Snapchat Leak leads to questions about lack of teenage awareness December 5, 2014 — by Sweeya Raj and Shreya Tumu On Oct. 11, hackers tapped into a third-party app called SnapSaved and leaked about 100,000 photos and videos from SnapChat users. Users were appalled and outraged by the leak, but in reality, this kind of breach was inevitable. read more » The plastic bag ban: unnecessary December 5, 2014 — by Jason Zhao After much heated debate, Gov. Jerry Brown has assented to signing the bill banning all plastic bags in California. Once signed, the ban on plastic bags would kick in for grocery stores and pharmacies on July 1, 2015, and extend to convenience stores and liquor stores a year later. In place of plastic bags, stores will offer a paper or reusable bag at the cost of 10 cents. read more » Issues within America exposed with case in Ferguson December 5, 2014 — by Claire Chou and Karissa Dong On Nov. 24, the Missouri Grand Jury declared no indictment for Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson shot 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9, igniting a series of protests that led to the looting of stores, setting of fires and the arrest of hundreds of protesters in cities across the nation. read more » Self-inflicted pressure only harming students December 4, 2014 — by Maya Ravichandran and Vibha Seshadri Today, many Saratoga students are faced with the task of excelling in everything they take on under their own self-inflicted pressure and the pressure of others. The question is whether this level of stress is necessary. read more » Rick Riordan, John Green demonstrate positive role of authors on social media today December 4, 2014 — by Claire Chou and Isabelle Tseng With the increased popularity of social media, authors today have become much more prominent and publicly connected figures — and this is a positive change. read more » College counseling: the source of my sanity December 2, 2014 — by Sabrina Chen Choosing a reliable, dedicated college counselor can relieve seniors of significant amounts of stress during the application season. read more » Watson’s speech to the UN a first step towards gender equality December 2, 2014 — by Megan MacInnes and Shreya Tumu Emma Watson, a woman’s rights ambassador, has been all over the news with her speech at the UN in September in support of the HeforShe campaign, an invitation encouraging men to join feminism. Men do need to join the fight for gender equality in order to make significant changes to society, and the HeForShe campaign is a step in the right direction, but it is only a start. read more » Assisted Suicide Act has potential to lead to human rights abuses November 28, 2014 — by Rachel Zhang Recently, Oregon's Death with Dignity Act has been highly publicized by the story of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. read more » Co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize youngest to ever win November 28, 2014 — by Kevin Chow and Fiona Sequeira Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for “[her] struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” read more » Startup site Ello fails to compete as a strong Facebook alternative November 24, 2014 — by Miles Albert and Trung Vandinh Deeming itself the “anti-Facebook,” the new social network “Ello,” which boasts a simple and private yet also ad-free interface, is turning many heads. While the website, still in an invite-only beta stage, is committed to retaining an optimized user experience, it is dooming itself to failure as an ineffective and unsuccessful business. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...121122123124125...130140150160170...nextlast
The plastic bag ban: unnecessary December 5, 2014 — by Jason Zhao After much heated debate, Gov. Jerry Brown has assented to signing the bill banning all plastic bags in California. Once signed, the ban on plastic bags would kick in for grocery stores and pharmacies on July 1, 2015, and extend to convenience stores and liquor stores a year later. In place of plastic bags, stores will offer a paper or reusable bag at the cost of 10 cents. read more » Issues within America exposed with case in Ferguson December 5, 2014 — by Claire Chou and Karissa Dong On Nov. 24, the Missouri Grand Jury declared no indictment for Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson shot 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9, igniting a series of protests that led to the looting of stores, setting of fires and the arrest of hundreds of protesters in cities across the nation. read more » Self-inflicted pressure only harming students December 4, 2014 — by Maya Ravichandran and Vibha Seshadri Today, many Saratoga students are faced with the task of excelling in everything they take on under their own self-inflicted pressure and the pressure of others. The question is whether this level of stress is necessary. read more » Rick Riordan, John Green demonstrate positive role of authors on social media today December 4, 2014 — by Claire Chou and Isabelle Tseng With the increased popularity of social media, authors today have become much more prominent and publicly connected figures — and this is a positive change. read more » College counseling: the source of my sanity December 2, 2014 — by Sabrina Chen Choosing a reliable, dedicated college counselor can relieve seniors of significant amounts of stress during the application season. read more » Watson’s speech to the UN a first step towards gender equality December 2, 2014 — by Megan MacInnes and Shreya Tumu Emma Watson, a woman’s rights ambassador, has been all over the news with her speech at the UN in September in support of the HeforShe campaign, an invitation encouraging men to join feminism. Men do need to join the fight for gender equality in order to make significant changes to society, and the HeForShe campaign is a step in the right direction, but it is only a start. read more » Assisted Suicide Act has potential to lead to human rights abuses November 28, 2014 — by Rachel Zhang Recently, Oregon's Death with Dignity Act has been highly publicized by the story of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. read more » Co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize youngest to ever win November 28, 2014 — by Kevin Chow and Fiona Sequeira Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for “[her] struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” read more » Startup site Ello fails to compete as a strong Facebook alternative November 24, 2014 — by Miles Albert and Trung Vandinh Deeming itself the “anti-Facebook,” the new social network “Ello,” which boasts a simple and private yet also ad-free interface, is turning many heads. While the website, still in an invite-only beta stage, is committed to retaining an optimized user experience, it is dooming itself to failure as an ineffective and unsuccessful business. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...121122123124125...130140150160170...nextlast
Issues within America exposed with case in Ferguson December 5, 2014 — by Claire Chou and Karissa Dong On Nov. 24, the Missouri Grand Jury declared no indictment for Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson shot 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9, igniting a series of protests that led to the looting of stores, setting of fires and the arrest of hundreds of protesters in cities across the nation. read more » Self-inflicted pressure only harming students December 4, 2014 — by Maya Ravichandran and Vibha Seshadri Today, many Saratoga students are faced with the task of excelling in everything they take on under their own self-inflicted pressure and the pressure of others. The question is whether this level of stress is necessary. read more » Rick Riordan, John Green demonstrate positive role of authors on social media today December 4, 2014 — by Claire Chou and Isabelle Tseng With the increased popularity of social media, authors today have become much more prominent and publicly connected figures — and this is a positive change. read more » College counseling: the source of my sanity December 2, 2014 — by Sabrina Chen Choosing a reliable, dedicated college counselor can relieve seniors of significant amounts of stress during the application season. read more » Watson’s speech to the UN a first step towards gender equality December 2, 2014 — by Megan MacInnes and Shreya Tumu Emma Watson, a woman’s rights ambassador, has been all over the news with her speech at the UN in September in support of the HeforShe campaign, an invitation encouraging men to join feminism. Men do need to join the fight for gender equality in order to make significant changes to society, and the HeForShe campaign is a step in the right direction, but it is only a start. read more » Assisted Suicide Act has potential to lead to human rights abuses November 28, 2014 — by Rachel Zhang Recently, Oregon's Death with Dignity Act has been highly publicized by the story of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. read more » Co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize youngest to ever win November 28, 2014 — by Kevin Chow and Fiona Sequeira Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for “[her] struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” read more » Startup site Ello fails to compete as a strong Facebook alternative November 24, 2014 — by Miles Albert and Trung Vandinh Deeming itself the “anti-Facebook,” the new social network “Ello,” which boasts a simple and private yet also ad-free interface, is turning many heads. While the website, still in an invite-only beta stage, is committed to retaining an optimized user experience, it is dooming itself to failure as an ineffective and unsuccessful business. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...121122123124125...130140150160170...nextlast
Self-inflicted pressure only harming students December 4, 2014 — by Maya Ravichandran and Vibha Seshadri Today, many Saratoga students are faced with the task of excelling in everything they take on under their own self-inflicted pressure and the pressure of others. The question is whether this level of stress is necessary. read more » Rick Riordan, John Green demonstrate positive role of authors on social media today December 4, 2014 — by Claire Chou and Isabelle Tseng With the increased popularity of social media, authors today have become much more prominent and publicly connected figures — and this is a positive change. read more » College counseling: the source of my sanity December 2, 2014 — by Sabrina Chen Choosing a reliable, dedicated college counselor can relieve seniors of significant amounts of stress during the application season. read more » Watson’s speech to the UN a first step towards gender equality December 2, 2014 — by Megan MacInnes and Shreya Tumu Emma Watson, a woman’s rights ambassador, has been all over the news with her speech at the UN in September in support of the HeforShe campaign, an invitation encouraging men to join feminism. Men do need to join the fight for gender equality in order to make significant changes to society, and the HeForShe campaign is a step in the right direction, but it is only a start. read more » Assisted Suicide Act has potential to lead to human rights abuses November 28, 2014 — by Rachel Zhang Recently, Oregon's Death with Dignity Act has been highly publicized by the story of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. read more » Co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize youngest to ever win November 28, 2014 — by Kevin Chow and Fiona Sequeira Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for “[her] struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” read more » Startup site Ello fails to compete as a strong Facebook alternative November 24, 2014 — by Miles Albert and Trung Vandinh Deeming itself the “anti-Facebook,” the new social network “Ello,” which boasts a simple and private yet also ad-free interface, is turning many heads. While the website, still in an invite-only beta stage, is committed to retaining an optimized user experience, it is dooming itself to failure as an ineffective and unsuccessful business. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...121122123124125...130140150160170...nextlast
Rick Riordan, John Green demonstrate positive role of authors on social media today December 4, 2014 — by Claire Chou and Isabelle Tseng With the increased popularity of social media, authors today have become much more prominent and publicly connected figures — and this is a positive change. read more » College counseling: the source of my sanity December 2, 2014 — by Sabrina Chen Choosing a reliable, dedicated college counselor can relieve seniors of significant amounts of stress during the application season. read more » Watson’s speech to the UN a first step towards gender equality December 2, 2014 — by Megan MacInnes and Shreya Tumu Emma Watson, a woman’s rights ambassador, has been all over the news with her speech at the UN in September in support of the HeforShe campaign, an invitation encouraging men to join feminism. Men do need to join the fight for gender equality in order to make significant changes to society, and the HeForShe campaign is a step in the right direction, but it is only a start. read more » Assisted Suicide Act has potential to lead to human rights abuses November 28, 2014 — by Rachel Zhang Recently, Oregon's Death with Dignity Act has been highly publicized by the story of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. read more » Co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize youngest to ever win November 28, 2014 — by Kevin Chow and Fiona Sequeira Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for “[her] struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” read more » Startup site Ello fails to compete as a strong Facebook alternative November 24, 2014 — by Miles Albert and Trung Vandinh Deeming itself the “anti-Facebook,” the new social network “Ello,” which boasts a simple and private yet also ad-free interface, is turning many heads. While the website, still in an invite-only beta stage, is committed to retaining an optimized user experience, it is dooming itself to failure as an ineffective and unsuccessful business. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...121122123124125...130140150160170...nextlast
College counseling: the source of my sanity December 2, 2014 — by Sabrina Chen Choosing a reliable, dedicated college counselor can relieve seniors of significant amounts of stress during the application season. read more » Watson’s speech to the UN a first step towards gender equality December 2, 2014 — by Megan MacInnes and Shreya Tumu Emma Watson, a woman’s rights ambassador, has been all over the news with her speech at the UN in September in support of the HeforShe campaign, an invitation encouraging men to join feminism. Men do need to join the fight for gender equality in order to make significant changes to society, and the HeForShe campaign is a step in the right direction, but it is only a start. read more » Assisted Suicide Act has potential to lead to human rights abuses November 28, 2014 — by Rachel Zhang Recently, Oregon's Death with Dignity Act has been highly publicized by the story of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. read more » Co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize youngest to ever win November 28, 2014 — by Kevin Chow and Fiona Sequeira Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for “[her] struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” read more » Startup site Ello fails to compete as a strong Facebook alternative November 24, 2014 — by Miles Albert and Trung Vandinh Deeming itself the “anti-Facebook,” the new social network “Ello,” which boasts a simple and private yet also ad-free interface, is turning many heads. While the website, still in an invite-only beta stage, is committed to retaining an optimized user experience, it is dooming itself to failure as an ineffective and unsuccessful business. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...121122123124125...130140150160170...nextlast
Watson’s speech to the UN a first step towards gender equality December 2, 2014 — by Megan MacInnes and Shreya Tumu Emma Watson, a woman’s rights ambassador, has been all over the news with her speech at the UN in September in support of the HeforShe campaign, an invitation encouraging men to join feminism. Men do need to join the fight for gender equality in order to make significant changes to society, and the HeForShe campaign is a step in the right direction, but it is only a start. read more » Assisted Suicide Act has potential to lead to human rights abuses November 28, 2014 — by Rachel Zhang Recently, Oregon's Death with Dignity Act has been highly publicized by the story of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. read more » Co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize youngest to ever win November 28, 2014 — by Kevin Chow and Fiona Sequeira Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for “[her] struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” read more » Startup site Ello fails to compete as a strong Facebook alternative November 24, 2014 — by Miles Albert and Trung Vandinh Deeming itself the “anti-Facebook,” the new social network “Ello,” which boasts a simple and private yet also ad-free interface, is turning many heads. While the website, still in an invite-only beta stage, is committed to retaining an optimized user experience, it is dooming itself to failure as an ineffective and unsuccessful business. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...121122123124125...130140150160170...nextlast
Assisted Suicide Act has potential to lead to human rights abuses November 28, 2014 — by Rachel Zhang Recently, Oregon's Death with Dignity Act has been highly publicized by the story of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. read more » Co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize youngest to ever win November 28, 2014 — by Kevin Chow and Fiona Sequeira Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for “[her] struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” read more » Startup site Ello fails to compete as a strong Facebook alternative November 24, 2014 — by Miles Albert and Trung Vandinh Deeming itself the “anti-Facebook,” the new social network “Ello,” which boasts a simple and private yet also ad-free interface, is turning many heads. While the website, still in an invite-only beta stage, is committed to retaining an optimized user experience, it is dooming itself to failure as an ineffective and unsuccessful business. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...121122123124125...130140150160170...nextlast
Co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize youngest to ever win November 28, 2014 — by Kevin Chow and Fiona Sequeira Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for “[her] struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” read more » Startup site Ello fails to compete as a strong Facebook alternative November 24, 2014 — by Miles Albert and Trung Vandinh Deeming itself the “anti-Facebook,” the new social network “Ello,” which boasts a simple and private yet also ad-free interface, is turning many heads. While the website, still in an invite-only beta stage, is committed to retaining an optimized user experience, it is dooming itself to failure as an ineffective and unsuccessful business. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...121122123124125...130140150160170...nextlast
Startup site Ello fails to compete as a strong Facebook alternative November 24, 2014 — by Miles Albert and Trung Vandinh Deeming itself the “anti-Facebook,” the new social network “Ello,” which boasts a simple and private yet also ad-free interface, is turning many heads. While the website, still in an invite-only beta stage, is committed to retaining an optimized user experience, it is dooming itself to failure as an ineffective and unsuccessful business. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...121122123124125...130140150160170...nextlast