On April 13, 2021, the Japanese government announced that they will allow Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant operator, to release 1.25 million tons of filtered...
We haven’t fully accepted the idea of a metaverse, yet it’s already being commercialized to increase milk production. How? On Jan. 6, Turkish farmer Izzet Kocak placed his cows in a metaverse to trick...
In biology, phylogenetic trees use the principle of parsimony: that when given multiple possible explanations for something like inferring the evolutionary relationships between organisms, the simplest...
All over the world, the idea of the four-day workweek is quickly taking hold, and in the midst of a pandemic that has changed the way we go about our daily lives, workers have started to value more flexibility...
Tessa Galeazzi, Assistant Web Manager
• January 11, 2022
“It’s up to your generation to ensure a brighter future for our world!”
When I was younger and teachers said anything along those lines to the class, I felt a sense of pride and encouragement....
From the formalization of Santa Claus to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Christmas in America feels like it’s always been nothing more than a matter of Eurocentric corporate interest. But when traced...
Mahika Arya, Web Editor in Chief
• December 15, 2021
Dear reader,
Let it be known that taking AP classes is actually not my whole personality trait, contrary to what it may sound like in any conversation with me.
I was scrolling through Instagram the...
The Gabby Petito disappearance case has taken over American media, with many major news outlets focusing on the investigation’s numerous twists and turns. Many users on social media platforms like TikTok...
There is a plague spreading across the U.S. Yes, as ominous and as hilariously ridiculous as that sounds, it's unfortunately true. The plague we speak of isn't physical however, at least not at first....
*Names have been changed to preserve privacy.
On the first day of Pride Month 2020, Isabella* came out to her mother. It was 4 a.m.; outside, it was dark and a pandemic was raging.
The two sat on...
“Authentic” is a sought-after buzzword on food review sites like Yelp. Eateries with this label might be mom and pop shops offering traditional family delicacies or Michelin-star establishments claiming...
“You look so pretty!”
“Er- no you.”
That is my overused response to any compliment I receive: simple, curt and self-reflexive.
But, this “simple” response isn’t so simple. It’s...
