Anoushka Gupta

Anoushka Gupta is currently a junior at West High School where she is sports editor for the school newspaper. She is also a member of her school's Academic Decathalon Team and is passionate about the environment, hoping to pursue a career in environmental studies.

Youth unite against plastic pollution at Algalita’s Youth Innovation Forum

by Anoushka Gupta | Aug 14, 2019 | Features, News

Algalita, a local anti-plastic pollution non-profit, hosted their second annual Youth Innovation Forum at Cal State Long Beach from Aug. 2-4. There were 82 registered attendees who were selected after proving their knowledge and interest in environmental issues...

Opinion: Gender discrimination in science stems from high schools

by Anoushka Gupta | May 15, 2019 | Hero, Opinion

West High School offers a variety of clubs and extracurricular pertaining to science and engineering, like Science Olympiad and Robotics, as well classes like Intro to Engineering and AP Computer Science Principles. These courses have become extremely popular among...

NYU Med School announces free tuition

by Anoushka Gupta | Aug 21, 2018 | Opinion

Student debt is at an all time high, with the average college student graduating with over $40 thousand in debt. This debt crisis is having a profound impact on the lifestyles of young Americans and and experts predict that the average retirement age will be pushed...