By Joyce Ye Before the internet was invented a mere 40 years ago, it was near impossible to have easy, reliable, and quick access to current events. Nowadays, we have the ability to read up on events around the globe as they …
Read More »War Against Earth
Submitted by: Eileen Guo Volkswagen has admitted to cheating on American air pollution tests. They installed softwares in their vehicles so that it would go into “test mode,” which emits much less smog than it normally does. However, on the road, the …
Read More »Northern California Wildfires
The recent wildfires in Northern California has damaged over a thousand homes and buildings and killed one person. The Valley Fire: This fire started on September 12th, in southern Lake County. Over 4000 fire personnel are dealing with the fire, which is …
Read More »2015 Hajj Stampede
A stampede that killed 717 and injured 900 at the annual pilgrimage from Medina to Mecca occurred on Thursday, September 24th during the Hajj. The heavy pushing among the massive amount of pilgrims was the root of the cause. The stampede occurred …
Read More »Protecting the Reefs
Submitted by Eileen Guo The Great Barrier Reef is home to thousands of plant and animal species. But in June of this year, United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) threatened the Australian government that they were going to downgrade …
Read More »Jenny Lin Foundation Music Camp
By: Lucia Zhang This past summer, I had the wonderful opportunity of participating and performing with the Jenny Lin Music Foundation’s youth summer music camp. This outstanding and unique organization was established in the mid 1990’s in memory of a talented young …
Read More »Mars Colony
Mars Colony by William Zeng and Michael Yang There have been no manned missions to Mars, and that is problematic, and unfortunate. It is vitally important to have a manned mission to Mars, as soon as possible, in order to establish …
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