We are the E-Generation October 27, 2010 — by Karen Sung Forget about being part of Generation X, Y, or Z. What this generation of kids should really be called is the E-Generation. Look around while eating in a restaurant, and you’ll see that this is true. Instead of sharing stories about their day, which is how dinner should be, teenagers text their friends incessantly, toddlers play games on iTouches, and parents check their Blackberrys for new e-mails. With the wave of new technology and gadgets, people of all ages, one by one, have forgotten how life used to be before all the electronics. Remember when the word “text” meant the wording in a printed document, and iPods didn’t even exist? Most people my age can’t. With countless ways to communicate, kids these days have forgotten the most simple way to talk to each other: face to face. Even calling has become an ancient form of communication. When I want to discuss a difficult math problem or ask you a question that I believe would be too awkward in person, I’ll just shoot you a text or chat with you. Kids just a generation ago didn’t have this luxury, and for the better, I believe. In the long term, how will communicating solely through the argot of typing on a keypad benefit us? read more » Maybe ‘happily ever after’ not such a stretch after all October 22, 2010 — by Jackie Gu A few months ago, I was talking to a friend about pop culture when she brought up the subject of animated movies. "Oh," I said rather dumbly. "I've never seen a Disney movie before." read more » Giants in the World Series? NO WAY October 22, 2010 — by Roy Bisht Roughly six months ago when the major league baseball season started, I boldly predicted that this year the Giants were going to the World Series. After hearing that prediction, many of my friends immediately referred to me as a “fool.” Fast forward six months through the season and into the depths of postseason baseball, and only two teams remain in contention for the title of World Series Champions. Yes, one of those teams is the Giants, and no, I am no longer considered a fool. read more » Being the youngest sibling isn’t as bad as it’s cracked up to be September 23, 2010 — by Aasim Naqvi I've always wondered why my peers complain about being younger siblings. Little brothers or sisters complain about getting beaten up or bossed around or having to meet their older sibling's expectations. Younger siblings often seem to pity themselves or wish they were the elder sibling. read more » ‘Skype’ing without borders September 14, 2010 — by Jordan Waite I spent two months of my summer in Costa Rica as an exchange student, and I attended a high school there for one month. Costa Ricans are some of the frendliest people I have ever met, so naturally, I made a lot of friends. Skype is by far the best way to stay in contact with my Costa Rican friends, since it is as close to talking to them in person as possible while being over 2,000 miles away. Considering that I wish I was still in Costa Rica, I use every opportunity to "Skype" my friends there. read more » The SAT, for better or for worse September 14, 2010 — by Deborah Soung When I was small I always wanted a million of everything. I wanted a million pieces of candy, a million new hair clips, a million stuffed animals. Now I only want 2,400 points on the SAT. The SAT testing dates have become the modern days of judgement: Get a bad score and never make it into that dream university, get a perfect score and earn the affections of college administrations everywhere. Therefore, without a good SAT score, there is no future. Well, that was my first and very incorrect impression of the dreaded test. read more » Club swimmer changes lanes June 7, 2010 — by Serena Chan For the past decade, I've been swimming two hours a day, six days a week and 11 months a year with DACA (De Anza Cupertino Aquatics) up until roughly two months ago. Am I crazy for that? Possibly. Since then, I put club swimming on the back burner for a couple of months and started practicing exclusively with the school team. It's been ... different. read more » Friday con amigos May 3, 2010 — by Brian Kim The most fortunate students walk graduation, not with a fistful of tassels hanging from their caps or their names printed almost too many times to count throughout the ceremony program, but with the knowledge that they will take with them something unique from their high school experience that others would have been just as privileged to have come across. Some are lucky enough to impart with the wisdom of a teacher, while others are blessed to have made a close friend. And then there are students like me, who will be fortunate to graduate with both. read more » Please don’t take away the libraries April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel Dear California State Budget Committee , Recently, I have been listening to the radio and reading the newspaper frequently. As a high schooler, I have started to realize that the budget crisis is on its way to affecting me personally. I know there are plans to cut health care, education funding and infrastructure spending. What really shocked me, however, was when I read that there are plans to cut library funds and close down public libraries across the state. I may be just a teenager, but I know that this would be a really terrible decision to make. read more » No “Heartbreak Warfare” Here April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel On March 26, the most amazing thing happened to me—I went to a John Mayer concert. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...142143144145146...nextlast
Maybe ‘happily ever after’ not such a stretch after all October 22, 2010 — by Jackie Gu A few months ago, I was talking to a friend about pop culture when she brought up the subject of animated movies. "Oh," I said rather dumbly. "I've never seen a Disney movie before." read more » Giants in the World Series? NO WAY October 22, 2010 — by Roy Bisht Roughly six months ago when the major league baseball season started, I boldly predicted that this year the Giants were going to the World Series. After hearing that prediction, many of my friends immediately referred to me as a “fool.” Fast forward six months through the season and into the depths of postseason baseball, and only two teams remain in contention for the title of World Series Champions. Yes, one of those teams is the Giants, and no, I am no longer considered a fool. read more » Being the youngest sibling isn’t as bad as it’s cracked up to be September 23, 2010 — by Aasim Naqvi I've always wondered why my peers complain about being younger siblings. Little brothers or sisters complain about getting beaten up or bossed around or having to meet their older sibling's expectations. Younger siblings often seem to pity themselves or wish they were the elder sibling. read more » ‘Skype’ing without borders September 14, 2010 — by Jordan Waite I spent two months of my summer in Costa Rica as an exchange student, and I attended a high school there for one month. Costa Ricans are some of the frendliest people I have ever met, so naturally, I made a lot of friends. Skype is by far the best way to stay in contact with my Costa Rican friends, since it is as close to talking to them in person as possible while being over 2,000 miles away. Considering that I wish I was still in Costa Rica, I use every opportunity to "Skype" my friends there. read more » The SAT, for better or for worse September 14, 2010 — by Deborah Soung When I was small I always wanted a million of everything. I wanted a million pieces of candy, a million new hair clips, a million stuffed animals. Now I only want 2,400 points on the SAT. The SAT testing dates have become the modern days of judgement: Get a bad score and never make it into that dream university, get a perfect score and earn the affections of college administrations everywhere. Therefore, without a good SAT score, there is no future. Well, that was my first and very incorrect impression of the dreaded test. read more » Club swimmer changes lanes June 7, 2010 — by Serena Chan For the past decade, I've been swimming two hours a day, six days a week and 11 months a year with DACA (De Anza Cupertino Aquatics) up until roughly two months ago. Am I crazy for that? Possibly. Since then, I put club swimming on the back burner for a couple of months and started practicing exclusively with the school team. It's been ... different. read more » Friday con amigos May 3, 2010 — by Brian Kim The most fortunate students walk graduation, not with a fistful of tassels hanging from their caps or their names printed almost too many times to count throughout the ceremony program, but with the knowledge that they will take with them something unique from their high school experience that others would have been just as privileged to have come across. Some are lucky enough to impart with the wisdom of a teacher, while others are blessed to have made a close friend. And then there are students like me, who will be fortunate to graduate with both. read more » Please don’t take away the libraries April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel Dear California State Budget Committee , Recently, I have been listening to the radio and reading the newspaper frequently. As a high schooler, I have started to realize that the budget crisis is on its way to affecting me personally. I know there are plans to cut health care, education funding and infrastructure spending. What really shocked me, however, was when I read that there are plans to cut library funds and close down public libraries across the state. I may be just a teenager, but I know that this would be a really terrible decision to make. read more » No “Heartbreak Warfare” Here April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel On March 26, the most amazing thing happened to me—I went to a John Mayer concert. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...142143144145146...nextlast
Giants in the World Series? NO WAY October 22, 2010 — by Roy Bisht Roughly six months ago when the major league baseball season started, I boldly predicted that this year the Giants were going to the World Series. After hearing that prediction, many of my friends immediately referred to me as a “fool.” Fast forward six months through the season and into the depths of postseason baseball, and only two teams remain in contention for the title of World Series Champions. Yes, one of those teams is the Giants, and no, I am no longer considered a fool. read more » Being the youngest sibling isn’t as bad as it’s cracked up to be September 23, 2010 — by Aasim Naqvi I've always wondered why my peers complain about being younger siblings. Little brothers or sisters complain about getting beaten up or bossed around or having to meet their older sibling's expectations. Younger siblings often seem to pity themselves or wish they were the elder sibling. read more » ‘Skype’ing without borders September 14, 2010 — by Jordan Waite I spent two months of my summer in Costa Rica as an exchange student, and I attended a high school there for one month. Costa Ricans are some of the frendliest people I have ever met, so naturally, I made a lot of friends. Skype is by far the best way to stay in contact with my Costa Rican friends, since it is as close to talking to them in person as possible while being over 2,000 miles away. Considering that I wish I was still in Costa Rica, I use every opportunity to "Skype" my friends there. read more » The SAT, for better or for worse September 14, 2010 — by Deborah Soung When I was small I always wanted a million of everything. I wanted a million pieces of candy, a million new hair clips, a million stuffed animals. Now I only want 2,400 points on the SAT. The SAT testing dates have become the modern days of judgement: Get a bad score and never make it into that dream university, get a perfect score and earn the affections of college administrations everywhere. Therefore, without a good SAT score, there is no future. Well, that was my first and very incorrect impression of the dreaded test. read more » Club swimmer changes lanes June 7, 2010 — by Serena Chan For the past decade, I've been swimming two hours a day, six days a week and 11 months a year with DACA (De Anza Cupertino Aquatics) up until roughly two months ago. Am I crazy for that? Possibly. Since then, I put club swimming on the back burner for a couple of months and started practicing exclusively with the school team. It's been ... different. read more » Friday con amigos May 3, 2010 — by Brian Kim The most fortunate students walk graduation, not with a fistful of tassels hanging from their caps or their names printed almost too many times to count throughout the ceremony program, but with the knowledge that they will take with them something unique from their high school experience that others would have been just as privileged to have come across. Some are lucky enough to impart with the wisdom of a teacher, while others are blessed to have made a close friend. And then there are students like me, who will be fortunate to graduate with both. read more » Please don’t take away the libraries April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel Dear California State Budget Committee , Recently, I have been listening to the radio and reading the newspaper frequently. As a high schooler, I have started to realize that the budget crisis is on its way to affecting me personally. I know there are plans to cut health care, education funding and infrastructure spending. What really shocked me, however, was when I read that there are plans to cut library funds and close down public libraries across the state. I may be just a teenager, but I know that this would be a really terrible decision to make. read more » No “Heartbreak Warfare” Here April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel On March 26, the most amazing thing happened to me—I went to a John Mayer concert. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...142143144145146...nextlast
Being the youngest sibling isn’t as bad as it’s cracked up to be September 23, 2010 — by Aasim Naqvi I've always wondered why my peers complain about being younger siblings. Little brothers or sisters complain about getting beaten up or bossed around or having to meet their older sibling's expectations. Younger siblings often seem to pity themselves or wish they were the elder sibling. read more » ‘Skype’ing without borders September 14, 2010 — by Jordan Waite I spent two months of my summer in Costa Rica as an exchange student, and I attended a high school there for one month. Costa Ricans are some of the frendliest people I have ever met, so naturally, I made a lot of friends. Skype is by far the best way to stay in contact with my Costa Rican friends, since it is as close to talking to them in person as possible while being over 2,000 miles away. Considering that I wish I was still in Costa Rica, I use every opportunity to "Skype" my friends there. read more » The SAT, for better or for worse September 14, 2010 — by Deborah Soung When I was small I always wanted a million of everything. I wanted a million pieces of candy, a million new hair clips, a million stuffed animals. Now I only want 2,400 points on the SAT. The SAT testing dates have become the modern days of judgement: Get a bad score and never make it into that dream university, get a perfect score and earn the affections of college administrations everywhere. Therefore, without a good SAT score, there is no future. Well, that was my first and very incorrect impression of the dreaded test. read more » Club swimmer changes lanes June 7, 2010 — by Serena Chan For the past decade, I've been swimming two hours a day, six days a week and 11 months a year with DACA (De Anza Cupertino Aquatics) up until roughly two months ago. Am I crazy for that? Possibly. Since then, I put club swimming on the back burner for a couple of months and started practicing exclusively with the school team. It's been ... different. read more » Friday con amigos May 3, 2010 — by Brian Kim The most fortunate students walk graduation, not with a fistful of tassels hanging from their caps or their names printed almost too many times to count throughout the ceremony program, but with the knowledge that they will take with them something unique from their high school experience that others would have been just as privileged to have come across. Some are lucky enough to impart with the wisdom of a teacher, while others are blessed to have made a close friend. And then there are students like me, who will be fortunate to graduate with both. read more » Please don’t take away the libraries April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel Dear California State Budget Committee , Recently, I have been listening to the radio and reading the newspaper frequently. As a high schooler, I have started to realize that the budget crisis is on its way to affecting me personally. I know there are plans to cut health care, education funding and infrastructure spending. What really shocked me, however, was when I read that there are plans to cut library funds and close down public libraries across the state. I may be just a teenager, but I know that this would be a really terrible decision to make. read more » No “Heartbreak Warfare” Here April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel On March 26, the most amazing thing happened to me—I went to a John Mayer concert. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...142143144145146...nextlast
‘Skype’ing without borders September 14, 2010 — by Jordan Waite I spent two months of my summer in Costa Rica as an exchange student, and I attended a high school there for one month. Costa Ricans are some of the frendliest people I have ever met, so naturally, I made a lot of friends. Skype is by far the best way to stay in contact with my Costa Rican friends, since it is as close to talking to them in person as possible while being over 2,000 miles away. Considering that I wish I was still in Costa Rica, I use every opportunity to "Skype" my friends there. read more » The SAT, for better or for worse September 14, 2010 — by Deborah Soung When I was small I always wanted a million of everything. I wanted a million pieces of candy, a million new hair clips, a million stuffed animals. Now I only want 2,400 points on the SAT. The SAT testing dates have become the modern days of judgement: Get a bad score and never make it into that dream university, get a perfect score and earn the affections of college administrations everywhere. Therefore, without a good SAT score, there is no future. Well, that was my first and very incorrect impression of the dreaded test. read more » Club swimmer changes lanes June 7, 2010 — by Serena Chan For the past decade, I've been swimming two hours a day, six days a week and 11 months a year with DACA (De Anza Cupertino Aquatics) up until roughly two months ago. Am I crazy for that? Possibly. Since then, I put club swimming on the back burner for a couple of months and started practicing exclusively with the school team. It's been ... different. read more » Friday con amigos May 3, 2010 — by Brian Kim The most fortunate students walk graduation, not with a fistful of tassels hanging from their caps or their names printed almost too many times to count throughout the ceremony program, but with the knowledge that they will take with them something unique from their high school experience that others would have been just as privileged to have come across. Some are lucky enough to impart with the wisdom of a teacher, while others are blessed to have made a close friend. And then there are students like me, who will be fortunate to graduate with both. read more » Please don’t take away the libraries April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel Dear California State Budget Committee , Recently, I have been listening to the radio and reading the newspaper frequently. As a high schooler, I have started to realize that the budget crisis is on its way to affecting me personally. I know there are plans to cut health care, education funding and infrastructure spending. What really shocked me, however, was when I read that there are plans to cut library funds and close down public libraries across the state. I may be just a teenager, but I know that this would be a really terrible decision to make. read more » No “Heartbreak Warfare” Here April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel On March 26, the most amazing thing happened to me—I went to a John Mayer concert. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...142143144145146...nextlast
The SAT, for better or for worse September 14, 2010 — by Deborah Soung When I was small I always wanted a million of everything. I wanted a million pieces of candy, a million new hair clips, a million stuffed animals. Now I only want 2,400 points on the SAT. The SAT testing dates have become the modern days of judgement: Get a bad score and never make it into that dream university, get a perfect score and earn the affections of college administrations everywhere. Therefore, without a good SAT score, there is no future. Well, that was my first and very incorrect impression of the dreaded test. read more » Club swimmer changes lanes June 7, 2010 — by Serena Chan For the past decade, I've been swimming two hours a day, six days a week and 11 months a year with DACA (De Anza Cupertino Aquatics) up until roughly two months ago. Am I crazy for that? Possibly. Since then, I put club swimming on the back burner for a couple of months and started practicing exclusively with the school team. It's been ... different. read more » Friday con amigos May 3, 2010 — by Brian Kim The most fortunate students walk graduation, not with a fistful of tassels hanging from their caps or their names printed almost too many times to count throughout the ceremony program, but with the knowledge that they will take with them something unique from their high school experience that others would have been just as privileged to have come across. Some are lucky enough to impart with the wisdom of a teacher, while others are blessed to have made a close friend. And then there are students like me, who will be fortunate to graduate with both. read more » Please don’t take away the libraries April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel Dear California State Budget Committee , Recently, I have been listening to the radio and reading the newspaper frequently. As a high schooler, I have started to realize that the budget crisis is on its way to affecting me personally. I know there are plans to cut health care, education funding and infrastructure spending. What really shocked me, however, was when I read that there are plans to cut library funds and close down public libraries across the state. I may be just a teenager, but I know that this would be a really terrible decision to make. read more » No “Heartbreak Warfare” Here April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel On March 26, the most amazing thing happened to me—I went to a John Mayer concert. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...142143144145146...nextlast
Club swimmer changes lanes June 7, 2010 — by Serena Chan For the past decade, I've been swimming two hours a day, six days a week and 11 months a year with DACA (De Anza Cupertino Aquatics) up until roughly two months ago. Am I crazy for that? Possibly. Since then, I put club swimming on the back burner for a couple of months and started practicing exclusively with the school team. It's been ... different. read more » Friday con amigos May 3, 2010 — by Brian Kim The most fortunate students walk graduation, not with a fistful of tassels hanging from their caps or their names printed almost too many times to count throughout the ceremony program, but with the knowledge that they will take with them something unique from their high school experience that others would have been just as privileged to have come across. Some are lucky enough to impart with the wisdom of a teacher, while others are blessed to have made a close friend. And then there are students like me, who will be fortunate to graduate with both. read more » Please don’t take away the libraries April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel Dear California State Budget Committee , Recently, I have been listening to the radio and reading the newspaper frequently. As a high schooler, I have started to realize that the budget crisis is on its way to affecting me personally. I know there are plans to cut health care, education funding and infrastructure spending. What really shocked me, however, was when I read that there are plans to cut library funds and close down public libraries across the state. I may be just a teenager, but I know that this would be a really terrible decision to make. read more » No “Heartbreak Warfare” Here April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel On March 26, the most amazing thing happened to me—I went to a John Mayer concert. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...142143144145146...nextlast
Friday con amigos May 3, 2010 — by Brian Kim The most fortunate students walk graduation, not with a fistful of tassels hanging from their caps or their names printed almost too many times to count throughout the ceremony program, but with the knowledge that they will take with them something unique from their high school experience that others would have been just as privileged to have come across. Some are lucky enough to impart with the wisdom of a teacher, while others are blessed to have made a close friend. And then there are students like me, who will be fortunate to graduate with both. read more » Please don’t take away the libraries April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel Dear California State Budget Committee , Recently, I have been listening to the radio and reading the newspaper frequently. As a high schooler, I have started to realize that the budget crisis is on its way to affecting me personally. I know there are plans to cut health care, education funding and infrastructure spending. What really shocked me, however, was when I read that there are plans to cut library funds and close down public libraries across the state. I may be just a teenager, but I know that this would be a really terrible decision to make. read more » No “Heartbreak Warfare” Here April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel On March 26, the most amazing thing happened to me—I went to a John Mayer concert. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...142143144145146...nextlast
Please don’t take away the libraries April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel Dear California State Budget Committee , Recently, I have been listening to the radio and reading the newspaper frequently. As a high schooler, I have started to realize that the budget crisis is on its way to affecting me personally. I know there are plans to cut health care, education funding and infrastructure spending. What really shocked me, however, was when I read that there are plans to cut library funds and close down public libraries across the state. I may be just a teenager, but I know that this would be a really terrible decision to make. read more » No “Heartbreak Warfare” Here April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel On March 26, the most amazing thing happened to me—I went to a John Mayer concert. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...142143144145146...nextlast
No “Heartbreak Warfare” Here April 6, 2010 — by Nandini Ruparel On March 26, the most amazing thing happened to me—I went to a John Mayer concert. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...142143144145146...nextlast