Opinion

The idea that education is important has been hammered into students from kindergarten onwards. However, education in California has been severely hurt by budget cuts and an unwillingness to spend money on schools.

As I began driving to school this year, I knew that I needed to set aside a few extra minutes in the morning in order to park my car. I was unaware, however, of the of the chaos that would soon ensue.

The Obsession Box was a small gift shop in the heart of Saratoga’s downtown area. After struggling to attract business, store owner Pauline O-Daffer is closing her shop due to many issues that the city is neglecting to solve.

What outfit would you expect to gather catcalls in the hallways of our beloved school? Maybe a skimpy ensemble is too suggestive for our halls. Or perhaps an orange and black outfit that doesn’t quite say Halloween. Well, from my experience both are plausible but not nearly as effective at gaining attention as one of my most treasured shirts: my “Meg for California 2010” green tee.

On a standard Formspring profile read the words “Ask me anything” in large sans-serif letters. A website on which students can ask their peers anonymous questions, Formspring provides an infamous medium for cyberbullying.

The nonstop flow of college mail is ridiculous, especially at the end of junior year and the start of senior year when senior Kellie Chiou and other seniors have to seriously sit down to narrow down their application list. Chiou receives several a day from countless schools, throwing away the majority of the brochures, pamphlets, postcards and posters.

Imagine your right hand is tied to a high-achieving student and your left hand is tied to a student who struggles in the class. The expert student wants to pull you forward, while the other wants to pull you back. Which way should you go?

Students who bike to school may have noticed a rather large change lately, aside from the the school’s paint job. Without notice, over the weekend of Oct. 8-9, the bike racks were moved from the hallway next to the girls’ locker room to the front of the school next to the entrance of large gym.

Undocumented immigrant students living in the California have finally received the opportunity to live the “California dream.” On Oct. 8, Gov. Jerry Brown stood up for his principles signed the California Dream Act.

In past decades, bookstores were a popular place to visit or shop. They were a place to sit back, open up a fresh new book and enjoy a steaming cup of coffee. However, technology has changed drastically, and books in recent years have gone from the original paper form that had been used for centuries to a new digital format. Now, in the palm of one’s hand lies a whole bookstore waiting to be explored.