Helena Hu

Helena Hu is currently a senior and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Portola Pilot. Aside from being on the Pilot, Helena is a member of the varsity tennis team at Portola, and she also enjoys traveling and photographing her adventures during her free time. Helena also loves spending time with her friends and family, watching Netflix, and taking naps with her dog Olive.

Review: ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ is the gift that keeps giving

by Helena Hu | Jan 5, 2019 | Arts and Entertainment

Frosties or Sugar Puffs? Thompson Twins or Now 2? Bite nails or pull earlobe? These are all choices viewers make in the first-ever interactive Netflix movie “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.” The film, set in the 1980s, follows upcoming video game creator Stefan (Fionn...

The fairness of college admissions

by Helena Hu | Aug 11, 2018 | Opinion

Affirmative action: everybody has heard of it before when it comes to college admissions, but is it really fair? There lies a fine line between creating diversity and turning away more-than-qualified applicants in order to meet racial quotas, and I believe that it...