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How to help the homeless: Food Handouts
When I was a kid, my dad and I would occasionally pass by the a torn-down Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) near our home. There used to be one homeless man who had set up camp there, and my dad would always make an effort to talk to him or help him out. He seemed to be in his late 60s; he reminded me of Dumbledore. He seemed very intelligent compared to other homeless people I had met before.
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Students reach semi-finals of Intel Science Talent Search
Written by: Ellen Lee, Zoe Weisner and Catalina Zhao Helen Jiang: On Jan. 9 senior Helen Jiang was named a semi-finalist of The Intel Science Talent Search (STS). Jiang learned about Intel STS through word of mouth and decided to compete. “One of my close friends got ninth in nationals last year and she heavily recommended [...]
Eshoo seeks re-election to Congress
Written by: Zoe Weisner Local Congresswoman Anna Eshoo is running for re-election to serve as representative of California’s new 18th Congressional District. Eshoo won the primary elections as the Democratic candidate and is now up against Republican Dave Chapman, a software engineer whose main goal is to stimulate the economy and increase jobs through tax cuts [...]
Sexualizing Halloween costumes perpetuates stereotypes
Written by: Zoe Weisner Graphic by: David Zhu For many teenagers, celebrating Halloween is difficult; society traditionally associates Halloween with young children dressing up as their favorite superheroes or cartoon characters while adults supply them with an exorbitant amount of sugar. But as children mature, it is no longer considered “cute” for girls to wear [...]
Test rules made more strict
Written by: Eileen Qian and Zoe Weisner On Nov. 23, 2011, over 20 high school students in Long Island, New York were caught paying other people to take their SAT tests, and reportedly paid as much as $3,600 for higher SAT scores. Due to similar incidents, College Board and Educational Testing Service (ETS) have collaborated to [...]
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New staff
Written by: Lawrence Chen, Misheel Enkhbat, Chaewon Lee, Henry Siu, Klaire Tan, Regina Tran, Zoe Weisner, Emily Yao and Stephanie Zhang Vashti Srinivas Eleventh-year teacher Vashti Srinivas has big plans and expectations for her first year as a new Biology 1 and Biology 1A teacher. Srinivas has found that there is a large spectrum of [...]
