The Students of the Year program, hosted by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), is a philanthropic competition for high school students who participate by running campaigns in order to raise funds...

In the spring of 2020, New York City was the epicenter of COVID-19 in the U.S. The bustling city skidded to a halt; schools closed their doors, restaurants stood idle and brick and mortar stores hung up...

Stuck in the monotony of quarantine life, I often feel like I’m on auto-pilot, rotating between my bed, the dining table and my desk. Sometimes I feel like I don’t even inhabit my own body —I’m...

Open-air stalls line the market, boasting countless exotic animals. Some notable mentions include porcupines, baby crocodiles and beavers. Live fish slosh around in tubs of water. Blood drips from slaughtered...

Getting carpal tunnel from long essay writing sessions at Starbucks, taking last minute SAT tests and knocking on your past teacher’s classroom door are all symptoms most high school seniors develop....

With the fall semester being held online, most Burlingame clubs have had to acclimate to a virtual format. For the Burlingame Kids in Need (KIN) Club, the transition has been tricky, especially because...

Wake up at 5:45 a.m., get dressed, scarf down a quick breakfast and sit down in front of a monitor setup that looks like it belongs to the world’s best hacker. For Burlingame senior Brandon Fong, waking...

Living through a pandemic tests the integrity of governments and citizens. Some countries have responded skillfully and minimized the impact of the virus. Some countries have not. Likewise, some citizens...

Update: Senior Jeffery Chen won the Breakthrough Junior Challenge on Sunday, garnering $250,000 in college scholarship money. He accepted his award at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, which honors the...

History, in theory, should be absolute and impartial. It should be fact. In reality, however, history is far from unbiased.  The telling of history changes over time. It seems surprising that an event...

Uganda United, one of Burlingame’s humanitarian clubs, is unique in one of its main functions: writing letters to students in Uganda.While forming new friendships, club members also develop a valuable...