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Features

Spinning with success: The resurgence of vinyl record popularity across the country

This article delves into the passion for vinyl record listening experienced. I personally love listening to vinyl and enjoyed interviewing different stores across the country to learn more about what they experience. This article also won a Best of SNO Award, which can be viewed in the "Awards" tab.

Reshaping lecture-based learning: How classrooms adapt to students’ needs

This article gave me the chance to get more personal with some of my teachers to understand their methods. The article came out great with strong photos and statistics with the help of another writer.

Editorials

Editorial: Radio stations’ signals aren’t fading, they’re just being misdirected

This was the most intriguing article for me to write since I have a clear passion for music and the issues that are bringing down the best parts of it. I focussed primarily on local layoffs and misdirection from radio conglomerate companies that ruin the local shows I listen to. I also made the art for the photo, which gave me a chance to improve on a range of my skills as a journalist.

Editorial: US Department of Health’s censorship of medicine threatens America’s future

I was inspired to write this article after hearing about censorship that a family friend of mine faced. He was working on his Ph.D at the University of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and received a memo from the United States government about topics he couldn't talk about. Some topics include "fluoride," "gender identity," "autism," and "vaccines." All of which represent some of the federal overreach present in the Trump Administration that most people didn't know about.

General News

San Bruno evolves in the midst of the Silicon Valley expansion

For this article, I interviewed multiple San Bruno residents and the mayor, Rico Medina about an upcoming project to revitalize a big part of San Bruno's culture that had largely died out. I used to go to the mall with my grandparents so it was interesting to learn about its intricacies.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new mental health law addresses homelessness issues

This article explains the proposition by California's governor to attempt to tackle homelessness, mental health, and drug abuse problems throughout the state. This article was interesting to write and I learned a lot about the specific issues regarding this conflict.

Israel-Hamas war heightens political debate in America

The Israel-Hamas conflict was a huge spark for debate everywhere, and even before it escalated further such as the issues with college campuses, there was significant debate that was worthy of reporting on. This was also my longest article at the time, as it tried to briefly explain the longstanding and complicated history of the Middle East conflicts.

Business & Tech News

Nvidia capitalizes on AI boom

I have always been passionate about AI and computers, and NVIDIA, being the largest company for enabling both, sparked my attention. Because of this, learning about and reporting on their business was a great experience.

Netflix leads competition in the Streaming Wars

The oversaturation of streaming services is a very complicated reality, and I was able to report on it through my research about how certain services are able to stay successful amid intense competition.

Quantum computing will make or break cybersecurity

Quantum computing is a new technology that isn't at a mainstream point yet, but is implementing itself in many industries. With speeds thousands of times faster than the fastest supercomputers, it's a hugely important development that everyone should be aware of.

Plastic-eating enzymes can eliminate pollution issues

Technologies to break down plastics have gained significant ground in their ability to potentially help combat climate change. A French company, Carbios, for instance, caught my attention due to its use of common enzymes to accomplish this in a clean way.

The next step for OpenAI may just be automation

I first started using AI for some feature photos in this article and used it to explain OpenAI's attempts at bringing their tools to everyday use as an assistant. Many companies, such as Microsoft and Google, have since implemented similar features into their software.

Facial recognition industries strive to balance benefits and privacy concerns

Facial recognition proves to be a double-edged sword, as it can improve efficiency and safety but also pose significant privacy concerns. I'm very passionate about cybersecurity and individual rights to online privacy, so I enjoyed writing about potential dangers to it.

Government acquisition of advertising data instigates privacy concerns

Following up on growing cybersecurity and privacy issues coming now with advertising data collection, the government's purchases of data to catch criminals and track world leaders can improve safety, but also obviously poses major concerns for individual rights to privacy.

HIGHLANDER Magazine

Issue 1: Unwrapping the Holidays

Adopting Paws-itivity for the Holidays

This article was the cover article for our printed magazine, Highlander. With a holiday theme, we decided to write about pet adoptions during the holidays. The photos and information we got from interviews and tours, primarily from the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, allowed us to write a very factual yet informal article about an extremely fun topic.

Below are all of the pages of the spread designed by Editor Shiori Chen.
Photos by Photographer Nathan Turnbeaugh.