When the American troops first arrived, Farouq Samim was optimistic about the future of Afghanistan. An overwhelming sense of hope was present at the American’s first arrival. Since 1996, the Taliban…

Love is infinite. This is a common saying in the world of polyamory and encapsulates the belief that love does not run out. It grows and changes but cannot deplete.

“I have a lot of love to give,”…

In response to the unclear fate of Roe v. Wade and strict abortion restrictions popping up around the country, California prepares to aid those seeking out-of-state abortion care in areas where abortion…

One of the most common questions female sports journalists get asked is: “What is it like to be a woman in sports?”

Despite 37.6% of the professional athletes in the United States being women, only…

The flyers were put up quickly to announce the imprisonment of thousands of adults, elderly people, and children. It was the winter of 1942, and there was no apparent reason for these arrests. However,…

Humans have gone from using crude, makeshift tools in their daily endeavors to using some of the most astounding modern developments in the world, all within only the last millennium. What would seem like…

On April 8, 2016, Nicole Fitts was found dead in McLauren park in San Francisco. Her daughter Arianna Fitts had been missing since January or February of that same year. Since then, very little…

Hello and welcome back to the Complex Mindz podcast! Hosts Lucy Lopshire and Catherine Eikelbarner discuss with guest Ellen Crupi how she lived with trichotillomania and its influence on her profession….

“What will happen to my child when I’m gone?” 

This question haunts many parents of children with disabilities. The Big Wave Project offers reassurance to these parents, community to their children,…

T* wakes up to the sound of cars honking around her. Blinking her eyes, she stretches her arms and yawns. The air is fraught with the smell of gasoline. The crisp breeze is cruel and merciless, blowing…

The Washington Redskins. The Cleveland Indians. The Sequoia Cherokees. The Atlanta Braves tomahawk chop. The past few years have been marked with change as sports teams across the nation feel the pressure…

Most students spend their free time playing sports, reading, or surfing the internet. However, this high school sophomore spends her time growing her lip gloss business using creative ideas combined with…

As spring begins to bloom, so do flowers, trees, and plants. Take a closer look and see a network of small insects working hard to keep the world alive.

In fact, the entire population relies on a single…

“Breathe in…1…2…3…4…Breathe out…4…3…2…1,”

She counts in her head in an effort to meditate. She seeks this out as a possible remedy for the chronic pain in her calf. Just after settling…

The irritating chug of the garbage truck before it screeches to a stop echoes through the street. Three bins stand, eagerly anticipating the truck’s arrival—one black, one green, and one blue.

This…

“Do you want to be an organ donor?” 

While getting your driving permit, you see this question appear next to a checkbox. 

You mark “no” without giving the question a second thought. But for the…

San Francisco in the 1970s was a very dangerous place. In the same few months in 1970, there were three murderers at large: The Zodiac, The Zebra Killer, and The Doodler. In this short podcast…

For one in five kids, the world is written in a confusing font. An A, B, and a D can look the same. The spaces between words shrink. Phrases blend together. This is what reading is like for those who struggle…

Sugar is found in almost everything we eat today. From the bowl of cereal that starts a morning to the dinner of meat that ends the evening, sugar finds its way into our systems and sets off a reaction…

Two games in, and his season was over. He was carted off the field, and the game continued without him.

Notre Dame’s redshirt junior quarterback Malik Zaire knew he would never play the same way again.
…

Cracking the secrets of the infinite unknown may come sooner than we realize.

That is, for the price of $450,000. 

The aerospace company Virgin Galactic announced that they’d be offering suborbital…

On a seemingly normal day in middle school, students were pulled out of class and asked to bend over while a tool was run down their backs. They were checked for what seemed like an unimportant matter…

Rezaian grew up in Orange County, CA, where he worked in his father’s Persian rug shop. Rezaian later decided to open his own shop when his father’s shop went out of business. However, his opening coincided…

Lunar New Year is the most important holiday for billions of people in China, other Asian countries, and around the world. It signifies the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar,…

The eyes of the world are on Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an attack on the nation. People are constantly glued to their news feeds and TV screens, watching for updates as missiles…

It’s Monday afternoon, and Mark Rogers* has just finished a long day of school. Less than an hour after dismissal, Rogers leaves for work at the produce shop to begin his shift. He tirelessly takes inventory…

When a child announces their interest in anything artistic, parents begin picturing their adolescent broke and alone, painting in an attic while desperately in search of their next paycheck.

People…

Welcome to the pilot episode of Action Heroes, a podcast centered around individuals leaving a positive impact by the change they create in our society. Come along as host Carolina Cuadros discuss numerous…

Ninety daily players may not sound like a promising start to a game’s beginning, but it is exactly where Wordle, a viral word game, started last November.

Wordle, developed by Josh Wardle, was released…

A gymnast walked out onto the vault runway and took a deep breath. She knew that she had to perform her best, since this competition, the 2021 Japan NHK Trophy, was her Olympic Trials — the chance for…

In San Mateo County, oftentimes, people may forget that crimes can happen here too. The white picket fences that line some streets can easily create a false sense of security. One might see litter on the…

Ever since you were little, your parents have likely instructed you to look both ways before crossing the street. At first, you may have been hesitant to heed their instructions, for what could be so dangerous…

Jesse Vasquez spent eight months working his way up from a staff writer to editor-in-chief. He oversaw around 12 journalists who published articles online and in a physical publication. The publication…

Welcome to the first episode of SheWorks!

SheWorks discusses the societal biases and sexism within the workplace. Each episode is an interview with either a female entrepreneur or a female in a male-dominated…

Heavenly scents of nian gao and her nainai’s special rou jiang mian fill the air as Haley Chen, a senior at Carlmont High School, sits down at the dining table. 

The annual family reunion dinner…

In the early 20th century, America transitioned into a consumer society, emitting massive amounts of pollutants into the atmosphere. Marine debris, deforestation, exploitation of natural resources, and…

No matter who you are, everyone needs a way to express themselves. For Douglass Brown, it is molding 12,000 degree molten glass into delicate art pieces at his studio. On Fridays and weekends, the studio…

Welcome to the very first episode of the Complex Mindz podcast! This series will discuss different mental illnesses and health conditions that people may not know that much about or have a stereotypical…

Of the 300 million tons of plastic waste produced each year, only 9% gets recycled. The rest ends up in landfills or the environment, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Recently,…

The Red Cross declared a national blood crisis after having the worst blood shortage in over a decade.

Blood donations are used for blood transfusions, which are needed in many different circumstances….

The onset of the pandemic has caused an increasing number of restaurants to begin replacing their regular menus with quick response (QR) codes.

Although QR codes were first invented in Japan in 1994,…

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The use of technology has become an essential part of our lives, for better or for worse. It seems, through the haze of a more stressful, urbanized world, people might…

When smoke rolls across the sky and fires consume another forest, Californians accept it as inevitable.

However, the truth is that with each fire, firefighters must contain them. Some of these heroes…

Welcome back to the sixth episode of Red, White, & True, a podcast that aims to navigate the world of polarized, partisan politics. Join host Chesney Evert and Edith Salvatore, president of the Sequoia…

Coming back from winter break, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 left many students anxious about their return to school. With the rise of at-home test shortages in pharmacies and long lines at in-person…

*This article contains spoilers for the movie “Don’t Look Up.”

When Kate Dibiaski looked up at the night sky and saw a large figure falling from the abyss, she knew the world was about to come to an…

A man mocked for his femininity. A non-binary person unsure of their gender’s validity. An indigenous person no longer able to comfortably and publicly identify with a gender once revered by their people.

These…

When she was 39, Amelia Earhart declared she was going to fly around the world. Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan took off from Oakland, California, and set forth their 29,000-mile-long trip.
A…

Blockbuster, Forever 21, and Vine: three very different companies.
Yet they all have one thing in common – they went out of business. 

These companies expanded quickly across the United States…

Juliette Jaques watched her TV in awe. A rerun of the 1996 Olympics was playing on the screen. An aspiring gymnast herself, she looked in awe at the beautiful floor routines, nail-biting beam skills, and…