Submitted by: Jasmine Pao On November 9th, while some people began to comprehend how horrible the country was going to be for the next four years, others decided to look on the bright side. They went to Facebook grasping for likes, posting …
Read More »Flint Water Crisis
Almost 3 years have passed since the murky water first made its way into the population’s stomachs in Flint, Michigan. The population blames the state government and protests have never ceased. What has caused this disaster in the city’s water infrastructure? In …
Read More »Thousands of Evacuations Due to Impending Dam Failure
The Oroville Dam, located in Northern California, is on the verge of failing due to erosion. On February 7, 2017, a crater appeared on the dam spillway during emergency control release. Although civil engineers had hoped that the damaged spillway was still …
Read More »Lemony Snicket and the Netflix Series of Unfortunate Events
Written by Daphne Yan Author of the children’s book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket, which is a pseudonym for Daniel Handler, transferred his book series into a TV show on Netflix on Friday, January 13, 2017. A Series of …
Read More »Finals
By Michael Yang Many schools have recently decided to move away from heavily weighted finals, citing the stress which it causes students, as well as the push for a more holistic approach to learning. Despite these reasons, however, finals remain an …
Read More »2017 New Years Resolutions – Student Edition
By Krystal Yang Just a month ago, we started a new chapter of our lives: 2017. Along with winter break, holiday parties, and opening up Christmas gifts, many people have also decided to come up with New Year’s resolutions. From Snapchat filters …
Read More »Yo-Yo Ma
By: Henry Guo Just recently, renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma was awarded his 18th Grammy award last week at the 59th Grammy Award ceremony. It was awarded to his new music album named “Sing Me Home” done in collaboration with the Silk Road …
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