By Alan Chen “Get off your smartphone.” Nowadays, teens hear this all the time. The youth of today are bombarded with criticism of their tendency to talk, text, and communicate online. Whether it’s social media like Instagram or Facebook, games like Overwatch, …
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By Allen Bryan Have you ever had red spots on your skin after a long hike that you just can’t stop itching? If so, you have probably been bitten by a tick. Ticks exist all around the world and they could be …
Read More »The Advent of Facial Recognition
by Kevin Zhang Facial Recognition is a new technology feature that allows a device to recognize a person based on that person’s facial features. Many large companies such as Apple, Samsung, Amazon, etc. are currently working on or have implemented facial recognition. …
Read More »The Explosive Op-Ed
Serena Mao On September 5th, the New York Times published an anonymous Op-Ed, apparently written by a senior official in the Trump administration whose identity is only opened to the Times. At this unprecedented piece, the entire nation has exploded into shock …
Read More »How to “Relieve Stress”
By: Derek Dong Everyone has experienced stress and has ways of coping. But usually, the majority of these strategies would be considered “stress-relievers” instead of “stress avoiders”. In fact, very rarely is there any advice to completely avoid stress, as the majority …
Read More »Reconstruction of Construction
By Kaitlyn Wang On May 18 in the McAfee Center, Saratoga High School’s Raising Interest in Science and Engineering (RISE) Club hosted the speaker series “Engineering a Greener World.” An opportunity for students and members of the community to learn about the …
Read More »Stretching against Stress
By Allen Bryan Have you ever felt sore after a long run, or had a strain on your body? If so, stretching may be very beneficial. Stretching is deliberately flexing a muscle or tendon in order to lengthen it. In doing …
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