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2025-26 · Vol. 5 · No. 7

April 2026

Published April 1, 2026

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A Guide to Acing Academic Interviews

From facing the anxiety and nerves before an interview begins to constantly worrying about the performance afterwards, the interview process can feel incredibly difficult and overwhelming.

By Emma Ma · April 1, 2026

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BIF Holi Event

The blacktop is alive with music and movement, as clouds of color burst overhead. People laugh as their friends and family smear gulal on their faces, grabbing their own bag and chasing them down to playfully retaliate.

By Chen Ma

Illustration of a brown beaver with a broad textured tail.

Hoppers Releases In Theaters

Warning: Spoilers. As people slowly fill up the seats and start munching on popcorn, the lights dim and the screen starts to change from advertisements to the beginning of the movie.

By Hemangi Ghimire

Mr. Betcher: Teaching as an Art

Mr. Betcher rolls his bag into class and turns on his water heater. An aroma of tea fills the room as he goes around and asks everyone for their shoutout for the week.

By Sarah Wu, Tycho Young

GLITCH logo with a stylized skull above the word “GLITCH.”

Rise of Indie Animation

When imagining Indie Animation, a YouTube channel where an artist posts their short 1-2 minute animated shorts or longer fan animations comes to mind.

By Aaron Ely

Taipei 101 Free Solo

Alex Honnold is the first man to free solo the Taipei 101, a 1,667 ft and 101-floor tall skyscraper.

By Natalie Luo

Small white puppy looking through wire fencing

The Hidden Industry of Puppy Farms

Every year, roughly 2. 1 million puppies are sold from “puppy farms”, or breeding facilities, kept in inhumane conditions where the focus is on profit rather than the wellbeing of the puppies or their parents.

By Shubh Bachkethi