Beware of faulty eclipse-wear
Sydney Weiss and Harsimran Makkad
August 10, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase
Although it is safe to stare during the time of the total solar eclipse (since the sun is completely covered at this time), it is highly unsafe to stare before and after the minutes of darkness. This may come as no surprise to anyone who has stared at the sun and experienced a blinding sensation. Ou...
Psychology students shatter social norms
Yvanna Reyes, Staff Writer
May 24, 2017
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Select SHS students participated in a project where they were challenged to go out in public and go against the unsaid rules of society or ‘break a social norm’. Tasks that break a social norm include invading personal space, paying only in coins, doing yoga in a dress, sleeping on beds at furniture...
‘Tis the testing season’
Hannah Lee, Op-ed Chief
May 12, 2017
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SHS faces APs, exams
Read more »Apple sells less for more
Jessica Lu, Staff Writer
May 9, 2017
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According to Apple’s second quarter earnings for iPhone sales, the company’s revenue has increased around one percent to $33.2 billion. Yet at 50.8 million iPhones sold, the unit sales have actually decreased. This is due to Apple selling its iPhones for the highest price yet: $695. The Verge...
US state department announces travel alert for Europe
Eshika Kohli, Business Manager
May 8, 2017
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Terror attacks in France, Russia, Sweden, and Great Britain since the beginning of 2017 convinced the U.S. to institute a travel alert for U.S. citizens traveling to Europe. “While we were [in Europe] for the [AP Euro] trip, I felt safe, and it was not on my mind. However, if there are threats, then it is re...
Experts research why some people look like their names
Eshika Kohli, Business Manager
April 28, 2017
Filed under News
Recently, researchers have experimented, trying to determine if people could correctly match a person’s name to an unfamiliar face. They discovered that these people were able to guess these names at a higher rate than predicted. In this experiment, two studies were completed with 185 people in...
Electric air taxi ideas start soaring
Eddie Wade, Staff Writer
April 28, 2017
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We all remember thinking that flying cars would be a thing by now. Well, air taxis might be in our future. So far, this taxi is only a prototype called Lilium Jet. This all-electric two-seater safely completed an unmanned test early in April. “We have solved some of the toughest engineering ch...
‘Chemistry on the brain’
Harsimran Makkad, Web Editor-in-Chief
April 24, 2017
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AP exams are just around the corner. Students in AP Chemistry are currently struggling to finish learning and reviewing all the material they need to know for their exam on May 1. Mr. Michael Geyer, AP Chemistry teacher, hosted a voluntary Saturday on April 22 from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to teach one en...
Snapchat introduces 3D filter
Jessica Lu, Staff Writer
April 24, 2017
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Snapchat unveiled “World Lenses,” a new filter which allows users to place cute cartoon images and words at any depth of a given picture. In its blog post, the company said that the Lenses “...can paint the world around you with new 3D experiences.” The 3D filter adds an augmented reality...
March for Science promotes policy, research
Jenna Bao, Creative Projects Director
April 21, 2017
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This year’s shift in political leadership has led to increasing participation in activism, including, notably, the Women’s March in January. As part of this trend, an international March for Science will take place on April 22. “The March for Science champions robustly funded and publicly com...
US ‘armada’ heads in opposite direction of North Korea
Eshika Kohli, Business Manager
April 20, 2017
Filed under News
On April 8, the U. S. Navy claimed that the Carl Vinson strike group was on their way towards the Korean peninsula. President Donald Trump said an “armada” was being sent as a deterrence measure. The U. S. states that it had to first finish training with Australia and is now continuing throug...