Submitted By: Wencen Zou I believe that all students from China who settle in United States have the same problems that I have experienced, including: a new living environment, a new school, a new population group, and the most significant—a new language. …
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About 38% of millennials have a tattoo. You might be thinking of getting one as well. Despite their beauty, infections and diseases can result from irresponsibility. It is important to know the risks and proper aftercare. Before going to your local tattoo …
Read More »Mali Shooting
On Friday morning, Nov. 20, heavily armed gunman shot at guests of a Mali hotel, killing 21 and injuring more. This hotel, located in Mali’s capital Bamako, was hosting as many as 170 people, many international diplomats and businesspeople, at the time …
Read More »Gun Control
By Michael Yang Within the US, every mass shooting is followed with talks about stricter gun control. However, in the majority of cases, this talk dies down, with little being done to tighten gun control. People often point to the Constitution’s 2nd …
Read More »Elephants Are Our Friends
By: Cindy Guo Over the course of only one month, recently, a single African city has lost over sixty elephants from illegal killing. On a yearly average, Africa as a whole loses around 30,000 elephants to greedy hunters. They first butcher off …
Read More »Utopia: Is it Possible?
By: Josie Huang Utopia equals a perfect world. But is a utopia possible? Definitely not. If a utopia was possible, it probably wouldn’t be a utopia for EVERYONE. Maybe we could get a group to be in their own utopia, but definitely …
Read More »The Benefits of Location
Submitted By: Jessica Lee Over the past week, my family has moved to a new house. This new house is very close to my current school, Monta Vista High School. The moving process was long and hard as I only had a …
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