A new Netflix documentary features the problems involved with preserving Virunga National Park, an area of over 2 million acres, from poachers, oil drillers, and even the rebel group, M23, accused of human rights’ crimes upon the thousands of people living in Eastern Congo.

Symantec, the company that makes Norton AntiVirus, has discovered a computer virus called Regin that has been around since 2008. Perhaps the scariest part of Regin is its extreme sophistication, which suggests that it was developed over a period of multiple years by an advanced government. The fact that it has taken a Fortune 500…

When you were younger, you may have watched your mother put her makeup on in the morning or before she went out to dinner. You may have thought that all of the different brushes and creams were exciting. Yet, what you likely didn’t realize is that all of those soft powders and brightly colored lipsticks…

Do you ever lay in bed with the lights off scrolling through your phone or laptop then suddenly your eyes water from the bright screen?

Essays. Transcripts. Standardized test scores. Recommendation letters. Interviews. Early decision. Early action. Am I making you nervous yet?

Dyslexia affects one in every 10 people worldwide. Within the United States alone, 17% – 20% of the population is dyslexic, a specific kind of reading difficulty that is caused by genetic neurological variations. Often and without knowing, dyslexia makes people switch and transform letters and words as they read.

When I first noticed my little sister’s increasingly sassy behavior, I could not understand where it came from. She most certainly did not pick up the cheesy comebacks and petty insults from our home. That’s when I started listening to the rattle of her TV shows that played like background music in our house.

The midterm elections of November 4, 2014,  were historic for more reasons than meet the eye. Most notably, the Republicans gained control of the Senate by capturing 52 of the 100 seats, giving them the majority. While netting a gain of 7, the GOP remarkably gave up no seats, while the Democrats gained no new…

On Saturday, I received the heartbreaking news of a tragedy that happened in my former hometown. Early on the morning of November 1, five teenagers were on their way home when they ran out of gas. The driver  pulled over to the beltway’s shoulder of to wait for help when a drunk driver struck the…

At Columbus Academy, many privileges come with age. For instance, you get to play on the larger playground when you get to second grade, you get to eat frozen yogurt at lunch once every letter-day rotation in middle school, and you can wear any color polo you want when you reach high school. These privileges…