Santa Ana calls itself a sanctuary city, yet recent protests and aggressive policing raise difficult questions about what sanctuary truly means. Through an interview with Council member Johnathan Hernandez and firsthand reporting, this story examines the gap between the city’s promises to protect immigrants and the realities many residents face.
When smartphones came out in the 2000s they began to become common items for teenagers to own. Over the years the technology and apps in phones have exploded in advancements and technology, making them more and more addictive. These developments have caused teenagers...
When someone asks you the question “How are you?” What is your normal response? I, for one, have constantly seen people respond with the same monotonous answers, “I’m fine” or “good”. But why do we say this? Are people truly always feeling good or is there a stigma...
A night full of activities, a special screening and my take on Blumhouse’s latest horror film
America did not stumble into an obesity crisis. It drove there, ordered at the window, and supersized it. In the United States, more than 2 out of every 5 adults are obese, making it the most obese major economy in the world. Obesity is also an economic crisis,...
This essay received a 2026 Scholastic Writing Silver Medal. It explores childhood grief, the silence that often surrounds loss and the unexpected comfort I found in Charles Schulz’s Peanuts.
As I go to school everyday, I take the 405 freeway to the 73 and get off on the second exit that charges a toll. I also took a similar route when I was going to middle school. As I have travelled this length several times, I started to wonder about its origins, where...
Hidden hunger quietly affects more than 2 billion people worldwide, leaving them malnourished even when their plates look full, and the effects on kids’ growth and development can be serious. The fix might be simpler than you’d think: food fortification packs essential nutrients into staples people already eat, like rice, flour and salt, no drastic diet overhaul required. It’s not flashy, but it works, and paired with real access to food, clean water, and healthcare, it could be one of the most powerful tools we have for fighting hunger at scale.
Can a sugar found in microscopic tardigrades solve the global organ transplant crisis? Maribelle Ganelis writes an open letter to the American Society of Transplantation urging research into trehalose to save lives.
Star NFL athletes have occasionally been accused of seeking preferential treatment under the law, but do these allegations have anything to stand on? Does the NFL suspension policy reflect the severity of these crimes?
