By Srihita Madiraju Apr. 5, 2026 Eleanor Wang Art Bad Bunny, or Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, stands as one of the biggest artists in the world, generating billions of streams globally. In a historic moment, he proudly represented Latino culture at the Super Bowl Halftime show, acknowledging America as a continent consisting of many countries instead of simply the United States. His performance was a powerful act of courage as he used the halftime stage to speak

By Winston Chu Apr. 5, 2026 Catherine Nguyen Art From the east to west coast, thousands of students across the nation walked out of classrooms on Jan. 30 and marched on the streets to protest the actions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Following the death of civilians Renée Good and Alex Pretti, who were fatally shot by ICE agents, citizens organized a national protest to demand accountability for ICE. Yet, many students who supposedly walk

By Dylan Xie Feb 15, 2026 Kira Yoshioka-Gutierrez Art When the European Union (EU) recently switched from adoption to enforcement of their new Digital Services Act (DSA) on Dec. 5, 2025, it marked one of the largest escalations over control, truth and speech on the internet. This is yet another intrusion from the EU on American social media, censoring what they consider disinformation and encroaching on First Amendment rights in the process. The new DSA act gran

By Brandon Koo ` Dec. 12, 2025 Emma Wang Art “Stay positive!” The screen flashes as the teacher monotonously reads off the Seven Mindsets slides. A student scrolls through TikTok under the table, and another races through his math homework. The Social and Emotional Learning Program, founded by author Daniel Goleman, created the Seven Mindsets curriculum and new Monday mental health activities to improve mental health and community, yet, for many students, it coll

By Melvin Najarian Dec. 12, 2025 Senior folklore claims that the final step of the admissions process involves a dramatic drumroll and an admissions officer sitting back in a large brown leather chair, flipping a two-sided coin: “Accept” on one side, “You are Not Welcome” on the other. Of course, no established university operates this way, but to many students, it sometimes feels like they might. The truth is, admission outcomes reflect less randomness; what feel

By Srihita Madiraju Dec. 11, 2025 Catherine Nguyen Art Although social media claims to be a space for self expression and individuality, it can often do the exact opposite. Platforms such as TikTok and Instagram have become breeding grounds for stereotypes that categorize users into narrow labels, ridiculing certain sets of behaviors or traits or dictating how people should act. When taken to the extreme, these harmful nicknames can cause self-censorship and th

By Ayush Deshpande Nov. 12, 2025 Nakshatra Arun Art On Sept. 30, over 800 generals and admirals, constituting the most important of America's military leadership, left their posts from around the world to gather in an auditorium at Marine Base Quantico. However, the speech that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave was far from the crucial address the officers had flown thousands of miles to hear. Masquerading as a call to defend the nation, Hegseth furthered hi