Category: Articles

By Judy Zeng  Eileen Gu, an Asian American Olympic skier and model, is the perfect, talented model child that every Asian parent wants. She’s also perfectly both Asian and American⁠—born and raised by a single Chinese parent in the San Francisco Bay Area, she is fluent in both Chinese...

By Joseph Shan
DEFINITION: Affirmative action, pertaining to the college decision-making process, is the policy that allows for colleges to consider the race of applicants and favor groups that have been historically discriminated against. The aim of affirmative action is to reduce present or past discrimination. The definition...

By Jason Shan
COMMUNICATION IN MY LIFE: My oldest brother once said that in high school, we often make “friends of convenience.” Not to say that these kinds of friends are bad per se, but that in such relationships, it doesn’t really matter who the other person is,...

By Emma Tu and Alex Li
Competition is good; it leads to improvement and innovation…right? Our society seems to agree, but when it comes to the education of America’s children, that same competition is what causes the cost of education to skyrocket. With masses of students applying...

By Carol Zeng
As one of the major COVID vaccines, Novavax is still not federally approved by the U.S. One year ago, on January 11, 2021, Novavax had its first approved country—Indonesia. However, twelve months later, the COVID vaccine is still yet to be approved by the U.S....

By Judy Zeng
Almost half of the students at Lynbrook report that they have been more sad or depressed recently in a Fall 2021 survey. As students return to a full-time in-person education this school year, students are finding school......

By Jason Shan
“Asian American woman brutally attacked in New York City.” “FBI reports hate crimes at highest level in 12 years.” “8 dead in Atlanta spa shootings, with fears of Anti-Asian bias.” These headlines, and many others, have been widely broadcasted throughout the past year. During...

By Emma Tu and Alex Li
Resounding cheers welcome each student of Lynbrook High School as they run through a sea of baby blue thunder sticks waved by the Class of 2025. Running through this gauntlet marks the exhilarating start of homecoming week⁠—an annual tradition of vibrant class...

By Carol Zeng
Providing proper medical care for pets has always been a challenge, but there has not been a conspicuous difference regarding this issue. According to the 2020 National Pet Owners survey, 67% percent of United States households own some type of pet. The number of cats...

By Joseph Shan and Judy Zeng
On Oct. 14, 2021, the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD) Board of Education decided to close Meyerholz and Regnart and consolidate John Muir starting in the fall of 2022. The two schools will be leased, providing the opportunity for potential re-openings or repurposing.......