Student service clubs have proliferated in high schools at incredible rates of growth. The level of giving back to the community seems to be absurdly high, as branches of Save the World Club, Save Starving...

A hot topic in baseball right now is unwritten rules. The San Francisco Giants have been the center of this debate, as they have broken these rules twice so far this season – but is it time to unwrite...

The word “voluntary” denotes an action “done, given, or acted out of one’s free will,” but the essence of the term, which lies in the freedom to choose and decide, is often tampered with in the...

Announced in 2012, the California High-Speed Rail project brought a lot of excitement around it, as it promised riders a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles in under 3 hours. The project was projected...

In early January, I started my first part-time job at Happy Lemon, a store specializing in boba milk tea. The reason? I had a big sweet tooth, a mild obsession with tapioca pearls, and the thought of earning...

Sitting at a table and enjoying lunchtime, I see carrots hit someone’s back. Soon after, an apple is thrown onto a lunch table, and students dodge the onslaught of incoming food. This is a regular lunch...

Russia’s recent “military operation” in Ukraine has been condemned by Western countries as an invasion and led to many sanctions on the country from Western countries against Russia.  While these...

The world was outraged as Vladimir Putin announced his intention of invading the neighboring country of Ukraine, on the eve of February 24, 2022, with missiles striking numerous airports, pieces of infrastructure,...

Free lunch at AV has led to limited options for students, but there are still plenty of options. Some of the students' favorites include pizza, chicken sandwiches, and chicken tikka masala.  Even with...

Update: a follow-up to Asia's approach In light of the recent controversy surrounding leaked videos of the lockdown in Shanghai, a follow-up on the Asian approach towards Covid is needed. In Shanghai,...