California should reverse proposed cuts to education May 30, 2008 — by Brittany Judoprasetijo For as long as many people can remember, California has been suffering a gaping budget crisis. With each year building up more debt, Gov. Schwarzenegger estimates that this year’s deficit has grown to $16 billion. The governor has proposed cuts to different areas to help alleviate the strain. Parents of students enrolled in the University of California school system are gearing up for increased tuitions for the 08-09 school year. read more » Freshman competes at state level in History Day May 23, 2008 — by Brittany Judoprasetijo It was already December and freshman Jennifer Chiang was six months late. Chiang scrambled for a week to find a topic for this year’s History Day theme: conflict and compromise. Fortunately, her high interest in Asian Studies drew her to the subject of Chinese Exclusion, which in turn led to her topic: Closing the Gate: The Conflict and Compromise behind Chinese Exclusion. “At first, I was very interested in Asian Studies, so I began skimming books and I came across Chinese Exclusion,” said Chiang. “This immediately blew my mind, and I had to have it as my topic.” read more » Germs drive me crazy! March 27, 2008 — by Brittany Judoprasetijo It’s true. I’m not afraid to admit it. I hate germs. I hate them with a burning passion. Every time someone offers me a sip of their drink or says I can waterfall it, I always say no. I’ve seen plenty of people waterfalling other people’s drinks, and not everyone succeeds. I don’t like taking that kind of risk and drinking from the same place that contains saliva other than mine. read more »
Freshman competes at state level in History Day May 23, 2008 — by Brittany Judoprasetijo It was already December and freshman Jennifer Chiang was six months late. Chiang scrambled for a week to find a topic for this year’s History Day theme: conflict and compromise. Fortunately, her high interest in Asian Studies drew her to the subject of Chinese Exclusion, which in turn led to her topic: Closing the Gate: The Conflict and Compromise behind Chinese Exclusion. “At first, I was very interested in Asian Studies, so I began skimming books and I came across Chinese Exclusion,” said Chiang. “This immediately blew my mind, and I had to have it as my topic.” read more » Germs drive me crazy! March 27, 2008 — by Brittany Judoprasetijo It’s true. I’m not afraid to admit it. I hate germs. I hate them with a burning passion. Every time someone offers me a sip of their drink or says I can waterfall it, I always say no. I’ve seen plenty of people waterfalling other people’s drinks, and not everyone succeeds. I don’t like taking that kind of risk and drinking from the same place that contains saliva other than mine. read more »
Germs drive me crazy! March 27, 2008 — by Brittany Judoprasetijo It’s true. I’m not afraid to admit it. I hate germs. I hate them with a burning passion. Every time someone offers me a sip of their drink or says I can waterfall it, I always say no. I’ve seen plenty of people waterfalling other people’s drinks, and not everyone succeeds. I don’t like taking that kind of risk and drinking from the same place that contains saliva other than mine. read more »