Resurrecting the Floreana Giant Tortoise
By Teresa Sun Apr 1, 2026 Once silent and stripped of their most iconic residents, the volcanic slopes of Floreana Island in the Galápagos are alive once again with a slow, heavy rhythm. For nearly two centuries, the Floreana giant tortoise was a species existing only in sketches and bleached shells. That changed on Feb. 20, when a cohort
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Midterm Elections
By Ayush Deshpande Apr 1, 2026 On Nov. 3, millions of Americans will go to the ballot boxes for the general midterm election, voting on who will control politics for the next two years and beyond. Elections will occur at all levels, including the US Senate, House of Representatives, State Legislatures of 46 States and the Governor's office in 36 States
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The Epstein Files
By Melvin Najarian Apr 1, 2026 A wealthy financier with connections to influential political and business figures, Jeffrey Epstein built his fortune after founding the firm J. Epstein & Co. in 1982, which managed assets worth more than $1 billion. His wealth supplied his extravagant lifestyle, which included several high profile properties, most nota
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The history of boba
By Lauren Law Apr 1, 2026 Before it became the go-to treat at every student fundraiser and mall cafe, boba originated as an experiment inTaiwan. In the 1980s, tea shops in Taiwan first began creating ice cold tea drinks instead of traditional piping hot. One origin story describes how Liu Han-chieh, the founder of the Taichung teahouse
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Living differently upstairs and downstairs
By James Tong Apr 3, 2026 Mingyue Xiao Art As cities across the world grow larger to accommodate increasing populations, urban design is adapting. Mixed-use buildings are an urban design element that city planners use to combine several functions—such as residential, commercial and even recreational spaces—into one structure. Instead of separating where people live, work and recreate, mixed-use buildings create a space where all of the aforementioned can be done
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Bay Area Olympic Stars
By Lauren Law Apr 1, 2026 Catherine Nguyen Art For Bay Area athletes Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu, winter weekends in Tahoe were training grounds that helped shape their paths to the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina from Feb. 6 to Feb. 22. Born on Aug. 8, 2005 in Clovis, California, Liu spent most of her childhood in and around Oakland and Richmond,. Liu’s father, who immigrated to the United States from China and later built a law practice in the Bay Area, struc
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Student Mindsets
By James Yu Apr 3, 2026 With the skyrocketing competitiveness of college admissions, students are increasingly feeling the pressure to achieve academic success. Indeed, a 2024 nationwide survey by the Princeton Review found that 73% of over 10,800 college applicants were highly stressed regarding applications, a significant increase from 56% in 2003. At the epicenter of these worries is finals season, as students cram for their final exams and AP tests. The Pew
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