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Interview/Opinion, Silicon Valley, USA Chapter, Top Articles, writing

Exclusive: Interview with Ayelet Gal-On, Part One

Author: G. Li, V. Iyengar, Megaphone Editor-in-chief 📍Los Altos, CA Ayelet Gal-On is an artist based in the Bay Area, in California. She has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions, winning awards such as the prestigious “Best of Show” at the San Ramon Wind and Art Festival. Her passion for art stems from her teenage years, and she has continued with it ever since. … Continue reading Exclusive: Interview with Ayelet Gal-On, Part One

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Local News, Silicon Valley History, Silicon Valley, USA Chapter, writing

Researchers are creating a 3D map of Alcatraz + A Brief History of the Island

Author: V. Iyengar, Megaphone Editor-in-chief 📍San Francisco, CA The United States gained possession of Alcatraz, along with the rest of California in 1848, following the Mexican-American War, and since then, the island has accrued a rich, and deep history. History of Alcatraz  In 1850, President Millard Fillmore ordered that Alcatraz be set aside as a military reservation to be used by the American Military. From … Continue reading Researchers are creating a 3D map of Alcatraz + A Brief History of the Island

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Interview/Opinion, Silicon Valley, USA Chapter, writing

Exclusive: Interview with Caltech Professor G. Ravichandran 

Author: E. Cherkuri, Megaphone Staff Writer 📍Pasadena, CA Renowned aerospace and mechanical engineering professor at Caltech, Ravi Ravichandran, shared insights into his illustrious career and offered advice to aspiring engineers during an exclusive interview. With over three decades dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of material deformation and fracture, Ravichandran’s work has been instrumental in fields ranging from automotive safety to space exploration. Q: Please introduce … Continue reading Exclusive: Interview with Caltech Professor G. Ravichandran 

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Interview/Opinion, Local News, Silicon Valley, USA Chapter, Teens of Silicon Valley, writing

Teens of Silicon Valley: Nitya Jayaprakash

Author: E. Cherkuri, Megaphone Staff Writer 📍San Jose, CA Q: Nitya, could you please introduce yourself and your involvement with the animal shelter? Nitya: Certainly. My name is Nitya Jayaprakash, and I’m an eleventh-grade student at Notre Dame School. I’ve been working to raise awareness and funds for an animal shelter in India as I have been helping out there every summer since I was … Continue reading Teens of Silicon Valley: Nitya Jayaprakash

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Local Heroes, Local News, Silicon Valley, USA Chapter, writing

Local Bodybuilder Helps Man with Down’s Syndrome Achieve his Dream

Author: G.Li, Megaphone Editor-in-chief 📍San Jose, CA (Image taken from NBC Bay Area) About a decade ago, Samuel Hinojosa stepped into a gym with a dream— to become a bodybuilder. Hinojosa was born with Down’s syndrome, a medical condition where a person is born with an extra copy of chromosome 21. This condition affects how a person’s body and brain develops, and can cause mental … Continue reading Local Bodybuilder Helps Man with Down’s Syndrome Achieve his Dream

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Local News, Silicon Valley, USA Chapter, writing

Former Stanford Dean’s Inappropriate Affair with Student

Author: G.Li, Megaphone Editor-in-chief 📍Palo Alto, CA Julie Lythcott-Haims is a Palo Alto City Council member, and was the dean of freshmen and undergraduate advising at Stanford from 2002 to 2012. Earlier this year, she ran in the open primary for California’s 16th congressional district for the House of Representatives. On July 10th, on a news and entertainment site for LGBTQ+ women, Autostraddle, an unnamed … Continue reading Former Stanford Dean’s Inappropriate Affair with Student

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Local News, Silicon Valley, USA Chapter, writing

The Future of HIV Prevention: Gilead’s Lenacapavir

Author: V.Iyengar, Megaphone Editor-in-chief 📍Foster City, CA Intro On December 22, 2022, the FDA approved Lenacapavir— or as it’s known by its brand name, Sunlenca®— a twice-yearly injection meant to prevent HIV infection in adults, declaring that the drug is safe and effective for its intended use. Almost exactly one-and-a-half years later, on June 20th of this year, Foster City’s Gilead Sciences Inc, the company … Continue reading The Future of HIV Prevention: Gilead’s Lenacapavir

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Silicon Valley History, Silicon Valley, USA Chapter, writing

From Prunes to Apple – How the Silicon Valley came to be a leader in technology

Author: G.Li, Megaphone Editor-in-chief 📍Silicon Valley, CA The Silicon Valley, nestled in the southern part of the Bay Area in California, is widely renowned for its leading role in tech and innovation. Named after ‘silicon’, the chemical element whose semiconducting properties have enabled it to be used in transistors and integrated circuit chips in computer hardware, the Silicon Valley is home to thousands of startup … Continue reading From Prunes to Apple – How the Silicon Valley came to be a leader in technology

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Pop Culture, Silicon Valley, USA Chapter, writing

Ranking some of the most popular teen shows

Author: E.Cherkuri, Megaphone Staff Writer S Tier (Top Shows) The Vampire Diaries (The CW): Elena, a teenage girl who lost her parents, finds herself in a small town filled with strange occurrences and a series of mysterious murders. As she struggles to cope with the loss of her parents, she unexpectedly meets a captivating boy who turns out to be a vampire. This revelation forever … Continue reading Ranking some of the most popular teen shows

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Interview/Opinion, Silicon Valley, USA Chapter, writing

Betsy Mitchell – More than Medals (Olympic Swimmer)

Author: E.Cherkuri, Megaphone Staff Writer 📍Pasadena, CA (Information collected from her book promotional event at Caltech University) The life story of Betsy Mitchell goes beyond Olympic success and competitive swimming. Her swimming accomplishments, which include a gold and silver medal from the 1984 Los Angeles Games, are undoubtedly remarkable, but, as she emphasizes in her recent autobiography, More than Medals, the entirety of her greatness … Continue reading Betsy Mitchell – More than Medals (Olympic Swimmer)

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