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Responsible gun use

by Kavya Ramakrishnan, Vinnet Kosaraju, and Michael Sikand February 4, 2016

Despite the recent use of firearms as weapons of violence, students and faculty can safely and responsibly fire them in recreational settings without harming others. “Not everyone who owns a gun is...

Scientists discover new elements

Scientists discover new elements

by Nicole Chen and Derek Yen January 31, 2016

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) confirmed of the discovery of four new elements with atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 on Dec 30. These new discoveries are “artificial...

Violence in film and television: hurting people should never be cute

by Melina Nakos, Reporter December 12, 2015

There is a concept in the movie industry stating that audiences desire to watch two things: sex and violence. In light of the increase of gun violence in the United States, the question of how constructive...

Recent shootings reveal normalization of violence

According to Shooting Tracker, there have been 353 shootings this year alone, more attacks than there are days in the year. As the number of these attacks increases, people are becoming increasingly indifferent...

Electric cars diversify automotive industry

by Sahana Srinivasan and Michael Sikand December 12, 2015

As the U.S. has grown increasingly informed of the effects of climate change, the automotive industry is being revolutionized by the increased popularity of zero emission electric vehicles. Electric...

A car drives through a flooded road in Chennai. Heavy rainfall and faulty drainage systems caused flooding throughout southern India during the month of November and first week of December.

Massive rainfall causes devastating flood in India

by Raveena Kapatkar, Tiffany Wong, and Vignesh Panchanatham December 12, 2015

With water levels rising above six feet and cars floating, flipped over, through the flooded roads, the city of Chennai, India has been devastated by the most rainfall they have received in a hundred years. A...

21st U.N. COP Talks in Paris Aim to Lessen Carbon Emissions

by Kavya Ramakrishnan and Neil Bai December 12, 2015

The 21st United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in Paris has been extended to Saturday, one day longer than its expected...

Virtual March capitalizes on power of the internet to spread awareness

by Trisha Dwivedi and Anjay Saklecha December 12, 2015

While protests and conferences around the world attempt to resolve the issue of climate change, our own Green Team is trying to approach the issue using a different methodology: capitalize the power of...

Changing the climate around global warming

by Kshithija Mulam December 12, 2015

Most people know about climate change; at a young age, we’re taught to recycle, save gas by carpooling and not waste paper. We’ve had science teachers drill the process of greenhouse gasses escaping...

Just us against the world

by Katherine Zhang December 12, 2015

When I was in first grade, I learned that the world was going to die. I had just settled into my seat in a movie theater when the screen flickered to life and a rapid series of terrifying images flashed...

Eagle Scouts learn proper gun safety procedures

by Anika Rajamani and Vineet Kosaraju December 11, 2015

After six years of collecting badges, volunteering in the community, and serving as a leader, seniors Naman Jindal and Nikhil Parmar recently became Eagle Scouts, the highest possible achievement from...

"I guess I understand that people do want to support it, but everyone thinks that changing the filter is going to change everything. Yeah, you can change the filter to look like you're trying to help. I just don't think it really helps that much." - Justan Su (12)

Talk Around Campus: What’s your take on the French flag Facebook filter?

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Assistant Opinion Editor November 29, 2015

  This piece was originally published in the pages of the Winged Post on November 20, 2015.

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