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...
NASA to look for microbial life on Mars 30 August 2020 Charles Xue Science & Technology NASA to look for microbial life on Mars The first Martian robot that roamed the red planet had only one goal in mind: to find a life form....
A Family of Chipmunks 30 August 2020 Charles Xue Creative Writing A Family of Chipmunks A few cute chipmunksGather food in my backyardAnd leave behind crumbs
Should Private Schools Follow the Same Reopening Guidelines as Public Schools? 11 August 2020 Charles Xue Current Events Should Private Schools Follow the Same Reopening Guidelines as Public Schools? Due to an expected second wave of coronavirus, many public schools have decided to keep students safe through distance learning....
Plastic Pollution Projected to Significantly Worsen by 2040 6 August 2020 Charles Xue Science & Technology Plastic Pollution Projected to Significantly Worsen by 2040 According to a new study in Science, the amount of plastic going into our oceans is projected to triple by...
Sports Bubbles Have Proven More Effective Than We Originally Thought 4 August 2020 Charles Xue Sports Sports Bubbles Have Proven More Effective Than We Originally Thought On Sunday, the National Women’s Soccer League will wrap up its month-long tournament with zero positive coronavirus tests. How did...
The Weak Tree: A Metaphor for Life 3 August 2020 Charles Xue Creative Writing The Weak Tree: A Metaphor for Life I am the only tree hereIn what was a giant forestAnd I didn’t shed a tearWhile the rest of the...
