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...
Women’s World Cup Draws Major Attention 1 August 2023 Ray Zhao Soccer, Sports Women’s World Cup Draws Major Attention In a rainy Sydney, the women’s World Cup is underway. Just nine months after the end of the men’s world...
Backlash Against New Israel Judicial Reform Bill 1 August 2023 Ray Zhao Current Events Backlash Against New Israel Judicial Reform Bill After a bill limiting the power of Israel’s judicial branch was introduced, many thousands of Israelis marched on the capital...
Honor and Glory 29 July 2023 Ray Zhao Creative Writing Honor and Glory Bruce had been waiting a long time for this moment. But when it came, he wasn’t as surprised or as...
A Historic Strike in Hollywood 29 July 2023 Ray Zhao Current Events A Historic Strike in Hollywood As talks soured over the course of July, the inevitable finally happened. TV and movie actors went on strike for...
The Real Fallout of the Trinity Test 27 July 2023 Ray Zhao Science & Technology The Real Fallout of the Trinity Test A blast shook the deserts of New Mexico. A mushroom cloud rose much higher than scientists predicted, around 60,000 feet...
Musk and Zuckerberg May Fight Soon 11 July 2023 Ray Zhao Current Events Musk and Zuckerberg May Fight Soon No, it’s not a political stunt. It’s not fake news and its not gossip. Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and the...
