Belevie. Beleve. Beli. Believe. Autocorrect will take over before the backspace is even pressed. The tool has taken over the keyboard, with red and blue underlines correcting mistakes before anyone can...

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Junior Marcos Rodriguez and his family fled Venezuela in a frenzy. Rodriguez said he can still remember the rushed good-byes he gave his close friends and family. It took a total of two weeks for a once...

In early January, junior Ismail Kheiri performed his first pilgrimage to Mecca. Kheiri said the pilgrimage was an eye-opening event.  “Seeing the Kaaba for the first time was transformative,” Kheiri...

Senior Drew Reed was 1 year old when he was diagnosed with a rare type of childhood cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma. For Reed, it started with body pains and could have escalated into something far worse if the...

For Priscilla Smith, Black Student Alliance co-president and senior, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s beliefs of racial equality through nonviolent resistance have shaped her, even from an early age.  A...

Junior Allison Shen said she has always enjoyed math class, despite noticing that her peers don’t share the same love. So, Shen decided to do something about it. Now, Shen is the co-founder of Infinity...

Released in 2024, Our Little Secret showcases the story of two exes who haven’t seen each other for ten years and reunite at a Christmas party after finding out their significant others are siblings.  This...

Nationally, Ugly Sweater Day is celebrated on the third Friday of every December. This year, the holiday will take place on Dec. 20. Junior Marcus Grethen said celebrating Ugly Sweater Day with his family...

For senior Feryal Haider, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become part of both her education and her everyday life.  “I use AI a lot when it comes to helping me solve math problems or chemistry problems...

In the couple weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election, my entire TikTok and YouTube pages were filled with tons of videos of conservatives debating liberals on hot topic issues that they disagreed...

Tune in for the Halloween Special of "Keeping up with Carmel," as hosts Mahitha Konjeti and Eileen Roh talk about their favorite Halloween traditions, costumes, candy, and more. The views in this podcast...