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.
Climate Change, Poor Infrastructure, and Government Incompetency Lead to Worsening Flood in Pakistan 1 August 2022 Abigail Weintraub Science & Technology Climate Change, Poor Infrastructure, and Government Incompetency Lead to Worsening Flood in Pakistan In Karachi, Pakistan, summer marks the start of monsoon season, which brings forth dire, neighborhood-wide floods that kill hundreds of...
According To This Enterprising Woman, Even Goddesses Require Education 1 August 2022 Abigail Weintraub According To This Enterprising Woman, Even Goddesses Require Education At only six years old, Chanira Bajracharya became a goddess.For many years, Bajracharya lived a life far from ideal. She’d...
Texan Suspect Faces Charges After Decades-Old Murders in California 25 July 2022 Abigail Weintraub Current Events Texan Suspect Faces Charges After Decades-Old Murders in California Recently, officials were able to crack four unsolved murders and rapes that took place way back in 1980 and 1995...
The Disappearance of Chromosomes Leading to Heart Failure Makes Scientists Ask “Y”? 25 July 2022 Abigail Weintraub Science & Technology The Disappearance of Chromosomes Leading to Heart Failure Makes Scientists Ask “Y”? For men, the loss of Y chromosomes is a natural and expected occurrence. It’s simply a component of aging, similar...
Marathon Athlete Becomes World Star While Handling Children and Tackling Injuries 25 July 2022 Abigail Weintraub Sports Marathon Athlete Becomes World Star While Handling Children and Tackling Injuries American flags wave overhead as Keira D’Amato runs through the finish line of the World Athletics Championships marathon and straight...
A Progression of Haikus 24 July 2022 Abigail Weintraub Creative Writing A Progression of Haikus Morning light streams thoughBlankets of tree canopiesHike through emerald greensYear or so laterSame hike, same trail, crickets chirpThis time, it’s...
