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Kruk creates art for 49er’s DavisAfter recognition from magazines such as Jane, The Wave, and television program KQED’s “Spark,” sculptor Charlotte Kruk can firmly verify that having a sweet tooth is a good thing. In order to complete her numerous art projects, she collected thousands of wrappers from various candy brands and stores. According to Kruk, her inspiration for [...]
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Opinion
Olympics pave China’s route to international acceptance »
The world has seen enough political turbulence. Countless conflicts and centuries of tension will always weigh us down with their burdensome presence, or their troubling memories. The human civilization has led a history of slavery, colonialism, genocide and war. One constant, however, transcends all of the petty infighting within humanity: sport. Just look at the [...]
In-Depth
Differing teaching styles impact learning »
Do you hate word problems? Every year, students put up with what they consider to be the most tedious and difficult problems in math: perennial, unavoidable word problems. They lurk behind every phase of the mathematical progression, whether it is algebra, geometry, calculus or statistics. For centuries, math teachers have used the dreaded mediums to [...]
Sports
Track and Field team places second »
After a neck-to-neck struggle for the league championship title, the Track and Field team placed second overall, losing to the Santa Clara Bruins. The varsity boys, varsity girls, Frosh-Soph, and JV girls placed second, sixth, first and third, respectively.
In the varsity boys division, the contest for championship was extremely close between the Vikings and the [...]