On a perfect Saturday evening, I’m sitting in my room sifting through a collection of stationery. The filing system is organized into stacks by dimension, I select the top options from each pile. Photo...
Air rushing past my ears, my back smacked the ground for the 25th time. Despite knowing that I wouldn’t truly get hurt, my heart raced each time my legs gave way. Somewhere deep inside, I had doubts...
It is easy to see slavery as a distant chapter of American history. The legacy, however, of more than 400 years of bondage still shapes the lives of Black communities across the United States in the form...
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If there is one aspect of my high school life that I consider a complete failure,...
Amid the quiet shuffle of papers and classroom conversations, a student’s mind drifts to a worrisome thought: what would happen if my parents were deported? With legal immigration pathways narrowing...
Seven million books. Eighty-one million research papers. Millions of unlicensed copyrighted works on the online shadow library Library Genesis. When The Atlantic released an article revealing an unprecedented...
Looking back at old photos, I don’t know how nobody noticed that something was wrong sooner. Before I knew the word, celiac weaved its way through every aspect of my life. I see a smiling little girl,...
In mock trial, each participant in a trial has a short introduction, where they get up from their seats and proudly announce their full names. I would watch my peers stand up, projecting surnames of “SEE-kree”...
Every morning, students all over the world open their phones to the millions of headlines, updates and social media posts flowing through the internet. Whether it’s breaking news or fear of another global...
In his 2025-26 March budget message, San José Mayor Matt Mahan proposed a new policy to address homelessness: require unhoused individuals to accept shelter or face arrest after refusing help three times...
From the Star-Spangled Banner at American football games to the red, white and blue decorations at election rallies, Americana has long been a symbol of pride and cultural identity. The aesthetics of American...
A 13-year-old boy fatally stabbed a 15-year-old boy at Santana Row in San José, Calif. on Feb. 14. Although places like Santana Row are typically thought to provide a safe space for teenagers to hang...
