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Sophie Bücker '24

Sophie Bücker ’24, Opinion Editor

Sophie Bucker ’24 is the Local & State News Editor for The Crusader. She is a member of the Riordan sailing team, National Honors Society, St. Francis Scholars Society, and Robotics Club. When she’s not writing for The Crusader, she likes listening to 60s rock and going on long hikes. Her favorite article is about Karl the Fog.

All content by Sophie Bücker '24
Sophie Bucker '24, Opinion Editor

Coed Crusaders . . . four years later

Sophie Bücker '24, Opinion Editor
June 13, 2024
Child labor increasingly prevalent across states

Child labor increasingly prevalent across states

Sophie Bucker '24 and Naomi Lin '24
May 20, 2023
Del Rey lets the light in with new album

Del Rey lets the light in with new album

Naomi Lin ’24 and Sophie Bücker ’24
May 18, 2023
Spillin' the Tea: Tea & Others

Spillin’ the Tea: Tea & Others

Naomi Lin ’24 and Sophie Bücker ’24
May 2, 2023
Haight & Ashbury

Haight & Ashbury

Sophie Bücker ’24, Local & State News Editor
April 28, 2023
San Francisco's economy is leading to struggles for the working class to survive.

[Photo] San Francisco’s economics leaves the working class unsatisfied

Gianluca Carboni ’24, Staff Reporter
March 27, 2023
Amisha Shankar ’26 took this photo for her Pre-AP Biology class and then uploaded it to the iNaturalist website where scientists later identified the insect as a European Firebug, which is not native to the United States.

Student discovers invasive insect: European Firebug

Sophie Bücker ’24, Local & State Editor
March 29, 2023
After first voting in favor of lethal force by robots, the SF Board of Supervisors reversed their decision.

SF Supervisors reverse decision on lethal robots

Sophie Bücker '24, Local & State Editor
March 27, 2023
The late Roald Dahl, author of Matlida, is the subject of a revision movement.

Dahl’s books reflect inescapable flaws of humanity

Sophie Bücker ’24, Local and State Editor
March 27, 2023
Erich Maria Remarque’s novel All Quiet on the Western Front, was brought to life on Netflix in its original language, German, and is nominated for nine Academy Awards. While sometimes marketed as war novel, many see it as an anti-war story that depicts the horrors of war, thus advocating for peace.

World War I classic novel debuts on screens in native German language

Sophie Bücker ’24, Local & State News Editor
February 28, 2023
San Francisco's downtown skyline is one of many areas around the Bay Area where infrastructure issues need to be addressed.

Crumbling Bay Area infrastructure in need of repair

Sophie Bücker ‘24, Local and State Editor
February 27, 2023
The Shake Shack in Stonestown Mall opened on December 22.

[Photo] Shake Shack is welcomed to Stonestown

Gigi Richardson '24, Staff Reporter
December 29, 2022
Streets shrouded in fog, like Frida Kahlo Way, remind people of one of the City's most notable characteristics. Scientists report climate change has caused fog to decline 33 percent over the past 60 years.

Climate change targets Karl the Fog

Sophie Bucker ’24, Local & State Editor
November 16, 2022
Documentary shines light on 90-year-old murder case

Documentary shines light on 90-year-old murder case

Sophie Bucker '24, Local & State Editor
November 16, 2022
San Francisco voters will vote this coming week on, among other issues, whether or not to recall DA Chesa Boudin.

San Francisco needs local heroes

Sophie Bucker '24, Staff Reporter
June 4, 2022
Cana Christopher Fern and house leader Cole Anderson ’22 triumphantly hold the Chaminade Cup in Lindland Theatre after the standings were announced.

Cana cruises to victory, winning Crusader Games, Chaminade Cup

Sophie Bucker '24 and Julien Untalan '24
May 24, 2022
Students in the engineering program, along with teacher Frank Torrano, built a storage shed for supplies in the inner courtyard.

Engineering program raises roof on storage shed

Sophie Bucker ’24, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2022
Across the country, numerous states have passed laws targeting the rights of tansgender youth, for example, in the area of athletics.

States enact laws focused on transgender youth

Sophie Bucker '24, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2021
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