By Margaret Li Throughout my school years, I have found plenty of problems with teachers that I want to point out. I am not an expert on this field, as I am still a student. However I do want to state my …

By Michael Yang Many students, especially those in high school, feel pressured by their friends to take as many difficult, challenging classes as they can. If their peers are filling their schedules with Advanced Placement courses, they reason, why shouldn’t they? High …

by Tiffany Teng   More and more, companies are shying away from retouching their models. Modcloth, a vintage clothing site, was the first to sign a “Heroes Pledge for Advertisers”, denying Photoshop from its images. Years before, Seventeen Magazine released its policy …

By Angela Luo Mama says don’t talk to strangers. Strangers are bad guys, and bad guys will kidnap me, or worse, murder me. She goes on to rattle off whatever statistic she’s learned from the paper that day. “A child goes missing …

By: Michael Yang Bernie Sanders is the perfect democratic candidate for the upcoming 2016 election. He appeals to millennials, the largest voting portion of the population, and supports policies and plans that most appeal to the majority of people, such as free …

By Sun Yan Today I had an online chat with a friend who lived in Beijing. He asked me how long I had been in the U.S., and when I replied about 20 some years, he exclaimed, “There you are living a …

By: Michael Yang   It seems that everything that we do in high school, from starting clubs to taking exams, is  done solely to show off to colleges. Many high school students do things not for their own enjoyment, but out of …

By Michael Yang Recently, Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli was arrested on fraud charges, and unrelated to the arrest, he increased the price of a lifesaving drug by 5000%, making it unavailable to those who need it most, simply to maximize profits. …

By Michael Yang Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a great movie that definitely deserves to be watched. Unlike previous, lackluster movies such as the Phantom Menace, The Force Awakens is a blast, with great special effects, acting, and characters. I don’t …

By Michael Yang Oftentimes, students will forgo difficult classes, and instead opt for less challenging classes, simply to maintain a high GPA. To many, it is more important to earn an A in an easy class than it is to learn something …