By Hamsini Sivakumar (‘21) I honestly cannot remember when I started watching Marvel movies. Iron Man came out when I was 5, and while it was definitely after that, these movies have been in the background of most of my life through posters, ads, and excited trips to the theatre. Even when I didn’t really understand the plot, I was always entertained by what was … Continue reading Wandavision Is Not Classic Marvel Entertainment
By Hamsini Sivakumar (‘21) As someone from Michigan, I’m used to watching snow pile up on sidewalks and roads every February, so I thought the recent winter storm in Texas would be harmless. However, instead of just the possibility of a snow day, Texans have been dealing with power outages, frozen pipes, and a lack of water. While cold weather has been affecting the entire … Continue reading Texas’s Winter Storm Struggles
Sunny Sivakumar (‘21) Since COVID-19 was discovered in late 2019, the race to find a vaccine has been ongoing as the world remains in quarantine. While the process to create a vaccine normally takes years, scientists have been working to find one as quickly as possible. Now, it seems that not one but two companies have vaccines that could prove to be effective. The first … Continue reading Two Possible COVID-19 Vaccines
By Sunny Sivakumar (’21) While the race for the President may have been called in favor of President-Elect Joe Biden, that doesn’t mean that this election is over. In fact, it won’t be over for a while, due to the runoff elections in Georgia, which will determine which party will take control of the Senate for the next two years. Currently, the Republican Party has … Continue reading An Explanation of the Runoff Elections in Georgia
By Sunny Sivakumar (’21) Recently, protests, which have spread through social media all around the world, have erupted in Nigeria, trying to end SARS. Not to be mistaken with the disease, SARS stands for “Special Anti-Robbery Squad”, and is an elite police force created in the 1980s to reduce crime rates. However, now, they have become part of the problem, with Amnesty International reporting on … Continue reading A Background on the “End SARS” Protests in Nigeria
The Overachiever 