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The class of 2026 smiles together on their senior retreat. Photo courtesy of Victoria Cruikshank

From The Editors: It Shouldn’t Take Four Years to Bond

As the campfire crackles and the sweet scent of roasting marshmallows fills the air, a cohort of smiley — and some teary-eyed — seniors mingle to the...

Menlo’s Spirit Starts (And Stays) With Your Grade

Menlo’s Spirit Starts (And Stays) With Your Grade

Lauren Giesselman, Assistant News Editor
November 3, 2025

The seniors dressed in gold leap from the stands and cheer their hearts out, proud of the elite status they spent the last three years waiting to gain.  Four...

Freshmen Should Have the Freedom To Leave Campus

Freshmen Should Have the Freedom To Leave Campus

Lisa Huhs, Assistant Social Media Director
November 3, 2025

I remember my freshman year, sitting at lunch, watching all my upperclassmen friends leave lunch to go downtown and drive to popular food spots with envy...

Your Conversations With AI Are Killing the Environment

Your Conversations With AI Are Killing the Environment

Autumn Chambers, Assistant Online Editor
November 1, 2025

 Every day, 2.5 billion messages are sent to ChatGPT, consuming enough energy to power a lightbulb for 9,500 years. And that’s not counting the other...

Sabrina Carpenter Glows in "Man's Best Friend" Album

Sabrina Carpenter Glows in “Man’s Best Friend” Album

Sienna Lew, Opinions Editor
October 27, 2025

I, CoA’s listener-in-chief, am back with a review of Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh full-length album. Released on Aug. 29, it’s...

Why Fresh Ideas Struggle To Survive In Hollywood

Why Fresh Ideas Struggle To Survive In Hollywood

Julia Livingston, Video Editor
October 26, 2025

Hollywood loves familiarity. Count the times you’ve walked into a theater or scrolled through a streaming service and seen the same titles reimagined...

Sweeney's American Eagle Ad Is In-Jeaniously Contentious

Sweeney’s American Eagle Ad Is In-Jeaniously Contentious

Caroline Clack, Print Editor
October 24, 2025

Did American Eagle’s “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans” advertising campaign make veiled comments about genetic superiority, or was it simply making...

Stop Locking NFL Fans Behind Exclusive Paywalls

Stop Locking NFL Fans Behind Exclusive Paywalls

James Park, Assistant Opinions Editor
October 17, 2025

You finally arrive home after a long day at school. Your spirits couldn’t be lower after failing a math test, so you collapse onto the couch. Friday...

In Defense of Dressing Up: Why Menlo's Hoco Dance Should be Formal

In Defense of Dressing Up: Why Menlo’s Hoco Dance Should be Formal

Lila Ozdemir, Assistant Opinions Editor
October 14, 2025

The music blares as people shuffle around the dance floor in their steamed suits and short, bright dresses. At most high schools, students prepare weeks...

For Friendship's Sake, Bring Back Freshman Overnights

For Friendship’s Sake, Bring Back Freshman Overnights

Zoe Hayes, Assistant Social Media Director
October 10, 2025

The first few weeks of high school feel a lot like a test you didn’t study for: new faces, new environments and an all-around awkward vibe. For Menlo...

Why Trick-or-Treating Is for All Ages

Why Trick-or-Treating Is for All Ages

Lila Ozdemir, Assistant Opinions Editor
October 9, 2025

Bubbling cauldrons with alluring fumes, an ink-colored cat on a witch’s broom and a creeping shadow with knife-like claws illuminated in the moonlight....

Visual by Eilir Bjorlin

Are This Year’s Spirit Week Themes Hits or Hot Messes?

Zoe Hayes, Assistant Social Media Director
September 14, 2025

Homecoming spirit week themes are always slightly controversial — not everyone can be satisfied, and they often spark mixed reactions. This year, however,...

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