10 March 2026 Leo Xu Assignment 13 Option 3: Write Soft News (Sports, Science, Arts)! Origami Folds Found Out by a 14-Year-Old Holds Thousands of Times Its Weight Miles Wu, a fourteen-year-old, designed a folded...
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.
10 March 2026 Aurelia Zhang Assignment 3 Option 2: Write an Op Ed! When Neutrality Becomes Cruelty The Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskeych was disqualified from Olympic competition on February 12, 2026, because...
12 February 2026 Joe Wang Her Last Spark In the last evening of the year, the wind was blowing, the snow was falling. Everyone was at home with cheer, but on the street, a poor little girl was wandering.
Chloe Covell: Teen Skateboarding Star Aims for Paris Gold Despite Setbacks 31 July 2024 Annie Li Olympics, Sports Chloe Covell: Teen Skateboarding Star Aims for Paris Gold Despite Setbacks Chloe Covell, a 14-year-old skateboarding sensation from Australia, is setting her sights on the Paris 2024 Olympics. Though she recently...
Hans Niemann Accused by Fellow Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen of Cheating 13 January 2023 Annie Li Sports Hans Niemann Accused by Fellow Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen of Cheating After making one move, chess champion Magnus Carlsen forfeited to his opponent Hans Niemann. A week after, Carlsen accused Niemann...
A Play of Fear 9 June 2021 Annie Li Creative Writing A Play of Fear I used to be a shy person. I was only seven when I was cast in my elementary school’s play....
