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...
Tropical Chaos 8 August 2024 Ben Xu Creative Writing, Stories Tropical Chaos My conscience screamed at me. I froze in the instant of decision, looking desperately into my past. I had to...
Book Review: “I Must Betray You” 5 August 2024 Ben Xu Articles, Arts & Culture Book Review: “I Must Betray You” “I Must Betray You” is a historical fiction book written by Ruta Sepetys set in the time period of Romanian...
Djokovic Destroys Nadal Without Mercy 4 August 2024 Ben Xu Olympics, Sports Djokovic Destroys Nadal Without Mercy July 29, 2024 — Novak Djokovic, this year's Wimbledon finalist, defeated Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris...
AI Creates a New Age of Weather Forecasting 4 August 2024 Ben Xu Science & Technology, Technology AI Creates a New Age of Weather Forecasting July 1, 2024 – Hurricane Beryl entered the Caribbean Islands. The top European weather forecasting company predicted the hurricane would...
U.S. and Japan Plan to Strengthen Military Alliance 1 August 2024 Ben Xu Current Events, World U.S. and Japan Plan to Strengthen Military Alliance July 28, 2024 - U.S. and Japanese officials announced in Tokyo, Japan, that they will take steps to boost military...
River Attack 1 August 2024 Ben Xu Creative Writing, Stories River Attack They led us to the end, to a place where our futures lay barren, and our present became suddenly frozen...
