23 December 2025 Jonas Lee Assignment 9 Option 1: Write Hard News In the week of November 24, 2025, 2 strong hurricanes caused tremendous flooding in countries in southern Asia. Over 1,100...
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...
16 December 2025 Jonathan Sun Assignment 2 Option 1: Fiction The flee of the century The cloudy and rainy sky reflected my mood as I walked through the streets of...
Scientists uncover more mysteries of the ocean floor through Voyage to the Ridge 2022 10 August 2022 Vivian She Science & Technology Scientists uncover more mysteries of the ocean floor through Voyage to the Ridge 2022 On July 23, 2022, scientists on the Voyage to the Ridge deep-sea expedition discovered about a dozen holes that resembled...
Casting choices in Shakespeare’s Richard III highlight debates over representation in theater 10 August 2022 Vivian She Sports Casting choices in Shakespeare’s Richard III highlight debates over representation in theater This summer, three different Shakespeare companies took vastly varying approaches to casting the disabled main character of Richard III in...
Former defensive end Ryan Kerrigan announces retirement from NFL 10 August 2022 Vivian She Sports Former defensive end Ryan Kerrigan announces retirement from NFL On Friday, Washington Commanders defensive end Ryan Kerrigan announced his retirement after 11 seasons in the NFL due to a...
Struggling communities in Kentucky are hit again with a devastating flash flood 5 August 2022 Vivian She Science & Technology Struggling communities in Kentucky are hit again with a devastating flash flood Last week, impoverished communities in eastern Kentucky were destroyed by a disastrous flash flood that pulled homes from their foundations,...
Thunderstorm 4 August 2022 Vivian She Creative Writing Thunderstorm The day dawned dark and gray,The sky gloomy, covered in heavy, ominous clouds,The air sharp with the scent of an...
Sydney McLaughlin demolishes her world record and her competition in the 400-meter hurdles 3 August 2022 Vivian She Sports Sydney McLaughlin demolishes her world record and her competition in the 400-meter hurdles On July 22, Sydney McLaughlin made history once again by breaking a world record for the fourth time in two...