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...
Ancient Virus May Be the Protector of the Human Placenta 13 January 2023 Eric Wang Science & Technology Ancient Virus May Be the Protector of the Human Placenta 30 million years ago, a virus infected our ancestors. But then, something happened. One of its genes got trapped in...
No Use Honking the Horn at that Truck, There’s Nobody Driving It! 13 January 2023 Eric Wang Science & Technology No Use Honking the Horn at that Truck, There’s Nobody Driving It! Driverless trucks are becoming a reality, and soon, highways may be filled with them. Imagine a line of driverless trucks,...
Cheating Scandal Turns the Chess World Upside Down 13 January 2023 Eric Wang Sports Cheating Scandal Turns the Chess World Upside Down After shocking the world by resigning from a match after making just one move, chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has accused...
Putin Illegally Annexes Parts of Ukraine; Zelensky Looking for “Accelerated” NATO Entry 12 January 2023 Eric Wang Current Events Putin Illegally Annexes Parts of Ukraine; Zelensky Looking for “Accelerated” NATO Entry Eight months into Europe’s biggest land war since World War II, Putin annexed Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. In response,...
Fans and Teammates Mourn Brittney Griner’s Conviction 18 August 2022 Eric Wang Current Events, U.S. Fans and Teammates Mourn Brittney Griner’s Conviction On August 4th, Brittney Griner was convicted of smuggling drugs and sentenced to 9 years in a Russian penal colony....
A Trip to Willow Lake 17 August 2022 Eric Wang Creative Writing A Trip to Willow Lake Last Saturday, my family was feeling pretty bored, so we decided to take a trip to Prescott. We were aiming...
