg’s pop-culture film, Ready Player One, is a stunning visual masterpiece, based on author Ernest Cline’s novel of the same name. This action-adventure film is a […]
Struggles in track triple meet
By OLIVER CORPUS Staff Writer UHS Track team competed against Irvine and Corona del Mar High School on Thursday in a tri-meet after the previous meet was cancelled due to rain. Boys […]
Girls Lacrosse defeats Northwood with a score of 18-5
By SANCHITHA CHARI Staff Writer Girls Lacrosse defeated Northwood High School with a score of 18-5 on Wednesday, April 11. Senior Nicole Ramsy reflects on the game. “The game against Northwood was […]
Girls Lacrosse falls to CdM with a score of 9-10
By SANCHITHA CHARI Staff Writer Girls Lacrosse lost to Corona del Mar High School with a close score of 9-10 on Wednesday, March 21. This game marks their first loss of the […]
Girls Basketball breaks school record by making it to the second round of CIF for the first time
By SHAWNLY KHOYILAR Staff Writer After winning league 10-0, Girls Basketball moved on to win the first round of CIF against Thousand Oaks with a score of 56-41. UHS started off the […]
Uni battles it out against MLK High yet ultimately lose
By OLIVER CORPUS Staff Writer Boys Lacrosse lost against Martin Luther King high school with a score of 5-8 on the 9 of Friday. However, the game was still a preseason match, […]
High expectations for baseball
By SHIAVAM SUDAME Sports Editor A 7-0 preseason has Baseball poised for a strong push at a CIF berth. After a 2-13 record in league last season, the team has improved drastically. A […]
The challenge for Kevin de Leon
By EVAN WOLF Staff Writer Election day was a disastrous day for the Democratic Party and America. Hillary Clinton lost the White House to Donald Trump, and the Republican Party took over […]
Minor consequences issued to students who walked out of first period
By ANIKET MEHROTRA Staff Writer The 448 documented students who walked out of first period last Wednesday will be required to attend an informal “detention” before or after school Wednesday and Thursday. […]
Boys Basketball falls in wild card CIF-SS matchup against eventual 3AA Champs Crean Lutheran, 60-67.
By SHIVAM SUDAME Sports Editor Senior Co-Captain Alex Bray led the Trojans in a well-rounded effort. He finished with 19 points on 8-18 shooting, an efficient 44%. He was 3-8 from behind […]
Cirque Du Soleil Presents LUZIA: The Most Riveting Show in Town
By TIANA CANTU Staff Writer Cirque du Soleil is known for their jaw-dropping performances ranging from motorcyclists defying the laws of gravity by completing full circles on half-pipes to contortionists to trapeze […]
Deaf Academic Bowl ends in UHS defeat
By SOOJUNG KI Staff Writer The UHS Deaf Academic Bowl (DAB) team will not be attending the 2018 National competition in Washington D.C. after losing the quarterfinals to Phoenix Day School for […]
Girls Volleyball goes 3-4 at Edison tournament
By ELEANOR HANSSLER Staff Writer Girls Varsity Volleyball competed in a two-day tournament hosted by Edison High School, which took place on Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1, prevailing in the […]
Tough pre-season schedule contributes to Footballs 0-3 Start
By KIEL MESSINGER Staff Writer Football fell 19-46 at the hands of the Glenn High School Eagles as the third of a series of difficult pre-league matchups for the Trojans. The game […]
