By: Michelle Hua Many people have pets, or at least wish to have a pet. Even though most people like pets, there are still a number of people who don’t want one. However, there are still many reasons why having a pet …
Read More »Zero Waste Living
By Kaitlyn Wang Bea Johnson, founder of the Zero Waste lifestyle movement, owns 100 glass jars that she uses instead of plastic containers or bags. They hold anything from flour to dried fruit, from cosmetics to a year’s worth of waste. At …
Read More »Is Chemotherapy’s Days Numbered? — Advancements in Cancer Treatment
By Kevin Bryan Cancer, the second leading cause of death globally, has caused an estimated number of 9.6 million deaths in 2018, which is about 1 in 6 of total deaths. Cancer’s defining feature is the rapid multiplication of mutated cells, which …
Read More »Hydrogen Trains
by David Zhang In Europe, the world’s first hydrogen trains have been launched. According to Alstrom, the railway manufacturer who built the trains, they will be low noise and zero emission. These trains are known as the Cordia iLint, and they are …
Read More »The Wall Dilemma
By Serena Mao Everyone knows it as being characteristically Trump: the “Build the Wall” campaign. Finding its roots in the presidential campaign, Trump and his allies have rallied around the idea of building a physical barrier on the southern border. In the …
Read More »Arizona High School Under Fire From the ACLU For Exposing Students’ Private Academic Information Through “Scarlet Badges”
By Julie Broch According to the American Civil Liberties Union, Mingus Union High School in Arizona violated students’ privacy rights by humiliating them in front of their peers by forcing them to wear a “scarlet badge” if their grades are not up …
Read More »My Summer Music Camp
By: Will Peihong Wu Last summer, I went to Carnegie Mellon University to attend a music camp. I entered the camp as a composition major, and the six weeks of college freshman’s life like camp changed my relationship with music profoundly. Before …
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