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The Music in Me – The Lowell
The Music in Me – The Lowell
I remember being four years old, following my mother through the mall as she went on a shopping spree. It was just after the holiday season, but Christmas decorations were still on display. As we turned the corner, the sound of music and soft tinkling caught my ear. In the middle of the plaza, I...
Media Review: Bliss Montage
Media Review: Bliss Montage
What is a bliss montage? Countless modern films contain examples of these sequences: the flawless patchwork of joy and harmony, a moment in paradise just before it is violently ripped away by the cruel hands of fate. This idea, however, is not the premise of Ling Ma’s 2022 novel Bliss Montage – at least, not...
End the Stigma Against Community College
End the Stigma Against Community College
“There’s no way she’s going there,” a classmate mutters, wrinkling his nose. He turns his phone towards me, revealing a college decision post on Instagram. I squint at the screen and read the caption beneath a familiar name: “City College of San Francisco”, typed in small red letters. “What’s wrong with that?” I ask, confused....
The Lowell Newsmagazine: October 2025
The Lowell Newsmagazine: October 2025
Standing up for The Lowell
Standing up for The Lowell
Media Review: Look Back
Media Review: Look Back
Fourth-grade girl Fujino opened her school newspaper, flipped to the page where her comic was published, and froze. The comic she had drawn was lined up with the art of another artist, named Kyomoto. Next to the beautifully shaded intricacy of Kyomoto’s art, Fujino felt that her art, which she had been proud of and...
The Lowell Newsmagazine: May 2025
The Lowell Newsmagazine: May 2025
An Impossible Situation
An Impossible Situation
Paige, a junior under a pseudonym, sits at her home in Glen Park waiting in anticipation, as her mom had told her that she had an exciting surprise to share. Her mom enters the room and announces some unexpected news: Paige’s family will be leaving San Francisco and moving to a house in Antioch. Paige’s...
Learning to stand alone
Learning to stand alone
I felt my sister’s hug as I thought about what it would be like to not have a fourth family member in the house. I had a heavy feeling in my chest as I started walking away. I walked down the stairs at my sister’s dorm and went back into the car. I looked at...
Gray Gardiner: Advocating for queer literature at Lowell
Gray Gardiner: Advocating for queer literature at Lowell
The importance of hobbies
The importance of hobbies
I sat down at a table in the back of the classroom on the first day of sophomore year, dreading what I knew would happen next: I would be asked to introduce myself and share something I liked to do in my free time with the students around me. When I was younger, I had...
Gaining confidence and community through origami
Gaining confidence and community through origami
FLICKR: Finding Beauty in the Mundane
FLICKR: Finding Beauty in the Mundane
In my Freshman year of high school, my Grandpa sent me a collection of photos from my fourth birthday through a photo sharing platform called Flickr. A wave of nostalgia washed over me as I sorted through the pictures of four-year-old me in rain boots and a princess dress, my childhood friends, and my living...
A race against the bell
A race against the bell
“You’re late! That’s three points deducted from your grade!” my science teacher yelled at me from across the room. For every minute a student was late, they lost a participation point. Out of breath, I collapsed into my seat, frustrated. Navigating Lowell’s large campus with just five minutes to get to class is nearly impossible,...
Embracing my Czech identity
Embracing my Czech identity
“The Czech Republic does not exist,” blatantly stated my first-grade classmate. “What do you do there, just check boxes?” Heat rushed to my cheeks, and I felt a sense of embarrassment associated with my ethnicity that I had not yet encountered before. Sharing my annual summer plan of visiting my family in the Czech Republic...
The Porn Problem.
The Porn Problem.
Elizabeth, a senior under a pseudonym, was just seven years old when she began watching internet pornography. Having never been exposed to sex before, she became curious to learn about something that she saw as mature and for adults. Soon, she was habitually exposing herself to videos full of violent sex and objectification that would...
The Lowell + Bakes & Smiles Bake Sale
The Lowell + Bakes & Smiles Bake Sale
TikTok: An uncertain future
TikTok: An uncertain future
The Lowell Photography Application 2025-2026
The Lowell Photography Application 2025-2026
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The Lowell Illustration Application 2025-2026
The Lowell Illustration Application 2025-2026
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Style as a lifestyle
Style as a lifestyle
Mixed cultures, mixed feelings
Mixed cultures, mixed feelings
Lost in excess
Lost in excess
Punk Rockers of Lowell: Goodbye Landing
Punk Rockers of Lowell: Goodbye Landing
Finding my sense of style
Finding my sense of style
This election matters to Lowellites.
This election matters to Lowellites.
Invasive and inappropriate
Invasive and inappropriate
Lowell welcomes new principal, Jan Bautista
Lowell welcomes new principal, Jan Bautista
Simone Velger-Aurelio: Breakthrough on the mound
Simone Velger-Aurelio: Breakthrough on the mound
Satire: Letter to the editor
Satire: Letter to the editor
Media Review: The Tortured Poets Department
Media Review: The Tortured Poets Department
The importance of being earnest
The importance of being earnest
Media Review: Emergency Intercom
Media Review: Emergency Intercom
Retro Reverie
Retro Reverie
Expand the shield, update the scroll
Expand the shield, update the scroll
Fearful anticipation for student aid
Fearful anticipation for student aid
AI: Generating our future
AI: Generating our future
Flowers of spring
Flowers of spring
Lessening the homework load
Lessening the homework load
Review of Lowell’s nearby food options
Review of Lowell’s nearby food options
Brandon Yee: Cutting hair, not class
Brandon Yee: Cutting hair, not class
Amanda Vu: A swimming sensation
Amanda Vu: A swimming sensation
Finding purpose through music
Finding purpose through music
Geometric photography: shapes found in daily life
Geometric photography: shapes found in daily life
The Lowell Newsmagazine April 2024
The Lowell Newsmagazine April 2024
Letter from a lovesick arsonist
Letter from a lovesick arsonist
Media Review: The House
Media Review: The House
From bawling to balling
From bawling to balling
A troubling trend: Investigating the break-ins at Lowell
A troubling trend: Investigating the break-ins at Lowell
What’s in your Bag?
What’s in your Bag?
The caffeine craze
The caffeine craze
Shattering the stigma
Shattering the stigma
How to mew: Suffering in sharpness not silence
How to mew: Suffering in sharpness not silence
Cramping our style
Cramping our style
2024 Spring Spirit Rally
2024 Spring Spirit Rally
Bringing political disillusionment into focus
Bringing political disillusionment into focus
Social Media Manager Application
Social Media Manager Application
Illustrator Application
Illustrator Application
From the editor: in support of survivors of sexual violence
From the editor: in support of survivors of sexual violence
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