By Sophie M. '28 Disclaimer- The subject of this profile has requested anonymity to be able to fully continue her paramount work. The resistance against mass deportation of immigrants in the United States is a silent yet powerful force.While the government holds tens of thousands of immigrants in detention centers, without criminal charges, heroes across the country work under the surface to aid immigrants and help them gain asylum in the US. One San Francisco resident may se

Trigger Warning: mention of shooting, antisemitism, and death Hey Prep community, As many of you know, [recently] there were two horrific mass shootings that have shaken members of our campus community. Andrew and the JSU leaders wrote a beautiful note acknowledging the tragedy of the Bondi Beach shooting that happened [on December 14th] in Sydney, Australia. Please read their note on Campus News and accept their support, and the support of adults in our community, to help pr

By Athena T ‘27 Over the past decade, the political vocabulary of young Americans has shifted—and one word once considered a political career-ender is now entering the mainstream: socialism. Long associated with the specter of the Soviet Union and Cold War politics, the term carried deep stigma for generations. Even in freshman-year Asian Worlds, we were taught how McCarthyism and the Red Scare shaped mid-century anti-radical sentiment, cementing socialism as a political tabo

By Sophie M. '28 When we elected him president, we knew the allegations. We heard the recordings of Trump and his buddies, laughing about how “when you’re a star… you can do anything.” We knew this man was a sexual predator, a misogynist, yet we elected him anyway. Why? Maybe we simply thought it wouldn’t affect his ability to lead. “Quiet! Quiet, piggy.” When Catherine Lucey, journalist for Bloomberg News, tried to follow up on her pointed question about the release of the E

By Sophie M. '28 Between pews filled with people in a small, beautiful Presbyterian church, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor stands before an endless line of children, craning their necks to get a glimpse of her. With patience and kindness, she listens to and answers every child’s questions, and enfolds each one in a loving embrace.  Sotomayor was there to discuss her new children’s book, Just Shine, the story of her mother’s journey to America and the people she touched

By Bhoomika P. ‘27 Four men. 8 minutes. The heist of the century.  On Sunday, October 19th, several men broke into the Louvre and stole eight French crown jewels from the Galerie D’Apolon. These jewels once belonged to several French aristocrats, such as Napoleon and his wives. The gallery has now been shut down since the theft, and police have surrounded the scene. But how did the Louvre, one of the world’s most heavily guarded museums, get broken into? Here’s the rundown.  

By Andrew M. ‘27 Since February of 2022, the United States has served as arguably the biggest supporter of Ukraine’s defense against Russia. From the get-go, the Biden administration supplied Ukraine with hundreds of billions of dollars, whether in financial aid or weaponry. The United States has also taken in hundreds of thousands of refugees since the invasion began.  As the war dragged on, and a virtual stalemate began to form, many Americans—especially on the right— began

By Gurnoor D. '28 I earlier wrote about connecting the dots between in-class learnings from Dr. Jason Chang’s Asian Worlds class and...

By Sophie M. '28 In Article II, Section II of the United States Constitution, the President is given the right to “grant reprieves and...

By Anika S. '26 While “I read it on the Internet” has never inspired confidence in accuracy, people who get their news from two of the...

Trump’s foreign policy worldview, full of -isms, erodes long-standing American international policy principles. By Jinane Ejjed '26...

Gurnoor writes on how students can connect their work in Asian Worlds to modern day monsoon events in India. By Gurnoor Dang '28 I have...

By Jinane Ejjed '26 The summer of 2024 was quite eventful. Below, find highlights of national and international events from recent...

What will she do when she loses? What’s the endgame for her long, drawn-out campaign? This is where we were just a few weeks ago after...

Quinn C. '25 Any discussion of social equity and justice requires positioning health as a key concern. Health is, after all, a social...

By Neel C. Starting in the late 1930s, a new science fiction style had evolved. Dubbed the Golden Age of Science Fiction, this period...

By Irene M. '26 Featuring summaries of the biggest news, hand-picked articles to get you up to date, and the editor’s personal picks, the...

By Irene M ‘26 and Jinane E ‘26, Radar Current Events Editors with Contributions from Angela W ‘24, Radar Co-Editor-in-Chief As many are...

Jinane E. '26 How corporate ties and lobbying have become a doorway into infiltrating American democracy… all with the swish of a pen. In...

Andrew M. '27 As the US federal government was on the verge of a shutdown, the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal employees,...

Reese L. '25 Since the 1900s, most colleges in the United States have used standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT to help determine...

Kira H. On September 8, 2023, Morocco experienced a deadly earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, resulting in the loss of over 2,900 lives...

Tiago F. On June 18th, Hardeep Singh Nijjar was found dead right outside of a Sikh temple in British Columbia, Canada. A Canadian...

Kobi T. District 5 of the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has not held a school board seat since March of 2023, leaving its...