By: Jerome Wu I once asked my parents why they wanted to come to the US. They told me that they graduated from a great college in China and specialized in science and technology, so going for the most advanced world of …
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Vacation With a Tour Group
By: Shannon Yan Why You Should Consider a Tour For Your Next Vacation: When my mom announced this summer’s vacation plans, I was skeptical. She was considering the use of a tour, so we can avoid driving and some planning troubles. …
Read More »Jenny Lin Foundation Music Camp
By: Lucia Zhang This past summer, I had the wonderful opportunity of participating and performing with the Jenny Lin Music Foundation’s youth summer music camp. This outstanding and unique organization was established in the mid 1990’s in memory of a talented young …
Read More »Swimming: What Good Does it Do?
By: Josie Huang What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of the beach? Is it people laughing and sun tanning? Or do you think of sand and waves with the sun shining bright and people swimming with …
Read More »The Widespread Appeal of K-pop
By: Jocelyn Li Any fan of Korean culture, whether it be the food, the language, or the entertainment, is bound to have heard of K-pop. Korea’s entertainment industry includes TV shows and dramas, music, and gaming, and their distinct way of portraying …
Read More »Finding Passion
By: Sarah Yao Honestly, growing up finding something that I liked and something that I was good at was difficult. As I got older, I began to realize that I didn’t have much time to choose. I felt pressured and stressed about …
Read More »The Way to the Soul
By: Tammy Lu American writer, Bill James, once said, “It’s easy for people to grow up in our society believing that certain lifestyles are risk free when they certainly are not.” A lifestyle could be defined as the way a person lives, …
Read More »Coding is Cool
By: Angela Luo Amongst the vast community service and charitable work that Global Leadership Initiative (GLI) has done this year, one of its most notable accomplishments is what the GLI Web Team has done since its establishment in spring of 2015. Led …
Read More »How to be an UPstander
By: Raymond Jin On a sunny day, Mary was going out for a bike ride, but she wasn’t very joyful about it. She knew that every time when she was out in the park she would be stared at and bullied by …
Read More »Verizon Cell Tower
By: Henry Guo Verizon is planning to build a new cell tower in Danville near Diablo Vista Middle School. Verizon has submitted a land use permit request to the Danville Planning Commission for approval. According to Verizon’s proposal, Verizon is planning to …
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