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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

All content by Agrim Kapri
Exposure to negative news can worsen anxiety

Exposure to negative news can worsen anxiety

Agrim Kapri, Eastside Staff
May 28, 2026

Many people check the news every day, whether it is to stay informed about current events or to simply pass the time. What people don’t realize is that constantly seeing negative news may lead to effects on mental health. Many different news sources,...

Tech layoffs surge as AI in the workplace grows

Tech layoffs surge as AI in the workplace grows

Agrim Kapri, Eastside Staff
May 23, 2026

Artificial intelligence, or more commonly known as simply AI, has disrupted every aspect of the world. Whether it's misinformation and deepfakes or the environmental and economic disruption. However, it is also affecting the workforce sector. Many companies...

France plans to reduce the use of fossil fuels. ExxonMobil operation near Chicago, IL, summer of 2014 by  Richard_Hurd is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

France unveils plan to transition away from fossil fuels

Agrim Kapri, Eastside Staff
May 18, 2026

The French government has released a new national roadmap to fully eradicate fossil fuels by 2050. This may become one of Europe’s most ambitious climate change-fighting strategies. The plan outlines a chronological order of exits from greenhouse gas...

Reintroduce paper-and-pencil learning at East

Reintroduce paper-and-pencil learning at East

Agrim Kapri, Eastside Staff
March 16, 2026

At Cherry Hill High School East, laptops have become a daily part of student learning. Almost every class uses them for notes, assignments and even tests. While technology has made school easier in many aspects, it has also eliminated something simple...

Synesthesia reshapes reality

Synesthesia reshapes reality

Agrim Kapri, Eastside Staff
January 23, 2026

Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon in which the automatic activation of one sense reliably triggers a perception in another. It results from greater cross-activation between sensory areas in the brain that occurs in most people. While usually separated...

Gas prices are affected by seasonal chemistry

Gas prices are affected by seasonal chemistry

Agrim Kapri, Eastside Staff
January 21, 2026

When the winter season transitions into summer, most motorists tend to notice that the price of gas tends to increase. This does not happen by coincidence. Factors that influence the prices of gas include chemistry, laws, and variations in how people...

Toxic productivity can lead people to believe they shouldn't take a break. Super Busy Guy by j4p4n is licensed under CC0.

Optimization is not the same as productivity

Agrim Kapri, For Eastside
November 10, 2025

The first time I realized that being constantly busy isn’t the same as being productive was on a rainy Saturday. I had a to-do list that could make anyone dizzy. Laundry, studying, cleaning, emails. I jumped from one task to the next, ticking boxes...

NASA's satellite data has shown that the Earth is getting darker

The Earth is getting darker

Agrim Kapri, For Eastside
November 5, 2025

A strange finding, confirmed by NASA’s satellite data, shows that Earth is literally getting darker and our planet is reflecting less sunlight back into space than it has previously. The phenomenon, called Earth’s albedo effect, is something scientists...

The U.S experiences a decline in student achievement within STEM.

The U.S falls behind in STEM

Agrim Kapri, For Eastside
November 3, 2025

U.S. students are lagging in the core subjects of science, technology, engineering, and math. Achievement scores in these areas have stagnated or declined in recent years. Meanwhile, students in other countries such as Singapore, Japan, and Finland are...