Why ChatGPT and other deep learning models should be banned from the public May 24, 2023 — by Parav Manney Researchers constantly voice their concerns on the growing risks of AI despite many people not bothering to listen. In an open letter, researchers urged “all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.” I’ve thought about these issues for a while now, but ever […] read more » ASL: a language that deserves to be taught more widely May 23, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda Hearing impaired individuals, spanning across a wide spectrum of hearing loss severity, constitute about 35 million people in the US, about 500,000 to 2 million of whom use American Sign Language (ASL) as their primary form of communication. ASL is the fifth most commonly used language in the country after English, Spanish, Italian, German and […] read more » Merit scholarships are a solution for the gap in need-based aid for college costs May 22, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Over 85% of students receive financial aid for colleges, most of them in households below the $48,000 income line. In 2022, $140.6 billion of grant aid and $94.7 billion of loans were distributed to students. These loans need to be paid back. While federal student loans interest rates were temporarily paused during the pandemic, those […] read more » Parental control through screen time is a vital tool for teenagers’ development of self-control May 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang During my middle school years, when the clock quietly struck 10 p.m., all the applications on my phone would gray out, locking me out until 7 a.m. the next day. No music, no social media, no websites — nothing could escape the grasp of my iPhone 6’s screen time control. At the time, I thought […] read more » Confessions of a concession stand connoisseur May 22, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda For me, watching the silver screen at AMC Saratoga 14 is a magical experience, but one that is incomplete without a bag full of the best movie snacks. My go-to movie candy has always been Sour Patch Kids. While its counterparts like Airheads Xtremes only have one flavor, Sour Patch Kids offers a diverse flavor […] read more » 100-word rant: Restrooms should provide paper towels, not just dryers May 17, 2023 — by Parav Manney After I finish washing my hands in one of the restrooms at school, I just want a simple and quick way to dry them off. What I get instead is a motion-activated dryer that takes its precious time to charge up, only to then exert a narrow blast of hot air that unevenly (and slowly) […] read more » Dear UCs: Please don’t reject me May 15, 2023 — by Beverly Xu In 2022, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that about 76% of Class of ‘22 Saratoga High graduates who applied to the UCs were admitted, and a considerable number were to the top two UCs: UC Berkeley and UCLA. This year, however, finding a senior that has gotten into the top two feels like looking for […] read more » Driving earlier in life will prove to be a better decision May 15, 2023 — by Victoria Lin My car slowly edged down the street as I anxiously gripped the steering wheel and began my first driving lesson with my driving instructor calmly telling me directions in the passenger seat. My fear was justified. Driving is a scary thing: In the U.S. alone, around 40,000 people died in 2020 due to car crashes, […] read more » School bathrooms: too often a trying experience May 10, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou As we progress toward the end of the school year, I think we all know by now that using the restroom on campus is no easy feat, and I’m not just talking about the cleanliness and quality of the bathrooms themselves — the whole process is painful. For starters, the mere act of getting approval […] read more » 100-word rave: Final exams for AP classes are rightfully before APs May 6, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta Imagine this awful alternative universe: It’s the beginning of June. You’re stressed and, despite taking the AP exam three weeks ago, you have to keep studying for the final exam in, say, AP Environmental Science. You’re burned out and exhausted. You should have crossed the finish line weeks ago, but here you are, still studying. […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
ASL: a language that deserves to be taught more widely May 23, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda Hearing impaired individuals, spanning across a wide spectrum of hearing loss severity, constitute about 35 million people in the US, about 500,000 to 2 million of whom use American Sign Language (ASL) as their primary form of communication. ASL is the fifth most commonly used language in the country after English, Spanish, Italian, German and […] read more » Merit scholarships are a solution for the gap in need-based aid for college costs May 22, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Over 85% of students receive financial aid for colleges, most of them in households below the $48,000 income line. In 2022, $140.6 billion of grant aid and $94.7 billion of loans were distributed to students. These loans need to be paid back. While federal student loans interest rates were temporarily paused during the pandemic, those […] read more » Parental control through screen time is a vital tool for teenagers’ development of self-control May 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang During my middle school years, when the clock quietly struck 10 p.m., all the applications on my phone would gray out, locking me out until 7 a.m. the next day. No music, no social media, no websites — nothing could escape the grasp of my iPhone 6’s screen time control. At the time, I thought […] read more » Confessions of a concession stand connoisseur May 22, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda For me, watching the silver screen at AMC Saratoga 14 is a magical experience, but one that is incomplete without a bag full of the best movie snacks. My go-to movie candy has always been Sour Patch Kids. While its counterparts like Airheads Xtremes only have one flavor, Sour Patch Kids offers a diverse flavor […] read more » 100-word rant: Restrooms should provide paper towels, not just dryers May 17, 2023 — by Parav Manney After I finish washing my hands in one of the restrooms at school, I just want a simple and quick way to dry them off. What I get instead is a motion-activated dryer that takes its precious time to charge up, only to then exert a narrow blast of hot air that unevenly (and slowly) […] read more » Dear UCs: Please don’t reject me May 15, 2023 — by Beverly Xu In 2022, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that about 76% of Class of ‘22 Saratoga High graduates who applied to the UCs were admitted, and a considerable number were to the top two UCs: UC Berkeley and UCLA. This year, however, finding a senior that has gotten into the top two feels like looking for […] read more » Driving earlier in life will prove to be a better decision May 15, 2023 — by Victoria Lin My car slowly edged down the street as I anxiously gripped the steering wheel and began my first driving lesson with my driving instructor calmly telling me directions in the passenger seat. My fear was justified. Driving is a scary thing: In the U.S. alone, around 40,000 people died in 2020 due to car crashes, […] read more » School bathrooms: too often a trying experience May 10, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou As we progress toward the end of the school year, I think we all know by now that using the restroom on campus is no easy feat, and I’m not just talking about the cleanliness and quality of the bathrooms themselves — the whole process is painful. For starters, the mere act of getting approval […] read more » 100-word rave: Final exams for AP classes are rightfully before APs May 6, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta Imagine this awful alternative universe: It’s the beginning of June. You’re stressed and, despite taking the AP exam three weeks ago, you have to keep studying for the final exam in, say, AP Environmental Science. You’re burned out and exhausted. You should have crossed the finish line weeks ago, but here you are, still studying. […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Merit scholarships are a solution for the gap in need-based aid for college costs May 22, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Over 85% of students receive financial aid for colleges, most of them in households below the $48,000 income line. In 2022, $140.6 billion of grant aid and $94.7 billion of loans were distributed to students. These loans need to be paid back. While federal student loans interest rates were temporarily paused during the pandemic, those […] read more » Parental control through screen time is a vital tool for teenagers’ development of self-control May 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang During my middle school years, when the clock quietly struck 10 p.m., all the applications on my phone would gray out, locking me out until 7 a.m. the next day. No music, no social media, no websites — nothing could escape the grasp of my iPhone 6’s screen time control. At the time, I thought […] read more » Confessions of a concession stand connoisseur May 22, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda For me, watching the silver screen at AMC Saratoga 14 is a magical experience, but one that is incomplete without a bag full of the best movie snacks. My go-to movie candy has always been Sour Patch Kids. While its counterparts like Airheads Xtremes only have one flavor, Sour Patch Kids offers a diverse flavor […] read more » 100-word rant: Restrooms should provide paper towels, not just dryers May 17, 2023 — by Parav Manney After I finish washing my hands in one of the restrooms at school, I just want a simple and quick way to dry them off. What I get instead is a motion-activated dryer that takes its precious time to charge up, only to then exert a narrow blast of hot air that unevenly (and slowly) […] read more » Dear UCs: Please don’t reject me May 15, 2023 — by Beverly Xu In 2022, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that about 76% of Class of ‘22 Saratoga High graduates who applied to the UCs were admitted, and a considerable number were to the top two UCs: UC Berkeley and UCLA. This year, however, finding a senior that has gotten into the top two feels like looking for […] read more » Driving earlier in life will prove to be a better decision May 15, 2023 — by Victoria Lin My car slowly edged down the street as I anxiously gripped the steering wheel and began my first driving lesson with my driving instructor calmly telling me directions in the passenger seat. My fear was justified. Driving is a scary thing: In the U.S. alone, around 40,000 people died in 2020 due to car crashes, […] read more » School bathrooms: too often a trying experience May 10, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou As we progress toward the end of the school year, I think we all know by now that using the restroom on campus is no easy feat, and I’m not just talking about the cleanliness and quality of the bathrooms themselves — the whole process is painful. For starters, the mere act of getting approval […] read more » 100-word rave: Final exams for AP classes are rightfully before APs May 6, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta Imagine this awful alternative universe: It’s the beginning of June. You’re stressed and, despite taking the AP exam three weeks ago, you have to keep studying for the final exam in, say, AP Environmental Science. You’re burned out and exhausted. You should have crossed the finish line weeks ago, but here you are, still studying. […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Parental control through screen time is a vital tool for teenagers’ development of self-control May 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang During my middle school years, when the clock quietly struck 10 p.m., all the applications on my phone would gray out, locking me out until 7 a.m. the next day. No music, no social media, no websites — nothing could escape the grasp of my iPhone 6’s screen time control. At the time, I thought […] read more » Confessions of a concession stand connoisseur May 22, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda For me, watching the silver screen at AMC Saratoga 14 is a magical experience, but one that is incomplete without a bag full of the best movie snacks. My go-to movie candy has always been Sour Patch Kids. While its counterparts like Airheads Xtremes only have one flavor, Sour Patch Kids offers a diverse flavor […] read more » 100-word rant: Restrooms should provide paper towels, not just dryers May 17, 2023 — by Parav Manney After I finish washing my hands in one of the restrooms at school, I just want a simple and quick way to dry them off. What I get instead is a motion-activated dryer that takes its precious time to charge up, only to then exert a narrow blast of hot air that unevenly (and slowly) […] read more » Dear UCs: Please don’t reject me May 15, 2023 — by Beverly Xu In 2022, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that about 76% of Class of ‘22 Saratoga High graduates who applied to the UCs were admitted, and a considerable number were to the top two UCs: UC Berkeley and UCLA. This year, however, finding a senior that has gotten into the top two feels like looking for […] read more » Driving earlier in life will prove to be a better decision May 15, 2023 — by Victoria Lin My car slowly edged down the street as I anxiously gripped the steering wheel and began my first driving lesson with my driving instructor calmly telling me directions in the passenger seat. My fear was justified. Driving is a scary thing: In the U.S. alone, around 40,000 people died in 2020 due to car crashes, […] read more » School bathrooms: too often a trying experience May 10, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou As we progress toward the end of the school year, I think we all know by now that using the restroom on campus is no easy feat, and I’m not just talking about the cleanliness and quality of the bathrooms themselves — the whole process is painful. For starters, the mere act of getting approval […] read more » 100-word rave: Final exams for AP classes are rightfully before APs May 6, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta Imagine this awful alternative universe: It’s the beginning of June. You’re stressed and, despite taking the AP exam three weeks ago, you have to keep studying for the final exam in, say, AP Environmental Science. You’re burned out and exhausted. You should have crossed the finish line weeks ago, but here you are, still studying. […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Confessions of a concession stand connoisseur May 22, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda For me, watching the silver screen at AMC Saratoga 14 is a magical experience, but one that is incomplete without a bag full of the best movie snacks. My go-to movie candy has always been Sour Patch Kids. While its counterparts like Airheads Xtremes only have one flavor, Sour Patch Kids offers a diverse flavor […] read more » 100-word rant: Restrooms should provide paper towels, not just dryers May 17, 2023 — by Parav Manney After I finish washing my hands in one of the restrooms at school, I just want a simple and quick way to dry them off. What I get instead is a motion-activated dryer that takes its precious time to charge up, only to then exert a narrow blast of hot air that unevenly (and slowly) […] read more » Dear UCs: Please don’t reject me May 15, 2023 — by Beverly Xu In 2022, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that about 76% of Class of ‘22 Saratoga High graduates who applied to the UCs were admitted, and a considerable number were to the top two UCs: UC Berkeley and UCLA. This year, however, finding a senior that has gotten into the top two feels like looking for […] read more » Driving earlier in life will prove to be a better decision May 15, 2023 — by Victoria Lin My car slowly edged down the street as I anxiously gripped the steering wheel and began my first driving lesson with my driving instructor calmly telling me directions in the passenger seat. My fear was justified. Driving is a scary thing: In the U.S. alone, around 40,000 people died in 2020 due to car crashes, […] read more » School bathrooms: too often a trying experience May 10, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou As we progress toward the end of the school year, I think we all know by now that using the restroom on campus is no easy feat, and I’m not just talking about the cleanliness and quality of the bathrooms themselves — the whole process is painful. For starters, the mere act of getting approval […] read more » 100-word rave: Final exams for AP classes are rightfully before APs May 6, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta Imagine this awful alternative universe: It’s the beginning of June. You’re stressed and, despite taking the AP exam three weeks ago, you have to keep studying for the final exam in, say, AP Environmental Science. You’re burned out and exhausted. You should have crossed the finish line weeks ago, but here you are, still studying. […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
100-word rant: Restrooms should provide paper towels, not just dryers May 17, 2023 — by Parav Manney After I finish washing my hands in one of the restrooms at school, I just want a simple and quick way to dry them off. What I get instead is a motion-activated dryer that takes its precious time to charge up, only to then exert a narrow blast of hot air that unevenly (and slowly) […] read more » Dear UCs: Please don’t reject me May 15, 2023 — by Beverly Xu In 2022, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that about 76% of Class of ‘22 Saratoga High graduates who applied to the UCs were admitted, and a considerable number were to the top two UCs: UC Berkeley and UCLA. This year, however, finding a senior that has gotten into the top two feels like looking for […] read more » Driving earlier in life will prove to be a better decision May 15, 2023 — by Victoria Lin My car slowly edged down the street as I anxiously gripped the steering wheel and began my first driving lesson with my driving instructor calmly telling me directions in the passenger seat. My fear was justified. Driving is a scary thing: In the U.S. alone, around 40,000 people died in 2020 due to car crashes, […] read more » School bathrooms: too often a trying experience May 10, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou As we progress toward the end of the school year, I think we all know by now that using the restroom on campus is no easy feat, and I’m not just talking about the cleanliness and quality of the bathrooms themselves — the whole process is painful. For starters, the mere act of getting approval […] read more » 100-word rave: Final exams for AP classes are rightfully before APs May 6, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta Imagine this awful alternative universe: It’s the beginning of June. You’re stressed and, despite taking the AP exam three weeks ago, you have to keep studying for the final exam in, say, AP Environmental Science. You’re burned out and exhausted. You should have crossed the finish line weeks ago, but here you are, still studying. […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Dear UCs: Please don’t reject me May 15, 2023 — by Beverly Xu In 2022, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that about 76% of Class of ‘22 Saratoga High graduates who applied to the UCs were admitted, and a considerable number were to the top two UCs: UC Berkeley and UCLA. This year, however, finding a senior that has gotten into the top two feels like looking for […] read more » Driving earlier in life will prove to be a better decision May 15, 2023 — by Victoria Lin My car slowly edged down the street as I anxiously gripped the steering wheel and began my first driving lesson with my driving instructor calmly telling me directions in the passenger seat. My fear was justified. Driving is a scary thing: In the U.S. alone, around 40,000 people died in 2020 due to car crashes, […] read more » School bathrooms: too often a trying experience May 10, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou As we progress toward the end of the school year, I think we all know by now that using the restroom on campus is no easy feat, and I’m not just talking about the cleanliness and quality of the bathrooms themselves — the whole process is painful. For starters, the mere act of getting approval […] read more » 100-word rave: Final exams for AP classes are rightfully before APs May 6, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta Imagine this awful alternative universe: It’s the beginning of June. You’re stressed and, despite taking the AP exam three weeks ago, you have to keep studying for the final exam in, say, AP Environmental Science. You’re burned out and exhausted. You should have crossed the finish line weeks ago, but here you are, still studying. […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Driving earlier in life will prove to be a better decision May 15, 2023 — by Victoria Lin My car slowly edged down the street as I anxiously gripped the steering wheel and began my first driving lesson with my driving instructor calmly telling me directions in the passenger seat. My fear was justified. Driving is a scary thing: In the U.S. alone, around 40,000 people died in 2020 due to car crashes, […] read more » School bathrooms: too often a trying experience May 10, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou As we progress toward the end of the school year, I think we all know by now that using the restroom on campus is no easy feat, and I’m not just talking about the cleanliness and quality of the bathrooms themselves — the whole process is painful. For starters, the mere act of getting approval […] read more » 100-word rave: Final exams for AP classes are rightfully before APs May 6, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta Imagine this awful alternative universe: It’s the beginning of June. You’re stressed and, despite taking the AP exam three weeks ago, you have to keep studying for the final exam in, say, AP Environmental Science. You’re burned out and exhausted. You should have crossed the finish line weeks ago, but here you are, still studying. […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
School bathrooms: too often a trying experience May 10, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou As we progress toward the end of the school year, I think we all know by now that using the restroom on campus is no easy feat, and I’m not just talking about the cleanliness and quality of the bathrooms themselves — the whole process is painful. For starters, the mere act of getting approval […] read more » 100-word rave: Final exams for AP classes are rightfully before APs May 6, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta Imagine this awful alternative universe: It’s the beginning of June. You’re stressed and, despite taking the AP exam three weeks ago, you have to keep studying for the final exam in, say, AP Environmental Science. You’re burned out and exhausted. You should have crossed the finish line weeks ago, but here you are, still studying. […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
100-word rave: Final exams for AP classes are rightfully before APs May 6, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta Imagine this awful alternative universe: It’s the beginning of June. You’re stressed and, despite taking the AP exam three weeks ago, you have to keep studying for the final exam in, say, AP Environmental Science. You’re burned out and exhausted. You should have crossed the finish line weeks ago, but here you are, still studying. […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast