Concert ticket prices skyrocket beyond reason April 23, 2016 — by Caitlin Ju Junior reacts to quickly increasing concert ticket prices. read more » Scanners are not the way to increase class spirit April 18, 2016 — by Claire Rhee and Isabelle Yang School IDs are scanned for many purposes: checking out books in the library, identification checks at school dances, receiving class textbooks and more. Recently, the school has introduced a new program called the “5 star system,” a scanning system for student ID cards which enables ASB, administrators and class officers to track student involvement in school activities. But it has also been tried as an incentive to increase school spirit and attendance at activities like rallies, something that even new scanners cannot change. read more » American St. Patrick’s Day has lost cultural significance April 14, 2016 — by Neil Rao St. Patrick’s Day in America has become less of a celebration of Irish tradition and more of a pseudo-holiday for the nation. read more » Mythbusters: AP Language vs. AP Literature April 12, 2016 — by Oksana Trifonova Senior who is taking both classes this year clears the air about the choice between taking AP Literature and AP Language. read more » Feminists, look beyond Clinton as a woman March 29, 2016 — by Katherine Sun As a young feminist, I sometimes wonder: First, what do I owe to myself? And second, what do I owe to Hillary Clinton and her campaign? read more » Raising the CA smoking age from 18 to 21 an ill-advised move March 24, 2016 — by Fiona Sequeira On March 3, the California Senate voted to raise the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21. The legislation has already passed the state Assembly, but has yet to be signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. read more » One tragedy, one victim and one punishable misdeed March 24, 2016 — by Karissa Dong and Angela Lee In February, a jury found Peter Liang, an Asian American police officer in the New York City, guity of the manslaughter of 28-year-old black man Akai Gurley. The verdict was condemned in much of the Asian-American community. read more » Attitudes about addiction reveal racist double standard March 24, 2016 — by Saya Sivaram Crack cocaine first descended upon the U.S. in the 1980s, wreaking havoc on the black population and leading to an epidemic of fatal addictions. read more » Harvard’s proposed admissions plan will fail to promote genuine altruism March 24, 2016 — by Divya Rallabandi and Austin Wang What does it take to get into Harvard? Traditionally, a combination of high GPA, perfect or nearly perfect SAT scores and a plethora of research internships would give applicants a fair chance. read more » New Facebook ‘reactions’ force users behind another emotional shield March 21, 2016 — by Katherine Sun In theory, Facebook rearranges our news feeds based on our “likes” and clicks to prioritize content that interests us. That’s fine. But the beauty of sorting posts by likes is that anything we feel strongly enough to react to — whether with laughter, sadness or frustration — stays high on our feed. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...103104105106107...110120130140150...nextlast
Scanners are not the way to increase class spirit April 18, 2016 — by Claire Rhee and Isabelle Yang School IDs are scanned for many purposes: checking out books in the library, identification checks at school dances, receiving class textbooks and more. Recently, the school has introduced a new program called the “5 star system,” a scanning system for student ID cards which enables ASB, administrators and class officers to track student involvement in school activities. But it has also been tried as an incentive to increase school spirit and attendance at activities like rallies, something that even new scanners cannot change. read more » American St. Patrick’s Day has lost cultural significance April 14, 2016 — by Neil Rao St. Patrick’s Day in America has become less of a celebration of Irish tradition and more of a pseudo-holiday for the nation. read more » Mythbusters: AP Language vs. AP Literature April 12, 2016 — by Oksana Trifonova Senior who is taking both classes this year clears the air about the choice between taking AP Literature and AP Language. read more » Feminists, look beyond Clinton as a woman March 29, 2016 — by Katherine Sun As a young feminist, I sometimes wonder: First, what do I owe to myself? And second, what do I owe to Hillary Clinton and her campaign? read more » Raising the CA smoking age from 18 to 21 an ill-advised move March 24, 2016 — by Fiona Sequeira On March 3, the California Senate voted to raise the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21. The legislation has already passed the state Assembly, but has yet to be signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. read more » One tragedy, one victim and one punishable misdeed March 24, 2016 — by Karissa Dong and Angela Lee In February, a jury found Peter Liang, an Asian American police officer in the New York City, guity of the manslaughter of 28-year-old black man Akai Gurley. The verdict was condemned in much of the Asian-American community. read more » Attitudes about addiction reveal racist double standard March 24, 2016 — by Saya Sivaram Crack cocaine first descended upon the U.S. in the 1980s, wreaking havoc on the black population and leading to an epidemic of fatal addictions. read more » Harvard’s proposed admissions plan will fail to promote genuine altruism March 24, 2016 — by Divya Rallabandi and Austin Wang What does it take to get into Harvard? Traditionally, a combination of high GPA, perfect or nearly perfect SAT scores and a plethora of research internships would give applicants a fair chance. read more » New Facebook ‘reactions’ force users behind another emotional shield March 21, 2016 — by Katherine Sun In theory, Facebook rearranges our news feeds based on our “likes” and clicks to prioritize content that interests us. That’s fine. But the beauty of sorting posts by likes is that anything we feel strongly enough to react to — whether with laughter, sadness or frustration — stays high on our feed. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...103104105106107...110120130140150...nextlast
American St. Patrick’s Day has lost cultural significance April 14, 2016 — by Neil Rao St. Patrick’s Day in America has become less of a celebration of Irish tradition and more of a pseudo-holiday for the nation. read more » Mythbusters: AP Language vs. AP Literature April 12, 2016 — by Oksana Trifonova Senior who is taking both classes this year clears the air about the choice between taking AP Literature and AP Language. read more » Feminists, look beyond Clinton as a woman March 29, 2016 — by Katherine Sun As a young feminist, I sometimes wonder: First, what do I owe to myself? And second, what do I owe to Hillary Clinton and her campaign? read more » Raising the CA smoking age from 18 to 21 an ill-advised move March 24, 2016 — by Fiona Sequeira On March 3, the California Senate voted to raise the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21. The legislation has already passed the state Assembly, but has yet to be signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. read more » One tragedy, one victim and one punishable misdeed March 24, 2016 — by Karissa Dong and Angela Lee In February, a jury found Peter Liang, an Asian American police officer in the New York City, guity of the manslaughter of 28-year-old black man Akai Gurley. The verdict was condemned in much of the Asian-American community. read more » Attitudes about addiction reveal racist double standard March 24, 2016 — by Saya Sivaram Crack cocaine first descended upon the U.S. in the 1980s, wreaking havoc on the black population and leading to an epidemic of fatal addictions. read more » Harvard’s proposed admissions plan will fail to promote genuine altruism March 24, 2016 — by Divya Rallabandi and Austin Wang What does it take to get into Harvard? Traditionally, a combination of high GPA, perfect or nearly perfect SAT scores and a plethora of research internships would give applicants a fair chance. read more » New Facebook ‘reactions’ force users behind another emotional shield March 21, 2016 — by Katherine Sun In theory, Facebook rearranges our news feeds based on our “likes” and clicks to prioritize content that interests us. That’s fine. But the beauty of sorting posts by likes is that anything we feel strongly enough to react to — whether with laughter, sadness or frustration — stays high on our feed. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...103104105106107...110120130140150...nextlast
Mythbusters: AP Language vs. AP Literature April 12, 2016 — by Oksana Trifonova Senior who is taking both classes this year clears the air about the choice between taking AP Literature and AP Language. read more » Feminists, look beyond Clinton as a woman March 29, 2016 — by Katherine Sun As a young feminist, I sometimes wonder: First, what do I owe to myself? And second, what do I owe to Hillary Clinton and her campaign? read more » Raising the CA smoking age from 18 to 21 an ill-advised move March 24, 2016 — by Fiona Sequeira On March 3, the California Senate voted to raise the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21. The legislation has already passed the state Assembly, but has yet to be signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. read more » One tragedy, one victim and one punishable misdeed March 24, 2016 — by Karissa Dong and Angela Lee In February, a jury found Peter Liang, an Asian American police officer in the New York City, guity of the manslaughter of 28-year-old black man Akai Gurley. The verdict was condemned in much of the Asian-American community. read more » Attitudes about addiction reveal racist double standard March 24, 2016 — by Saya Sivaram Crack cocaine first descended upon the U.S. in the 1980s, wreaking havoc on the black population and leading to an epidemic of fatal addictions. read more » Harvard’s proposed admissions plan will fail to promote genuine altruism March 24, 2016 — by Divya Rallabandi and Austin Wang What does it take to get into Harvard? Traditionally, a combination of high GPA, perfect or nearly perfect SAT scores and a plethora of research internships would give applicants a fair chance. read more » New Facebook ‘reactions’ force users behind another emotional shield March 21, 2016 — by Katherine Sun In theory, Facebook rearranges our news feeds based on our “likes” and clicks to prioritize content that interests us. That’s fine. But the beauty of sorting posts by likes is that anything we feel strongly enough to react to — whether with laughter, sadness or frustration — stays high on our feed. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...103104105106107...110120130140150...nextlast
Feminists, look beyond Clinton as a woman March 29, 2016 — by Katherine Sun As a young feminist, I sometimes wonder: First, what do I owe to myself? And second, what do I owe to Hillary Clinton and her campaign? read more » Raising the CA smoking age from 18 to 21 an ill-advised move March 24, 2016 — by Fiona Sequeira On March 3, the California Senate voted to raise the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21. The legislation has already passed the state Assembly, but has yet to be signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. read more » One tragedy, one victim and one punishable misdeed March 24, 2016 — by Karissa Dong and Angela Lee In February, a jury found Peter Liang, an Asian American police officer in the New York City, guity of the manslaughter of 28-year-old black man Akai Gurley. The verdict was condemned in much of the Asian-American community. read more » Attitudes about addiction reveal racist double standard March 24, 2016 — by Saya Sivaram Crack cocaine first descended upon the U.S. in the 1980s, wreaking havoc on the black population and leading to an epidemic of fatal addictions. read more » Harvard’s proposed admissions plan will fail to promote genuine altruism March 24, 2016 — by Divya Rallabandi and Austin Wang What does it take to get into Harvard? Traditionally, a combination of high GPA, perfect or nearly perfect SAT scores and a plethora of research internships would give applicants a fair chance. read more » New Facebook ‘reactions’ force users behind another emotional shield March 21, 2016 — by Katherine Sun In theory, Facebook rearranges our news feeds based on our “likes” and clicks to prioritize content that interests us. That’s fine. But the beauty of sorting posts by likes is that anything we feel strongly enough to react to — whether with laughter, sadness or frustration — stays high on our feed. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...103104105106107...110120130140150...nextlast
Raising the CA smoking age from 18 to 21 an ill-advised move March 24, 2016 — by Fiona Sequeira On March 3, the California Senate voted to raise the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21. The legislation has already passed the state Assembly, but has yet to be signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. read more » One tragedy, one victim and one punishable misdeed March 24, 2016 — by Karissa Dong and Angela Lee In February, a jury found Peter Liang, an Asian American police officer in the New York City, guity of the manslaughter of 28-year-old black man Akai Gurley. The verdict was condemned in much of the Asian-American community. read more » Attitudes about addiction reveal racist double standard March 24, 2016 — by Saya Sivaram Crack cocaine first descended upon the U.S. in the 1980s, wreaking havoc on the black population and leading to an epidemic of fatal addictions. read more » Harvard’s proposed admissions plan will fail to promote genuine altruism March 24, 2016 — by Divya Rallabandi and Austin Wang What does it take to get into Harvard? Traditionally, a combination of high GPA, perfect or nearly perfect SAT scores and a plethora of research internships would give applicants a fair chance. read more » New Facebook ‘reactions’ force users behind another emotional shield March 21, 2016 — by Katherine Sun In theory, Facebook rearranges our news feeds based on our “likes” and clicks to prioritize content that interests us. That’s fine. But the beauty of sorting posts by likes is that anything we feel strongly enough to react to — whether with laughter, sadness or frustration — stays high on our feed. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...103104105106107...110120130140150...nextlast
One tragedy, one victim and one punishable misdeed March 24, 2016 — by Karissa Dong and Angela Lee In February, a jury found Peter Liang, an Asian American police officer in the New York City, guity of the manslaughter of 28-year-old black man Akai Gurley. The verdict was condemned in much of the Asian-American community. read more » Attitudes about addiction reveal racist double standard March 24, 2016 — by Saya Sivaram Crack cocaine first descended upon the U.S. in the 1980s, wreaking havoc on the black population and leading to an epidemic of fatal addictions. read more » Harvard’s proposed admissions plan will fail to promote genuine altruism March 24, 2016 — by Divya Rallabandi and Austin Wang What does it take to get into Harvard? Traditionally, a combination of high GPA, perfect or nearly perfect SAT scores and a plethora of research internships would give applicants a fair chance. read more » New Facebook ‘reactions’ force users behind another emotional shield March 21, 2016 — by Katherine Sun In theory, Facebook rearranges our news feeds based on our “likes” and clicks to prioritize content that interests us. That’s fine. But the beauty of sorting posts by likes is that anything we feel strongly enough to react to — whether with laughter, sadness or frustration — stays high on our feed. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...103104105106107...110120130140150...nextlast
Attitudes about addiction reveal racist double standard March 24, 2016 — by Saya Sivaram Crack cocaine first descended upon the U.S. in the 1980s, wreaking havoc on the black population and leading to an epidemic of fatal addictions. read more » Harvard’s proposed admissions plan will fail to promote genuine altruism March 24, 2016 — by Divya Rallabandi and Austin Wang What does it take to get into Harvard? Traditionally, a combination of high GPA, perfect or nearly perfect SAT scores and a plethora of research internships would give applicants a fair chance. read more » New Facebook ‘reactions’ force users behind another emotional shield March 21, 2016 — by Katherine Sun In theory, Facebook rearranges our news feeds based on our “likes” and clicks to prioritize content that interests us. That’s fine. But the beauty of sorting posts by likes is that anything we feel strongly enough to react to — whether with laughter, sadness or frustration — stays high on our feed. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...103104105106107...110120130140150...nextlast
Harvard’s proposed admissions plan will fail to promote genuine altruism March 24, 2016 — by Divya Rallabandi and Austin Wang What does it take to get into Harvard? Traditionally, a combination of high GPA, perfect or nearly perfect SAT scores and a plethora of research internships would give applicants a fair chance. read more » New Facebook ‘reactions’ force users behind another emotional shield March 21, 2016 — by Katherine Sun In theory, Facebook rearranges our news feeds based on our “likes” and clicks to prioritize content that interests us. That’s fine. But the beauty of sorting posts by likes is that anything we feel strongly enough to react to — whether with laughter, sadness or frustration — stays high on our feed. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...103104105106107...110120130140150...nextlast
New Facebook ‘reactions’ force users behind another emotional shield March 21, 2016 — by Katherine Sun In theory, Facebook rearranges our news feeds based on our “likes” and clicks to prioritize content that interests us. That’s fine. But the beauty of sorting posts by likes is that anything we feel strongly enough to react to — whether with laughter, sadness or frustration — stays high on our feed. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...103104105106107...110120130140150...nextlast