4 December 2025 Jameson Dai Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas Leads to Release of Prisoners and Hostages Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire starting on October 13, 2025. Israel will release its Palestinian prisoners and Hamas will release Israeli hostages. This has been called a "first phase" of the ceasefire (according to BBC's CBBC newsround).
4 December 2025 Jameson Dai Northern White Rhinoceros on The Brink of Extinction Fatu and Najin are the last two living Northern White Rhinos after Sudan, the last living male, died by being euthanized at the age of 45 on March, 19, 2018 in Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The species was driven to being functionally extinct by poaching, habitat loss, and war.
25 August 2025 Austin Tsao Legendary Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Is Just “One of The Guys” Legendary Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Is Just "One of The Guys" As a relatively new member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterback...
4 December 2025 Eileen Chen Otter Surfboard Hijackers Make Waves again in Santa Cruz, California On October 15, 2025, amidst the rolling waves of Steamer Lane, a renowned surf break in Santa Cruz, California, 21-year-old college student Isabella Orduna was wrapping up a surf session when she felt something pinch her foot. She ditched her board and jumped into the chilly Pacific, only to find “a big, fuzzy, chunky bear of an otter” lounging on her surfboard. Orduna recounted, “I was like, wow, what do I do now?”, as her board had been seized by an uninvited otter.
4 December 2025 Nina He Government Shutdown: Are We Serious? Government Shutdown: Are We Serious? I must admit something: despite calling myself a journalist, I've never bothered to concern myself...
27 November 2025 Nina He Too Little, Too Late Too Little, Too Late ~inspired by “Too Little, Too Late” by Laufey~ The moon caught the rays of her auburn...
Race for Texas Governor Tightens 24 August 2022 Vivona Xu Current Events, U.S. Race for Texas Governor Tightens Current Texas governor Greg Abbott and former congressman Beto O’Rourke are in a neck-to-neck race for Texas governor.Polls have shown...
Death Day 22 August 2022 Vivona Xu Creative Writing Death Day When I shuffled into the classroom, I saw her, and the beady black mark embraced on her pale face. She...
Teen Punks Dominated New York in Late ‘70s 17 August 2022 Vivona Xu Sports Teen Punks Dominated New York in Late ‘70s During the late 70s, teens in New York City would rush to nightclubs when the sun set and jam out...
A Nicotine-Free Future will be Challenging 16 August 2022 Vivona Xu Arts & Culture A Nicotine-Free Future will be Challenging Smoking claims the lives of more than 480,000 smokers each year in the U.S. To reduce the health effects of...
Search Warrants are Under the Spotlight in Breonna Taylor Case 12 August 2022 Vivona Xu Current Events Search Warrants are Under the Spotlight in Breonna Taylor Case The day before police officers barged into Breonna Taylor’s house in Louisville, Kentucky and shot her, a detective persuaded a...
Who is Allowed to Play King Richard lll? 9 August 2022 Vivona Xu Sports Who is Allowed to Play King Richard lll? Three renowned Shakespeare companies have taken different approaches to casting the role of King Richard lll. Each contrasting character playing...
