According to the Public Broadcasting Service, 80 percent of the world’s population eats insects as a regular part of their diet. For centuries, insects have been essential to meals in several countries around the world such as Thailand and Brazil. In places such as...
Most high school students are stuck focusing on taking Honors and AP classes to appeal themselves to different prestigious colleges and universities. While challenging yourself academically can open many doors, many students overlook the benefits of taking a two-year...
“Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse” is an innovative animation film based on the Spiderman stories. The film is produced by Sony in collaboration with Marvel. Miles Morales, an Afro-Latino middle school student from Brooklyn, New York, gets bitten by his own...
"(Insert student name here), your achievements in high school have attracted our attention. Because you are such a bright student, we think you would be best at a college that is (insert positive adjectives here). At (insert college here), you’ll live the real college...
Negotiations to call off a massive teachers’ strike in Los Angeles fell short on Monday, and a new meeting was assigned for Jan. 9 between the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), a day before the planned strike....
I sat down and spoke with Jonathan Tropper, a New York-based author and screenwriter. After graduating with a BA from Yeshiva University and a MA from New York University, Tropper wrote "Plan B," "The Book of Joe," "How to Talk to a Widower," and the New York Times...
Firefighters battled extraordinarily large wildfires, ones whose smoke permeated nearby cities' air, throughout mid-November. The Woolsey Fire in Malibu started on Nov. 8. As of Nov. 20, the fire was 96 percent contained according to calfire.gov. Another even more...
I think waking up on Shabbat as an observant Jew is one of the hardest moments for me weekly. There’s no alarm blaring annoyingly at 8 a.m. to startle me out of my deep slumber, and I cannot turn the light on in my room to stimulate my brain cells; nothing but my own...
Most students who graduate high school enter some form of higher education afterwards. But in La Cañada High School, the majority of people aim for elite institutions such as the Ivy League universities. This leads to toxic competition between students as they aim for...
Disney Channel has seemingly steered away from teenage wizards and singer-songwriters living “the best of both worlds” and is shifting gears to more pressing topics. While this might be surprising for those who have grown out of Disney Channel shows and have no...
