MVHS’ STEM Research Elective

By Nika Zamani From the countless elective options offered at MVHS, the STEM research class is a course that requires students to conduct an experiment in math, physical science, life science, technology or engineering. The data collected will then be entered into the Synopsys Science Fair, an annual competition allowing students to present their independent project-based …

Seeker in the Void

By Jeffrey Gong Their name was Seeker. When one sensed Seeker, they might not think that Seeker was intelligent, and indeed, they were not — individually. Each individual part of Seeker, a tiny soft finned thing, was no more intelligent than the heat-tube-worms and bottom-scuttlers. But together, in their movements, in their communications, they were among …

Why Music Can be Orange and Make You Cry

By Ramya Chamkeri To Pharrell Williams, his song “Happy” has always been a jumble of reds and yellows and pinks. "[W]ell ... it's not red, it's more like orange,” Pharrell said. “But then it's a little pink, a little rainbow-y, because of the minor chords or whatever." His condition is called synesthesia, which according to Live …

The Mask of War

By Riya Ranjan I stood in my room, staring at the looking glass in front of me. The mask I had on today was beautiful, modeled after a stunning actress with rosy cheeks and long lashes. I ran my hands across the plastic, taking in how much effort had been put into designing such an intricate …