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Rumour Has It: Michael’s Alter Ego

Rumour Has It: Michael’s Alter Ego

Michael Shtrom, Arts & Culture Editor March 27, 2025

Hello, it’s me. The real me. That’s right, after all these years, I have finally decided to reveal who I really am — pop superstar Adele. For the last eight years, I have been living a lie, deceiving...

Tabula Rasa Opens Fan-Fiction Section

Tabula Rasa Opens Fan-Fiction Section

Ella Kim, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

   Due to high popular demand, Tabula Rasa has finally decided to add a new section to their award-winning literary magazine’s submission options: fanfiction.    Dating all the way back to the...

Pinewood's New Sleep Experiment

Pinewood’s New Sleep Experiment

Lara Parikh, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

   What would you do for an A in all of your STEM classes and 100 hours of community service? Cheat? Steal? Lie?? Why commit such heinous crimes when there’s a much more equitable, just, and ethical...

Theatre Kids Conquer

Theatre Kids Conquer

Addison Parenti, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

   Theatre kid stereotypes? Those exist? I didn’t even know that was a thing. Whoever said we burst out into song randomly was 100% lying. Like last week, I definitely didn’t sing “Wait For Me”...

Time to Nap Hard and Study Less: Pinewood Introduces Mandatory Naptime

Time to Nap Hard and Study Less: Pinewood Introduces Mandatory Naptime

Ruhan Chhaparwal, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

   Imagine a classroom full of students, peacefully sleeping under blankets, drifting into their wildest dreams. Believe it or not, this isn’t a daydream: it’s the latest policy at Pinewood School,...

Bergenstock and Wang spy on unassuming students.

Watch Your Back Pinewood: The Audio and Video Class Might Just Snipe It

Esha Joshi, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

   Have you ever felt that strange prickle on the back of your neck as you emerge from the Snack Shack, reverently cradling a chocolate chip cookie to your chest? Have you ever whirled around, trying...

"You Can't See, You're Blind": Derrick's Message to Ex-Girlfriend SZA

“You Can’t See, You’re Blind”: Derrick’s Message to Ex-Girlfriend SZA

Derrick Harris, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

  Psst, I see a downgrade. When I heard you moved on from me with some guy named Kendrick Lamar, I assumed you meant Kendrick Perkins or Lamar Jackson. What I did not expect was a 5-foot-5-inch man who...

How Beans On Toast Will Save Pinewood Cuisine

How Beans On Toast Will Save Pinewood Cuisine

Rishi Chen, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

Since its inception perhaps a million years ago, Pinewood has been part of an insidious travesty. A cardinal sin, no less — a perpetual crisis. But all it takes is one cursory glance at the lunch menu...

7 Best Things to Do Instead of Paying Attention

7 Best Things to Do Instead of Paying Attention

Neil Kulkarni, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

   If you are going to school to learn, refine your knowledge, and grasp new concepts, what are you even doing? Honestly, who even pays attention in class anymore? In this article, I will rank the top...

Students Are Slacking Off: We Need to “Lock In”

Students Are Slacking Off: We Need to “Lock In”

Zachary Choi, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

   If you’ve found yourself slacking off recently, you’re not alone. Defined as a state of total concentration, the term “locked in” can be applied to any situation in which a person is fully...

TEACHERS Patricia Welze, Anna Scicinska, Kim Hudson

Watch Out! Teacheritis is Spreading Fast

Marie Redondo, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially classified Teacheritis, more formally known as the Educator Exhaustion Epidemic, as the most contagious epidemic since COVID, spreading...

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Teachers Want TikTok in the Classrooms

Nerea Amezcua, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

   TikTok has taken over the phones of many teenagers. Now, it is taking over the Pinewood classrooms. Teachers all over campus have decided to utilize this app to teach their students.    Junior...

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