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Rachel Chang

Rachel Chang, Communications and Science Editor

All content by Rachel Chang
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The Science Hub: Spitzer Space Telescope, the Yaravirus

Thomas Weldele and Naomi Schmitt
May 1, 2020
The Dragon Press Crossword will periodically publish new editions.

The Dragon Press Crossword: California

Thomas Weldele, Writer
February 24, 2020
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: fish in the Congo River, Betelgeuse, new treatment for anxiety

Thomas Weldele, Naomi Schmitt, and Alex Dodos
January 20, 2020
The Dragon Press Crossword will periodically publish new editions.

The Dragon Press Crossword: Ventura

Thomas Weldele, Writer
January 14, 2020
Credit: Andrew Lee / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: Fall Edition

Thomas Weldele, Andrew Lee, and Naomi Schmitt
November 28, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: research on death, new dwarf planet, U.S. to leave Paris climate accord

Thomas Weldele, Naomi Schmitt, and Alex Dodos
November 9, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: social media study, Nobel Prizes, firefighting foam contamination

Thomas Weldele, Naomi Schmitt, and Alex Dodos
October 30, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: California water levels, Momias de Guanajuato, Starship

Thomas Weldele, Naomi Schmitt, and Jimena Perez
October 10, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: vaping related illness, benefits of GMOs, failed Indian moon landing

Thomas Weldele and Naomi Schmitt
September 11, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: telescope controversy, amazon rainforest fires, northern white rhinos

Thomas Weldele, Naomi Schmitt, and Matthew Godfrey
August 28, 2019

Jocelyn Hernandez ’19: Why you can’t judge a book by it’s cover

June 9, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang /The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: kilogram redefined, effects of skipping breakfast, sails in space

Thomas Weldele, Rachel Chang, and Jonathan Soriano
June 9, 2019
Foothill Bad Faith Podcast Episode 4: free will?

Foothill Bad Faith Podcast Episode 4: free will?

Alex Dodos and Thomas Weldele
June 2, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang /The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: a study on dementia, aftereffects of measles, Schrodinger’s art

Thomas Weldele, Rachel Chang, and Jonathan Soriano
May 22, 2019
Series of Minority Meetings, Sharing Experiences

Series of Minority Meetings, Sharing Experiences

Jonathan Soriano, Writer
May 19, 2019
Weather 101, an update on Californias frequent rainfall.

Weather 101: Storm Watch

Thomas Weldele, Writer
May 19, 2019
The AED that is now available on campus

Bioscience pushes for an AED, one is installed

Thomas Weldele and Mason King
May 8, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: first image of a black hole, the cost of climate change, deadly fungus rises

Rachel Chang, Jonathan Soriano, and Thomas Weldele
April 10, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: Mozambique’s deadly cyclone, drought-free California, expanding stomachs

Rachel Chang, Jonathan Soriano, and Thomas Weldele
March 27, 2019
Jocelyn Soriano 19, Jay Garcia 19 and Josiah Beharry 19 (from left to right).

First-generation college students break barriers with AVID

March 25, 2019
Queer-Straight Alliance Club pose for a picture with Career and

District CTE Greg Bayless invited to QSA meeting, hears student concerns

Jonathan Soriano, Writer
March 15, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: new drug for depression, NASA budget proposal, rise in measles

Rachel Chang, Jonathan Soriano, and Thomas Weldele
March 14, 2019
Physics teacher Emily Hunt drops a student’s egg contraption.

Physics principles of the Egg Drop

Thomas Weldele and Jonathan Soriano
March 2, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: all about cats, update on Hayabusa2, UN aid to Yemen

Jonathan Soriano, Thomas Weldele, and Rachel Chang
February 27, 2019
Weather 101, an update on Californias frequent rainfall.

Weather 101: Pineapple Express

Thomas Weldele and Jonathan Soriano
February 23, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: decrease in Santa Ana winds, rise in syphilis, change in magnetic pole

Rachel Chang, Jonathan Soriano, and Thomas Weldele
February 14, 2019
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Introducing Intersections: Increasing diversity in journalism

February 2, 2019
Swearing is simply a natural part of life that has been suppressed by our social constructs.

Why you should @#$!*% cuss

Matthew Godfrey, Writer
January 30, 2019
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: environmental effects of government shutdown, white supremacy in science, galactic collision

Rachel Chang, Jonathan Soriano, and Thomas Weldele
January 9, 2019
Credit: Maya Avelar / The Foothill Dragon Press

Satire: Trump’s disaster tweets

Thomas Weldele
December 4, 2018
The red glow of the Woolsey Fire silhouettes the Camarillo mountain range as winds pick up. Credit: Stefan Fahr / The Foothill Dragon Press

CLIMATE CHANGE: EVERYONE’S WORST NIGHTMARE

Jonathan Soriano
December 4, 2018
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

GOP’s perception of climate change

Rachel Chang
December 3, 2018
Simplified seven minutes of terror. Jonathan Soriano / The Foothill Dragon Press

Welcome to Mars, InSight! Welcome Home!

Jonathan Soriano
November 28, 2018
Credit: Rachel Chang /The Foothill Dragon Press

The Science Hub: The Pilot

Rachel Chang
November 21, 2018
What to do during an earthquake

Earthquakes: the dangers of and how to prepare

November 5, 2018
Candidate Jerry Dannenberg, running for the District 4 School Board position.

School Board: Jerry Dannenberg (District 4)

Thomas Weldele
November 1, 2018
Jack Selby (District 6)

City Council: Jack Selby (District 6)

Matthew Godfrey
November 1, 2018
Erik Nasarenko (District 4)

City Council: Erik Nasarenko (District 4)

Jonathan Soriano
November 1, 2018
Long exposure of Soyuz MS-10 launch. Credit: Bill Ingalls / NASA

Update: Soyuz Rocket Launch fails, passengers ejected

Thomas Weldele
October 16, 2018
Cartoonist Rachel Chang believes that unlike other crimes, sexual assault and misconduct is less obvious and concrete, so it’s both ridiculous and dangerous to discredit or ignore allegations because even the exalted FBI can’t create the undeniable proof that we insist on having, especially when the investigation is rushed and fails to include several other witnesses.

Cartoon of the Week 32

Rachel Chang
October 8, 2018
BioScience survey student holding petri dish as partner streaks bacteria on agar plate. Credit: Jason Messner / The Foothill Dragon Press

BioScience Survey wages a Bacteria War on campus

Jonathan Soriano
October 5, 2018
Surfer in green does a re-entry as he rides a right hander. Credit: Olivia Sanford / The Foothill Dragon Press

California Street cove’s surfing retrospective

Matthew Godfrey
October 5, 2018
Credit: Maya Avelar / The Foothill Dragon Press

Two small robots land on asteroid near Earth

Jonathan Soriano
September 26, 2018

Science: To read or not to read

Jonathan Soriano, Writer
September 13, 2018
Credit: Jordyn Savard / The Foothill Dragon Press

Three easy ways to go greener

Matthew Godfrey
September 2, 2018
Until recently, there was little known about why elephants so rarely get cancer. Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

Recap with Rachel: Elephants rarely get cancer, thanks to this newly found “zombie gene”

Rachel Chang
August 17, 2018
Scalpels, probes, forceps and scissors are used to dissect the specimen. Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

Muscle by muscle, Honors Physiology dissect mink specimens

Rachel Chang
June 16, 2018
The process of healing bone fractures. Credit: Rachel Chang // The Foothill Dragon Press

Recap with Rachel: the physiology of bones

Rachel Chang
May 4, 2018
Over 300 tri-fold posters stood in Cal Lutheran. Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

One room, five hundred future scientists

Rachel Chang
March 25, 2018
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

The evolution and disparity of the Eastern Asian phenotype

Rachel Chang
March 10, 2018
Credit: Olivia Sanford / The Foothill Dragon Press

Tera Creech brings a new element to Rancho Campana High

Matthew Godfrey
February 24, 2018
The view from Inspiration Point on Anacapa Island. Credit: Julian Martinez used with permission

Channel Islands: Captivating and crucial to California

Matthew Godfrey
January 22, 2018
A house in the wake of the Thomas Fire. Credit: Olivia Sanford / The Foothill Dragon Press

The toxic combination of fire and flood

Matthew Godfrey
January 18, 2018
Recap with Rachel: Thomas Fire chemical reactions and effects

Recap with Rachel: Thomas Fire chemical reactions and effects

Rachel Chang
January 7, 2018
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

Blood Donations: Where to next?

Rachel Chang
December 4, 2017
Frederick performs Rachmaninoff Prelude in G Minor at the Ventura Unified Festival of Talent 2016. Credit: Carrie Coonan / The Foothill Dragon Press

Jerod Frederick continues his “grind for gains” in his many passions

Matthew Godfrey
November 4, 2017
The hidden structure behind caffeine. Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

Perhaps you should reconsider that Venti Americano with three extra shots of espresso

Rachel Chang
October 4, 2017
Recap with Rachel: First Gene Therapy Approved

Recap with Rachel: First Gene Therapy Approved

Rachel Chang
September 10, 2017
New English teacher Schmidt in her Foothill classroom. Credit: Abigail Massar / The Foothill Dragon Press

Schmitt and the quest for rigor

Matthew Godfrey
September 3, 2017
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

A glimpse into life in South Korea with Jooyeon Kwon

Rachel Chang
June 8, 2017
Hector Gonzalez: Storytelling

Hector Gonzalez: Storytelling

Rachel Chang
June 2, 2017
Cartoonist Rachel Chang believes that White House Press Secretary Sean Spicers recently made comparison about Hitler shows how insensitive and ignorant our representative is about the atrocities of the Holocaust.

Cartoon of the Week 30

Rachel Chang
April 15, 2017
Remembering the last eight years

Remembering the last eight years

Rachel Chang
January 20, 2017
Cartoon Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press.

Cartoon of the Week 26

Rachel Chang
December 24, 2016
Political cartoon by Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press.

Cartoon of the Week 24

Rachel Chang
November 11, 2016
Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

Illustration: Asian American racism

Rachel Chang
November 7, 2016
Cartoon of the Week 23

Cartoon of the Week 23

Rachel Chang
November 5, 2016
City Council: Matt LaVere

City Council: Matt LaVere

Rachel Chang
October 22, 2016
Cartoon of the Week 21

Cartoon of the Week 21

Rachel Chang
September 9, 2016
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