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A Wild Month in Bay Area Weather
A Wild Month in Bay Area Weather
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Free to Fee: NYT Games Require Subscription
Trump’s Kitchen Cabinet
Gen Z Shoots Their Shot: Luigi Mangione
Gen Z Shoots Their Shot: Luigi Mangione
Future of America’s Economy: Trump’s Economic Plan Explained
Trump’s Kitchen Cabinet
Gen Z Shoots Their Shot: Luigi Mangione
Gen Z Shoots Their Shot: Luigi Mangione
Future of America’s Economy: Trump’s Economic Plan Explained
How Osama Bin Laden Was Killed (Part 1)
How Osama Bin Laden Was Killed (Part 1)
International Interviews: Malaysia
International Interviews: Malaysia
A Wild Month in Bay Area Weather
A Wild Month in Bay Area Weather
Free to Fee: NYT Games Require Subscription
Free to Fee: NYT Games Require Subscription
The State of California v. the BISV Vending Machines
The State of California v. the BISV Vending Machines
BISV vs BIHZ
BISV vs BIHZ
Critique of New York Post article
Critique of New York Post article
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley's Varsity Basketball Team's Achievements (2024-2025)
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley’s Varsity Basketball Team’s Achievements (2024-2025)
BISV Girls' Volleyball - vs. Notre Dame
BISV Girls’ Volleyball – vs. Notre Dame
Teachers vs Theories
Teachers vs Theories
Japanese Language Club
Japanese Language Club
Making History: BISV Tennis
Making History: BISV Tennis
Interview with Dr. Noble: Ostriches, Lime Skittles, and Warthog Attacks
Interview with Dr. Noble: Ostriches, Lime Skittles, and Warthog Attacks
Interview with Ms. Banga: the Sphinx, Zuko, and Iced Black Coffee
Interview with Ms. Banga: the Sphinx, Zuko, and Iced Black Coffee
Mo v. Mo
Mo v. Mo
Interview with Mr. Adams: Pigeons, Space Tourism, and Gunpoint Robberies
Interview with Mr. Adams: Pigeons, Space Tourism, and Gunpoint Robberies
Teacher [Milk] Tea: Part 2
Teacher [Milk] Tea: Part 2
Extremely Spicy Notes
Extremely Spicy Notes
Spotify Wrapped Interviews
Spotify Wrapped Interviews
Why You Will Hoard Your Halloween Candy
Why You Will Hoard Your Halloween Candy
San Jose’s Absurdist Treasure: Goofball Gallery
San Jose’s Absurdist Treasure: Goofball Gallery
BISV Varsity Boys Basketball Blowout Win Against Esperanza High School by 29 Points!
BISV Varsity Boys Basketball Blowout Win Against Esperanza High School by 29 Points!
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley's Varsity Basketball Team's Achievements (2024-2025)
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley’s Varsity Basketball Team’s Achievements (2024-2025)
BISV Girls' Volleyball - vs. Notre Dame
BISV Girls’ Volleyball – vs. Notre Dame
Japanese Language Club
Japanese Language Club
Making History: BISV Tennis
Making History: BISV Tennis
Seeds of Change: BISV’s Community Garden
Seeds of Change: BISV’s Community Garden
'24 Post-College Application Senior Interviews: Results, Feelings, and Advice
’24 Post-College Application Senior Interviews: Results, Feelings, and Advice
'24 BISV Senior College Application Interviews and Advice: Manasvi Pinnaka
’24 BISV Senior College Application Interviews and Advice: Manasvi Pinnaka
’24 BISV Senior College Application Interviews and Advice: Ivan Zhang
'24 BISV Senior College Application Interviews and Advice: Anvi Sinha
’24 BISV Senior College Application Interviews and Advice: Anvi Sinha
'24 BISV Senior College Application Interviews and Advice: Anon1, Nivedita K, Anon2, Aditi S
’24 BISV Senior College Application Interviews and Advice: Anon1, Nivedita K, Anon2, Aditi S
Pedestrian Safety and You
Pedestrian Safety and You
The Rapture’s Psychosis
The Rapture’s Psychosis
From Bikini-Lover to Government Enemy: Jimmy Kimmel’s History
From Bikini-Lover to Government Enemy: Jimmy Kimmel’s History
Inca: A Mysterious Ancient City
Inca: A Mysterious Ancient City
Romantic Homicide: d4vd and Celeste Rivas
Romantic Homicide: d4vd and Celeste Rivas
Why you should procrastinate every single assignment
Why you should procrastinate every single assignment
The Most Useful English Words
The Most Useful English Words
Is this Generation Scared of Thinking?
Is this Generation Scared of Thinking?
The Pursuit of Rehabilitation
The Pursuit of Rehabilitation
Unbiased and Diverse News: The Ideal
Unbiased and Diverse News: The Ideal
BISV Girls' Volleyball - vs. Notre Dame
BISV Girls’ Volleyball – vs. Notre Dame
Making History: BISV Tennis
Making History: BISV Tennis
Cadillac - Formula One’s New Addition
Cadillac – Formula One’s New Addition
Advocating for a More Accurate Tennis Replay System
Advocating for a More Accurate Tennis Replay System
Tribe vs STMN September Spectacle Knockout
Tribe vs STMN September Spectacle Knockout
The Math Behind Autocorrect
The Math Behind Autocorrect
The Threat of Large Vehicles
The Threat of Large Vehicles
Who Cares About iPhone Airs?
Who Cares About iPhone Airs?
The Science Behind Homosexuality
The Science Behind Homosexuality
Is Coding Dead in 2025?
Is Coding Dead in 2025?
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley: Education at its Finest
What To Do When Your Car Gets Hit by a Meteor
What To Do When Your Car Gets Hit by a Meteor
Has Capitalism Finally Gone Too Far?
Breaking News: Explosion in the Chemistry Department Puts Into Doubt the Safety of Chemical
It's Not You, It's Cows
It’s Not You, It’s Cows
The Inkwell: Finding Love at BISV - February Issue (Print)
The Inkwell: Finding Love at BISV – February Issue (Print)
The Inkwell: Haunted Histories and Strangest Mysteries – October Issue (Print)
The Inkwell: Haunted Histories and Strangest Mysteries – October Issue (Print)
Red Is the Color of... - Haunted Histories and Strangest Mysteries
Red Is the Color of… – Haunted Histories and Strangest Mysteries
Cat (Art) - Haunted Histories and Strangest Mysteries
Cat (Art) – Haunted Histories and Strangest Mysteries
Lamps and Lost Souls - Haunted Histories and Strangest Mysteries
Lamps and Lost Souls – Haunted Histories and Strangest Mysteries

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Pedestrian Safety and You

Pedestrian Safety and You

Maxwell X.
October 27, 2025

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley: Education at its Finest

Maxwell X., Staff Writer
October 2, 2025
What To Do When Your Car Gets Hit by a Meteor

What To Do When Your Car Gets Hit by a Meteor

Maxwell X., Staff Writer
September 30, 2025

Has Capitalism Finally Gone Too Far?

Maxwell X., Staff Writer
March 17, 2025
Where Do We Get Our Metal?

Where Do We Get Our Metal?

Maxwell X., Staff Writer
March 6, 2025

Is Political Corruption Bad?

Maxwell X.
January 30, 2025
The Best Trees, Qualitatively Ranked

The Best Trees, Qualitatively Ranked

Maxwell X., Staff Writer
November 21, 2024

Nuclear Power Plants: Worth the Risk?

Maxwell X., Staff Writer
October 24, 2024
Kidnapping Squirrels: A Guide

Kidnapping Squirrels: A Guide

Maxwell X., Staff Writer
October 13, 2024

Death and how to avoid it

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September 27, 2024
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