AP Government an unnecessary change April 13, 2014 — by Jonathan Young A senior looks at his class schedule and smiles. AP Lang? Check. AP Calculus BC? Check. Physics Honors? OK. He glances to see yet another AP class on his already filled schedule: AP Government. read more » What all honors classes should have April 2, 2014 — by Ashley Chen Honors: It’s a distinction awarded to a select few classes for being above and beyond the average. Much more difficult than a standard course, an honors class requires students to analyze, synthesize and prove concepts. In math, this means deriving equations on your own. In English, this means reading and writing thousands of words per week. read more » #Dumberanddumber: How social media dulls the mind April 2, 2014 — by Michelle Leung When was the last time you checked your phone? Was it two minutes ago? Or five? Or maybe even an hour? read more » Why so serious? The need for more casual dances April 2, 2014 — by Shreya Tumu The upcoming dance looms over the girl's head. She really just wants to be able to go to a dance for, you know, dancing and friends. But she can’t do that because this dance is supposed to formal — and formal means dates and tickets and dresses and the whole, extremely expensive shebang. She knows no one’s going to ask her out — and, what’s the point of buying overpriced tickets if she can’t go to the dance with anyone? read more » Some parents are becoming college-obsessed April 2, 2014 — by Sweeya Raj and Shazia Gupta Have you ever heard your parents lecture you about your upcoming summer plans, or why that extracurricular would look amazing on a college application? It almost feels some parents are the ones trying to get accepted into college, not their children. read more » Foreign Volunteering: The ‘exotic’ act of goodness that helps no one April 2, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao So you’ve done it. You’ve hopped the plane to Africa and arrived there hoping to a) work with orphaned children, b) build schoolhouses and dig water wells or c) help out at an African reservation. Maybe you are there out of the goodness inside you, or maybe your parents have forced you to go, saying that colleges will be impressed. read more » Why we need more respect for creative minds March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen “I’ll find you and kill you … You’re a clown. Kill yourself … Dude I’ll kill you.” All tagged with @dongatory, Flappy Bird creator Dong Ha Nguyen’s Twitter username, these death threats popped up around the Internet like weeds. What was the offense? Nguyen decided to take down Flappy Bird after he thought the product was too “addictive,” according to Boy Genius Report. The threats seem even more ludicrous upon closer inspection. Anyone can continue to play the game; the only change was that no one could download it for the first time. read more » America SATisfaction begins with the new SAT March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen and Nelson Wang and Anant Rajeev The current SAT is execrable. No idea what “execrable” means? You’re not alone because a vast majority of the population is similarly clueless. You’ll probably never see the word again unless you teach English at Harvard. That’s why College Board’s decision to revise the SAT for 2016 is a positive one. Among other changes, the new SAT will test more common vocabulary, make the writing section optional and be more accessible for low-income students. They hope to increase the popularity of the SAT compared to the ACT. read more » Why splitting California is a bad idea March 31, 2014 — by Andrew Jiang and Anant Rajeev Recently, Tim Draper, a well-known venture capitalist who helped fund Tesla and Yahoo, proposed a plan to split California into six states. The six new states would be called Jefferson, North California, Central California, Silicon Valley, West California and South California. According to Draper, this division would be more beneficial to the government because it would be dealing with smaller states. read more » Obamacare provides helpful services to Americans March 28, 2014 — by Arman Vaziri Although controversial, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beneficial to Americans who previously went without health care due to high costs or ineligibility. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...129130131132133...140150160170180...nextlast
What all honors classes should have April 2, 2014 — by Ashley Chen Honors: It’s a distinction awarded to a select few classes for being above and beyond the average. Much more difficult than a standard course, an honors class requires students to analyze, synthesize and prove concepts. In math, this means deriving equations on your own. In English, this means reading and writing thousands of words per week. read more » #Dumberanddumber: How social media dulls the mind April 2, 2014 — by Michelle Leung When was the last time you checked your phone? Was it two minutes ago? Or five? Or maybe even an hour? read more » Why so serious? The need for more casual dances April 2, 2014 — by Shreya Tumu The upcoming dance looms over the girl's head. She really just wants to be able to go to a dance for, you know, dancing and friends. But she can’t do that because this dance is supposed to formal — and formal means dates and tickets and dresses and the whole, extremely expensive shebang. She knows no one’s going to ask her out — and, what’s the point of buying overpriced tickets if she can’t go to the dance with anyone? read more » Some parents are becoming college-obsessed April 2, 2014 — by Sweeya Raj and Shazia Gupta Have you ever heard your parents lecture you about your upcoming summer plans, or why that extracurricular would look amazing on a college application? It almost feels some parents are the ones trying to get accepted into college, not their children. read more » Foreign Volunteering: The ‘exotic’ act of goodness that helps no one April 2, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao So you’ve done it. You’ve hopped the plane to Africa and arrived there hoping to a) work with orphaned children, b) build schoolhouses and dig water wells or c) help out at an African reservation. Maybe you are there out of the goodness inside you, or maybe your parents have forced you to go, saying that colleges will be impressed. read more » Why we need more respect for creative minds March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen “I’ll find you and kill you … You’re a clown. Kill yourself … Dude I’ll kill you.” All tagged with @dongatory, Flappy Bird creator Dong Ha Nguyen’s Twitter username, these death threats popped up around the Internet like weeds. What was the offense? Nguyen decided to take down Flappy Bird after he thought the product was too “addictive,” according to Boy Genius Report. The threats seem even more ludicrous upon closer inspection. Anyone can continue to play the game; the only change was that no one could download it for the first time. read more » America SATisfaction begins with the new SAT March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen and Nelson Wang and Anant Rajeev The current SAT is execrable. No idea what “execrable” means? You’re not alone because a vast majority of the population is similarly clueless. You’ll probably never see the word again unless you teach English at Harvard. That’s why College Board’s decision to revise the SAT for 2016 is a positive one. Among other changes, the new SAT will test more common vocabulary, make the writing section optional and be more accessible for low-income students. They hope to increase the popularity of the SAT compared to the ACT. read more » Why splitting California is a bad idea March 31, 2014 — by Andrew Jiang and Anant Rajeev Recently, Tim Draper, a well-known venture capitalist who helped fund Tesla and Yahoo, proposed a plan to split California into six states. The six new states would be called Jefferson, North California, Central California, Silicon Valley, West California and South California. According to Draper, this division would be more beneficial to the government because it would be dealing with smaller states. read more » Obamacare provides helpful services to Americans March 28, 2014 — by Arman Vaziri Although controversial, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beneficial to Americans who previously went without health care due to high costs or ineligibility. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...129130131132133...140150160170180...nextlast
#Dumberanddumber: How social media dulls the mind April 2, 2014 — by Michelle Leung When was the last time you checked your phone? Was it two minutes ago? Or five? Or maybe even an hour? read more » Why so serious? The need for more casual dances April 2, 2014 — by Shreya Tumu The upcoming dance looms over the girl's head. She really just wants to be able to go to a dance for, you know, dancing and friends. But she can’t do that because this dance is supposed to formal — and formal means dates and tickets and dresses and the whole, extremely expensive shebang. She knows no one’s going to ask her out — and, what’s the point of buying overpriced tickets if she can’t go to the dance with anyone? read more » Some parents are becoming college-obsessed April 2, 2014 — by Sweeya Raj and Shazia Gupta Have you ever heard your parents lecture you about your upcoming summer plans, or why that extracurricular would look amazing on a college application? It almost feels some parents are the ones trying to get accepted into college, not their children. read more » Foreign Volunteering: The ‘exotic’ act of goodness that helps no one April 2, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao So you’ve done it. You’ve hopped the plane to Africa and arrived there hoping to a) work with orphaned children, b) build schoolhouses and dig water wells or c) help out at an African reservation. Maybe you are there out of the goodness inside you, or maybe your parents have forced you to go, saying that colleges will be impressed. read more » Why we need more respect for creative minds March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen “I’ll find you and kill you … You’re a clown. Kill yourself … Dude I’ll kill you.” All tagged with @dongatory, Flappy Bird creator Dong Ha Nguyen’s Twitter username, these death threats popped up around the Internet like weeds. What was the offense? Nguyen decided to take down Flappy Bird after he thought the product was too “addictive,” according to Boy Genius Report. The threats seem even more ludicrous upon closer inspection. Anyone can continue to play the game; the only change was that no one could download it for the first time. read more » America SATisfaction begins with the new SAT March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen and Nelson Wang and Anant Rajeev The current SAT is execrable. No idea what “execrable” means? You’re not alone because a vast majority of the population is similarly clueless. You’ll probably never see the word again unless you teach English at Harvard. That’s why College Board’s decision to revise the SAT for 2016 is a positive one. Among other changes, the new SAT will test more common vocabulary, make the writing section optional and be more accessible for low-income students. They hope to increase the popularity of the SAT compared to the ACT. read more » Why splitting California is a bad idea March 31, 2014 — by Andrew Jiang and Anant Rajeev Recently, Tim Draper, a well-known venture capitalist who helped fund Tesla and Yahoo, proposed a plan to split California into six states. The six new states would be called Jefferson, North California, Central California, Silicon Valley, West California and South California. According to Draper, this division would be more beneficial to the government because it would be dealing with smaller states. read more » Obamacare provides helpful services to Americans March 28, 2014 — by Arman Vaziri Although controversial, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beneficial to Americans who previously went without health care due to high costs or ineligibility. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...129130131132133...140150160170180...nextlast
Why so serious? The need for more casual dances April 2, 2014 — by Shreya Tumu The upcoming dance looms over the girl's head. She really just wants to be able to go to a dance for, you know, dancing and friends. But she can’t do that because this dance is supposed to formal — and formal means dates and tickets and dresses and the whole, extremely expensive shebang. She knows no one’s going to ask her out — and, what’s the point of buying overpriced tickets if she can’t go to the dance with anyone? read more » Some parents are becoming college-obsessed April 2, 2014 — by Sweeya Raj and Shazia Gupta Have you ever heard your parents lecture you about your upcoming summer plans, or why that extracurricular would look amazing on a college application? It almost feels some parents are the ones trying to get accepted into college, not their children. read more » Foreign Volunteering: The ‘exotic’ act of goodness that helps no one April 2, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao So you’ve done it. You’ve hopped the plane to Africa and arrived there hoping to a) work with orphaned children, b) build schoolhouses and dig water wells or c) help out at an African reservation. Maybe you are there out of the goodness inside you, or maybe your parents have forced you to go, saying that colleges will be impressed. read more » Why we need more respect for creative minds March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen “I’ll find you and kill you … You’re a clown. Kill yourself … Dude I’ll kill you.” All tagged with @dongatory, Flappy Bird creator Dong Ha Nguyen’s Twitter username, these death threats popped up around the Internet like weeds. What was the offense? Nguyen decided to take down Flappy Bird after he thought the product was too “addictive,” according to Boy Genius Report. The threats seem even more ludicrous upon closer inspection. Anyone can continue to play the game; the only change was that no one could download it for the first time. read more » America SATisfaction begins with the new SAT March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen and Nelson Wang and Anant Rajeev The current SAT is execrable. No idea what “execrable” means? You’re not alone because a vast majority of the population is similarly clueless. You’ll probably never see the word again unless you teach English at Harvard. That’s why College Board’s decision to revise the SAT for 2016 is a positive one. Among other changes, the new SAT will test more common vocabulary, make the writing section optional and be more accessible for low-income students. They hope to increase the popularity of the SAT compared to the ACT. read more » Why splitting California is a bad idea March 31, 2014 — by Andrew Jiang and Anant Rajeev Recently, Tim Draper, a well-known venture capitalist who helped fund Tesla and Yahoo, proposed a plan to split California into six states. The six new states would be called Jefferson, North California, Central California, Silicon Valley, West California and South California. According to Draper, this division would be more beneficial to the government because it would be dealing with smaller states. read more » Obamacare provides helpful services to Americans March 28, 2014 — by Arman Vaziri Although controversial, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beneficial to Americans who previously went without health care due to high costs or ineligibility. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...129130131132133...140150160170180...nextlast
Some parents are becoming college-obsessed April 2, 2014 — by Sweeya Raj and Shazia Gupta Have you ever heard your parents lecture you about your upcoming summer plans, or why that extracurricular would look amazing on a college application? It almost feels some parents are the ones trying to get accepted into college, not their children. read more » Foreign Volunteering: The ‘exotic’ act of goodness that helps no one April 2, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao So you’ve done it. You’ve hopped the plane to Africa and arrived there hoping to a) work with orphaned children, b) build schoolhouses and dig water wells or c) help out at an African reservation. Maybe you are there out of the goodness inside you, or maybe your parents have forced you to go, saying that colleges will be impressed. read more » Why we need more respect for creative minds March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen “I’ll find you and kill you … You’re a clown. Kill yourself … Dude I’ll kill you.” All tagged with @dongatory, Flappy Bird creator Dong Ha Nguyen’s Twitter username, these death threats popped up around the Internet like weeds. What was the offense? Nguyen decided to take down Flappy Bird after he thought the product was too “addictive,” according to Boy Genius Report. The threats seem even more ludicrous upon closer inspection. Anyone can continue to play the game; the only change was that no one could download it for the first time. read more » America SATisfaction begins with the new SAT March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen and Nelson Wang and Anant Rajeev The current SAT is execrable. No idea what “execrable” means? You’re not alone because a vast majority of the population is similarly clueless. You’ll probably never see the word again unless you teach English at Harvard. That’s why College Board’s decision to revise the SAT for 2016 is a positive one. Among other changes, the new SAT will test more common vocabulary, make the writing section optional and be more accessible for low-income students. They hope to increase the popularity of the SAT compared to the ACT. read more » Why splitting California is a bad idea March 31, 2014 — by Andrew Jiang and Anant Rajeev Recently, Tim Draper, a well-known venture capitalist who helped fund Tesla and Yahoo, proposed a plan to split California into six states. The six new states would be called Jefferson, North California, Central California, Silicon Valley, West California and South California. According to Draper, this division would be more beneficial to the government because it would be dealing with smaller states. read more » Obamacare provides helpful services to Americans March 28, 2014 — by Arman Vaziri Although controversial, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beneficial to Americans who previously went without health care due to high costs or ineligibility. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...129130131132133...140150160170180...nextlast
Foreign Volunteering: The ‘exotic’ act of goodness that helps no one April 2, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao So you’ve done it. You’ve hopped the plane to Africa and arrived there hoping to a) work with orphaned children, b) build schoolhouses and dig water wells or c) help out at an African reservation. Maybe you are there out of the goodness inside you, or maybe your parents have forced you to go, saying that colleges will be impressed. read more » Why we need more respect for creative minds March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen “I’ll find you and kill you … You’re a clown. Kill yourself … Dude I’ll kill you.” All tagged with @dongatory, Flappy Bird creator Dong Ha Nguyen’s Twitter username, these death threats popped up around the Internet like weeds. What was the offense? Nguyen decided to take down Flappy Bird after he thought the product was too “addictive,” according to Boy Genius Report. The threats seem even more ludicrous upon closer inspection. Anyone can continue to play the game; the only change was that no one could download it for the first time. read more » America SATisfaction begins with the new SAT March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen and Nelson Wang and Anant Rajeev The current SAT is execrable. No idea what “execrable” means? You’re not alone because a vast majority of the population is similarly clueless. You’ll probably never see the word again unless you teach English at Harvard. That’s why College Board’s decision to revise the SAT for 2016 is a positive one. Among other changes, the new SAT will test more common vocabulary, make the writing section optional and be more accessible for low-income students. They hope to increase the popularity of the SAT compared to the ACT. read more » Why splitting California is a bad idea March 31, 2014 — by Andrew Jiang and Anant Rajeev Recently, Tim Draper, a well-known venture capitalist who helped fund Tesla and Yahoo, proposed a plan to split California into six states. The six new states would be called Jefferson, North California, Central California, Silicon Valley, West California and South California. According to Draper, this division would be more beneficial to the government because it would be dealing with smaller states. read more » Obamacare provides helpful services to Americans March 28, 2014 — by Arman Vaziri Although controversial, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beneficial to Americans who previously went without health care due to high costs or ineligibility. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...129130131132133...140150160170180...nextlast
Why we need more respect for creative minds March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen “I’ll find you and kill you … You’re a clown. Kill yourself … Dude I’ll kill you.” All tagged with @dongatory, Flappy Bird creator Dong Ha Nguyen’s Twitter username, these death threats popped up around the Internet like weeds. What was the offense? Nguyen decided to take down Flappy Bird after he thought the product was too “addictive,” according to Boy Genius Report. The threats seem even more ludicrous upon closer inspection. Anyone can continue to play the game; the only change was that no one could download it for the first time. read more » America SATisfaction begins with the new SAT March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen and Nelson Wang and Anant Rajeev The current SAT is execrable. No idea what “execrable” means? You’re not alone because a vast majority of the population is similarly clueless. You’ll probably never see the word again unless you teach English at Harvard. That’s why College Board’s decision to revise the SAT for 2016 is a positive one. Among other changes, the new SAT will test more common vocabulary, make the writing section optional and be more accessible for low-income students. They hope to increase the popularity of the SAT compared to the ACT. read more » Why splitting California is a bad idea March 31, 2014 — by Andrew Jiang and Anant Rajeev Recently, Tim Draper, a well-known venture capitalist who helped fund Tesla and Yahoo, proposed a plan to split California into six states. The six new states would be called Jefferson, North California, Central California, Silicon Valley, West California and South California. According to Draper, this division would be more beneficial to the government because it would be dealing with smaller states. read more » Obamacare provides helpful services to Americans March 28, 2014 — by Arman Vaziri Although controversial, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beneficial to Americans who previously went without health care due to high costs or ineligibility. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...129130131132133...140150160170180...nextlast
America SATisfaction begins with the new SAT March 31, 2014 — by Ashley Chen and Nelson Wang and Anant Rajeev The current SAT is execrable. No idea what “execrable” means? You’re not alone because a vast majority of the population is similarly clueless. You’ll probably never see the word again unless you teach English at Harvard. That’s why College Board’s decision to revise the SAT for 2016 is a positive one. Among other changes, the new SAT will test more common vocabulary, make the writing section optional and be more accessible for low-income students. They hope to increase the popularity of the SAT compared to the ACT. read more » Why splitting California is a bad idea March 31, 2014 — by Andrew Jiang and Anant Rajeev Recently, Tim Draper, a well-known venture capitalist who helped fund Tesla and Yahoo, proposed a plan to split California into six states. The six new states would be called Jefferson, North California, Central California, Silicon Valley, West California and South California. According to Draper, this division would be more beneficial to the government because it would be dealing with smaller states. read more » Obamacare provides helpful services to Americans March 28, 2014 — by Arman Vaziri Although controversial, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beneficial to Americans who previously went without health care due to high costs or ineligibility. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...129130131132133...140150160170180...nextlast
Why splitting California is a bad idea March 31, 2014 — by Andrew Jiang and Anant Rajeev Recently, Tim Draper, a well-known venture capitalist who helped fund Tesla and Yahoo, proposed a plan to split California into six states. The six new states would be called Jefferson, North California, Central California, Silicon Valley, West California and South California. According to Draper, this division would be more beneficial to the government because it would be dealing with smaller states. read more » Obamacare provides helpful services to Americans March 28, 2014 — by Arman Vaziri Although controversial, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beneficial to Americans who previously went without health care due to high costs or ineligibility. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...129130131132133...140150160170180...nextlast
Obamacare provides helpful services to Americans March 28, 2014 — by Arman Vaziri Although controversial, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beneficial to Americans who previously went without health care due to high costs or ineligibility. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...129130131132133...140150160170180...nextlast