In reminiscing about the golden memories of my childhood, I so clearly remember the moment I was first introduced to gardening. It was not through some revelation that completely changed how I see nature or some life-changing event that altered the course of my life,...
It’s rare to find a soundtrack that encapsulates the story of your life. With the American Indie pop band Beach Bunny, teenagers can find solace and companionship in their new album "Honeymoon." The blend of band members Lili Trifilio, Matt Henkels, Anthony Vaccaro...
The lines blur between truth and fiction. Let’s play a game. The GIF below contains a real video of Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking and also a deepfake — a video generated by a computer algorithm in which a person in an existing video is replaced with...
Sometime during May, a friend of mine introduced me to a new service club called iExplore. I was told that the volunteers of the club would be reaching out to elementary students in China and teaching them English. With summer just around the corner and my schedule...
In the midst of recent protests triggered by the murder of yet another unarmed Black man, millions of Americans, especially the younger generation, are looking for ways to get educated on the history of systematic racism. First off, it is crucial to recognize the...
Protests have been raging across the nation demanding racial justice for George Floyd as well as a number of other victims of police brutality. In addition to this, people have recently celebrated Juneteenth, the day that marked the end of the practice of slavery in...
With spatulas and bowls scattered on the counter and the powdered sugar scenting the air with a sweet aroma, I felt my muscles relaxing and my mind clearer than before. In light of everything important that is happening in the world right now, it may seem...
Most weekends, student athletes can be found practicing their sports at Portola High School in Irvine. In a sense, the Jeffrey Trail Science Olympiad invitational was no different, except that rather than competing with their bodies, middle school students competed...
Every individual has his or her own special bubble that people often like to dub “their comfort zone.” For me, my comfort zone lay in my love for hip-hop production, as I would often find myself rolling out up to five or six rap beats per day. But there came a point...
It’s a Wednesday night, and I am back in front of my laptop, with FL Studio open, preparing to compose my next musical piece. I’m really feeling that rockstar vibe on this particular night. You know, ear-piercing guitars, hard-bashing drums, that sort of style. I had...
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