Author: Vihaan Kalra I was at a grocery store and stumbled upon the most beautiful apples I had witnessed in my life. So I knew I had to document the apples I encountered at different stores. Enjoy this montage of Bay Area supermarket apples, and comment your own apple images below. Continue reading The Bay Area in Photos: Apples
Author: Evelyn Tang I love Ume Tea. This is in no way an overexaggeration, because they have both the best drinks and snacks of all the boba tea stores I’ve been to. But don’t trust just my word, look through these, albeit somewhat blurry, photos, and decide yourself – you’ll realize, like I have, that Ume Tea IS indeed the best. Continue reading The Bay Area in Photos: Ume Tea, Palo Alto
Author: Douglas Bettinerg Oregon State University is home to a dynamic community of 38,460 students, and is ranked the #1 college town on the West Coast. With 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 11 experimental stations, and nearly 200 degree programs, Oregon State University strives to support all students on campus, the “dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers”. From my visit to Oregon State University, I deeply felt … Continue reading Oregon State University
Author: August Ember Last summer I had the chance to go to the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Seattle, before it permanently closed down a few months ago. For those who were unable to go to this location, I would like to share my experience. The roastery was an immersive experience for coffee-lovers, just nine blocks from the original Starbucks Pike Place store. From pneumatic tubes … Continue reading Starbucks Reserve Roastery, Seattle
Author: Vrinda Iyengar For this interview, I had the pleasure of hearing from the current Editor-in-Chief of and one of the founding members of the Bhashalaya Literary Magazine, a South-Asia-based independent literary magazine focused on exploring culture and identity through literature. Read about this magazine from it’s leader themself below! Q: Please introduce yourself and describe your magazine. I am the EIC and one of … Continue reading Student Spotlight Series: Bhashalaya Literary Magazine
Author: Vrinda Iyengar As misinformation, especially health-related misinformation continues to spread and veers a growing number of people towards making un- and incorrectly-informed decisions about their health, the importance proper, accessible health education grows increasingly apparent. In this article, we interviewed Angela Tuazon, a young student and founder of Better Health and Science, an organization focused on “creating a smarter, healthier community.” Read about Angela … Continue reading Student Spotlight Series: Angela Tuazon
Author: Harley Elizabeth, Edison High Schoolđź“ŤStockton, CAAll we see of the world is what passes through our eyes. The things we experience and the things that are ingrained in us based on our experiences affect every inch of we process what passes through our eyes, and then our interpretation of that affects the next thing we see. It is through this that beliefs, impressions, stereotypes, … Continue reading Erupting Under the Surface
Author: Henry Lai, Plano High Schoolđź“ŤPlano, TX Brave New World Final Draft Often, when people meet others they disagree with or are different from, their instinct is to act in ways that divide them further from those people. Aldous Huxley warns against this in his portrayal of John the Savage, a character in his novel, Brave New World, by drawing attention to how John, in … Continue reading So Far, Yet So Close
Author: Ecila Carpin, West Campus High Schoolđź“ŤSacramento, CA In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, logos is constantly abused by several of the book’s characters via assumptions based on flawed, or a lack of reasoning in order for those characters to make the case for the existence of witches and witchery in Salem. One example of this is after Proctor goes to the courthouse after his … Continue reading Analysis of “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller
Author: David Easterling, Rio Cazadero High Schoolđź“ŤSacramento, CA Lawrence employs varied syntax, repetition, and contrasting imagery to capture the woman’s dissatisfaction with her current situation and her desire to pursue knowledge deeper than she believes exists in her simple, rural community. This passage from D.H. Lawrence’s novel, The Rainbow, introduces a woman who is discontented with and bored by the mundane and worldly nature of … Continue reading Looking at “The Rainbow” by D.H. Lawrence through the lens of syntax
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