New schools open to stem Carlmont's overpopulation
With 2,183 students, Carlmont faces an overflowing population that parallels district-wide population growth. With increased pressure form growing enrollments, the Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD) has taken action to counteract the overgrowing across the district.
Volume IX Issue 1
Published September 2017
Equifax hack leaves millions unsafe
Recent hacking calls cybersecurity into question
A recent cyberattack on Equifax left a large portion of the population questioning the security of online data storage and the private information of half of America’s population exposed.
Volume IX Issue 2
Published November 2017
Smartphones invade other industries
As smartphone sales continue to rise, the utility provided by these multi-purpose electronics have pushed a multitude of industries into decline.
Everything from communication, time, photography, travel, entertainment, and information, can all be done with a smartphone, and the versatility of these devices have influenced the sale of countless industries.
Volume IX Issue 3
Published December 2017
Partisan debate leads to net neutrality repeal
When the Federal Communications commission (FCC) voted to reverse net neutrality, the public viewed the act as the internet's death sentence.
Public outrage was enormous, and prominent political figures, companies, and states vowed to protect access to an open internet.
Volume IX Issue 4
Published February 2018
Weapon legislation varies around the world
This four-part article was written in collaboration with Sarah Cheung and Joseph Gomez.
Each section of this four-part article is comprised of a brief synopsis of a different countries' history regarding firearm laws and culture. The sections are as follows:
The United States ~ Joseph Gomez
Switzerland ~ Sarah Cheung
The United Kingdom ~ Sarah Cheung
Japan ~ Ben Balster
Volume IX Special Issue
Published March 2018
Global aid targets resource security
As the world progressed into the 21st century, the populations of the first world countries looked beyond their nation's boarders into the undeveloped regions of the world and rallied behind their cause.
The discrepancies between preindustrial and industrial living became causes for humanitarian aid organizations and charity.
Volume IX Issue 5
Published March 2018
North American FIFA bid may be successful
After losing in almost every recent bid to host the FIFA World Cup, the U.S. leads a joint bid (the United Bid) with Canada and Mexico against Morocco to be the host country (or continent) of the FIFA 2026 World Cup.
Despite the combination of the three countries' resources, the rival bid from Morocco has challenged the United Bid with he support of many African countries and some select countries in Europe and Latin America.
Volume IX Issue 6
Published May 2018
Three city council seats up for November election
It’s election season in Belmont.
As a wave of historic political fervor heats up elections for seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, city council elections are occurring across the Peninsula. In Belmont, three city council positions are on the ballot, as well as measures regarding an increase on the hotel tax and to make City Clerk and City Treasurer appointed — as opposed to elected — positions.
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Volume X Issue 1
Published September 2018
Big data raises ethical questions
Privacy rights are often an afterthought for many people, a meaningless consequence of a meaningless checkbox under privacy rights. But after two decades of modern technology, companies have accumulated vast stores of information, the analysis of which may be society’s deliverance or devastation, a phenomenon academics have aptly named, big data.
Volume X Issue 2
Published October 2018
California's water snowballs into aquatic crisis
It’s not just the terrestrial forests being reduced to nothing in California, the coastal kelp forests along the Gold Coast have been eaten away by a purple epidemic.
Before California was known for its environmentalism in all its liberal-stereotyped glory, early exploitation of the state’s environment by early immigrants such as the gold rush miners crippled the aquatic ecosystems. The consequences of overhunting and overfishing, international trade, and pollution compounded upon California’s coastal kelp forests and the San Francisco Bay to beat them into the listless bodies of water they are today.
Volume X Issue 3
Published December 2018
Barrett Community Center to undergo renovation
Early into the new year, the Belmont City Council has already initiated a new project, looking to appease calls from the community for a complete refurbishment of the worn down Barrett Community Center.
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Barrett was first built nearly seven decades ago but due to stiff monetary constraints, has never been in position for renovation. In fact, staff reports addressing the abysmal status of the community center date back several years, past motions for remodeling Barrett being held back by construction expenses.
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Volume X Issue 4
Published February 2019
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