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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
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
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
Pine Gulch Fire. Night operations on the Pine Gulch Fire in Colorado. Original public domain image from Flickr
Maui Wildfires
SFO Worker Strike
SFO Worker Strike
Seeds of Change: BISV’s Community Garden
Seeds of Change: BISV’s Community Garden
The Inkwell: A Reintroduction to BISV’s Literary Magazine
The Inkwell: A Reintroduction to BISV’s Literary Magazine
When Passion Meets Performance: The Journey of Our School’s K-pop Dance Club
When Passion Meets Performance: The Journey of Our School’s K-pop Dance Club
Should You Join CoPoco?
Should You Join CoPoco?
Interview with Dr. Noble: Ostriches, Lime Skittles, and Warthog Attacks
Interview with Dr. Noble: Ostriches, Lime Skittles, and Warthog Attacks
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!
Seeds of Change: BISV’s Community Garden
Seeds of Change: BISV’s Community Garden
The Inkwell: A Reintroduction to BISV’s Literary Magazine
The Inkwell: A Reintroduction to BISV’s Literary Magazine
When Passion Meets Performance: The Journey of Our School’s K-pop Dance Club
When Passion Meets Performance: The Journey of Our School’s K-pop Dance Club
Interview with Walden West Volunteers: Vinegaroons, Nature Names, and Wasp Attacks
Interview with Walden West Volunteers: Vinegaroons, Nature Names, and Wasp Attacks
BASIS International School Guangzhou vs BISV: Same but different?
BASIS International School Guangzhou vs BISV: Same but different?
'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
From #MeToo to Now: What the Lively & Baldoni Feud Exposes About Progress
From #MeToo to Now: What the Lively & Baldoni Feud Exposes About Progress
From Stanley Cups to Skims: The Perfect Tiktok Dupe
From Stanley Cups to Skims: The Perfect Tiktok Dupe
An Analysis of Character: Avatar the Last Airbender (Pt. 1)
An Analysis of Character: Avatar the Last Airbender (Pt. 1)
Battle of the Sexes: Performative Male vs. Pick Me Girl
Battle of the Sexes: Performative Male vs. Pick Me Girl
Erewhon: Flexing What Grocery Store You Go To
Erewhon: Flexing What Grocery Store You Go To
Sorry, Not Sorry: Influencer Apology Videos
Ranking Garden Hose Sprays
Ranking Garden Hose Sprays
Why Judges of the Supreme Court Should Serve for Life
You Are Not Patrick Bateman
You Are Not Patrick Bateman
Who’s the Best Gilmore Boy?
Who’s the Best Gilmore Boy?
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
Sports, but explained a little too simply
How to Repurpose Tennis Balls
BISV Basketball Senior Night
BISV Basketball Senior Night
Is Coding Dead in 2025?
Is Coding Dead in 2025?
Autism After Hours: Correlating ASD with Melatonin Deficiency
Autism After Hours: Correlating ASD with Melatonin Deficiency
Nuclear Power Plants: Worth the Risk?
The Vex Worlds Experience
The Vex Worlds Experience
Saving Your Sleep Schedule
Saving Your Sleep Schedule
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
Opposite of Good Christmas Gift Ideas For Your Friends & Family
Opposite of Good Christmas Gift Ideas For Your Friends & Family
Is Political Corruption Bad?
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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Review of Olivia Rodrigo

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