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...
Fragradalsfjall Volcano Erupts for the First Time in Centuries 29 July 2022 Andrew Xiao Science & Technology Fragradalsfjall Volcano Erupts for the First Time in Centuries When the Fagradalsfjall Volcano in Iceland erupted in 2021 after 781 years of dormancy, tourists naturally took videos and photos...
Festering Anger 26 July 2022 Andrew Xiao Creative Writing Festering Anger A blunder to another soulCan start to make a wound,As it festers on and on untilThat person is consumed.Yet the...
Worries of African Swine Fever Cause Decision to Kill Wild Boars Across Rome 26 July 2022 Andrew Xiao Science & Technology Worries of African Swine Fever Cause Decision to Kill Wild Boars Across Rome Officials have called to kill the wild boars roaming across Rome that, in the pastdecade, have been blocking traffic, devouring...
Elon Musk Rescinds $44 Billion Deal to buy Twitter 20 July 2022 Andrew Xiao Current Events Elon Musk Rescinds $44 Billion Deal to buy Twitter On July 8, Elon Musk’s lawyers sent a filing rescinding his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter,alleging that the company...
Japan Faces Record-Breaking Heatwave 14 July 2022 Andrew Xiao Japan Faces Record-Breaking Heatwave Japan is facing a record-breaking heatwave testing the country’s power supply duringsurging demand for air conditioning.On Saturday, June 2 in...
Benevolent, Bouncing, Beautiful Bees 8 July 2022 Andrew Xiao Creative Writing Benevolent, Bouncing, Beautiful Bees To bee or not to bee –Oh yes, come dance with me!We’ll fly in figure eights,Then go and pollinate!Sip by...
