For Students, By Students
By Ann Wang ’26 *spoilers… many spoilers ahead* Plot twists are notoriously difficult to execute well. Broadly, they tend to fall into three categories: first, the twist is too obvious and fails to shock; second, it is so implausible that it undermines the integrity of the story; or third—the rarest and most effective—the twist reorients…
By Charles Wang ’27 The new “upgraded” iPhone 17 lineup was released just over a month ago, and the community has been greatly polarized in whether or not it can actually be considered an improvement. Certainly, there has been much discourse with regards to the changes in past generations, with some arguing that they “only…
By: Ann Wang (‘26) There are books that you read and forget, and then there are books that leave a permanent mark on your soul. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is undeniably one of the latter. First published in 1847 under the pseudonym “Currer Bell,” this novel has captivated readers for over 170 years with…
By Ethan Kapoor (’28) “Win a no-win situation by rewriting the rules.” – Harvey Specter Let me ask you something: if students can’t be trusted with phones in class, how are they supposed to be trusted with anything else in life? You want to teach responsibility? Start by giving them something to be responsible for….
By Luke Wagner (’27) This story builds on the article I wrote last year about the Alaska Airlines door blowout: Preventing Aviation Disasters: The Importance of Human Thinking. On January 29, 2025, in Washington, DC there was a tragic crash between a commercial airliner and a Blackhawk helicopter. 67 people were killed. Two days later…
By Grey Tang (‘26) Since the age of twelve, I’ve been lulled to sleep by the YouTube algorithm. Now, nearly seventeen, I’m finally ditching that habit. Here’s how I’m doing it. I’ve spent the last five years glued to my screen. The first thing I do each morning is check Insta, in case I’ve missed…
By Preston Lin Pineapples ∝ World Peace It’s Already True! Hawaiian pizza was the most popular pizza in the United States (2020, Grubhub’s yearly food reports). Research Co. further adds with their survey information: 83% of British Columbians would eat pizza with pineapples. This clearly proves the love for the controversial dish, and hence, proves…
By Annie Wagner, ’27 Oppenheimer, the movie about the father of the atomic bomb, was released in the summer of 2023 and has since grossed $960 million and won seven Oscars. While fascinating to physicists, many ordinary consumers might find a movie about nuclear fission dull. This, however, was not the case. How did a…
Some ‘quick’ thoughts and the plea for the release of a new album
“… the huge warning sign that should open every keyboard article: BEWARE: IT CAN ONLY GET WORSE.
And it will.”