Believing that he and others are enclosed in a bubble where everyone obsesses over grades, senior Nilay Kundu describes the experience as a student in Cupertino to be one of academic priority. Through...

It had been more than two years since the last time I had been on a plane, but after finding a ticket to New York City for $70 and having some time to kill, I booked a four day adventure. I boarded the...

To me of six years ago, trudging your way through fourth grade: Hi. Hello. Perhaps this letter is a little unnecessary considering you’ll figure this out anyhow. But maybe someday people will develop...

Whenever I go to visit my grandma on the East Coast, our conversations in English are often stilted and filled with pauses and grammar mistakes. My dad and my grandma, however, communicate in Taiwanese...

“How do I put this? The essay doesn’t really have substance. You probably need to rethink the central theme.”  Bam. The criticism from my writing teacher hit me like a slap. I looked down at...

The announcement “Gold medalist and Olympic champion, People’s Republic of China!” drew cheers from the crowd as 18-year-old freestyle skier Ailing Eileen Gu stepped onto the podium to receive her...