By Michael Chang This year continues the new monthly traditions of increasing international tension as Turkey, a holdover site for much of Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan’s refugees, opens its border for migrants to leave for the European Union. Turkish President Recep Erdogan …
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By: Sofia Rodriguez Every day, we passively consume so much media. Think of all of the instagram posts, snapchat stories, banner notifications on your phone. Then there’s the ads on your laptop, the youtube videos you mindlessly watch, posters posted in the …
Read More »COVID-19 Decreases Pollution in China
By Owen Xu Li NASA satellite images have shown a significant decrease in pollution in China. The US space agency strongly believes it is “partly related” to the new COVID-19 coronavirus. The new coronavirus has decreased the economic activity in China, leading …
Read More »The Dangers of Antibiotics
By: Michelle Hua In the history of medicine, arguably one of the most important inventions is antibiotics. Millions of lives have been saved by antibodies, and death rates have dropped significantly with each invention. However, antibiotics can be potentially dangerous in certain …
Read More »Update on Coronavirus’s Effect on the Tech Industry
By Kevin Zhang Over the past two months, coronavirus(COVID-19), a new virus similar to the flu, has been spreading rapidly in China and other parts of Asia. Global attempts to hinder the spread of the virus has caused financial markets to plummet …
Read More »Common Elitism
Serena Mao When we were the youngest of the group––whether as the novice on the team, the 6th grader in middle school, or the new kid in class––we all know what it feels like to be isolated from the elite. Indeed, it …
Read More »Dow Falls More Than 2000 Points
By Zeru Peter Li On March 9th, 2020, the Dow fell more than 2000 points by the time the market closed; with the S&P index dropping almost 8%. This is the worst day for the stock market since the 2008 Financial crisis. …
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