2022-23 · Vol. 2 · No. 4
Published December 16, 2022
15 stories
From this issue
Two issues ago, we ranked the Starbucks Fall Menu, with the Pumpkin Spice Latte taking the top spot among all the drinks. Since then, the holiday spirit has taken over many Starbucks stores across...
By Heeya Das and Joleen Pan · December 16, 2022
We all know that BASIS is a highly academic school…but nothing is stopping us from having fun! Fashion is a popular means by which people exhibit their creativity...
By Ada Costiniano and Amanda Wu
Eight months ago, large tech companies like Amazon, Google, Twitter, Apple, and Meta were booming. Their stocks were at all-time highs, and the demand for their products and services was endless...
By Krish Mangrolia, Ariana Yi, Ryan Liu
A few weeks ago, Santa Clara County and the VTA bought a $460 million dollar drill to dig a new BART tunnel deep under downtown San Jose. This process is the final step in creating a full loop of...
By Sachit Parekh
“Freedom of speech” is the core ideal behind Twitter’s morals and motto. On Twitter, users are free to express their hidden, authentic, and potentially controversial thoughts...
By Katherine He, Aarna Kamath
Since the conception of mankind, humanity has been constantly developing, pushing forwards. Powerful empires have risen and fallen. Great rulers, hardened warriors, and inspired thinkers...
By Sheil Mody
Jay towers over everyone in the hallway, sort of like a penguin — calm and collected, but lost at the same time. If you have never met the guy, you can spot him in the hallways by finding his...
By Esha Bansiya, Alan Xiao
Jeon Jungkook, the youngest member of the hit K-pop boy band BTS, performed at the opening performance of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, later accompanied by Qatari singer and producer Fahad Al Kubaisi...
By Thanisha Thambidurai
With the US spending more than $2 trillion annually on its military, the armed forces have steadily earned a reputation for being expensive. The United States Navy periodically demonstrates its...
By Jay Thanki
To an ordinary person, the world’s problems seem overwhelming. Cancer, racism, climate change, poverty… and the list goes on. What can one do in the face of all these problems? How can an ordinary...
By Economics Club
With the whole world mobilizing to aid Ukraine in its time of crisis, billions of dollars are being poured into relief packages. Yet where was all this aid when Afghan refugees needed it?
By Anjali Prabhu
It’s not uncommon that we hear students and teachers go about their days mentioning the “model student.” These so-called model students finish their final projects two weeks before the due date...
By Vera Lin
A teacher shortage has rocked the nation. As the effect of the crisis looms over the educational system, an overwhelming number of teachers have left the profession, many of whom chose to do so...
By Sarah Wu, Kaitlyn Liu
On a cold December morning in 2022, two curious BASIS students set out to investigate the secret holiday lives of their teachers. They decided to interview select teachers about the best Christmas...
By Joleen Pan and Amanda Wu
Are you interested in how to prepare for the tiring high school? We asked six high schoolers advice to middle schoolers and eight students about what activities they do in their leisure time.
By Thanisha Thambidurai
