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...
Hope for Syrians as UN Creates Organization Tasked with Finding the Missing 9 July 2023 Ray Zhao Current Events Hope for Syrians as UN Creates Organization Tasked with Finding the Missing For years, civil war has ravaged Syria. Stemming from political, ethnic, and economic tensions, the civil war has displaced hundreds...
100 Years of the Los Angeles Coliseum 9 July 2023 Ray Zhao Sports 100 Years of the Los Angeles Coliseum After hosting the 1932 and 1984 summer Olympics, among a plethora of other events, the Los Angeles Coliseum’s 100 years...
A Victory Because of a Retreat 7 July 2023 Ray Zhao Creative Writing A Victory Because of a Retreat Bryce stepped out of his commander’s tent. Around him, faces were set and grim. Nobody seemed happy. And he knew...
How is AI changing the face of mathematics? 7 July 2023 Ray Zhao Science & Technology How is AI changing the face of mathematics? For a long time, humans have gotten better and better at math. With new theorems and postulates came more mathematical...
A Surprise Armed Rebellion, Led by One of Putin’s Most Trusted Officials 5 July 2023 Ray Zhao Current Events A Surprise Armed Rebellion, Led by One of Putin’s Most Trusted Officials A surprise revolt against the most powerful person in Russia shook the nation last week as Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder...
A Library That is Inaccessible – But Somehow Exists 1 July 2023 Ray Zhao Current Events A Library That is Inaccessible – But Somehow Exists On a small piece of grass, the Queens Public Library at Hunters Point is a block of white and glass...
