Current Events

Saturday, April 3, marked the launch of Apple’s “magical and revolutionary product,” the iPad. But how much can the iPad really do? “The iPad is just an oversized version of the iPod touch with more battery life and a better keyboard,” says Camille MacRae ’10, whose dad purchased an iPad during his lunch break on...

On Friday, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died after crashing during a training run. Luge is the fastest — and most dangerous — Olympic sport. More so even than Skeleton, described below. Some of the following previews make references to how spectacular the crashes are in that sport. This is not in any way done to...

The Lick-Wilmerding community has raised almost $15,000 to aid Haitian earthquake victims. With donations pouring in from organizations and individuals all over the world, the issue becomes how best to apply the funds to reconstruction.

Head of School Dr. Al Adams announced his intent to retire to the school on Wednesday, January 13. After informing the faculty during their morning meeting, Dr. Adams announced his plans to the student body during a special assembly before lunch. The announcement was met with several gasps from the students, as Dr. Adams has been...

Over the last decade, some pretty historic events have occurred. Having just passed into the the “teens” of the 21st century, it seems appropriate that we look back at the last ten years and examine a few key moments, reminisce, wince and perhaps even bemoan these unforgettable (well, some are quite forgettable actually) occurrences. The...

Part 2 In the realm of the Golden Gate, many have suddenly had their dreams of legalization go up in smoke, as the federal government recently overturned its decision on halting federal raids on state-protected pot dispensaries. When people ask, “Why are they doing this?” the national government retorts it’s a necessary measure in...

Hundreds of thousands of medical marijuana patients exhaled in relief last Monday as Attorney General Eric Holder declared a cease in federal raids on state-protected dispensaries. From the days of its passing in 1996, Prop 215 (the California bill legalizing medicinal pot) has been only supported on a state level. The same held true for...

Thinking about what you might want to do when you finally graduate? Well, here’s a profession that almost guarantees that your services will be in high demand—be an orthopedist. Why? Texting. Yes, you know that familiar buzzing sound that you wait for while you’re staring at a textbook begging the words to seep into your mind?...

With the dawn of the Paper Tiger’s online extension comes possibilities our Lick community has yet to experience. The nature of the website will allow for more expansive coverage of the bodies that comprise it, i.e., you, the students. Another opportunity the hyphen presents lies in its ability to expedite the publishing process, meaning copious...

This is online, so you shouldn’t read it. That’s not a fact, but it’s my own personal opinion, which is almost as good. To be blunt, straight-forward, direct and candid, reading your news online is killing us. Not all of us, mind you, just us people who like to write or read things on...