12 January 2026 Jonas Lee Australia Shocked by Shooting on a Beach On December 14, 2025, two men on Bondi Beach in Australia were shooting at a large group of people. In...
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.
8 January 2026 Nina He Should the AI Bubble Deflate? Should the AI Bubble Deflate? Before this year, I had never been even the slightest bit interested in the economy....
16 December 2025 Jonathan Sun The flee of the century The flee of the century The cloudy and rainy sky reflected my mood as I walked through the streets of...
Honorable Mention: Being Nice vs. Being Kind 18 September 2023 Hannah Zhang Creative Writing Honorable Mention: Being Nice vs. Being Kind How do you define a truly kind person? The first thing to appear on your mind when asked a question...
J-Pop Idol Shinjiro Atae Comes Out as Gay Publicly 24 August 2023 Hannah Zhang Current Events J-Pop Idol Shinjiro Atae Comes Out as Gay Publicly On a Wednesday night, J-pop idol Shinjiro Atae stood in front of over 2,000 fans on a stage in central...
Uganda’s Talent in Cross Country Begins to Surface 23 August 2023 Hannah Zhang Sports Uganda’s Talent in Cross Country Begins to Surface With only half a mile left until the finish line of the 2017 World Cross Country Championships, Joshua Cheptegei felt...
AI-Generated Versions of Young Missing Children Surface on Tik-Tok 23 August 2023 Hannah Zhang Science & Technology AI-Generated Versions of Young Missing Children Surface on Tik-Tok "If my mom turned right, I could have been alive today. Unfortunately, she turned left," calmly stated James Bulger, a...
Iranian Ashura Rituals Turn Into Grounds For Protest 22 August 2023 Hannah Zhang Current Events, World Iranian Ashura Rituals Turn Into Grounds For Protest Throughout Iran this month, the customary Ashura rituals are gradually evolving into protests. During one such assembly, a gathering of...
We Are Gen Alpha 21 August 2023 Hannah Zhang Creative Writing We Are Gen Alpha Through Tik TokGeneration ZGrows older,And older yet.Generation Alpha is on the riseJust as Gen Z once wasWe are replacingThe onceAnd...
