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The student news site of Claremont High School

The Wolfpacket

The student news site of Claremont High School

The Wolfpacket

Nina Wu

Nina Wu, Co-Head A&E Editor

Nina Wu is a junior at CHS and the Co-Head A&E Editor, advertising manager, and business manager for the Wolfpacket. Wu joined the Wolfpacket during her sophomore year and is passionate about writing (duh), music, debate, civic engagement projects, and advancement of bold food choices (after writing “Yolk vs White: Which is More Egg-cellent?” last year, Wu is looking forward to writing an article about green vs brown bananas with Assistant News editor Caroline Warren. By the way, brown>green.) Wu loves volunteering and is President of the club Project Keynote and Vice President of Legion of Voters– yes, shameless plug, go join. She is also Lincoln-Douglas Debate captain for CHS’s Speech and Debate team, and is looking forward to teaching novices the ultimate two truths: (1) Util is trutil; (2) John Locke is #1 bae (iykyk). She is eager to have another great year at the Wolfpacket!

All content by Nina Wu
photo courtesy of Phineus Choi

Phineus Choi’s Pomona Pursuit: A Path of Promising Possibilities

Nina Wu, Reporter
June 7, 2024

Independence, defined by Merriam Webster, is “not subject to control by others.” This word is simultaneously craved by thousands of highschoolers moving...

Berkeley-bound bears bid farewell to CHS

Nina Wu and Caroline Warren
June 7, 2024

Questions: What major were you accepted with and why? What are you most excited about for college? What advice would you give to underclassmen? ...

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From Innocence to Insult: A Look Inside Social Media Comment Sections

Nina Wu, Reporter
May 3, 2024

“Oil up”, “Acoustic”, the “n-word”. If you have opened up a TikTok or Instagram comment section within the past few weeks, you would notice...

Golden State’s Gold Rush: Legalized Sports Betting in California

Golden State’s Gold Rush: Legalized Sports Betting in California

Nina Wu, Reporter
May 3, 2024

“Research shows that nearly half of all American adults (49%) participated in some form of gambling in the past year,” according to the American Gaming...

Strands: The Newest New York Time Game

Strands: The Newest New York Time Game

Nina Wu, Reporter
May 3, 2024

Introducing the newest addition to the New York Times (NYT) game squad: Strands. Strands was released on March 4th; the game puts a new spin on the traditional...

Kung Fu Panda 4: Kung-Fu Fighting its Way to Viewers' Hearts

Kung Fu Panda 4: Kung-Fu Fighting its Way to Viewers’ Hearts

Nina Wu, Reporter
March 29, 2024

From Po’s humble beginnings in the original “Kung Fu Panda” movie to Po retiring the Dragon Warrior title in “Kung Fu Panda 4”, the beloved saga...

Yolk vs White: Which is More Egg-cellent?

Yolk vs White: Which is More Egg-cellent?

Caroline Warren and Nina Wu
March 29, 2024

Enter the wonderful world of egg-ercise. From the 15-minute HIIT workouts on YouTube to Planet Fitness regulars, there are lots of different “cultures''...

Dear Superbowl: Do Better

Dear Superbowl: Do Better

Nina Wu, Reporter
March 4, 2024

Money. It is universally understood that money is a prime motivator behind why people do the things they do. It also explains the questionable actions...

Disrespected, Disappointed, Disgraced: Gen Alpha Making Teachers Quit

Disrespected, Disappointed, Disgraced: Gen Alpha Making Teachers Quit

Nina Wu, Reporter
March 4, 2024

A 7th grade teacher with the TikTok username @qbthedon states in his viral video, “I teach seventh grade, [and yet Gen Alpha] are still performing on...

SATIRE: Pokemon: 2024 Presidential Election Edition

SATIRE: Pokemon: 2024 Presidential Election Edition

Nina Wu, Reporter
March 4, 2024

Hey kids. Welcome to today’s episode of Pokemon: Democrats and Republicans, the knockoff version of Pokemon: Sun and Moon. For those of you new to...

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New Year, New Me, New Gym Membership

Nina Wu, Reporter
February 9, 2024

Within the depths of New Year's resolutions, millions of people are swept into the “new year, new me, new gym membership” craze. Places like Planet...

Amendments to FAFSA: new implications for future applicants

Amendments to FAFSA: new implications for future applicants

Caroline Warren and Nina Wu
February 9, 2024

The thrill of college acceptance is unlike anything else in the world. Seniors hold their breath as they hit the refresh button on the admission status...

SATIRE: Christmas Carol Parodies

SATIRE: Christmas Carol Parodies

Nina Wu and Caroline Warren
December 21, 2023

Jack the Red-Nosed Reindeer You know Izzy and Carrie and Carson and Anna Isabelle, Lucas and Mayo and Naisaa But do you recall The most famous...

Disney’s “Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V” Princess Problem

Disney’s “Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V” Princess Problem

Nina Wu, Reporter
December 21, 2023

“Is my mouth drooping? I feel like it’s drooping. [Blows raspberry]” These wise words were spoken by Asha, the main character of Disney’s new princess...

New Year, New Fail

Nina Wu, Reporter
December 21, 2023

Exercise every day. Go to sleep early. Learn how to cook.  The list of New Year's resolutions goes on. In fact, the examples above were taken from...

Speech and Debate is Dominated by Elites: It's Time to Change the Game

Speech and Debate is Dominated by Elites: It’s Time to Change the Game

Nina Wu, Reporter
November 17, 2023

In 1925, the NSDA (National Speech and Debate Association) was established to motivate high school students to improve public speaking abilities. Today,...

Laufey's Bewitching Effect

Laufey’s Bewitching Effect

Nina Wu and Lisa Yi
November 17, 2023

In her hit song, “Bewitched”, Laufey sang, “You wrote me a note, cast a spell on my heart, and bewitched me.” Besides being bewitched by the lover...

Stop leading ourselves to madness

Stop leading ourselves to madness

Nina Wu, Reporter
October 13, 2023

Behind the three-story buildings and grand arches of Palo Alto, students are working themselves to death. Teen suicide rates in Palo Alto have risen to...

Homecoming Candidate: Jocelyn Hannan

Homecoming Candidate: Jocelyn Hannan

Nina Wu, Reporter
October 13, 2023

Jocelyn Hannan, basketball enthusiast, former Wolfpacket member, and mother of the cutest dog ever—Nellie—had no idea that she would even be selected...

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