By Sarah Perez December 10, 2025 Time slows down for travellers as they stand in long waitlines. Overhead screens filled with the word “delayed” extinguish any hopes of progressing in the line, invoking dread. At 40 major airports serving 1.9 million daily passengers, cancellations and delays became the reality for 5.2 million travellers during the 10 days of flight reductions by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA implemented flight reductions d

By James Tong December 10, 2025 "What humans do over the next 50 years will determine the fate of all life on the planet," renowned natural historian David Attenborough once said. In the face of rapid climate change—causing devastating heatwaves, droughts and habitat destruction—environmental action is more urgent than ever. Companies and governments often emphasize individual lifestyle changes as the solution, but this framing can overlook larger sources of emis

By Ayush Deshpande December 10, 2025 Typically, one's impact is defined by lives changed or notable achievements. Yet, at each meal or car drive, a less visible influence grows: the carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases generated by a person, group or activity. In the face of rapid climate change, the term has become increasingly widespread in education and the media. The carbon footprint builds upon the earlier i

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 Ayush Deshpande Dec. 11, 2025 Dilara Varoglu Art On Nov. 4, several elections were held across the state of California, leading to measures such as Proposition 50, Santa Clara County Measure A, Delano Measure B and McFarland Measure C being passed. Proposition 50 authorizes California State legislature to begin a mid-cycle redistricting of the state’s congressional maps. Measure A will raise the county sales tax to 9.75% for the next five years, and Delano M

By Andrew Xie Dec. 11, 2025 On Oct. 1, the U.S. government entered a shutdown for the first time in seven years. After both chambers of Congress failed to agree on a spending bill to propose to President Donald Trump, many government services were either partially or completely stopped. Among these disruptions was the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the federal program that provides monthly food benefits for millions of low-income households in