On January 31st, Portola Highly Gifted Magnet (HGM) hosted its annual science fair, displaying all 7th and 8th grade students’ projects for judges to critique and grade. Afterwards, the judges chose a couple of students to advance to the next stage to compete in the county science fair held at Pasadena Convention Center…
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YouTube, Youth, and Disagreement
The newest generation is always fighting with the older generation, and in the middle of that argument is social media. Billions of people around the globe use social media. Even though cyberbullying is continuously a problem, a large range of people use social media such as Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, and Twitter. …
Grandchild of an Activist Shares His Story of Self-Realization
On February 23, 2019 an event was held in commemoration of the March 1st Movement 100th Year Anniversary. Located at the Oxford Palace Hotel in Los Angeles, California, it’s purpose was to educate the younger generations of Korean Americans of the painful patriotic sacrifices of their ancestors. Among the special guests was…
The 91st Academy Awards
Every year there are thousands of movies that are produced and watched by millions of viewers across the world. But of these movies, only a handful stand out and are recognized for being truly outstanding. The producers and actors of these prestigious films are honored at the Academy Awards, more commonly known as…
Teens and Drugs
There are 873 teen overdose deaths and that number is increasing to 4 deaths to every 100,000 teens every year on since 2016. In previous years, overdose death rates were dropping until 2015 when those rates started rising again. Most overdoses were documented from the drug opioid heroin and fentanyl and more…
CTE In Contact Sports: Should They be Banned?
Aaron Hernandez, Ken Stabler, Chris Benoit, you name it. The notable “legends” of American football and wrestling. Though these three athletes differ in sports, they have one mutual commonality: they suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Experts have known about it for over a century, but sports fans have recently been…
Is the Foldable Phone Worth Buying?
Technology has evolved over the course of many years. From cell phones to diagnostic equipment physicians use, the technology we have developed impacts our daily lives greatly. Many people look forward to more efficient and beneficial technology. For example, smartphones are a popular invention of technology. It has become a necessity for many…
The History of Saint Patrick’s Day
If you are not wearing green on March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, there is a huge possibility that someone will pinch you. However, if you are wearing anything blue, you can argue that the color is also meant for the special day. Blue was originally the first color associated with Saint Patrick’s…
The Decline of Baseball
Baseball is dying. A sport whose fanbase is predominantly middle-aged is slowly ceding ground to action-packed sports like basketball and football, which continue to attract America’s youth in spades. The glory days of America’s pastime are long gone, and the sport is struggling to deal with it. Much of the…
Opinion: Affirmative Action, the Legal Equivalent to Discrimination
Affirmative action is the policy of favoring ethnic minorities that have been in the past discriminated against in some way. To put it in simpler words, it can be considered reverse discrimination as it favors those of Hispanic and/or Black heritages usually in the process of college admissions. One of the standout…