Matthew Tanaka braves the waves pg. 14 || sports
Teja Jampani travels the world by foot
Hua Hsu “Stays True” pg. 8 || features
pg. 10 || features
Volume 58 Issue 3 | December 12, 2022
Lynbrook High School, 1280 Johnson Ave., San Jose, CA 95129
Housing prices rise in Silicon Valley BY AUDREY SUN AND APURVA KRISHNAMURTHY
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kyrocketing housing prices and declining home listings in Silicon Valley have forced many renters out of their homes and left potential homeowners lost in a market of unattainable residences. Increasing prices and older resident demographics have taken the future of buying property out of the picture for many. Moreover, this housing crisis has significantly contributed to issues like declining enrollment in FUHSD, while disproportionately affecting lower-income and bluecollar workers looking to move into the coveted location. “Silicon Valley has a lot of tech companies so tech workers are willing to pay for higher housing prices,” Cupertino Vice Mayor Liang-Fang Chao said. The San Jose metro area has seen a 20% decrease in house listings on the market while housing prices have climbed by 7.5%. story continues on pg. 13 || in-depth
Space tourism lifts off, leaving Earth behind PHOTO BY SUSANNA TANG GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION BY ELIZABETH CHENG
BY NEHA AYYER
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rom landing the first man on the moon to searching for life on other planets, space exploration has always been a symbol of America’s international economic and scientific dominance. Although space exploration has opened many doors to discovering other habitable bodies and furthering the study of celestial bodies, it has also led to the emergence of commercial space tourism, which is primarily spurred by recreation rather than research. The implications of environmental damage, safety risks and expensive travel render space tourism a defective enterprise, in which people should avoid investing or indulging in.
Balancing coaching and parenting on the soccer field BY SUSANNA TANG
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ike father, like daughter — seniors and girls varsity soccer players Livia Inojoza and Samantha Strand have long been familiar with the title “coach’s kid.” Varsity Head Coach Leonardo Inojoza and JV Head Coach Claus Strand have both been fine-tuning their balance between coaching and parenting throughout their yearslong involvements in their daughters’ soccer journeys. Coaching your daughter isn’t easy — neither is being coached by your father. “Yes, she’s my daughter, but she’s also a player on the team,” Claus said. “I must treat her just like I would treat any other player. I do my best to be a coach on the field and a dad at home.” story continues on pg. 14 || sports
story continues on pg. 5 || opinion
GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION BY CATHERINE ZHOU
INSIDE
Sections News: pg. 2-4
Opinion: pg. 5-7 Features: pg. 8-10
In-Depth: pg. 11-13 Sports: pg. 14-16
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