The Creative Side of Mathematics

How math is taught in the classroom

A Gray Future

To know everything is to know nothing at all

From Conventional to Cool

The psychology and economics behind trend setting Hydroflasks, scrunchies and sksksksksk have seemed to take over not only the MVHS campus but the environment surrounding teens on social media platforms. Viral crazes like the “VSCO girl,” Billie Eilish and more have managed to infiltrate the screens of TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram user in the past …

I Remember There Were Hills

Climate change as told through a peach tree, monkey and girl

Technology and the Distractions It Poses in Our Daily Lives

The science behind attention and the brain’s vulnerability to distractions

Strain O157:H7

How E. coli in our salads has led to the hospitalization of 10 people for hemolytic uremic syndrome

It’s Alright

In 2013, Angelina Jolie tested positive for BRCA1. She removed her breasts. In 2015, she removed her ovaries. For $199, 23andMe offers an Ancestry and Health genetic test that tests for, among genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2.

Mind Games

The benefits of technology and the loss of privacy I slowly crept out from the hallway between the servers and headed back toward the exit door. For a second, I panicked as I grabbed the handle, but the lockdown was only for the perimeter and the door opened without a problem. I exhaled and darted …