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The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

Cal High students gather around a copy of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, which was recently turned into a film.  Editor in chief Mansi Swaminathan argues the film makes too many significant changes to stay true to Brontë's work.

This is not my ‘Wuthering Heights’

Mansi Swaminathan, Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2026

Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Charli XCX, and “Wuthering Heights” should not even be in the same sentence. But this year, director Emerald Fennel, best known for her 2023 film “Saltburn,” came...

Lenard Matthews wishes the school community was informed after he was called the n-word by a student.

PE teacher called racial slur by student

Mansi Swaminathan, Editor-in-Chief May 7, 2024

Cal High PE teacher Lenard Matthews said he was verbally attacked by a student who used racial slurs, including the n-word, after breaking up a fight in late March. Matthews, who is African-American,...

Teachers priced out of the area

Teachers priced out of the area

Mansi Swaminathan and Ren Guo October 5, 2023

The high cost of living in the Bay Area has made it difficult for teachers to afford to live in the area where they work. In fact, with the median home price running at least $1.5 million in the San Ramon...

Students have the air knocked out of them by the closing of the vape shop.

Flavored tobacco ban upheld

Mansi Swaminathan, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2023

Vaping in the bathroom has long been perceived by some as the coolest way to hang out at Cal High. But this entrenched tradition may be threatened by California Senate Bill 793, which bans the sale of...

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