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March Madness Stuns Nation
March Madness Stuns Nation
By George Hart
March Madness is the annual championship college basketball tournament for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) teams. Being one of the most popular sporting events in...
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Rarely Enforced Concussion Policy Fails Injured Athletes
Rarely Enforced Concussion Policy Fails Injured Athletes
By Eliot Mark
Berkeley High School (BHS) students on average get 50 or less concussions each year, according to the Head Athletic Trainer at BHS and Clinical Coordinator...
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Vape Detectors: Solution or Lost Cause?
By Nate Kaplan
Since the first e-cigarette was created, vaping has become increasingly rampant in middle and high schools across the country. There have been several newspaper articles...
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Frequency of Walkouts Diminishes Value
By Adrienne Mermin
Berkeley High School (BHS) students, in addition to their classes every day, have the opportunity to learn about important issues by participating in semi-frequent walkouts...
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BUSD Prioritizes Diversity Quota Over Student Preference
By Raven Fonseca Jensen
Every Berkeley High School (BHS) student has heard of the Small Learning Community (SLC) lottery system. This algorithm decides which SLC students will reside in....
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Trash Buildup Demands Urgent Action
By Cameron Amianda
Recycling and composting are such common practices now that people forget they were once considered “hippie” and unnecessary parts of the unique culture that fall...
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Gun Control Abroad Puts Spotlight on US
By Sofie Maxine Maurer
Countries around the globe were left dumbfounded after the tragic events that occurred in New Zealand on March 15. A white supremacist took the lives...
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Student Candidate Breaks into Over 550 Emails, Votes for Self

Student Candidate Breaks into Over 550 Emails, Votes for Self

By Clara Mizock

On Monday, March 25, two candidates were disqualified from the Berkeley High School (BHS) Associated Student Body (ASB) election under suspicion of logging into over…

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