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I SEE NO COLOR:  Is it  a beige flag, or are you just colorblind?

Beige flags, but make it Northwood edition

Sienna Hidalgo, Staff Writer
November 5, 2023

Most Northwood students are familiar with green flags and red flags: a golden retriever personality is peak green flag material, while choosing to take six AP classes but then complaining about them for...

WHEN IN ROME: Leveratt attempts to understand the hype.

History teachers’ Roman Empire

Vincent Yang, Staff Writer
November 5, 2023

Through investigative journalism and professional interviewing, we asked Northwood’s history teachers what their Roman Empire was: something that lives in their heads rent-free, 24/7. Q: How often do...

Mariah Carey begins defrosting

Mariah Carey begins defrosting

Alyssa Quintana, Staff Writer
November 5, 2023

The Irvine Police Department has confirmed that the Queen of Christmas, crowned in honor of her contributions to humankind, has begun her annual defrosting after an influx of tips and reported sightings. The...

HOMIE HOPPER BUSTER: Candid paparazzi shots reveal the dirty truth behind Buster and Vaqy’s picture perfect coupling...

Buster’s dirty affair with a surprising mascot

Courtney Lee, Staff Writer
November 5, 2023

Forget about AP Classroom drama and cafeteria mysteries, these furry lovebirds will send shockwaves throughout the spirit community. Our sources within the school mascot community have uncovered the juiciest...

DROP THE COUGH: Senior Ayesha Suhail soothes her throat with an original Ricola cough drop.

A Cure for Your Coughs: Evaluating the effectiveness of cough drops found in a CVS

Jihoo Yoon, A&E Editor
October 23, 2023

There are many ways to lose one’s voice, and none of them are quite pleasant. Some of you may be suffering from the season’s sickness while others may be recovering from a crazy night at homecoming....

OPERATION GET-ME-OUT: Constantly stressed and confused under loads of multiplication worksheets.

Kindergartener’s Universal Math Operation Notes: A trauma unleashing advice column

Anna Cho, News Editor
October 19, 2023

There is an ominous “cheer-y” circle on the crisply-cut edges of the four-by-seven paper, smiling lifelessly without a gleam of light in its eyes. Yes, it’s the PTSD-inducing psychological warfare...

GOODBYE HOT GIRL SUMMER: Irvine residents celebrate the arrival of autumn with unique, heavily altered local weather-adapted traditions.

Millenial Girl Autumn, the Northwood way

Amy Jeon, Staff Writer
October 4, 2023

The great scholar and poet Megan Thee Stallion once declared in what is widely considered the cornerstone of Western philosophy, “And when we say it’s Hot Girl Summer, we ain’t talkin’ ‘bout...

TIMBY’S ALMANAC 2023: Gear up and hunker down in preparation for this year’s  weather forecast.

Irvine, California: Accurate one-year weather forecast

Timothy Shin, Staff Writer
October 4, 2023

Asphalt-melting summer temperatures and a Category 4 hurricane are only the first and mildest of the wacky weather events predicted to happen over this school year.  Plan ahead for every possible crazy...

Real note-taking strategies across IUSD schools

Real note-taking strategies across IUSD schools

Anthony Park, Staff Writer
October 4, 2023

Amid the five-page syllabuses, never-read unit calendars and ambitions of being an “absolute academic weapon” in shambles by an 63.89% in Calculus sometime in mid-September, a staple of every back-to-school...

YOU CAN’T MAKE MONEY BY SPENDING MONEY: Northwood math teachers are horrified at economic productivity.

Math teachers react to Girl Math

Alyssa Quintana, Staff Writer
October 4, 2023

The delightfully delusional world of Girl Math isn’t just an economic strategy—nay, it’s a lifestyle, a way of being. Whether it be in justifying a frivolous purchase or motivating you to look into...

TRASH TALK: After years of mistreatment, trash and cans speak up about their neglected feelings.

To each according to their ability, throw away your garbage

Timothy Shin, Staff Writer
September 29, 2023

Trash at school is often discarded without a second thought every day. Entire smorgasbords of junk are supposed to leave Northwood in garbage trucks every week. However, we never stop to think about where...

JUST SCROLLING BY: Trump browses through Pinterest boards, ready for a picture-perfect mugshot.

A look into Trump’s Pinterest board

Megha Kishore, Staff Writer
September 18, 2023

Former President Donald Trump turned himself in for arrest on Aug. 22 on more than a dozen charges related to his effort to reverse the Georgia 2020 election results. According to trumplovers01062021.com,...

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