By Michael Yang High school, for many, is the most important time of their lives: getting good grades is an integral factor in college applications. It is unfair, then, that in many high school classes, one’s grades are determined more by the …

By Michael Yang For many this year, voting is a challenge. Simply put, a large portion of the US population does not fully support either of the two major party candidates in 2016, and the media seems to imply that voting third …

By Michael Yang Throughout your education, it becomes apparent that many aspects of it are, seemingly, a cash grab. From the $100+ graphing calculator required by many Calculus courses, to the $50 testing fee of the SAT, and the outrageous tuition costs …

By Michael Yang Recently, there has been major debate over the concept of trigger warnings on college campuses. Trigger warnings are warnings that are added before potentially disturbing content.. Many of its opponents argue that trigger warnings on college campuses serve to …

By Michael Yang Currently, recreational marijuana is only legal in 4 states in the US; for many, there is a stigma surrounding marijuana, causing lawmakers to be reluctant to push for legalization. However, marijuana, as a substance, is not nearly as addictive …

By Michael Yang In this increasingly digital age, more and more students prefer taking notes by typing, rather than by writing things down by hand. Though many students believe that taking notes by laptop may enhance  one’s academic performance, studies show that …

By Michael Yang Each teacher has their own way of scoring and weighting assignments and tests. Though each teacher has the final say in deciding a student’s grade, it is often unfair that, for example, one teacher will have a class with …

By Michael Yang After concerns regarding the potential bias of Facebook’s trending feature, Facebook recently started automating the process, removing human curators in exchange for an algorithm which picks out key phrases that are currently popular or trending. However, despite this, Facebook’s …

By Hana Stauss In writing class, we learned about finding our own voice, which can be a notoriously difficult process. In an age like today, there are many influential authors around us. I often find myself writing in my favorite author’s style …

By Alex Bao In the 21st century, technology is developing very rapidly. Now a new kind of robot car has been invented. It could be driven by only a computer. However, the self-driving car faces many troubles. I have three points to …