Stricter policy enforced on clubs is essential in making sure that clubs stay active October 10, 2013 — by Melissa Magner and Candice Zheng Recently, the Clubs Commissioner and ASB have tightened their enforcement of the clubs policy. This policy ensures that all clubs stay active, adding value to our campus and benefiting all students. read more » Kenyan mall massacre: ‘retribution’ makes no sense October 10, 2013 — by Helen Wong Last May, a British man was decapitated in the streets of London by a terrorist waving a meat cleaver with bloody hands, justifying his actions with jihadist rhetoric. He claimed his act of violence was fair retribution for the turmoil in his homeland, the Middle East, and that all he wanted was for it to end. read more » APs should be available to all even freshmen and sophomores October 9, 2013 — by Aditya Chaudhry and Helen Chen After the flurry of adding and dropping classes during the first few weeks of school, many upperclassmen have discovered sophomores and even freshmen as classmates in AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Music Theory and AP Calculus BC. Although upperclassmen recieve priority in being placed in these advanced classes, a limited number of underclassmen gain spots alongside juniors and seniors. read more » Russian anti-gay laws distorted by U.S. media October 8, 2013 — by Oksana Trifonova The 2014 Winter Olympics planned to be held in Sochi, Russia, has been the object of public criticism and protests for months. Some athletes and activists have even spoken of boycotting the Olympics. The reason: Russia’s supposed anti-gay laws. read more » Syria: Russia does it right October 8, 2013 — by Atirath Kosireddy On Aug. 31, 10 days after Bashar al-Assad used sarin gas against his own people and killed more than 1,000, President Obama delivered a speech stating the necessity of military intervention in Syria. The issue divided the Democratic and Republican parties. read more » Posting recorded lectures online can lead some students to be lazy, inattentive in class October 4, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj and Arjun Ramanathan Through the rising popularity of online colleges, online tutoring and Sparknotes, the Internet has become a primary educational tool in a modern student's life. As part of this movement, some teachers are embracing the idea of online help, and post videos of their lectures on their websites. read more » Redwood minimum days hamper students’ learning October 4, 2013 — by Rachel Hull and Maya Ravichandran Every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m, the bell rings at Redwood Middle School. This bell does not signal the beginning of lunch, but the end of the school day. Students shuffle into hallways, clutching their backpacks as they wait for their parents to pick them up, excited for a few extra hours of relaxation time. read more » Fifty shades of bad storytelling October 3, 2013 — by Helen Wong Thanks to our modern-day obsessions with being in the know and up to date with everything, the readers of today seem to immediately grab the most popular book on the New York Times bestseller list, be it literary trash or gold. read more » Following Google’s lead, schools should offer students creative relief September 26, 2013 — by Allison Lin and Derek Sun Carl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but rather by the play instinct rising from inner necessity.” read more » Memo to the Supreme Court: Make bold decisions now, not later September 23, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj On June 24, the Supreme Court decided not to give a major ruling on a Texas affirmative action case and avoided setting a precedent for the whole country. They chose instead to rule on the affirmative action policies in the University of Texas, thereby not creating a definite law for every college. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...137138139140141...150160170180190...nextlast
Kenyan mall massacre: ‘retribution’ makes no sense October 10, 2013 — by Helen Wong Last May, a British man was decapitated in the streets of London by a terrorist waving a meat cleaver with bloody hands, justifying his actions with jihadist rhetoric. He claimed his act of violence was fair retribution for the turmoil in his homeland, the Middle East, and that all he wanted was for it to end. read more » APs should be available to all even freshmen and sophomores October 9, 2013 — by Aditya Chaudhry and Helen Chen After the flurry of adding and dropping classes during the first few weeks of school, many upperclassmen have discovered sophomores and even freshmen as classmates in AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Music Theory and AP Calculus BC. Although upperclassmen recieve priority in being placed in these advanced classes, a limited number of underclassmen gain spots alongside juniors and seniors. read more » Russian anti-gay laws distorted by U.S. media October 8, 2013 — by Oksana Trifonova The 2014 Winter Olympics planned to be held in Sochi, Russia, has been the object of public criticism and protests for months. Some athletes and activists have even spoken of boycotting the Olympics. The reason: Russia’s supposed anti-gay laws. read more » Syria: Russia does it right October 8, 2013 — by Atirath Kosireddy On Aug. 31, 10 days after Bashar al-Assad used sarin gas against his own people and killed more than 1,000, President Obama delivered a speech stating the necessity of military intervention in Syria. The issue divided the Democratic and Republican parties. read more » Posting recorded lectures online can lead some students to be lazy, inattentive in class October 4, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj and Arjun Ramanathan Through the rising popularity of online colleges, online tutoring and Sparknotes, the Internet has become a primary educational tool in a modern student's life. As part of this movement, some teachers are embracing the idea of online help, and post videos of their lectures on their websites. read more » Redwood minimum days hamper students’ learning October 4, 2013 — by Rachel Hull and Maya Ravichandran Every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m, the bell rings at Redwood Middle School. This bell does not signal the beginning of lunch, but the end of the school day. Students shuffle into hallways, clutching their backpacks as they wait for their parents to pick them up, excited for a few extra hours of relaxation time. read more » Fifty shades of bad storytelling October 3, 2013 — by Helen Wong Thanks to our modern-day obsessions with being in the know and up to date with everything, the readers of today seem to immediately grab the most popular book on the New York Times bestseller list, be it literary trash or gold. read more » Following Google’s lead, schools should offer students creative relief September 26, 2013 — by Allison Lin and Derek Sun Carl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but rather by the play instinct rising from inner necessity.” read more » Memo to the Supreme Court: Make bold decisions now, not later September 23, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj On June 24, the Supreme Court decided not to give a major ruling on a Texas affirmative action case and avoided setting a precedent for the whole country. They chose instead to rule on the affirmative action policies in the University of Texas, thereby not creating a definite law for every college. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...137138139140141...150160170180190...nextlast
APs should be available to all even freshmen and sophomores October 9, 2013 — by Aditya Chaudhry and Helen Chen After the flurry of adding and dropping classes during the first few weeks of school, many upperclassmen have discovered sophomores and even freshmen as classmates in AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Music Theory and AP Calculus BC. Although upperclassmen recieve priority in being placed in these advanced classes, a limited number of underclassmen gain spots alongside juniors and seniors. read more » Russian anti-gay laws distorted by U.S. media October 8, 2013 — by Oksana Trifonova The 2014 Winter Olympics planned to be held in Sochi, Russia, has been the object of public criticism and protests for months. Some athletes and activists have even spoken of boycotting the Olympics. The reason: Russia’s supposed anti-gay laws. read more » Syria: Russia does it right October 8, 2013 — by Atirath Kosireddy On Aug. 31, 10 days after Bashar al-Assad used sarin gas against his own people and killed more than 1,000, President Obama delivered a speech stating the necessity of military intervention in Syria. The issue divided the Democratic and Republican parties. read more » Posting recorded lectures online can lead some students to be lazy, inattentive in class October 4, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj and Arjun Ramanathan Through the rising popularity of online colleges, online tutoring and Sparknotes, the Internet has become a primary educational tool in a modern student's life. As part of this movement, some teachers are embracing the idea of online help, and post videos of their lectures on their websites. read more » Redwood minimum days hamper students’ learning October 4, 2013 — by Rachel Hull and Maya Ravichandran Every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m, the bell rings at Redwood Middle School. This bell does not signal the beginning of lunch, but the end of the school day. Students shuffle into hallways, clutching their backpacks as they wait for their parents to pick them up, excited for a few extra hours of relaxation time. read more » Fifty shades of bad storytelling October 3, 2013 — by Helen Wong Thanks to our modern-day obsessions with being in the know and up to date with everything, the readers of today seem to immediately grab the most popular book on the New York Times bestseller list, be it literary trash or gold. read more » Following Google’s lead, schools should offer students creative relief September 26, 2013 — by Allison Lin and Derek Sun Carl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but rather by the play instinct rising from inner necessity.” read more » Memo to the Supreme Court: Make bold decisions now, not later September 23, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj On June 24, the Supreme Court decided not to give a major ruling on a Texas affirmative action case and avoided setting a precedent for the whole country. They chose instead to rule on the affirmative action policies in the University of Texas, thereby not creating a definite law for every college. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...137138139140141...150160170180190...nextlast
Russian anti-gay laws distorted by U.S. media October 8, 2013 — by Oksana Trifonova The 2014 Winter Olympics planned to be held in Sochi, Russia, has been the object of public criticism and protests for months. Some athletes and activists have even spoken of boycotting the Olympics. The reason: Russia’s supposed anti-gay laws. read more » Syria: Russia does it right October 8, 2013 — by Atirath Kosireddy On Aug. 31, 10 days after Bashar al-Assad used sarin gas against his own people and killed more than 1,000, President Obama delivered a speech stating the necessity of military intervention in Syria. The issue divided the Democratic and Republican parties. read more » Posting recorded lectures online can lead some students to be lazy, inattentive in class October 4, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj and Arjun Ramanathan Through the rising popularity of online colleges, online tutoring and Sparknotes, the Internet has become a primary educational tool in a modern student's life. As part of this movement, some teachers are embracing the idea of online help, and post videos of their lectures on their websites. read more » Redwood minimum days hamper students’ learning October 4, 2013 — by Rachel Hull and Maya Ravichandran Every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m, the bell rings at Redwood Middle School. This bell does not signal the beginning of lunch, but the end of the school day. Students shuffle into hallways, clutching their backpacks as they wait for their parents to pick them up, excited for a few extra hours of relaxation time. read more » Fifty shades of bad storytelling October 3, 2013 — by Helen Wong Thanks to our modern-day obsessions with being in the know and up to date with everything, the readers of today seem to immediately grab the most popular book on the New York Times bestseller list, be it literary trash or gold. read more » Following Google’s lead, schools should offer students creative relief September 26, 2013 — by Allison Lin and Derek Sun Carl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but rather by the play instinct rising from inner necessity.” read more » Memo to the Supreme Court: Make bold decisions now, not later September 23, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj On June 24, the Supreme Court decided not to give a major ruling on a Texas affirmative action case and avoided setting a precedent for the whole country. They chose instead to rule on the affirmative action policies in the University of Texas, thereby not creating a definite law for every college. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...137138139140141...150160170180190...nextlast
Syria: Russia does it right October 8, 2013 — by Atirath Kosireddy On Aug. 31, 10 days after Bashar al-Assad used sarin gas against his own people and killed more than 1,000, President Obama delivered a speech stating the necessity of military intervention in Syria. The issue divided the Democratic and Republican parties. read more » Posting recorded lectures online can lead some students to be lazy, inattentive in class October 4, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj and Arjun Ramanathan Through the rising popularity of online colleges, online tutoring and Sparknotes, the Internet has become a primary educational tool in a modern student's life. As part of this movement, some teachers are embracing the idea of online help, and post videos of their lectures on their websites. read more » Redwood minimum days hamper students’ learning October 4, 2013 — by Rachel Hull and Maya Ravichandran Every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m, the bell rings at Redwood Middle School. This bell does not signal the beginning of lunch, but the end of the school day. Students shuffle into hallways, clutching their backpacks as they wait for their parents to pick them up, excited for a few extra hours of relaxation time. read more » Fifty shades of bad storytelling October 3, 2013 — by Helen Wong Thanks to our modern-day obsessions with being in the know and up to date with everything, the readers of today seem to immediately grab the most popular book on the New York Times bestseller list, be it literary trash or gold. read more » Following Google’s lead, schools should offer students creative relief September 26, 2013 — by Allison Lin and Derek Sun Carl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but rather by the play instinct rising from inner necessity.” read more » Memo to the Supreme Court: Make bold decisions now, not later September 23, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj On June 24, the Supreme Court decided not to give a major ruling on a Texas affirmative action case and avoided setting a precedent for the whole country. They chose instead to rule on the affirmative action policies in the University of Texas, thereby not creating a definite law for every college. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...137138139140141...150160170180190...nextlast
Posting recorded lectures online can lead some students to be lazy, inattentive in class October 4, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj and Arjun Ramanathan Through the rising popularity of online colleges, online tutoring and Sparknotes, the Internet has become a primary educational tool in a modern student's life. As part of this movement, some teachers are embracing the idea of online help, and post videos of their lectures on their websites. read more » Redwood minimum days hamper students’ learning October 4, 2013 — by Rachel Hull and Maya Ravichandran Every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m, the bell rings at Redwood Middle School. This bell does not signal the beginning of lunch, but the end of the school day. Students shuffle into hallways, clutching their backpacks as they wait for their parents to pick them up, excited for a few extra hours of relaxation time. read more » Fifty shades of bad storytelling October 3, 2013 — by Helen Wong Thanks to our modern-day obsessions with being in the know and up to date with everything, the readers of today seem to immediately grab the most popular book on the New York Times bestseller list, be it literary trash or gold. read more » Following Google’s lead, schools should offer students creative relief September 26, 2013 — by Allison Lin and Derek Sun Carl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but rather by the play instinct rising from inner necessity.” read more » Memo to the Supreme Court: Make bold decisions now, not later September 23, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj On June 24, the Supreme Court decided not to give a major ruling on a Texas affirmative action case and avoided setting a precedent for the whole country. They chose instead to rule on the affirmative action policies in the University of Texas, thereby not creating a definite law for every college. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...137138139140141...150160170180190...nextlast
Redwood minimum days hamper students’ learning October 4, 2013 — by Rachel Hull and Maya Ravichandran Every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m, the bell rings at Redwood Middle School. This bell does not signal the beginning of lunch, but the end of the school day. Students shuffle into hallways, clutching their backpacks as they wait for their parents to pick them up, excited for a few extra hours of relaxation time. read more » Fifty shades of bad storytelling October 3, 2013 — by Helen Wong Thanks to our modern-day obsessions with being in the know and up to date with everything, the readers of today seem to immediately grab the most popular book on the New York Times bestseller list, be it literary trash or gold. read more » Following Google’s lead, schools should offer students creative relief September 26, 2013 — by Allison Lin and Derek Sun Carl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but rather by the play instinct rising from inner necessity.” read more » Memo to the Supreme Court: Make bold decisions now, not later September 23, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj On June 24, the Supreme Court decided not to give a major ruling on a Texas affirmative action case and avoided setting a precedent for the whole country. They chose instead to rule on the affirmative action policies in the University of Texas, thereby not creating a definite law for every college. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...137138139140141...150160170180190...nextlast
Fifty shades of bad storytelling October 3, 2013 — by Helen Wong Thanks to our modern-day obsessions with being in the know and up to date with everything, the readers of today seem to immediately grab the most popular book on the New York Times bestseller list, be it literary trash or gold. read more » Following Google’s lead, schools should offer students creative relief September 26, 2013 — by Allison Lin and Derek Sun Carl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but rather by the play instinct rising from inner necessity.” read more » Memo to the Supreme Court: Make bold decisions now, not later September 23, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj On June 24, the Supreme Court decided not to give a major ruling on a Texas affirmative action case and avoided setting a precedent for the whole country. They chose instead to rule on the affirmative action policies in the University of Texas, thereby not creating a definite law for every college. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...137138139140141...150160170180190...nextlast
Following Google’s lead, schools should offer students creative relief September 26, 2013 — by Allison Lin and Derek Sun Carl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but rather by the play instinct rising from inner necessity.” read more » Memo to the Supreme Court: Make bold decisions now, not later September 23, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj On June 24, the Supreme Court decided not to give a major ruling on a Texas affirmative action case and avoided setting a precedent for the whole country. They chose instead to rule on the affirmative action policies in the University of Texas, thereby not creating a definite law for every college. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...137138139140141...150160170180190...nextlast
Memo to the Supreme Court: Make bold decisions now, not later September 23, 2013 — by Sudeep Raj On June 24, the Supreme Court decided not to give a major ruling on a Texas affirmative action case and avoided setting a precedent for the whole country. They chose instead to rule on the affirmative action policies in the University of Texas, thereby not creating a definite law for every college. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...137138139140141...150160170180190...nextlast