By: Serena Mao Many of our parents like to tell us to take out our earbuds when we’re studying. It seems to be a common belief of our parents that music is harmful to the process of information absorption. However, the teens …
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Hongdi Zhang It’s a luxury to have a bay nearby. You can enjoy the sunshine on the beach. Kids can play with sand castles, teens can play sand volleyball, and couples can walk around the shoreline. It’s wonderful to enjoy an afternoon …
Read More »Laptops and Skin Problems
By: Emily Zhang Cosmetics Burns Computers give off static electricity, which can gather particles towards it. Small facial pores can be blocked by these particles, forcing your skin to make the pores larger. This results in rougher skin and increased acne. If …
Read More »Adapting Powerlines to Wildfire Risks
by David Zhang The raging wildfires throughout California recently have caused power cuts for over 278,000 people, and if they are not contained soon, may affect even more people. Although the California wildfires may seem like they have been popping up only …
Read More »Impeachment Inquiry
On Tuesday, September 24th, an impeachment inquiry began to investigate the complaints of a whistleblower regarding US President Donald Trump’s actions. The whistleblower, who has remained anonymous, revealed that Trump had made a phone call to Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zalensky, asking him …
Read More »El Paso Shooting
By Alice Zhong EL PASO — A 21-year-old gunman armed with a powerful rifle turned a crowded Walmart store in this majority-Hispanic border city into a scene of chaos and bloodshed on Saturday, stalking shoppers in the aisles in an attack that …
Read More »“Non-Toxic” Fun: Dangerous Chemicals Found in School Supplies
By Krystal Yang In August 2018, researchers from The United States Public interest Research Group Education Fund discovered dangerous chemicals in everyday school supplies, from crayons to dry-erase markers. Specifically, the group tested Playskool crayons, and one green crayon tested positive for …
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