Opinion

This year has been the weirdest year of my life. This month has been the craziest month of my life,

Usually full: California beaches are left abandoned as parking lots and beaches are forced to shut. The reopening date of

You reach across your nightstand to grab your phone and stop your alarm. You jump out of bed, brush your

I’ll admit it: I was almost excited for the impromptu break from school. The stress of tests, sports and other

At around 9 a.m. on April 6, 2002, I entered the world. Eighteen years later, at 9 a.m. on April

Usually full: Highway 101, normally bustling with traffic, is now nearly deserted as California Governor Newsom issues a stay-at-home order,

In most circumstances, a mandatory break in the middle of the school year sounds like heaven. At least, that’s what

Imagine you are in your English class, frantically scribbling down every sentence you can before the bell rings in seven

6 a.m. — The usual morning line-up: Start on the day and work till I drop or flee. Eat, brush,