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Eagle Pass Proud: Edwin A. Pua, Jr. Graduates from Stanford University, Sets Sights on AI Research
Palo Alto, California—Eagle Pass High School Class of 2020 Valedictorian, Edwin A. Pua, Jr., graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at the 133rd Commencement Ceremony held at Stanford Stadium, featuring philanthropist Melinda French Gates as the keynote commencement speaker.
A Countdown of a Life of a Silver Creek Senior
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — With only 18 days left, we look back on David Marentes’ memories, advice, and plans after Silver Creek High School. There are many students here at Silver Creek with unknown lives. Today, we’d like to shout out one of our soon-to-be graduated students here at Silver Creek. Being a senior can feel unreal for some class of 2024 students because their freshman year never came.
Measure G task force starting from scratch
Following the partial reallocation of Measure G’s budget to a Foothill College dental clinic, the Measure G task force has been in limbo. As student task force members graduate and the committee reshuffles its priorities, the future of Measure G continues to be up in the air. The original...
Chemistry Fusion Society aims to unite students with an interest in the subject in a college facing staffing issues
The Chemistry Fusion Society is the first of its kind since the disbandment of the Chemistry Club in the Winter Quarter of 2019. The new club instituted by Inter Club Council in Spring held their first meeting in the Physical Science and Technologies Village on June 13. De Anza College...
Students can balance school with work, life, extracurriculars
Student life can become difficult and draining, but if you want it bad enough you need to discipline yourself. Putting in hard work and being present with your obligations is only half of what you need to succeed. The other half is making sure your mind is strong enough. I...
Opinion: College Presidents Should Lead with Moral Clarity, Setting the Tone for Campus Culture
Friday afternoon, a group of faculty and staff gathered under the shade of a large Oak tree in prayer, in remembrance, and in community as they shared how they’ve coped balancing work and personal life while watching the genocidal violence Israel is committing against the Palestinian people. While this ethnic cleansing has transpired over the last 76 years, the citizen journalists documenting the violence, and our ability to see it in real time, is relatively new.
Lauren John: Critical Thinking
There’s more to a good grade than the right answer. There’s the thought process that led to it. Lauren John has this Perspective. I teach English at a local college where this week a student asked for help with what we used to call a book report. Now it is called a critical essay.
California dreamin’: Player development key reason QHS’s Longcor commits to Santa Clara
QUINCY — The map shows Santa Clara, Calif., is nearly 2,000 miles away, but Bradley Longcor III doesn’t see it as being nearly that far. “We realized the plane flight is four hours,” the Quincy High School basketball standout said. “The other schools recruiting me are four hours away, too, except that’s a car ride instead of a plane ride. So it’s not that big of a difference.”
Berkeley schools investigated over alleged harassment of Arabs, Palestinians, and Muslims
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) over allegations of racist discrimination against Arabs, Palestinians, and Muslims. In May, the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed an 11-page complaint accused the...
Stanford GSB Application Essays Advice
With a 1,000-total word count, the application essays for the Stanford Graduate School of Business are among the longest for business schools. Stanford GSB’s essays offer applicants an opportunity to paint a complete picture of their candidacy beyond grades and test scores. Melisa Prevost, an admissions consultant at Stratus Admissions Counseling, recently broke down each of Stanford GSB’s essays offering insight into what exactly the admissions committee is looking for.
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