By Zoe Y. '30 In the middle of this past July, Lindsey Graham suddenly passed away. A Republican senator from South Carolina and close ally of Trump, he was an influential voice in shaping U.S. foreign policy for the thirty-plus years he served in Congress. Graham’s death was medically ruled as an aortic dissection (a tear in the artery that carries blood to the body) caused by a short cardiovascular affliction. However, suspicious circumstances surrounding his death have sp

By Samaa B. '30 Back in November of last year, Google unveiled one of its most ambitious solutions to the AI infrastructure problem: Project Suncatcher. Google’s plan is to eventually put artificial intelligence data centers into space and harness the sun’s energy to power them. If that sounds prone to failure, it’s because it has been. This first launch, set to take place October 1st, marks a test to see whether the Tensor Processing Units (or TPUs), which Google uses to pro

By Anika O. '30 On September 5th, 10,000 internal OpenAI models solved a problem that the greatest mathematical minds of the century had struggled with, completing it in just 88 hours. By the end of the day, the entire scientific community was in existential crisis mode. But should we be, and what does this move of AI brilliance really mean for math going forward? Background The Navier-Stokes problem is one of the seven math problems named by the Clay Mathematics Institute as

By Sam N. '29 Welcome back to school! Below are brief recaps of recent news from the summer, organized into national and international news. This article was inspired by former Editor-in-Chief Jinane Ejjed’s (‘26) summer recap from 2024, which you can find here. Sources include: CNN, NBC News, PBS NewsHour, Britannica, US NOAA, NPR, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Reuters, and Euronews. National News Iran War Resumes: After a shaky ceasefire and the June 17 Islamabad Memorandu

By Ellery A. '30 While every four years the presidential elections grab the most headlines, the midterm elections also have a profound impact on our American lives. This year’s November 3rd midterm elections will impact the way in which President Trump pursues his agenda during his next two years in office. You might know that the United States’ Constitution states many rules that are set in place to balance the powers of the federal government and the states’ governments. It

By Sophie Martin ‘27 For Reverend Victor Floyd, solely his existence within the Presbyterian church horrifies conservative Christians. As a gay man, his sexuality was only welcomed at the pulpit 15 years ago, and even in the welcoming Calvary Church community in San Francisco, Floyd has faced his share of trials. Members of his congregation, though they listened to his sermons and treated him as a leader, wanted him to leave part of his identity behind as he preached. “The n

Bhoomika Pullela ‘27 The 2026 Winter Olympics started February 6th, and if you haven’t had the chance to tune in, here are a few major stories from the first 6 days of the games. Ukrainian Athlete Prohibited From Competing On Thursday morning, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) made the controversial decision to bar Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing in his event after he refused the International Olympic Committee’s (ICO) p

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...

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

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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...