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Harris and Trump on the Policy Podium

Mason Kim • November 4, 2024

With the 2024 United States presidential election rapidly approaching, it is anyone’s guess as to who will forge the nation’s policies for the years to come. In the national polls, current Vice President Kamala Harris...

Deep Dive on Project 2025

Shawn Lo • November 4, 2024

In April 2023, the Heritage Foundation, one of the largest conservative think tanks in the United States, released a 900-page document titled Project 2025, which outlined goals and initiatives for former president...

Government on Trump's Greens

James Pan • November 4, 2024

As the United States approaches the final stages of the 2024 presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the importance of political outreach becomes more apparent...

United we Stand

Sydney Malicse • November 4, 2024

On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 lives were tragically lost in a series of terrorist attacks. The 9/11 commemoration ceremony, which happens in New York City, is an annual event where people from around the...

Portuguese Bend Slides Into Uncertainty

Andrew Lu • November 4, 2024

In past months, what has been a far-off issue to national and international news outlets has become a new reality for the locals of Rancho Palos Verdes. Landslides, which have a long history on the Palos Verdes...

Who's Charting the Climate Course?

Shawn Lo • January 15, 2025

In the wake of the 2024 election, President Donald Trump has nominated many controversial cabinet members, including Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX (NPR). Musk is set to head the Department of Government Efficiency...

Reality Check on COP29

Mason Kim • January 15, 2025

In recognition of the need to address climate change, the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) met on Nov. 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan...