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As of 2016, upper-income families in the US had 75 times as much wealth as lower-income families. This wealth gap has only increased in recent years, leading many to criticize our current economy, often mentioning the effects of late-stage capitalism, the extreme wealth gaps and inequalities caused by the system. Netflix’s new South Korean series, […]

Active listening: A skill taught in multiple advisory modules to make people feel heard, understood and connected to. In one-on-one conversations or even a group setting, actively listening to a speaker is a sign of respect.  Texting, however, isn’t this simple. “Left on read” is a familiar phrase for most teens and young adults. Typically, […]

It’s 7:30 a.m. and district IT technician Larry Jens sits in his Library Tech Office, getting ready for a day of fixing tech problems. Four white Macbooks are lined up across his desk and three large cardboard boxes fill the left side of his secluded workspace. Jens’s primary job is making sure that instructional technology […]

Before the start of the Black Lives Matter movement, junior Nadine Cobourn often saw casual racism directed at African Americans. From pushing harmful stereotypes to using the N-word outright, instances of racism were not unusual around Cobourn, who grew tired of attempting to correct her peers. “I would try so many times and nothing would […]

Nearly three decades ago, San Jose Mercury News business reporter Ethan Baron worked as a breaking news writer, feature writer and news columnist in Canada. He regularly left his office to meet interviewees, attend interesting events and chat with locals to find noteworthy content. Nowadays, Baron spends a large portion of his day making phone […]

Over the summer of 2020, senior Riya Gupta attended Stanford’s Clinical Summer Internship (CSI) program, where she listened to various keynotes led by the most renowned names in the medicinal field.  Gupta was intrigued by a particular lecture regarding autoimmune and infectious diseases presented by a Stanford professor named Dr. PJ Utz. Gupta rapidly jotted […]

While most people assume that shows streamed on children’s channels are appropriate for minors, many current shows touch on subjects like suicide, eating disorders and mental illness. When these topics are joked about, it can negatively influence the future behavior of children and cause them to view these subjects as trivial.  One of the most […]

On Nov. 15, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF), known formally as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, into law, marking the nation’s biggest investment in infrastructure in over a decade. After months of political infighting and cost reductions, the bill was passed at a total of $1.2 trillion, short of Biden’s original […]

Looking through childhood videos, Class of 2021 alum Mithil Chakraborty watched his 4-year-old self tense his forehead in concentration, arch his shoulders back and raise his poised fingers to his chest. In the tape, he replicated every Bharatanatyam step his older sister Meghna executed on the wooden dance studio floor, fixated on her grace and […]

Imagine a place away from all the bright lights and noisy chatter of school. Herbal aromas fill the air, spreading a calm feeling throughout the room. Two small fountains flow on either side of the room, adding gentle splashing sounds to the peace and serenity. Enter the Wellness Center. Located behind the student center in […]