AI-generated images aren’t the future of art January 24, 2023 — by Andrew Lin, George Huang, Eric Shi Picture da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” Michelangelo’s monumental “David” or Van Gogh’s colorful, swirling “Starry Night.” These are among the most recognizable images in art or human culture. In a word, they are irreplaceable. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are threatening the once-indomitable station of artists. Will AI just be another creative tool like digital cameras […] read more » Hook-up culture promotes unhealthy morals for younger generations January 24, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Michelle Wan With the rise of dating apps like Tinder, one-time hook-ups have become more common among the younger generation of app users. These apps have essentially glorified “one-night stands” and “booty calls,” normalizing one-time physical interactions with strangers only to never speak to them again. “Friends with benefits” are also a common occurrence in our society, […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Don’t diminish Spielberg’s experiences January 18, 2023 — by Bill Teeple Editor’s Note: Bill Teeple wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to ‘The Fabelmans’ puts spotlight on antisemitic abuse directed at school’s most famous alumnus by Shreya Rallabandi and Shaan Sridhar. Teeple is a Class of 1990 alumnus who resides in San Jose. I wanted to offer my opinion from another era. While […] read more » 100-word rant: The new bell tone is like being at SFO January 18, 2023 — by Sam Bai “Ding dong dang,” the new announcement bell rings every Blue Day before tutorial starts. Instead of a simple beep, the new bell now sounds too much like the loudspeaker from an international airport. I keep expecting to hear which flight is leaving at which gate, but instead, the bell rings to inform me about a […] read more » NYU professor’s firing at the hands of disgruntled students sets bad precedent January 18, 2023 — by Eric Shi Maitland Jones, an 84-year-old Organic Chemistry professor who’d taught at New York University (NYU) for 15 years, was fired from the school on Oct. 6 because 82 out of his 350 total students signed a petition arguing his course was too difficult. Jones, however, is highly qualified for his field. In 1964, he founded the […] read more » Qatar: fraudulent sportswasher or soccer’s new sensational spectacle? December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer I love soccer. When the World Cup rolls around every four years, I am determined to watch as much of the action as possible. With 64 games compressed in a tight 6-week span, every World Cup is filled with crazy storylines, unexpected upsets and numerous amazing goals. However, I had my doubts before the 2022 […] read more » Rainstorm results in underwhelming Winter Formal December 16, 2022 — by Michelle Wan and Parav Manney The annual Winter Formal offers the chance to meet friends and enjoy gourmet food, high fashion, great dancing and memorable experiences. This year’s event on Dec. 10 was expected to be particularly exciting because of its venue at Great America, an amusement park with exhilarating roller coasters, holiday WinterFest decorations and an ice skating rink. […] read more » 100-word rant: The new school bell is fine December 16, 2022 — by Parav Manney In the past few weeks, I’ve heard some students complain about the new bell tone, saying that it sounds too much like the chime you hear in airports and thus doesn’t belong in a high school environment. I completely disagree. The new bell is quite soothing and better than the boring old standard one, which […] read more » Spotify Wrapped should include more detailed statistics December 14, 2022 — by Andrew Lin I eagerly opened the Spotify app on my phone on a cold November morning to see my musical landscape of the past year. Unsurprisingly, Kanye West was my most played artist (disclaimer: I am a fan of the music, not the person) and my favorite song, “Devil In A New Dress,” had the highest number […] read more » Ten years since Sandy Hook: No week has passed in 2022 without a mass shooting December 14, 2022 — by Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain Six-year-old Allison Wyatt crouched in the corner of her first-grade classroom, terrified. The gunshots of 20-year-old Adam Lanza’s AR-15 rifle pierced the air as the screams intensified in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. She heard the splinter of her classroom door being kicked open, followed by more gunshots. The last things Wyatt […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Hook-up culture promotes unhealthy morals for younger generations January 24, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Michelle Wan With the rise of dating apps like Tinder, one-time hook-ups have become more common among the younger generation of app users. These apps have essentially glorified “one-night stands” and “booty calls,” normalizing one-time physical interactions with strangers only to never speak to them again. “Friends with benefits” are also a common occurrence in our society, […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Don’t diminish Spielberg’s experiences January 18, 2023 — by Bill Teeple Editor’s Note: Bill Teeple wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to ‘The Fabelmans’ puts spotlight on antisemitic abuse directed at school’s most famous alumnus by Shreya Rallabandi and Shaan Sridhar. Teeple is a Class of 1990 alumnus who resides in San Jose. I wanted to offer my opinion from another era. While […] read more » 100-word rant: The new bell tone is like being at SFO January 18, 2023 — by Sam Bai “Ding dong dang,” the new announcement bell rings every Blue Day before tutorial starts. Instead of a simple beep, the new bell now sounds too much like the loudspeaker from an international airport. I keep expecting to hear which flight is leaving at which gate, but instead, the bell rings to inform me about a […] read more » NYU professor’s firing at the hands of disgruntled students sets bad precedent January 18, 2023 — by Eric Shi Maitland Jones, an 84-year-old Organic Chemistry professor who’d taught at New York University (NYU) for 15 years, was fired from the school on Oct. 6 because 82 out of his 350 total students signed a petition arguing his course was too difficult. Jones, however, is highly qualified for his field. In 1964, he founded the […] read more » Qatar: fraudulent sportswasher or soccer’s new sensational spectacle? December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer I love soccer. When the World Cup rolls around every four years, I am determined to watch as much of the action as possible. With 64 games compressed in a tight 6-week span, every World Cup is filled with crazy storylines, unexpected upsets and numerous amazing goals. However, I had my doubts before the 2022 […] read more » Rainstorm results in underwhelming Winter Formal December 16, 2022 — by Michelle Wan and Parav Manney The annual Winter Formal offers the chance to meet friends and enjoy gourmet food, high fashion, great dancing and memorable experiences. This year’s event on Dec. 10 was expected to be particularly exciting because of its venue at Great America, an amusement park with exhilarating roller coasters, holiday WinterFest decorations and an ice skating rink. […] read more » 100-word rant: The new school bell is fine December 16, 2022 — by Parav Manney In the past few weeks, I’ve heard some students complain about the new bell tone, saying that it sounds too much like the chime you hear in airports and thus doesn’t belong in a high school environment. I completely disagree. The new bell is quite soothing and better than the boring old standard one, which […] read more » Spotify Wrapped should include more detailed statistics December 14, 2022 — by Andrew Lin I eagerly opened the Spotify app on my phone on a cold November morning to see my musical landscape of the past year. Unsurprisingly, Kanye West was my most played artist (disclaimer: I am a fan of the music, not the person) and my favorite song, “Devil In A New Dress,” had the highest number […] read more » Ten years since Sandy Hook: No week has passed in 2022 without a mass shooting December 14, 2022 — by Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain Six-year-old Allison Wyatt crouched in the corner of her first-grade classroom, terrified. The gunshots of 20-year-old Adam Lanza’s AR-15 rifle pierced the air as the screams intensified in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. She heard the splinter of her classroom door being kicked open, followed by more gunshots. The last things Wyatt […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Letter to the Editor: Don’t diminish Spielberg’s experiences January 18, 2023 — by Bill Teeple Editor’s Note: Bill Teeple wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to ‘The Fabelmans’ puts spotlight on antisemitic abuse directed at school’s most famous alumnus by Shreya Rallabandi and Shaan Sridhar. Teeple is a Class of 1990 alumnus who resides in San Jose. I wanted to offer my opinion from another era. While […] read more » 100-word rant: The new bell tone is like being at SFO January 18, 2023 — by Sam Bai “Ding dong dang,” the new announcement bell rings every Blue Day before tutorial starts. Instead of a simple beep, the new bell now sounds too much like the loudspeaker from an international airport. I keep expecting to hear which flight is leaving at which gate, but instead, the bell rings to inform me about a […] read more » NYU professor’s firing at the hands of disgruntled students sets bad precedent January 18, 2023 — by Eric Shi Maitland Jones, an 84-year-old Organic Chemistry professor who’d taught at New York University (NYU) for 15 years, was fired from the school on Oct. 6 because 82 out of his 350 total students signed a petition arguing his course was too difficult. Jones, however, is highly qualified for his field. In 1964, he founded the […] read more » Qatar: fraudulent sportswasher or soccer’s new sensational spectacle? December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer I love soccer. When the World Cup rolls around every four years, I am determined to watch as much of the action as possible. With 64 games compressed in a tight 6-week span, every World Cup is filled with crazy storylines, unexpected upsets and numerous amazing goals. However, I had my doubts before the 2022 […] read more » Rainstorm results in underwhelming Winter Formal December 16, 2022 — by Michelle Wan and Parav Manney The annual Winter Formal offers the chance to meet friends and enjoy gourmet food, high fashion, great dancing and memorable experiences. This year’s event on Dec. 10 was expected to be particularly exciting because of its venue at Great America, an amusement park with exhilarating roller coasters, holiday WinterFest decorations and an ice skating rink. […] read more » 100-word rant: The new school bell is fine December 16, 2022 — by Parav Manney In the past few weeks, I’ve heard some students complain about the new bell tone, saying that it sounds too much like the chime you hear in airports and thus doesn’t belong in a high school environment. I completely disagree. The new bell is quite soothing and better than the boring old standard one, which […] read more » Spotify Wrapped should include more detailed statistics December 14, 2022 — by Andrew Lin I eagerly opened the Spotify app on my phone on a cold November morning to see my musical landscape of the past year. Unsurprisingly, Kanye West was my most played artist (disclaimer: I am a fan of the music, not the person) and my favorite song, “Devil In A New Dress,” had the highest number […] read more » Ten years since Sandy Hook: No week has passed in 2022 without a mass shooting December 14, 2022 — by Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain Six-year-old Allison Wyatt crouched in the corner of her first-grade classroom, terrified. The gunshots of 20-year-old Adam Lanza’s AR-15 rifle pierced the air as the screams intensified in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. She heard the splinter of her classroom door being kicked open, followed by more gunshots. The last things Wyatt […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
100-word rant: The new bell tone is like being at SFO January 18, 2023 — by Sam Bai “Ding dong dang,” the new announcement bell rings every Blue Day before tutorial starts. Instead of a simple beep, the new bell now sounds too much like the loudspeaker from an international airport. I keep expecting to hear which flight is leaving at which gate, but instead, the bell rings to inform me about a […] read more » NYU professor’s firing at the hands of disgruntled students sets bad precedent January 18, 2023 — by Eric Shi Maitland Jones, an 84-year-old Organic Chemistry professor who’d taught at New York University (NYU) for 15 years, was fired from the school on Oct. 6 because 82 out of his 350 total students signed a petition arguing his course was too difficult. Jones, however, is highly qualified for his field. In 1964, he founded the […] read more » Qatar: fraudulent sportswasher or soccer’s new sensational spectacle? December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer I love soccer. When the World Cup rolls around every four years, I am determined to watch as much of the action as possible. With 64 games compressed in a tight 6-week span, every World Cup is filled with crazy storylines, unexpected upsets and numerous amazing goals. However, I had my doubts before the 2022 […] read more » Rainstorm results in underwhelming Winter Formal December 16, 2022 — by Michelle Wan and Parav Manney The annual Winter Formal offers the chance to meet friends and enjoy gourmet food, high fashion, great dancing and memorable experiences. This year’s event on Dec. 10 was expected to be particularly exciting because of its venue at Great America, an amusement park with exhilarating roller coasters, holiday WinterFest decorations and an ice skating rink. […] read more » 100-word rant: The new school bell is fine December 16, 2022 — by Parav Manney In the past few weeks, I’ve heard some students complain about the new bell tone, saying that it sounds too much like the chime you hear in airports and thus doesn’t belong in a high school environment. I completely disagree. The new bell is quite soothing and better than the boring old standard one, which […] read more » Spotify Wrapped should include more detailed statistics December 14, 2022 — by Andrew Lin I eagerly opened the Spotify app on my phone on a cold November morning to see my musical landscape of the past year. Unsurprisingly, Kanye West was my most played artist (disclaimer: I am a fan of the music, not the person) and my favorite song, “Devil In A New Dress,” had the highest number […] read more » Ten years since Sandy Hook: No week has passed in 2022 without a mass shooting December 14, 2022 — by Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain Six-year-old Allison Wyatt crouched in the corner of her first-grade classroom, terrified. The gunshots of 20-year-old Adam Lanza’s AR-15 rifle pierced the air as the screams intensified in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. She heard the splinter of her classroom door being kicked open, followed by more gunshots. The last things Wyatt […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
NYU professor’s firing at the hands of disgruntled students sets bad precedent January 18, 2023 — by Eric Shi Maitland Jones, an 84-year-old Organic Chemistry professor who’d taught at New York University (NYU) for 15 years, was fired from the school on Oct. 6 because 82 out of his 350 total students signed a petition arguing his course was too difficult. Jones, however, is highly qualified for his field. In 1964, he founded the […] read more » Qatar: fraudulent sportswasher or soccer’s new sensational spectacle? December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer I love soccer. When the World Cup rolls around every four years, I am determined to watch as much of the action as possible. With 64 games compressed in a tight 6-week span, every World Cup is filled with crazy storylines, unexpected upsets and numerous amazing goals. However, I had my doubts before the 2022 […] read more » Rainstorm results in underwhelming Winter Formal December 16, 2022 — by Michelle Wan and Parav Manney The annual Winter Formal offers the chance to meet friends and enjoy gourmet food, high fashion, great dancing and memorable experiences. This year’s event on Dec. 10 was expected to be particularly exciting because of its venue at Great America, an amusement park with exhilarating roller coasters, holiday WinterFest decorations and an ice skating rink. […] read more » 100-word rant: The new school bell is fine December 16, 2022 — by Parav Manney In the past few weeks, I’ve heard some students complain about the new bell tone, saying that it sounds too much like the chime you hear in airports and thus doesn’t belong in a high school environment. I completely disagree. The new bell is quite soothing and better than the boring old standard one, which […] read more » Spotify Wrapped should include more detailed statistics December 14, 2022 — by Andrew Lin I eagerly opened the Spotify app on my phone on a cold November morning to see my musical landscape of the past year. Unsurprisingly, Kanye West was my most played artist (disclaimer: I am a fan of the music, not the person) and my favorite song, “Devil In A New Dress,” had the highest number […] read more » Ten years since Sandy Hook: No week has passed in 2022 without a mass shooting December 14, 2022 — by Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain Six-year-old Allison Wyatt crouched in the corner of her first-grade classroom, terrified. The gunshots of 20-year-old Adam Lanza’s AR-15 rifle pierced the air as the screams intensified in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. She heard the splinter of her classroom door being kicked open, followed by more gunshots. The last things Wyatt […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Qatar: fraudulent sportswasher or soccer’s new sensational spectacle? December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer I love soccer. When the World Cup rolls around every four years, I am determined to watch as much of the action as possible. With 64 games compressed in a tight 6-week span, every World Cup is filled with crazy storylines, unexpected upsets and numerous amazing goals. However, I had my doubts before the 2022 […] read more » Rainstorm results in underwhelming Winter Formal December 16, 2022 — by Michelle Wan and Parav Manney The annual Winter Formal offers the chance to meet friends and enjoy gourmet food, high fashion, great dancing and memorable experiences. This year’s event on Dec. 10 was expected to be particularly exciting because of its venue at Great America, an amusement park with exhilarating roller coasters, holiday WinterFest decorations and an ice skating rink. […] read more » 100-word rant: The new school bell is fine December 16, 2022 — by Parav Manney In the past few weeks, I’ve heard some students complain about the new bell tone, saying that it sounds too much like the chime you hear in airports and thus doesn’t belong in a high school environment. I completely disagree. The new bell is quite soothing and better than the boring old standard one, which […] read more » Spotify Wrapped should include more detailed statistics December 14, 2022 — by Andrew Lin I eagerly opened the Spotify app on my phone on a cold November morning to see my musical landscape of the past year. Unsurprisingly, Kanye West was my most played artist (disclaimer: I am a fan of the music, not the person) and my favorite song, “Devil In A New Dress,” had the highest number […] read more » Ten years since Sandy Hook: No week has passed in 2022 without a mass shooting December 14, 2022 — by Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain Six-year-old Allison Wyatt crouched in the corner of her first-grade classroom, terrified. The gunshots of 20-year-old Adam Lanza’s AR-15 rifle pierced the air as the screams intensified in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. She heard the splinter of her classroom door being kicked open, followed by more gunshots. The last things Wyatt […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Rainstorm results in underwhelming Winter Formal December 16, 2022 — by Michelle Wan and Parav Manney The annual Winter Formal offers the chance to meet friends and enjoy gourmet food, high fashion, great dancing and memorable experiences. This year’s event on Dec. 10 was expected to be particularly exciting because of its venue at Great America, an amusement park with exhilarating roller coasters, holiday WinterFest decorations and an ice skating rink. […] read more » 100-word rant: The new school bell is fine December 16, 2022 — by Parav Manney In the past few weeks, I’ve heard some students complain about the new bell tone, saying that it sounds too much like the chime you hear in airports and thus doesn’t belong in a high school environment. I completely disagree. The new bell is quite soothing and better than the boring old standard one, which […] read more » Spotify Wrapped should include more detailed statistics December 14, 2022 — by Andrew Lin I eagerly opened the Spotify app on my phone on a cold November morning to see my musical landscape of the past year. Unsurprisingly, Kanye West was my most played artist (disclaimer: I am a fan of the music, not the person) and my favorite song, “Devil In A New Dress,” had the highest number […] read more » Ten years since Sandy Hook: No week has passed in 2022 without a mass shooting December 14, 2022 — by Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain Six-year-old Allison Wyatt crouched in the corner of her first-grade classroom, terrified. The gunshots of 20-year-old Adam Lanza’s AR-15 rifle pierced the air as the screams intensified in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. She heard the splinter of her classroom door being kicked open, followed by more gunshots. The last things Wyatt […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
100-word rant: The new school bell is fine December 16, 2022 — by Parav Manney In the past few weeks, I’ve heard some students complain about the new bell tone, saying that it sounds too much like the chime you hear in airports and thus doesn’t belong in a high school environment. I completely disagree. The new bell is quite soothing and better than the boring old standard one, which […] read more » Spotify Wrapped should include more detailed statistics December 14, 2022 — by Andrew Lin I eagerly opened the Spotify app on my phone on a cold November morning to see my musical landscape of the past year. Unsurprisingly, Kanye West was my most played artist (disclaimer: I am a fan of the music, not the person) and my favorite song, “Devil In A New Dress,” had the highest number […] read more » Ten years since Sandy Hook: No week has passed in 2022 without a mass shooting December 14, 2022 — by Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain Six-year-old Allison Wyatt crouched in the corner of her first-grade classroom, terrified. The gunshots of 20-year-old Adam Lanza’s AR-15 rifle pierced the air as the screams intensified in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. She heard the splinter of her classroom door being kicked open, followed by more gunshots. The last things Wyatt […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Spotify Wrapped should include more detailed statistics December 14, 2022 — by Andrew Lin I eagerly opened the Spotify app on my phone on a cold November morning to see my musical landscape of the past year. Unsurprisingly, Kanye West was my most played artist (disclaimer: I am a fan of the music, not the person) and my favorite song, “Devil In A New Dress,” had the highest number […] read more » Ten years since Sandy Hook: No week has passed in 2022 without a mass shooting December 14, 2022 — by Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain Six-year-old Allison Wyatt crouched in the corner of her first-grade classroom, terrified. The gunshots of 20-year-old Adam Lanza’s AR-15 rifle pierced the air as the screams intensified in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. She heard the splinter of her classroom door being kicked open, followed by more gunshots. The last things Wyatt […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Ten years since Sandy Hook: No week has passed in 2022 without a mass shooting December 14, 2022 — by Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain Six-year-old Allison Wyatt crouched in the corner of her first-grade classroom, terrified. The gunshots of 20-year-old Adam Lanza’s AR-15 rifle pierced the air as the screams intensified in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. She heard the splinter of her classroom door being kicked open, followed by more gunshots. The last things Wyatt […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast