Written by: Kéa Anderson Edited by: Sunny Bell The Venezuelan oil industry stands at a crossroads. What was once the nation’s most prosperous enterprise now struggles in the aftermath of decades of political mismanagement, infrastructure decline, and escalating geopolitical conflict. Recent U.S. sanctions, foreign involvement, and domestic turmoil raise questions about the viability and practicality of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves and production industry. Meanwhile, efforts

Written by: Louise Deltheil Edited by: Iris Bisson Some buildings have architectural or historical characteristics that make them significant for local historic preservation ( Historic Building Definition - Architecture Dictionary , 2025). In the European Union (EU), each country has its own criteria to define a historical building, but often takes into account cultural significance, age of building, architectural value, heritage, and public interest ( A Fresh Take on Heritag

Written by: Tessy Schreyer Edited by: Ashley Yeung Junior Division Green Buildings The term “Green Building” may evoke a picture of a building covered in plants, with solar panels or a garden on the roof. While buildings like this do exist and may qualify as a “green building”, many green buildings look just like any other building on the block. There are many strategies to make a building “green” - in other words, sustainable or environmentally responsible. Using sustainable

Written by: Lindsey Myhre Edited by: Olabisi Olawole Junior Division Introduction Amidst the heap of climate-related challenges Barbados faces, three have converged within one innovative initiative. On Caribbean beaches, heaps of rotting Sargassum seaweed cover beaches. This threatens the tourism industry, on which many islands like Barbados depend, as well as proves a nightmare for fishing - another major source of income. Inland, the Caribbean's infamous rum production gene