Parents forcing children into extracurriculars can of be a blessing, not a curse January 25, 2024 — by Zack Zhang Every night after dinner, the sounds of my 11-year old sister’s still-developing cello music echoes through the house. As with many other households, the music is also mixed with disagreements between her and my mother about not wanting to practice. A decade ago, I was in the same position, always complaining about learning piano as […] read more » Staff editorial: ‘Why school?’ essays should be replaced with video introductions January 25, 2024 — by Andrew Lin A hallmark of every high school senior’s college application process is the “why us?” essay, intended to inform admissions officers about how an applicant would use a particular college’s resources to succeed. In theory, this essay is a vital filter used to separate determined applicants from a sea of the merely mildly interested. In practice, […] read more » Breaking down breaks: There are better ways to stay refreshed in class January 21, 2024 — by Grace Lin We all know the sinking feeling that accompanies a teacher not managing to cover necessary material by the end of class, and you get stuck learning the rest of the lesson on your own at home, adding onto the pile of homework you already have. One reason teachers run out of time is the mistake […] read more » COVID-19 has shown how unprepared we are for the next pandemic January 17, 2024 — by Skyler Mao As global and U.S. agencies officially declared the end of the pandemic phase of COVID-19 on May 5, 2023, many expressed deep relief. The United Nations described the pandemic as a “once-in-a-lifetime” event, and many, believing another pandemic not plausible within their lifetimes, have been sliding back from healthy habits. Over 10% fewer people stated […] read more » San Francisco undergoes rapid cleanup, attempting to mask troubles within January 16, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao and Florence Hu During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit on Nov. 15 to meet with President Joe Biden in San Francisco, Mayor London Breed and other city officials ordered the rapid cleanup of the city to be presentable to foreign delegations. Despite being more dangerous than 98% of California neighborhoods, with more than 7,700 homeless and nearly 25,000 […] read more » Florida school district’s cell phone bans are a step in the right direction December 16, 2023 — by Alec Guan In September, the 3,600 students at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Florida, were greeted with shocking news: Any student found using a cell phone during school hours would have their device confiscated. Timber Creek High School is one of many high schools undergoing this policy change in Florida, which has recently passed districtwide laws […] read more » Please bring back ketchup packets in the cafeteria December 15, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar As I stumble into the cafeteria after surviving my second-period AP Chemistry class with three hours of sleep with an assist from a Bang energy drink, I enter looking for one thing and one thing only. My free breakfast burrito with a side of delicious ketchup — one great thing the state of California has […] read more » Billionaires: Don’t build that city December 15, 2023 — by Alec Guan In 2017, venture capitalist billionaire Michael Moritz set out to build an entirely new city in the Bay Area, teaming up with several other tech billionaires including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Laurene Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. Over the past five years, their coalition, Flannery Associates, has paid […] read more » National Geographic’s decline reveals dangerous trends: growing addiction to screens and decrease in quality content December 13, 2023 — by Zack Zhang The iconic yellow-bordered booklet of National Geographic’s monthly magazine was a staple of my childhood. With an eye-catching photograph on the cover and a focus on natural science, the magazine piqued my curiosity and jump-started my interest in science and the natural world. However, on June 28, less than a year since its first round […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » firstprevious...34567...1020304050...nextlast
Staff editorial: ‘Why school?’ essays should be replaced with video introductions January 25, 2024 — by Andrew Lin A hallmark of every high school senior’s college application process is the “why us?” essay, intended to inform admissions officers about how an applicant would use a particular college’s resources to succeed. In theory, this essay is a vital filter used to separate determined applicants from a sea of the merely mildly interested. In practice, […] read more » Breaking down breaks: There are better ways to stay refreshed in class January 21, 2024 — by Grace Lin We all know the sinking feeling that accompanies a teacher not managing to cover necessary material by the end of class, and you get stuck learning the rest of the lesson on your own at home, adding onto the pile of homework you already have. One reason teachers run out of time is the mistake […] read more » COVID-19 has shown how unprepared we are for the next pandemic January 17, 2024 — by Skyler Mao As global and U.S. agencies officially declared the end of the pandemic phase of COVID-19 on May 5, 2023, many expressed deep relief. The United Nations described the pandemic as a “once-in-a-lifetime” event, and many, believing another pandemic not plausible within their lifetimes, have been sliding back from healthy habits. Over 10% fewer people stated […] read more » San Francisco undergoes rapid cleanup, attempting to mask troubles within January 16, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao and Florence Hu During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit on Nov. 15 to meet with President Joe Biden in San Francisco, Mayor London Breed and other city officials ordered the rapid cleanup of the city to be presentable to foreign delegations. Despite being more dangerous than 98% of California neighborhoods, with more than 7,700 homeless and nearly 25,000 […] read more » Florida school district’s cell phone bans are a step in the right direction December 16, 2023 — by Alec Guan In September, the 3,600 students at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Florida, were greeted with shocking news: Any student found using a cell phone during school hours would have their device confiscated. Timber Creek High School is one of many high schools undergoing this policy change in Florida, which has recently passed districtwide laws […] read more » Please bring back ketchup packets in the cafeteria December 15, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar As I stumble into the cafeteria after surviving my second-period AP Chemistry class with three hours of sleep with an assist from a Bang energy drink, I enter looking for one thing and one thing only. My free breakfast burrito with a side of delicious ketchup — one great thing the state of California has […] read more » Billionaires: Don’t build that city December 15, 2023 — by Alec Guan In 2017, venture capitalist billionaire Michael Moritz set out to build an entirely new city in the Bay Area, teaming up with several other tech billionaires including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Laurene Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. Over the past five years, their coalition, Flannery Associates, has paid […] read more » National Geographic’s decline reveals dangerous trends: growing addiction to screens and decrease in quality content December 13, 2023 — by Zack Zhang The iconic yellow-bordered booklet of National Geographic’s monthly magazine was a staple of my childhood. With an eye-catching photograph on the cover and a focus on natural science, the magazine piqued my curiosity and jump-started my interest in science and the natural world. However, on June 28, less than a year since its first round […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » firstprevious...34567...1020304050...nextlast
Breaking down breaks: There are better ways to stay refreshed in class January 21, 2024 — by Grace Lin We all know the sinking feeling that accompanies a teacher not managing to cover necessary material by the end of class, and you get stuck learning the rest of the lesson on your own at home, adding onto the pile of homework you already have. One reason teachers run out of time is the mistake […] read more » COVID-19 has shown how unprepared we are for the next pandemic January 17, 2024 — by Skyler Mao As global and U.S. agencies officially declared the end of the pandemic phase of COVID-19 on May 5, 2023, many expressed deep relief. The United Nations described the pandemic as a “once-in-a-lifetime” event, and many, believing another pandemic not plausible within their lifetimes, have been sliding back from healthy habits. Over 10% fewer people stated […] read more » San Francisco undergoes rapid cleanup, attempting to mask troubles within January 16, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao and Florence Hu During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit on Nov. 15 to meet with President Joe Biden in San Francisco, Mayor London Breed and other city officials ordered the rapid cleanup of the city to be presentable to foreign delegations. Despite being more dangerous than 98% of California neighborhoods, with more than 7,700 homeless and nearly 25,000 […] read more » Florida school district’s cell phone bans are a step in the right direction December 16, 2023 — by Alec Guan In September, the 3,600 students at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Florida, were greeted with shocking news: Any student found using a cell phone during school hours would have their device confiscated. Timber Creek High School is one of many high schools undergoing this policy change in Florida, which has recently passed districtwide laws […] read more » Please bring back ketchup packets in the cafeteria December 15, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar As I stumble into the cafeteria after surviving my second-period AP Chemistry class with three hours of sleep with an assist from a Bang energy drink, I enter looking for one thing and one thing only. My free breakfast burrito with a side of delicious ketchup — one great thing the state of California has […] read more » Billionaires: Don’t build that city December 15, 2023 — by Alec Guan In 2017, venture capitalist billionaire Michael Moritz set out to build an entirely new city in the Bay Area, teaming up with several other tech billionaires including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Laurene Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. Over the past five years, their coalition, Flannery Associates, has paid […] read more » National Geographic’s decline reveals dangerous trends: growing addiction to screens and decrease in quality content December 13, 2023 — by Zack Zhang The iconic yellow-bordered booklet of National Geographic’s monthly magazine was a staple of my childhood. With an eye-catching photograph on the cover and a focus on natural science, the magazine piqued my curiosity and jump-started my interest in science and the natural world. However, on June 28, less than a year since its first round […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » firstprevious...34567...1020304050...nextlast
COVID-19 has shown how unprepared we are for the next pandemic January 17, 2024 — by Skyler Mao As global and U.S. agencies officially declared the end of the pandemic phase of COVID-19 on May 5, 2023, many expressed deep relief. The United Nations described the pandemic as a “once-in-a-lifetime” event, and many, believing another pandemic not plausible within their lifetimes, have been sliding back from healthy habits. Over 10% fewer people stated […] read more » San Francisco undergoes rapid cleanup, attempting to mask troubles within January 16, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao and Florence Hu During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit on Nov. 15 to meet with President Joe Biden in San Francisco, Mayor London Breed and other city officials ordered the rapid cleanup of the city to be presentable to foreign delegations. Despite being more dangerous than 98% of California neighborhoods, with more than 7,700 homeless and nearly 25,000 […] read more » Florida school district’s cell phone bans are a step in the right direction December 16, 2023 — by Alec Guan In September, the 3,600 students at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Florida, were greeted with shocking news: Any student found using a cell phone during school hours would have their device confiscated. Timber Creek High School is one of many high schools undergoing this policy change in Florida, which has recently passed districtwide laws […] read more » Please bring back ketchup packets in the cafeteria December 15, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar As I stumble into the cafeteria after surviving my second-period AP Chemistry class with three hours of sleep with an assist from a Bang energy drink, I enter looking for one thing and one thing only. My free breakfast burrito with a side of delicious ketchup — one great thing the state of California has […] read more » Billionaires: Don’t build that city December 15, 2023 — by Alec Guan In 2017, venture capitalist billionaire Michael Moritz set out to build an entirely new city in the Bay Area, teaming up with several other tech billionaires including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Laurene Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. Over the past five years, their coalition, Flannery Associates, has paid […] read more » National Geographic’s decline reveals dangerous trends: growing addiction to screens and decrease in quality content December 13, 2023 — by Zack Zhang The iconic yellow-bordered booklet of National Geographic’s monthly magazine was a staple of my childhood. With an eye-catching photograph on the cover and a focus on natural science, the magazine piqued my curiosity and jump-started my interest in science and the natural world. However, on June 28, less than a year since its first round […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » firstprevious...34567...1020304050...nextlast
San Francisco undergoes rapid cleanup, attempting to mask troubles within January 16, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao and Florence Hu During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit on Nov. 15 to meet with President Joe Biden in San Francisco, Mayor London Breed and other city officials ordered the rapid cleanup of the city to be presentable to foreign delegations. Despite being more dangerous than 98% of California neighborhoods, with more than 7,700 homeless and nearly 25,000 […] read more » Florida school district’s cell phone bans are a step in the right direction December 16, 2023 — by Alec Guan In September, the 3,600 students at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Florida, were greeted with shocking news: Any student found using a cell phone during school hours would have their device confiscated. Timber Creek High School is one of many high schools undergoing this policy change in Florida, which has recently passed districtwide laws […] read more » Please bring back ketchup packets in the cafeteria December 15, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar As I stumble into the cafeteria after surviving my second-period AP Chemistry class with three hours of sleep with an assist from a Bang energy drink, I enter looking for one thing and one thing only. My free breakfast burrito with a side of delicious ketchup — one great thing the state of California has […] read more » Billionaires: Don’t build that city December 15, 2023 — by Alec Guan In 2017, venture capitalist billionaire Michael Moritz set out to build an entirely new city in the Bay Area, teaming up with several other tech billionaires including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Laurene Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. Over the past five years, their coalition, Flannery Associates, has paid […] read more » National Geographic’s decline reveals dangerous trends: growing addiction to screens and decrease in quality content December 13, 2023 — by Zack Zhang The iconic yellow-bordered booklet of National Geographic’s monthly magazine was a staple of my childhood. With an eye-catching photograph on the cover and a focus on natural science, the magazine piqued my curiosity and jump-started my interest in science and the natural world. However, on June 28, less than a year since its first round […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » firstprevious...34567...1020304050...nextlast
Florida school district’s cell phone bans are a step in the right direction December 16, 2023 — by Alec Guan In September, the 3,600 students at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Florida, were greeted with shocking news: Any student found using a cell phone during school hours would have their device confiscated. Timber Creek High School is one of many high schools undergoing this policy change in Florida, which has recently passed districtwide laws […] read more » Please bring back ketchup packets in the cafeteria December 15, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar As I stumble into the cafeteria after surviving my second-period AP Chemistry class with three hours of sleep with an assist from a Bang energy drink, I enter looking for one thing and one thing only. My free breakfast burrito with a side of delicious ketchup — one great thing the state of California has […] read more » Billionaires: Don’t build that city December 15, 2023 — by Alec Guan In 2017, venture capitalist billionaire Michael Moritz set out to build an entirely new city in the Bay Area, teaming up with several other tech billionaires including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Laurene Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. Over the past five years, their coalition, Flannery Associates, has paid […] read more » National Geographic’s decline reveals dangerous trends: growing addiction to screens and decrease in quality content December 13, 2023 — by Zack Zhang The iconic yellow-bordered booklet of National Geographic’s monthly magazine was a staple of my childhood. With an eye-catching photograph on the cover and a focus on natural science, the magazine piqued my curiosity and jump-started my interest in science and the natural world. However, on June 28, less than a year since its first round […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » firstprevious...34567...1020304050...nextlast
Please bring back ketchup packets in the cafeteria December 15, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar As I stumble into the cafeteria after surviving my second-period AP Chemistry class with three hours of sleep with an assist from a Bang energy drink, I enter looking for one thing and one thing only. My free breakfast burrito with a side of delicious ketchup — one great thing the state of California has […] read more » Billionaires: Don’t build that city December 15, 2023 — by Alec Guan In 2017, venture capitalist billionaire Michael Moritz set out to build an entirely new city in the Bay Area, teaming up with several other tech billionaires including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Laurene Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. Over the past five years, their coalition, Flannery Associates, has paid […] read more » National Geographic’s decline reveals dangerous trends: growing addiction to screens and decrease in quality content December 13, 2023 — by Zack Zhang The iconic yellow-bordered booklet of National Geographic’s monthly magazine was a staple of my childhood. With an eye-catching photograph on the cover and a focus on natural science, the magazine piqued my curiosity and jump-started my interest in science and the natural world. However, on June 28, less than a year since its first round […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » firstprevious...34567...1020304050...nextlast
Billionaires: Don’t build that city December 15, 2023 — by Alec Guan In 2017, venture capitalist billionaire Michael Moritz set out to build an entirely new city in the Bay Area, teaming up with several other tech billionaires including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Laurene Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. Over the past five years, their coalition, Flannery Associates, has paid […] read more » National Geographic’s decline reveals dangerous trends: growing addiction to screens and decrease in quality content December 13, 2023 — by Zack Zhang The iconic yellow-bordered booklet of National Geographic’s monthly magazine was a staple of my childhood. With an eye-catching photograph on the cover and a focus on natural science, the magazine piqued my curiosity and jump-started my interest in science and the natural world. However, on June 28, less than a year since its first round […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » firstprevious...34567...1020304050...nextlast
National Geographic’s decline reveals dangerous trends: growing addiction to screens and decrease in quality content December 13, 2023 — by Zack Zhang The iconic yellow-bordered booklet of National Geographic’s monthly magazine was a staple of my childhood. With an eye-catching photograph on the cover and a focus on natural science, the magazine piqued my curiosity and jump-started my interest in science and the natural world. However, on June 28, less than a year since its first round […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » firstprevious...34567...1020304050...nextlast
School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » firstprevious...34567...1020304050...nextlast