Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

The Impatient Patient: Give me your poor, tired, English-speakers only

By Renee Wang January 30, 2019

"Something to think about…” former graduate studies biostatistics director at Duke University Megan Neely wrote in an email to first- and second-year students. Neely’s email condemned Chinese...

The Melodic Line: Bullet journaling, marshmallows and the reality of finishing what you’ve started

By Melody Chen January 27, 2019

  You recently purchased a dotted journal after discovering a cool organizing trend on Instagram — bullet journaling. Prior to the purchase, you swiped through snapshots of Faber-Castell...

UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed deal with the European Union to help facilitate Brexit suffered a historic defeat in the House of Commons, with a 230-vote margin.

The Ripple Effect: No confidence, and the crushing irony of promise-keeping

By Aishwarya Jayadeep January 16, 2019

"T hat this House has no confidence in Her Majesty’s government.” The words are mysterious. They sound like they belong in a James Bond movie. And they’re weirdly, eloquently pithy. But...

An eye-opening vacation to Bulgaria

By Andrea Boyn January 8, 2019

I  rode a thirteen hour flight returning from Bulgaria. Anxious to come home, I walked down the confided hallway, people spilling out. As I emerged from the corridor into the grand SFO terminals, my mood...

Straws not the villain they are made out to be

By Laurel Schmidt December 5, 2018

  Every time I reach for a straw after getting my coffee I am practically harrassed by my friends for ‘ruining the environment’. Just a few months ago straws were thrown around as if they...

Being Right: Democrats only like democracy and America when they win

By Lyndon Lee A December 4, 2018

The Democratic Party claims to be the party of democracy, fighting for the rights of all Americans regardless of race, sex, religion or sexual orientation. They champion the right to vote, and accuse Republicans...

The Denome’s Advocate: Fire, fury and a reason to smile in these trying times

By Thomas Denome November 19, 2018

I t’s the middle of November and California is on fire. It’s unsafe to walk around outside without a mask on. And the president is talking about the need to perform basic gardening tasks as the...

The Impatient Patient: It’s up to us to break the Silicon Valley bubble

By Renee Wang November 18, 2018

“[Silicon Valley] — it's a weird, surreal place to live right now,” Alexa Cortes Culwell said. Culwell is co-founder of Open Impact, a strategic advisory firm dedicated to bringing about social...

The wildfires have brought a mental toll to California.

The Melodic Line: What Californians truly need right now

By Melody Chen November 16, 2018

Our state was rattled with multiple tragedies within a few hours. A troubled Marine veteran, Ian David Long, burst into a club and shot 12 people in the Thousand Oaks community. Hours after the shooting,...

Carbon dioxide emissions from human activity contribute to the melting of the Arctic ice. Photo courtesy of National Geographic.

The Ripple Effect: Another human achievement, but not the good kind

By Aishwarya Jayadeep November 14, 2018

Sixty percent of Americans can't change a flat tire. Sixty percent of traditional college students in America graduate within six years. Sixty percent of the world's wildlife has been wiped out since...

Being Right: The label ‘far-right’ further radicalizes the right

By Lyndon Lee A November 14, 2018

In response to political leftism all throughout the world, reactionary right-wing movements have emerged such as Brazil’s election of Jair Bolsonaro. Due to being right-of-center, the media tends...

Trick or treating: a dying tradition?

By Steven Lefaive November 13, 2018

Halloween is a holiday where students celebrate by dressing up in their spookiest costumes and going door to door on a perilous quest for candy. As we grow older, people lose interest in such traditions...

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