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Students speak out on Proposition 8
November 13, 2008 — by Jenny Zhang

Millions of Americans looked to the presidential election with eager eyes on Nov. 4, hoping for change. In California, some of that change came as an affront to supporters of gay and lesbian rights, including many students.

Proposition 8 stated “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” At midnight on Nov. 4, the proposition was passed, effectively banning same-sex marriages. As the most expensive proposition on the ballot this year, the results were anticipated by many voters, which turned out to be 52.4 percent for and 47.6 percent against.

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Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers
November 7, 2008 — by Theresa Yeh and Elizabeth Lee

Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA).

Now, in order obtain these credits, students must enroll in a class that falls under the applied arts category and in addition has a career element to it. For this reason, the number of TAs and OAs has steadily decreased since last year, going from 143 students to an all-time low of 94 students, according to assistant principal Brian Safine.

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Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers
November 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee and Theresa Yeh

Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA).

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Robotics strained for cash
November 6, 2008 — by Kevin Mu

With a shortage of sponsors and funds, the Robotics club is struggling so far this year; its 20 active members need to raise thousands of dollars before the start of the season in January.

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Sutton, poetry commended by City Council
November 6, 2008 — by Shannon Galvin

The English Department and English teacher Judith Sutton received commendations last Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Saratoga City Council for their work with the award-winning poetry program at the high school.

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Hard work pays off for speech and debate team
November 3, 2008 — by Abhishek Venkataramana

The speech and debate team looked to follow up a successful first tournament of the year as their season progressed at their next two tournaments at Palo Alto and Leland High School.

The team excelled the Palo Alto High School Congress Tournament held on Oct. 29 with junior Varun Parmar placing second and senior Farid Jiandani placing fourth overall. In addition, the majority of the team placed in their respective Congress houses.

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French students from local schools hold debate
November 3, 2008 — by Mary Mykhaylova and Anna Shen

A unique student debate took place on Oct. 26—and no, it had nothing to do with the current presidential election. The debaters who participated did the usual—introduction, rebuttal and counterattacks, but in French.

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Freaking out across the nation
October 31, 2008 — by Karen Lyu

For schools in the Bay Area and those across the nation, the popular dance style of freaking has increasingly become an area of concern and has staff members, parents and other adults struggling to crack down on it, ultimately proving to be a difficult feat.

From dealing out detentions and suspensions to canceling dances, schools all over have tried different ways to put a stop to freaking.

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Oral interpretation class holds “Scary Story” night
October 30, 2008 — by Nandini Ruparel and Abhishek Venkataramana

The oral interpretation class held a “Scary Story” event on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 to showcase the work they had been doing in the class. The event, which was about an hour long, consisted of students reading and enacting scary literature in front of an audience of students and parents in the Little Theater.

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School holds breakfast event for National Merit semifinalists
October 29, 2008 — by Grishma Athavale

Sixty seniors were recognized by the administration on Oct. 22 for their achievement of getting a admirable score on last year’s PSAT test with a breakfast for them and their guests in the cafeteria.

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