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...
The Wrongful Arrest of Brittany Griner 17 August 2022 Sophia Wang Current Events, U.S. The Wrongful Arrest of Brittany Griner Brittney Griner, an eight-time WNBA All-Star, and an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National...
Cricket and climate change 17 August 2022 Sophia Wang Science & Technology Cricket and climate change As the threat of climate change increases, people are beginning to wonder how sports will fare with the heat waves...
The Kenyan Train Funded by Chinese Loans 16 August 2022 Sophia Wang Current Events The Kenyan Train Funded by Chinese Loans Five years ago, in Mombasa, Kenya, a seaside town and strategically important port, the people celebrated as Kenya’s president inaugurated...
Why does it seem like there are more rats nowadays? 16 August 2022 Sophia Wang Why does it seem like there are more rats nowadays? Libby Denault has been taking her car to the same auto shop for 8 years, and they’ve always done an...
FDA’s New Policy on Nicotine 16 August 2022 Sophia Wang Current Events, U.S. FDA’s New Policy on Nicotine In June, the Food and Drug Administration said that it would move toward reducing nicotine levels in cigarettes in effort...
Richard III and the Casting Difficulties it Brought 15 August 2022 Sophia Wang Sports Richard III and the Casting Difficulties it Brought Three Shakespeare companies in the world have staged “Richard III” this summer. The casting of Richard by the Royal Shakespeare...
