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...
Little Miss Trend 8 August 2022 Olivia Zhang Sports Little Miss Trend Why have some childish cartoons featuring blobby characters suddenly become viral trends on social media platforms? Social media platforms like...
Not One Minute More! 5 August 2022 Olivia Zhang Creative Writing Not One Minute More! I would rather sing all day than toil every min;Dance and prance and talk and laughAnd do so little work;That...
My Fish 3 August 2022 Olivia Zhang Creative Writing My Fish There. A fish. A fish, white with black-and-red shapeless blotches, swimming in a large porcelain fountain painted with blue flowers...
Allyson Felix, an Athlete and Activist 28 July 2022 Olivia Zhang Sports Allyson Felix, an Athlete and Activist “On your marks… Set… Boom!” The starter’s gun is fired, starting the race. Immediately, the runners start sprinting around their...
Blistering Heat Wave Strikes Japan 27 July 2022 Olivia Zhang Blistering Heat Wave Strikes Japan If someone had traveled to Japan this past week, they would have been very surprised at first to see the...
Deadliest Earthquake in Afghanistan for Two Decades 6 July 2022 Olivia Zhang Current Events Deadliest Earthquake in Afghanistan for Two Decades On Wednesday, June 22, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern part of Afghanistan, along the border of Pakistan and...
