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Investigative

Degrees of discomfort: High temperatures in classrooms harm teachers and student learning

By Elsie Yuen

History in the making: Berkeley and Oakland allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote for school board

By Anna Williams

Long-lasting impact of BUSD integration policies

By Amelie Shears

Students weigh financial costs of summer programs

By Elsie Yuen

BUSD: A trailblazer with school lunches made from scratch

By Anna Williams

BHS students, staff grapple with learning accommodations

By Kali Proud

School Safety Committee and BHS Administration work to revise the safety plan amid community concern

By Sydney Lehrer

Modern day implications of BPD history and police tactics

By Sydney Lehrer

BHS students navigate the complexities of cultural, racial, and ethnic identity  

By Kali Proud

The Berkeley ‘Bubble’: How Berkeley’s liberalism influences BHS

By Aelia Gyger

The Black Panther Party's Long-lasting influence at Berkeley High School

By Jasper Lovvorn-Black

‘I don’t feel safe right now:’ BHS AAPI community grapples with social impacts of COVID-19

By Kali Proud

BHS gun safety: An ongoing issue that must be addressed

By Aelia Gyger and Josephine Morasky

Berkeley Copwatch Investigates Possible BPD Arrest Quota

By Pearl Gauthier and Mirabai Parnall

Letters of rec process overloads teachers

By Jasper Lovvorn-Black

Lack of financial support for maternity leave burdens teachers

By Aelia Gyger

Mental health is an isolating subject”: BHS student survey on mental health diagnoses, struggles, resources

By Pearl Gauthier

BHS transfer students on the unique qualities of Berkeley High

By Maya Dang

‘Nobody knows these things’: The bureaucratic and mental process of filing a Title IX report in BUSD

By Erin Bartholomew and Mirabai Parnall

‘An up and down process’: Teachers grapple to support students through grief

By Jasper Lovvorn-Black

“The world is too binary:” The struggles of trans and non-binary athletes at BHS

By Jasper Lovvorn-Black

No peace for powerless people: The activism that shaped the African American Studies Department

By Mirabai Parnall

Unrealistic Media Ideals Lead to Negative Body Image for Men

By Erin Bartholomew and Tobi Haims

Four Years In: Evaluating the Universal Ninth Grade’s Successes and Limitations

By Clara Brownstein and Josephine Morasky

‘A Window for Rape Culture to Blossom:’<br>The Impact of Party Culture on Rape Culture

By Ellora Mookherjee-Amodt and Erin Bartholomew

Lack of Diversity in Class Hurts BIPOC

By Simone Faulkner

Stigma of Female Masturbation: Why Don’t We Talk About It?

By Tobi Haims

‘Someone Has Your Back’: Inside BHS Intervention Counseling

By Jasper Lovvorn-Black

The Social Media Experience Across Genders

By Mimia Ousilas, Eliot Hertenstein, Erin Bartholomew, and Tobi Haims

The Sexual Harm Walkouts: Two Years Later, What’s Changed?

By Elta Tracy

‘Just Ticking Off a Checkbox:’ Why are Private Schools Moving Away from AP Classes?

By Kira Rao-Poolla

Testing Shortage Impacts Equity: Who Is Taking All the BHS SAT Spots?

By Kira Rao-Poolla

Rally Day: Examining the Complicated History of The Controversial BHS Tradition

By Erin Bartholomew and Tobi Haims

Changing Demographics: The Battle for Ethnic Studies Persists

By Lauren Huang and Pearl Gauthier

Sexual Harm Leaves Deep Marks In Wake of Burgmann Case

By Lauren Huang and Mimia Ousilas

‘That Yearbook Was Their Bathroom Wall:’ Why Did No One Notice the Bissell Allegations?

By Mimia Ousilas