Authored by: Zora Agathocleous Art by: Mia Hsu On July 17th, the Senate passed President Trump’s request to rescind $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding.  This request, a bill officially known as the Recissions Act of 2025 signed into law on July 24th, is a political device the Trump Administration used to cancel funding previously approved by Congress. This rescissions package was the first to succeed in over 30 years, the last being President George H.W

Authored by: Valentine Kim By the early 2010s, the debt amount of an average dental student had surpassed $200,000 by the time of graduation [1]. Today, this amount has increased to nearly $300,000 [2]. The road to a career in the healthcare industry is long and competitive with over 46% of students reporting concerns of making errors in their job and burnout [3]. However, aside from the mental and academic challenges of the path, the financial burden of the road to dentistry

Authored by: Suri Wang Art by: Claire Ma The genetic code acts as the instruction manual for every living organism, determining traits such as eye color, skin tone, and sex. Over the past 50 years, scientists or researchers discovered a way to manipulate the code: genetic engineering, the deliberate alteration of DNA. In 2013, scientists approved CRISPR-Cas9, a precise gene-editing tool that modifies DNA at targeted sites. While genetic editing offers advances in treating neu