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From the Archives: Much Ado About Walking

Christine Leung '13, Co-editor-in-chief • September 7, 2012

Welcome to the first installment of “From the Archives”! Did you know our archives in the Emerald room go back into the early nineties? That’s longer than some of us have been alive! Each week,...

Blue Moons, Bionic Eyes and Bigfoot Impersonators

Lisa Goeller '13 • September 7, 2012

Heard anything about Bigfoot impersonators lately? Nowadays, a lot of interesting stories are slipping through the cracks. Here are some that I found amusing that you might not have heard yet. Since I...

鞭炮: Fireworks

Max Fong '13, Columnist • February 14, 2012

“Hurry,” my host dad tells me, “it’s happening.” I throw on my jacket and scarf and descend down the stairs. Outside in -10 degrees Celsius frigid weather waits my host brother. Suddenly, I hear...

第一个下雪, 学习和生活平衡的奋斗: The First Snow, A Struggle Between Balancing Life and Passing School.

Max Fong '13, Columns Writer • January 24, 2012

Here I sit, in a spacious but solitary dark room, lit by one lamp and my computer screen. Utterly exhausted, I let the slivers of time--my opportunities to contact home--slip out of my hands. My Chinese...

The Review: Sonic Generations

Joe Stableford '15, Columns Writer • January 23, 2012

Celebrating my new PS3, (My holiday tips are always accurate!) I decided to review my first PS3 game, Sonic Generations. Being a long-time fan of Sonic the Hedgehog, I was ecstatic when I discovered that...

Walk Down Memory Lane: Chocolate Molten Lava Cake

Zoe Amaris '13, Columns Editor • January 23, 2012

When I was younger, my aunt would always come over Friday nights for dinner and dessert. Being the baker she was, she always was in charge of making the scrumptious apple turnovers or the decedent crème...

Holiday Shopping

Joe Stableford '15, Columns Writer • December 5, 2011

‘Tis the season for video games, ladies and gentlemen! And Santa has a mighty fine crop of video games for us all. But the real question is what should we buy now, and what should we save for Christmas...

Re: Joseph Stableford’s “Let’s Rant about Reboots!”

Bernice Wong '13 Arts and Leisure Editor • October 29, 2011

A re-Rant regarding Stableford's former article.

Let’s Rant About Reboots

Joe Stableford '15, Columns Writer • October 27, 2011

Columns writer Joe Stableford '15 comments on the current trend of rebooting old video games.

Saffron Vanilla Snickerdoodles: Delicious?

Zoe Amaris '13, Assistant Columns Editor • October 27, 2011

Zoe Amaris '13 introduces us to the concept of Saffron Vanilla Snickerdoodles and provides a trusted recipe.

成为十八般武艺：不到长城非好汉 (You’re No One if You Haven’t Been to the Great Wall)

Max Fong '13, Columns Writer • October 25, 2011

Max Fong '13 continues his story of his year in China, acclimating to a new school, city, and country.

The Review: Starfox 64 3D

Joe Stableford '15, Columns Writer • October 19, 2011

The Joe Show continues with this review of Starfox 64 3D.