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The Story of Dame Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith, born December 28, 1934, passed away on September 27, 2024, in a London hospital at the age of 89. As one of Britain’s most recognized and prolific actresses, her death shook...

By Evie Shen, Junior at MHS
In Arts and Entertainment, Jan 08, 2025

Height Development: Genetic or Environmental

When it comes to determining a person’s height, the following question often arises: is it primarily genetic, or do environmental factors play a significant role? This debate has sparked ...

By Sharika Dhar, Junior at Allied
In Opinion, Jan 07, 2025

From Pages to Pixels: How Our Attention Span Has Changed Over Time

Goldfish have an attention span of 9 seconds—seems short, right? Well, the average person has an attention span of 8 seconds. Whether or not this statistic is accurate, one thing is for s...

By Saidey Kim, Sophomore at AAHS
In Science, Jan 07, 2025

A Mirror in Your Mind

In Parma, Italy, 31 years ago, a monkey sat alone in a laboratory. Specifically, a macaque, with thin wires implanted in a premotor cortex region of its brain called F5—the part that is ...

By Claire Yang, Junior at AIT
In Science, Jan 07, 2025

Sleep Deprievation vs. UCVTS

It’s widely known that students in high school through college struggle with maintaining a sufficient amount of sleep every night. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) re...

By Kelly Zheng, Junior at AAHS
In Lifestyle, Science, Around Campus, Dec 31, 2024

The Origins of Daylight Saving Time: Why Do We Change the Clocks?

On April 30, 1916, amid the tumultuous World War I, Germany and Austria-Hungary adopted Daylight Saving Time (DST) to conserve coal for much-needed energy. Little did anyone know, this de...

By Saidey Kim, Sophomore at AAHS
In Science, Nov 29, 2024

Stanley Cups: The Coping Mechanism for a Society Without Hobbies

In an age where artificial intelligence is on the rise and 12-year-old girls are using anti-aging serums, it is no surprise that people are going to the extreme to obtain an insulated tum...

By Audrey Miller, Senior at UCTech
In Arts and Entertainment, News, May 13, 2024

An Extravagant Unveiling of Crumbling Foundations: the Drastic Hit on the Chinese Real Estate Market

“Because China is now the No. 1 commodity consumer in the world, the impact [of the debt crisis] is going to be pretty, pretty big” -Larry Hu, Hong Kong based chief China economist for Ma...

By Xing Liao, Senior at UCTech
In News, May 13, 2024

The Butterfly Effect

Amongst the flurry of activity in the world, there lies a fascinating theory — the butterfly effect. It is unto a shadow lurking in the corners of the room, everpresent.

By Phoebe Hu, Junior at AAHS
In News, May 13, 2024

Death and Art: The Story of Julian Assange

Julian Assange is an Australian publisher who founded WikiLeaks, a website that published over 10 million classified documents between 2010 and 2011, including reports of torture at Guant...

By Amanda Leung, Senior at UCTech Law & Justice
In Arts and Entertainment, May 13, 2024

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