By ELAINE ZHOU Staff Writer Describing UHS during the 80’s, the teen years of our ancient high school, can only be paralleled by the description of our teenage years: radical change. As […]
The Sword and Shield of the 80’s
Resolutions for 2020
By CLAIRE CHOI Staff Writer New Year’s Eve is a holiday notorious for its traditions. Whether it’s through cracking a bottle of champagne open, watching the ball drop, or cheering when the […]
Irvine Talks Chapter 3: What moves you?
By CLAIRE CHOI & KRISHNA KHAWANI Staff Writers Three years after its initial debut at Portola High School, Irvine Talks took the stage once again on November 23rd. Born out of a […]
The Art of the Dap
By KRISHNA KHAWANI Staff Writer We’ve all seen it. Walking through UHS, and two dudes lock eyes with each other. From the outside view it may seem like a fight is about […]
8 Psychological Tricks that Work
By CHRIS CHAE Staff Writer 1. Use a “because” (doesn’t matter if it’s real) when asking for a favor In a 1989 study by Harvard social psychologist Ellen Langer, Langer asked a […]
Senior Quotes Throughout the Decades
A Lesson on Special Education
By CHRIS CHAE & KRISHNA KHAWANI Staff Writers “I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.” – H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man There are people at this school, a certain community […]
High School Food Chain: Teachers’ Edition
By ELAINE ZHOU Staff Writer From the very first day of ninth grade, the notion that seniors rule the school is drilled into our heads. It makes sense. You literally can’t […]
Tales of UHS from the ’70s
By KATELIN WILLIAMS Features Section Editor John D’Annunzio, Class of ’73 “Our homecoming game, our senior year, we played against Laguna Beach and won. That was a good game for us… It’s […]
Club Kick-off: May the Best Club Win the Food Fight
BY ELAINE ZHOU Staff Writer As sleep-deprived, moody high school students, we always find comfort in food. In any stressful situation, the clear solution is to eat our problems away. But of […]
