16 December 2025 Jonas Lee Assignment 7 Option 1: Write Hard News On November 12, 2025, the US Mint, after 232 years, made the final pennies. President Trump made this decision because...
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...
Robot companions combat loneliness? 3 August 2023 Zixian Huang Science & Technology Robot companions combat loneliness? Loneliness is a big problem that occurs in millions of older adults, but could AI robot companions be the cure...
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Post-retirement of Shaq 29 July 2023 Zixian Huang Sports Post-retirement of Shaq Remember the flamboyant basketball star Shaquille O’Neal? The one who completely rewrote the definition of a retired athlete…Usually, after a...
Conflicting opinions about celebrating Independence Day 29 July 2023 Zixian Huang Current Events Conflicting opinions about celebrating Independence Day Many Americans have conflicting opinions about celebrating the Fourth of July, or Independence day.“I got everything from, ‘America is the...
Migrant boat sinks, at least 79 people dead 29 July 2023 Zixian Huang Current Events Migrant boat sinks, at least 79 people dead On June 8, migrants and refugees from across Asia boarded a “safe” trawler that later capsized while crossing the Mediterranean...
What Will “The Idol” Do to the Weeknd’s Career? 25 July 2023 Zixian Huang Current Events What Will “The Idol” Do to the Weeknd’s Career? A little more than a month ago, the show “The Idol”, starring the Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp, started airing on...
