Styrofoam is my kryptonite May 18, 2023 — by Andy Zhu “Hey Andy, look over here,” my dad said. As I swiveled my head in response, he broke off a piece of the Styrofoam box our new package came in. I winced as he purposefully exaggerated the excruciating sound the box made as the pieces crumbled off. Shooting him an annoyed look, I fled upstairs, away […] read more » Before Covid, annual trips to China brought me closer to my grandparents May 13, 2023 — by Kathy Wang As summer rolls around, many second-generation Americans are gearing up to travel to their motherland countries, whether to meet their innumerable relatives or simply explore their native country. Starting when I was 8, it became a bi-yearly family tradition for my parents to bring my older sister and me to China, specifically Xi’An, our parents’ […] read more » Top 10 pains ache in very real ways May 12, 2023 — by Victoria Lin and Aiden Ye 10. Papercut pain When you use hand sanitizer, you especially feel the sting of cuts you didn’t even know existed. 9. Back Pain You’re simply gaining a valuable perspective on how old people feel, mostly caused by carrying backpacks around campus that weigh as much as small motorcycles. 8. Head Pain Migraines shouldn’t start in […] read more » Ranting in my journal: my everlasting Anne Frank era May 10, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Who’s used up every single page of one of those lined notebooks before? I certainly rarely do. I’m sure that I have around 20 notebooks either forgotten, discarded or lost somewhere in my shelves, each with a single word written in it, never to be seen again. But there is one notebook that did not […] read more » Rihanna makes strong return to spotlight despite backlash May 10, 2023 — by William Norwood Rihanna, a once iconic member of the pop industry, had seemingly left the music scene after the release of her album “Anti” in 2016 to focus on her family and her beauty brand, Fenty Beauty. In recent months, however, the icon has returned to the limelight on fire, releasing two new songs “Lift Me Up” […] read more » Growing up in China: memories of snowy days, laughter and friends May 10, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Even the most mundane of memories have added to the sense of nostalgia I feel for my childhood in China. I distinctly recall perching by a frost-tinted window at my suburban home during crisp winter days in anticipation for the first fleck of snow to fall; as snow piled up, I would bound outside and […] read more » Here’s what to do with your free time in the Bay Area this summer May 8, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou Immediately after AP exams ended last year, my friend, Class of `22 alumna Nicole Lu, and I began planning activities for the summer. However, Nicole, having lost her pink Driver’s Ed slip from freshman year, and I, not being 16 yet, realized that neither of us could get our licenses or drive anywhere. This left […] read more » My version of a summer treehouse: my roof May 4, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Spending the summer of 2020 in quarantine was like being told to entertain a toddler for three whole months — you’ve got to be creative — and with my sister back from college early, our combined “creativity” had no limits. I mean, we quite literally found ourselves above the ceiling on our roof. In order […] read more » Unrooted: my induction into the gardening Hall of Shame May 2, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Plants are too easy to kill. Not to sound like a sociopath, but ever since I took my first stab at planting, potting and pruning, I’ve learned that plants seem to wither at the mere sight of me. The irony of my Green Team membership aside, I now have a hard time be-leaf-ing that I […] read more » Top 10 ways to ghost 👻 May 1, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin 10. Be(e) Busy Fill your schedule with busy work so you literally do not have time to talk to said person. Be the busy bee that you were born to be. 9. Block them on social media It will take them a long time before they figure out you blocked them, but once they figure […] read more » firstprevious...10...1617181920...3040506070...nextlast
Before Covid, annual trips to China brought me closer to my grandparents May 13, 2023 — by Kathy Wang As summer rolls around, many second-generation Americans are gearing up to travel to their motherland countries, whether to meet their innumerable relatives or simply explore their native country. Starting when I was 8, it became a bi-yearly family tradition for my parents to bring my older sister and me to China, specifically Xi’An, our parents’ […] read more » Top 10 pains ache in very real ways May 12, 2023 — by Victoria Lin and Aiden Ye 10. Papercut pain When you use hand sanitizer, you especially feel the sting of cuts you didn’t even know existed. 9. Back Pain You’re simply gaining a valuable perspective on how old people feel, mostly caused by carrying backpacks around campus that weigh as much as small motorcycles. 8. Head Pain Migraines shouldn’t start in […] read more » Ranting in my journal: my everlasting Anne Frank era May 10, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Who’s used up every single page of one of those lined notebooks before? I certainly rarely do. I’m sure that I have around 20 notebooks either forgotten, discarded or lost somewhere in my shelves, each with a single word written in it, never to be seen again. But there is one notebook that did not […] read more » Rihanna makes strong return to spotlight despite backlash May 10, 2023 — by William Norwood Rihanna, a once iconic member of the pop industry, had seemingly left the music scene after the release of her album “Anti” in 2016 to focus on her family and her beauty brand, Fenty Beauty. In recent months, however, the icon has returned to the limelight on fire, releasing two new songs “Lift Me Up” […] read more » Growing up in China: memories of snowy days, laughter and friends May 10, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Even the most mundane of memories have added to the sense of nostalgia I feel for my childhood in China. I distinctly recall perching by a frost-tinted window at my suburban home during crisp winter days in anticipation for the first fleck of snow to fall; as snow piled up, I would bound outside and […] read more » Here’s what to do with your free time in the Bay Area this summer May 8, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou Immediately after AP exams ended last year, my friend, Class of `22 alumna Nicole Lu, and I began planning activities for the summer. However, Nicole, having lost her pink Driver’s Ed slip from freshman year, and I, not being 16 yet, realized that neither of us could get our licenses or drive anywhere. This left […] read more » My version of a summer treehouse: my roof May 4, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Spending the summer of 2020 in quarantine was like being told to entertain a toddler for three whole months — you’ve got to be creative — and with my sister back from college early, our combined “creativity” had no limits. I mean, we quite literally found ourselves above the ceiling on our roof. In order […] read more » Unrooted: my induction into the gardening Hall of Shame May 2, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Plants are too easy to kill. Not to sound like a sociopath, but ever since I took my first stab at planting, potting and pruning, I’ve learned that plants seem to wither at the mere sight of me. The irony of my Green Team membership aside, I now have a hard time be-leaf-ing that I […] read more » Top 10 ways to ghost 👻 May 1, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin 10. Be(e) Busy Fill your schedule with busy work so you literally do not have time to talk to said person. Be the busy bee that you were born to be. 9. Block them on social media It will take them a long time before they figure out you blocked them, but once they figure […] read more » firstprevious...10...1617181920...3040506070...nextlast
Top 10 pains ache in very real ways May 12, 2023 — by Victoria Lin and Aiden Ye 10. Papercut pain When you use hand sanitizer, you especially feel the sting of cuts you didn’t even know existed. 9. Back Pain You’re simply gaining a valuable perspective on how old people feel, mostly caused by carrying backpacks around campus that weigh as much as small motorcycles. 8. Head Pain Migraines shouldn’t start in […] read more » Ranting in my journal: my everlasting Anne Frank era May 10, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Who’s used up every single page of one of those lined notebooks before? I certainly rarely do. I’m sure that I have around 20 notebooks either forgotten, discarded or lost somewhere in my shelves, each with a single word written in it, never to be seen again. But there is one notebook that did not […] read more » Rihanna makes strong return to spotlight despite backlash May 10, 2023 — by William Norwood Rihanna, a once iconic member of the pop industry, had seemingly left the music scene after the release of her album “Anti” in 2016 to focus on her family and her beauty brand, Fenty Beauty. In recent months, however, the icon has returned to the limelight on fire, releasing two new songs “Lift Me Up” […] read more » Growing up in China: memories of snowy days, laughter and friends May 10, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Even the most mundane of memories have added to the sense of nostalgia I feel for my childhood in China. I distinctly recall perching by a frost-tinted window at my suburban home during crisp winter days in anticipation for the first fleck of snow to fall; as snow piled up, I would bound outside and […] read more » Here’s what to do with your free time in the Bay Area this summer May 8, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou Immediately after AP exams ended last year, my friend, Class of `22 alumna Nicole Lu, and I began planning activities for the summer. However, Nicole, having lost her pink Driver’s Ed slip from freshman year, and I, not being 16 yet, realized that neither of us could get our licenses or drive anywhere. This left […] read more » My version of a summer treehouse: my roof May 4, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Spending the summer of 2020 in quarantine was like being told to entertain a toddler for three whole months — you’ve got to be creative — and with my sister back from college early, our combined “creativity” had no limits. I mean, we quite literally found ourselves above the ceiling on our roof. In order […] read more » Unrooted: my induction into the gardening Hall of Shame May 2, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Plants are too easy to kill. Not to sound like a sociopath, but ever since I took my first stab at planting, potting and pruning, I’ve learned that plants seem to wither at the mere sight of me. The irony of my Green Team membership aside, I now have a hard time be-leaf-ing that I […] read more » Top 10 ways to ghost 👻 May 1, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin 10. Be(e) Busy Fill your schedule with busy work so you literally do not have time to talk to said person. Be the busy bee that you were born to be. 9. Block them on social media It will take them a long time before they figure out you blocked them, but once they figure […] read more » firstprevious...10...1617181920...3040506070...nextlast
Ranting in my journal: my everlasting Anne Frank era May 10, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Who’s used up every single page of one of those lined notebooks before? I certainly rarely do. I’m sure that I have around 20 notebooks either forgotten, discarded or lost somewhere in my shelves, each with a single word written in it, never to be seen again. But there is one notebook that did not […] read more » Rihanna makes strong return to spotlight despite backlash May 10, 2023 — by William Norwood Rihanna, a once iconic member of the pop industry, had seemingly left the music scene after the release of her album “Anti” in 2016 to focus on her family and her beauty brand, Fenty Beauty. In recent months, however, the icon has returned to the limelight on fire, releasing two new songs “Lift Me Up” […] read more » Growing up in China: memories of snowy days, laughter and friends May 10, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Even the most mundane of memories have added to the sense of nostalgia I feel for my childhood in China. I distinctly recall perching by a frost-tinted window at my suburban home during crisp winter days in anticipation for the first fleck of snow to fall; as snow piled up, I would bound outside and […] read more » Here’s what to do with your free time in the Bay Area this summer May 8, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou Immediately after AP exams ended last year, my friend, Class of `22 alumna Nicole Lu, and I began planning activities for the summer. However, Nicole, having lost her pink Driver’s Ed slip from freshman year, and I, not being 16 yet, realized that neither of us could get our licenses or drive anywhere. This left […] read more » My version of a summer treehouse: my roof May 4, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Spending the summer of 2020 in quarantine was like being told to entertain a toddler for three whole months — you’ve got to be creative — and with my sister back from college early, our combined “creativity” had no limits. I mean, we quite literally found ourselves above the ceiling on our roof. In order […] read more » Unrooted: my induction into the gardening Hall of Shame May 2, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Plants are too easy to kill. Not to sound like a sociopath, but ever since I took my first stab at planting, potting and pruning, I’ve learned that plants seem to wither at the mere sight of me. The irony of my Green Team membership aside, I now have a hard time be-leaf-ing that I […] read more » Top 10 ways to ghost 👻 May 1, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin 10. Be(e) Busy Fill your schedule with busy work so you literally do not have time to talk to said person. Be the busy bee that you were born to be. 9. Block them on social media It will take them a long time before they figure out you blocked them, but once they figure […] read more » firstprevious...10...1617181920...3040506070...nextlast
Rihanna makes strong return to spotlight despite backlash May 10, 2023 — by William Norwood Rihanna, a once iconic member of the pop industry, had seemingly left the music scene after the release of her album “Anti” in 2016 to focus on her family and her beauty brand, Fenty Beauty. In recent months, however, the icon has returned to the limelight on fire, releasing two new songs “Lift Me Up” […] read more » Growing up in China: memories of snowy days, laughter and friends May 10, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Even the most mundane of memories have added to the sense of nostalgia I feel for my childhood in China. I distinctly recall perching by a frost-tinted window at my suburban home during crisp winter days in anticipation for the first fleck of snow to fall; as snow piled up, I would bound outside and […] read more » Here’s what to do with your free time in the Bay Area this summer May 8, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou Immediately after AP exams ended last year, my friend, Class of `22 alumna Nicole Lu, and I began planning activities for the summer. However, Nicole, having lost her pink Driver’s Ed slip from freshman year, and I, not being 16 yet, realized that neither of us could get our licenses or drive anywhere. This left […] read more » My version of a summer treehouse: my roof May 4, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Spending the summer of 2020 in quarantine was like being told to entertain a toddler for three whole months — you’ve got to be creative — and with my sister back from college early, our combined “creativity” had no limits. I mean, we quite literally found ourselves above the ceiling on our roof. In order […] read more » Unrooted: my induction into the gardening Hall of Shame May 2, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Plants are too easy to kill. Not to sound like a sociopath, but ever since I took my first stab at planting, potting and pruning, I’ve learned that plants seem to wither at the mere sight of me. The irony of my Green Team membership aside, I now have a hard time be-leaf-ing that I […] read more » Top 10 ways to ghost 👻 May 1, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin 10. Be(e) Busy Fill your schedule with busy work so you literally do not have time to talk to said person. Be the busy bee that you were born to be. 9. Block them on social media It will take them a long time before they figure out you blocked them, but once they figure […] read more » firstprevious...10...1617181920...3040506070...nextlast
Growing up in China: memories of snowy days, laughter and friends May 10, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Even the most mundane of memories have added to the sense of nostalgia I feel for my childhood in China. I distinctly recall perching by a frost-tinted window at my suburban home during crisp winter days in anticipation for the first fleck of snow to fall; as snow piled up, I would bound outside and […] read more » Here’s what to do with your free time in the Bay Area this summer May 8, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou Immediately after AP exams ended last year, my friend, Class of `22 alumna Nicole Lu, and I began planning activities for the summer. However, Nicole, having lost her pink Driver’s Ed slip from freshman year, and I, not being 16 yet, realized that neither of us could get our licenses or drive anywhere. This left […] read more » My version of a summer treehouse: my roof May 4, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Spending the summer of 2020 in quarantine was like being told to entertain a toddler for three whole months — you’ve got to be creative — and with my sister back from college early, our combined “creativity” had no limits. I mean, we quite literally found ourselves above the ceiling on our roof. In order […] read more » Unrooted: my induction into the gardening Hall of Shame May 2, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Plants are too easy to kill. Not to sound like a sociopath, but ever since I took my first stab at planting, potting and pruning, I’ve learned that plants seem to wither at the mere sight of me. The irony of my Green Team membership aside, I now have a hard time be-leaf-ing that I […] read more » Top 10 ways to ghost 👻 May 1, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin 10. Be(e) Busy Fill your schedule with busy work so you literally do not have time to talk to said person. Be the busy bee that you were born to be. 9. Block them on social media It will take them a long time before they figure out you blocked them, but once they figure […] read more » firstprevious...10...1617181920...3040506070...nextlast
Here’s what to do with your free time in the Bay Area this summer May 8, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou Immediately after AP exams ended last year, my friend, Class of `22 alumna Nicole Lu, and I began planning activities for the summer. However, Nicole, having lost her pink Driver’s Ed slip from freshman year, and I, not being 16 yet, realized that neither of us could get our licenses or drive anywhere. This left […] read more » My version of a summer treehouse: my roof May 4, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Spending the summer of 2020 in quarantine was like being told to entertain a toddler for three whole months — you’ve got to be creative — and with my sister back from college early, our combined “creativity” had no limits. I mean, we quite literally found ourselves above the ceiling on our roof. In order […] read more » Unrooted: my induction into the gardening Hall of Shame May 2, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Plants are too easy to kill. Not to sound like a sociopath, but ever since I took my first stab at planting, potting and pruning, I’ve learned that plants seem to wither at the mere sight of me. The irony of my Green Team membership aside, I now have a hard time be-leaf-ing that I […] read more » Top 10 ways to ghost 👻 May 1, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin 10. Be(e) Busy Fill your schedule with busy work so you literally do not have time to talk to said person. Be the busy bee that you were born to be. 9. Block them on social media It will take them a long time before they figure out you blocked them, but once they figure […] read more » firstprevious...10...1617181920...3040506070...nextlast
My version of a summer treehouse: my roof May 4, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Spending the summer of 2020 in quarantine was like being told to entertain a toddler for three whole months — you’ve got to be creative — and with my sister back from college early, our combined “creativity” had no limits. I mean, we quite literally found ourselves above the ceiling on our roof. In order […] read more » Unrooted: my induction into the gardening Hall of Shame May 2, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Plants are too easy to kill. Not to sound like a sociopath, but ever since I took my first stab at planting, potting and pruning, I’ve learned that plants seem to wither at the mere sight of me. The irony of my Green Team membership aside, I now have a hard time be-leaf-ing that I […] read more » Top 10 ways to ghost 👻 May 1, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin 10. Be(e) Busy Fill your schedule with busy work so you literally do not have time to talk to said person. Be the busy bee that you were born to be. 9. Block them on social media It will take them a long time before they figure out you blocked them, but once they figure […] read more » firstprevious...10...1617181920...3040506070...nextlast
Unrooted: my induction into the gardening Hall of Shame May 2, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Plants are too easy to kill. Not to sound like a sociopath, but ever since I took my first stab at planting, potting and pruning, I’ve learned that plants seem to wither at the mere sight of me. The irony of my Green Team membership aside, I now have a hard time be-leaf-ing that I […] read more » Top 10 ways to ghost 👻 May 1, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin 10. Be(e) Busy Fill your schedule with busy work so you literally do not have time to talk to said person. Be the busy bee that you were born to be. 9. Block them on social media It will take them a long time before they figure out you blocked them, but once they figure […] read more » firstprevious...10...1617181920...3040506070...nextlast
Top 10 ways to ghost 👻 May 1, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin 10. Be(e) Busy Fill your schedule with busy work so you literally do not have time to talk to said person. Be the busy bee that you were born to be. 9. Block them on social media It will take them a long time before they figure out you blocked them, but once they figure […] read more » firstprevious...10...1617181920...3040506070...nextlast