Month: May 2020

When life felt normal: MVHS edition

Freshman Darpan Singh Every March, the freshman literature classes watch Advanced Drama’s production of “Romeo and Juliet”. For freshman Darpan Singh, he specifically remembers the moment his friends and he had watched the performance and snapped a picture afterward. “Back then [when that photo was taken], COVID-19 was [a topic that everyone was talking about],… Continue reading When life felt normal: MVHS edition

Inteligencia artificial en el periodismo

“La inteligencia artificial es la habilidad de resolver tareas para las que harían falta los humanos. Pero, sinceramente, no me gusta mucho el término. Nosotros no somos artificiales, somos, simplemente, diferentes”. Para definir el término inteligencia artificial (IA) se podría haber acudido a un sinfín de fuentes, aunque qué mejor manera de hacerlo que recurriendo… Continue reading Inteligencia artificial en el periodismo

COVID-19: Conflict Hasn’t Paused (Neither Has the Work to Counter It)

Months into an unprecedented, if not always coordinated, global mobilization to counter its effects, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend the worlds of business, politics and diplomacy. Its impact on the most fragile societies, and among the most vulnerable in those societies, becomes clearer by the day. As the Secretary-General said on 27 May during… Continue reading COVID-19: Conflict Hasn’t Paused (Neither Has the Work to Counter It)

808 Lois Ave.

I grew up at 808 Lois Avenue, in Sunnyvale, Calif. My childhood is a string of carefree moments — endless games of cops and robbers with the neighborhood kids, summers spent running through sprinklers and reading books at night in the pink glow of my lava lamp. It was just another suburban neighborhood in California,… Continue reading 808 Lois Ave.

For Roman, 

At my heaviest I was 175 pounds. It was embarrassing. When I looked in the mirror, I no longer saw the girl, known for being athletic, who played competitive tennis all throughout high school. However, the feeling of shame as I scrutinized my thighs and face wasn’t new — it had always been there. Throughout… Continue reading For Roman, 

vi2i0n 

Abrupt endings Seniors talk about what they did and how they felt on their last day of high school Charlotte Chui and Sarah Young For the class of 2020, the last day of high school came abruptly. After a letter from FUHSD Communications Director Rachel Zlotziver, what was meant to be three weeks away from… Continue reading vi2i0n