By Katherine Han One of the greatest pains of a high school student is the infamous in-class, timed essay. The announcement of an upcoming timed-essay isn’t exactly greeted with shouts of joy and excitement. Rather, it is greeted with groans and anxiety. …
Read More »Art and Its Influences
By Megan Tjandrasuwita Whether you’re admiring a splash of color on a mural at an art gallery in New York or peering at historical paintings in the French section of the Louvre Museum in Paris, you’re immersing yourself in a historical and …
Read More »Master of the Universe Stephen Hawking is Dead
By Roger Kim Stephen W. Hawking, the world renowned theoretical physicist, cosmologist, Director of Research at University of Cambridge’s Center for Theoretical Cosmology, and best-selling author died on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at his home in Cambridge, England at age of 76. …
Read More »No Calves Sighted
Submitted by: Aimi Wen Babies. Vulnerable and naive. Yet, they are so important to the survival of a species. Humans, of course, have enough babies– millions and millions of them in fact. However, other animals are not quite so lucky. Baby whales–otherwise …
Read More »School Lunches
By Jiemin Sun Usually, a middle school lunch consists of soggy pasta or paninis dripping in oil as its main course. There is an option of getting salad and fruit alongside, but many students ignore this option. Milk or water is provided, …
Read More »The Allure of Figure Skating
By Megan Tjandrasuwita At 5:30 AM, while other teenagers are still sleeping soundly in their warm beds, 16-year old Maddy has already finished her thirty-minute warm-up regimen and is on her way to a local ice rink to practice skating. For high …
Read More »Starving Polar Bears
Submitted by: Aimi Wen For anyone who has been on social media on the past month, they have seen the video of a starving polar bear. Its bones—hip, back, everything—are jutting out. No muscle or well-rounded figure that a polar bear is …
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