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...
Everything You Need to Know About the Rapidly Spreading Delta Variant 23 July 2021 Sophia Mao Science & Technology Everything You Need to Know About the Rapidly Spreading Delta Variant If you’ve read the news or at least skimmed through headlines recently, you’ve likely come across articles involving the highly...
Tokyo Olympics Receives More Disheartening News 22 July 2021 Sophia Mao Olympics, Sports Tokyo Olympics Receives More Disheartening News This past week, the Tokyo Olympics have been hit by not one or two, but three disappointing events amongst covid...
Silencing the Crowd 21 July 2021 Sophia Mao Creative Writing Silencing the Crowd The stands were packed. There were eager, excited faces everywhere; this was the final match that would decide the victor....
Tokyo Announces That There Will Be No Spectators in This Year’s Olympics 17 July 2021 Sophia Mao Olympics, Sports Tokyo Announces That There Will Be No Spectators in This Year’s Olympics On Wednesday, July 7, Tokyo announced that the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics would be without spectators to prevent the spread...
Worst Week of the Pandemic in Africa 15 July 2021 Sophia Mao Current Events Worst Week of the Pandemic in Africa Last Thursday, July 13, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Africa was going through its worst week of the...
Solitude 13 July 2021 Sophia Mao Creative Writing Solitude Alone in her roomThe tears slowly stopped flowingEmptiness remainedHer heart felt heavyThe pain accumulatingUntil finallyThe ache she held inSpilled out...
