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...
Climbing a Tree 18 July 2022 Chloe Wu Creative Writing Climbing a Tree I crouch under the tree, ready to pounce,I don’t feel scared, not even an ounce,I eye my surroundings and then…I...
A Hiccup in Overturning Roe v. Wade: Abortion Pills 6 July 2022 Chloe Wu Science & Technology A Hiccup in Overturning Roe v. Wade: Abortion Pills Last Friday, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, affirming that the right to an abortion is not a...
6.1 Richter Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan, But Help is Coming 4 July 2022 Chloe Wu Current Events 6.1 Richter Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan, But Help is Coming Last Thursday, a 6.1 Richter earthquake struck Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan, with an estimated 770 people killed and 1,440...
The Unlikely Victor of the Westminster Dog Show 4 July 2022 Chloe Wu Sports The Unlikely Victor of the Westminster Dog Show Humans have always loved sports, and therefore we invented an extremely stressful version of it: competitive sports. There’s competitive swimming,...
Thick-Skulled, Baby-Eating Seagulls 30 June 2022 Chloe Wu Creative Writing Thick-Skulled, Baby-Eating Seagulls The clacks of skulls clashed with the squawks of those evil birds as seagulls circled lower and lower onto the...
Tik-Tok Star Remi Bader’s Incident Shines Light on Weight Discrimination 29 June 2022 Chloe Wu Current Events Tik-Tok Star Remi Bader’s Incident Shines Light on Weight Discrimination News flash: 41.9% of Americans are obese. That’s a little over 138 million people in the U.S., which makes it...
