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...
Marilyn, whose fingers are always blue 29 July 2020 Amy Dong Creative Writing Marilyn, whose fingers are always blue Marilyn’s mom has too many dreams and not enough time. She wanted to be an artist, when she was small,...
Bad News for the Braves 28 July 2020 Amy Dong Sports Bad News for the Braves The crack of the bat. The cheers from the stands. These are the sounds that some members of the Atlanta...
Unmarked Federal Vans and Disappearing Protesters is Anything But Nonsense 27 July 2020 Amy Dong Editorials, Opinion Unmarked Federal Vans and Disappearing Protesters is Anything But Nonsense Dear Editor,Here is something concerning. Reports of federal agents in unmarked vehicles have been detaining protestors in Portland, with no...
The Monty Hall Problem 27 July 2020 Amy Dong Creative Writing The Monty Hall Problem Here is a famous mathematics problem: you are a contestant on a game show, and the host gives you the...
Rare NEOWISE Comet Can Now Be Seen from Earth 27 July 2020 Amy Dong Science & Technology Rare NEOWISE Comet Can Now Be Seen from Earth Since its initial discovery near the Sun on March 27 by scientists, the rare comet NEOWISE can now be seen...
Ivory 21 July 2020 Amy Dong Creative Writing Ivory Caroline discovers the chest by accident.It’s an ancient-looking chest, almost rotted by the corners and small enough to carry but...
