Opinion

In Saratoga, most students are chauffeured to school by parents until sophomore year and receive cars when they obtain their licenses. Because we are rarely forced to travel by any mode of public transportation on a daily basis, many of us disregard the idea even when travelling longer distances.

English 11 Honors students are actually receiving an equal opportunity to take advanced courses in the subject.

Leelah Alcorn is to be buried in a suit with the wrong name on her gravestone. She was 17, born Joshua Ryan Alcorn, and transgender. 

While a deferral from a college may look a lot better than a rejection, the percentage of deferred applicants from most colleges is too high and should be cut down.

Last August, a controversy erupted in the gaming world over a relationship between reporter Nathan Grayson, who works for gaming magazine Kotaku, and game developer Zoe Quinn. Gamers have been demanding Grayson be fired for giving Quinn’s game a positive review.

While Career Day can help provide students with new options and perspectives, it’s not always as useful as it could be. A lack of student interest and dull presentations can render the day a waste of time.

Many people dismiss the idea of community college because of the negative stigma around the education at these schools.

Fraternities were created to increase brotherly bonding and promote ethical conduct, but recently, they have been riddled with problems.

Facebook and other such Internet sites’ abilities to access items entered into the search engine is outright creepy. This attempt to make money through advertisements too often feels like a breach of privacy.

An education should be a right, not a privilege. But with the University of California’s recent announcement of an annual 5 percent tuition increase over the next five years, higher education is rapidly turning into a nightmare of student debts.