During my ninth grade year, I decided to go on an intense weight-loss regimen. I didn’t consume any fats, nor did I eat a lot: just a spoon of rice and that was it. My diet went on for weeks, and when I finally reached my goal, I stopped. As a result, I lost twenty…
JSR Visits NBC Universal Studios
The towering building comes into view as nine student reporters from JSR visit NBC Universal Studios for a studio tour. The busy security lets the cars in and we pass the big sets and stages attached to the building. Producers and employees frantically walk between the streets, and we enter the NBC studio. Once we…
How “Imperfect” Food Products Can Alleviate Hunger
Without a doubt, the right “not to be hungry” is one of the most important and basic human rights. However, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 795 million people out of 7.3 billion people are not guaranteed this basic right, while more than 1.3 billion tons of food are thrown out without…
Smog Eating Tower in Beijing
Innovator Daan Roosegaarde and a team of experts created a smog cleaner tower that uses ion technology to filter air. The success of the smog cleaning tower is a solution to China’s biggest problem: pollution. Made out of durable steel, the 23 feet tower, which is composed with rings, donates 1000 cubic meter of clean…
Dogs Can Be Life-Changing
Dogs. They are a comfortable presence to dog owners all over the world. It takes a lot of work to raise a dog as your own pet, but in the end, many people care about dogs as much as they care about themselves. Dog owners can have their dog(s) for a variety of reasons, whether…
Teen Suicide
Suicide: Noun; the intentional taking of one’s own life. In United States, suicide is the third leading cause of death of those between ages 15-24. For years, suicide has been in the top ten reasons for teenage death and numbers have been rising since early 2000’s. According to the 2015 results from the Centers of…
KAYLT Interns for Breaking Barriers
Recently, high school interns of the Korean American Youth Leaders in Training (KAYLT) program hosted an awareness event called “Breaking Language Barriers in Healthcare” to garner support for the SB 223, a state senate bill that would require healthcare services to provide patients with language interpretation services. The event started at 6 o’clock on the…
Korean Peninsula Pressure Cooker
The Korean Peninsula. It is one of the most tension filled territory in the world with two sides eyeing each other across the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) everyday. The South and North Korean armies are always on alert, ready to attack each other at a given notice. However, this tension filled territory has recently seen an…
Start Your Apps Early!
For many high school seniors, the first semester is a period of stress and tension. With just a few months left until the college application deadline, many begin their stressful college application journey in the beginning of the school year. While most colleges have deadlines in late December or even early January, many also offer…
Editor’s Column The (Preventable) Perils of Teenage Driving
According to My California Permit, driving is a privilege, not a right. Controlling an automobile is an opportunity earned through merit of achievement, and all drivers are expected to remember this life-deciding responsibility at all times. While laws vary by state, those who are 14-16 years old can get a learner’s permit and those who…