Flip teaching could prove beneficial March 21, 2012 — by Jonathan Young A student looks blankly at the whiteboard while his teacher introduces a new concept. Thoroughly confused, the student feels too embarrassed to ask the teacher for help because his classmates appear to be grasping the lecture material with ease. read more » Why Taiwan is not a country March 14, 2012 — by Samuel Liu The Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin’s recent rise from obscurity to basketball stardom has cast a spotlight on ethnic disagreements between mainland Chinese and Taiwanese. The question is, is Taiwan a legitimate country? read more » Science internships valuable, but should be awarded to right students March 10, 2012 — by Aasim Naqvi This time of year, dozens of students set out to find a place to spend their 10 weeks of summer vacation immersed in science. read more » The case against affirmative action in college admissions March 6, 2012 — by Grace Ma and Sanj Nalwa Proposition 209, passed by ballot in California in 1996, amended the state’s constitution to bar public institutions from considering race, sex or ethnicity in any publicly funded activity, including employment and education. read more » School’s conservation of paper integral March 6, 2012 — by Michael Lee According to the American Forest and Paper Association, the average American uses about 748 pounds of paper per year. That amounts to over 900 million trees per year that need to be cut down to supply wood pulp for America’s paper industry alone. Each mature tree can absorb about 48 pounds of carbon dioxide and 60 pounds of other pollutants from the air annually. read more » Standardized curriculum needed to enforce fairness March 5, 2012 — by Grace Ma “Al’ right class, you have 30 minutes. Time starts now!” read more » Sparknotes aids confused students who read confusing books March 3, 2012 — by Karen Sung Here’s a typical conversation between two students while at school: “So did you read the English book for homework?” “Nope, I just Sparknoted it.” read more » PIPA: Right idea, wrong methods February 28, 2012 — by Parul Singh The newly introduced PROTECT IP Act, or Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, PIPA for short, has caused a storm of controversy in the Internet community. And while the Senate’s intentions are sound in creating this act, their methods infringe upon basic freedoms that Americans hold dear. read more » Stricter testing environments necessary to reduce cheating February 13, 2012 — by Sierra Smith First offense: zero on the assignment, referral and parent contact. Second offense: loss of points or grade for assignment doubled, referral and parent contact, Saturday school. Third offense: dropped from the class with an “F” grade, five-day suspension, possibility of referral to an alternative educational placement. At first glance, the penalties for cheating on a test or other “assessment activity” may seem like reasonable disciplines, but are they enough? The continuing struggle with cheating suggests that more precautions need to be taken to ensure academic integrity. read more » Plan B strikes controversy February 13, 2012 — by Akshara Sekar t’s a scary world when a minor can go to her local CVS pick up a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, a box of Kleenex and a pack of Plan B pills. Thankfully, this situation was averted by the Obama administration’s decision to reject a request from the Food and Drug Administration to let anyone of any age buy the Plan B, or “morning-after pill,” directly from a drugstore. This is the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has refuted a decision made by the FDA on the basis that drug makers did not fully assure that the product would be safe for younger girls. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...155156157158159...170180190200210...nextlast
Why Taiwan is not a country March 14, 2012 — by Samuel Liu The Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin’s recent rise from obscurity to basketball stardom has cast a spotlight on ethnic disagreements between mainland Chinese and Taiwanese. The question is, is Taiwan a legitimate country? read more » Science internships valuable, but should be awarded to right students March 10, 2012 — by Aasim Naqvi This time of year, dozens of students set out to find a place to spend their 10 weeks of summer vacation immersed in science. read more » The case against affirmative action in college admissions March 6, 2012 — by Grace Ma and Sanj Nalwa Proposition 209, passed by ballot in California in 1996, amended the state’s constitution to bar public institutions from considering race, sex or ethnicity in any publicly funded activity, including employment and education. read more » School’s conservation of paper integral March 6, 2012 — by Michael Lee According to the American Forest and Paper Association, the average American uses about 748 pounds of paper per year. That amounts to over 900 million trees per year that need to be cut down to supply wood pulp for America’s paper industry alone. Each mature tree can absorb about 48 pounds of carbon dioxide and 60 pounds of other pollutants from the air annually. read more » Standardized curriculum needed to enforce fairness March 5, 2012 — by Grace Ma “Al’ right class, you have 30 minutes. Time starts now!” read more » Sparknotes aids confused students who read confusing books March 3, 2012 — by Karen Sung Here’s a typical conversation between two students while at school: “So did you read the English book for homework?” “Nope, I just Sparknoted it.” read more » PIPA: Right idea, wrong methods February 28, 2012 — by Parul Singh The newly introduced PROTECT IP Act, or Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, PIPA for short, has caused a storm of controversy in the Internet community. And while the Senate’s intentions are sound in creating this act, their methods infringe upon basic freedoms that Americans hold dear. read more » Stricter testing environments necessary to reduce cheating February 13, 2012 — by Sierra Smith First offense: zero on the assignment, referral and parent contact. Second offense: loss of points or grade for assignment doubled, referral and parent contact, Saturday school. Third offense: dropped from the class with an “F” grade, five-day suspension, possibility of referral to an alternative educational placement. At first glance, the penalties for cheating on a test or other “assessment activity” may seem like reasonable disciplines, but are they enough? The continuing struggle with cheating suggests that more precautions need to be taken to ensure academic integrity. read more » Plan B strikes controversy February 13, 2012 — by Akshara Sekar t’s a scary world when a minor can go to her local CVS pick up a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, a box of Kleenex and a pack of Plan B pills. Thankfully, this situation was averted by the Obama administration’s decision to reject a request from the Food and Drug Administration to let anyone of any age buy the Plan B, or “morning-after pill,” directly from a drugstore. This is the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has refuted a decision made by the FDA on the basis that drug makers did not fully assure that the product would be safe for younger girls. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...155156157158159...170180190200210...nextlast
Science internships valuable, but should be awarded to right students March 10, 2012 — by Aasim Naqvi This time of year, dozens of students set out to find a place to spend their 10 weeks of summer vacation immersed in science. read more » The case against affirmative action in college admissions March 6, 2012 — by Grace Ma and Sanj Nalwa Proposition 209, passed by ballot in California in 1996, amended the state’s constitution to bar public institutions from considering race, sex or ethnicity in any publicly funded activity, including employment and education. read more » School’s conservation of paper integral March 6, 2012 — by Michael Lee According to the American Forest and Paper Association, the average American uses about 748 pounds of paper per year. That amounts to over 900 million trees per year that need to be cut down to supply wood pulp for America’s paper industry alone. Each mature tree can absorb about 48 pounds of carbon dioxide and 60 pounds of other pollutants from the air annually. read more » Standardized curriculum needed to enforce fairness March 5, 2012 — by Grace Ma “Al’ right class, you have 30 minutes. Time starts now!” read more » Sparknotes aids confused students who read confusing books March 3, 2012 — by Karen Sung Here’s a typical conversation between two students while at school: “So did you read the English book for homework?” “Nope, I just Sparknoted it.” read more » PIPA: Right idea, wrong methods February 28, 2012 — by Parul Singh The newly introduced PROTECT IP Act, or Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, PIPA for short, has caused a storm of controversy in the Internet community. And while the Senate’s intentions are sound in creating this act, their methods infringe upon basic freedoms that Americans hold dear. read more » Stricter testing environments necessary to reduce cheating February 13, 2012 — by Sierra Smith First offense: zero on the assignment, referral and parent contact. Second offense: loss of points or grade for assignment doubled, referral and parent contact, Saturday school. Third offense: dropped from the class with an “F” grade, five-day suspension, possibility of referral to an alternative educational placement. At first glance, the penalties for cheating on a test or other “assessment activity” may seem like reasonable disciplines, but are they enough? The continuing struggle with cheating suggests that more precautions need to be taken to ensure academic integrity. read more » Plan B strikes controversy February 13, 2012 — by Akshara Sekar t’s a scary world when a minor can go to her local CVS pick up a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, a box of Kleenex and a pack of Plan B pills. Thankfully, this situation was averted by the Obama administration’s decision to reject a request from the Food and Drug Administration to let anyone of any age buy the Plan B, or “morning-after pill,” directly from a drugstore. This is the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has refuted a decision made by the FDA on the basis that drug makers did not fully assure that the product would be safe for younger girls. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...155156157158159...170180190200210...nextlast
The case against affirmative action in college admissions March 6, 2012 — by Grace Ma and Sanj Nalwa Proposition 209, passed by ballot in California in 1996, amended the state’s constitution to bar public institutions from considering race, sex or ethnicity in any publicly funded activity, including employment and education. read more » School’s conservation of paper integral March 6, 2012 — by Michael Lee According to the American Forest and Paper Association, the average American uses about 748 pounds of paper per year. That amounts to over 900 million trees per year that need to be cut down to supply wood pulp for America’s paper industry alone. Each mature tree can absorb about 48 pounds of carbon dioxide and 60 pounds of other pollutants from the air annually. read more » Standardized curriculum needed to enforce fairness March 5, 2012 — by Grace Ma “Al’ right class, you have 30 minutes. Time starts now!” read more » Sparknotes aids confused students who read confusing books March 3, 2012 — by Karen Sung Here’s a typical conversation between two students while at school: “So did you read the English book for homework?” “Nope, I just Sparknoted it.” read more » PIPA: Right idea, wrong methods February 28, 2012 — by Parul Singh The newly introduced PROTECT IP Act, or Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, PIPA for short, has caused a storm of controversy in the Internet community. And while the Senate’s intentions are sound in creating this act, their methods infringe upon basic freedoms that Americans hold dear. read more » Stricter testing environments necessary to reduce cheating February 13, 2012 — by Sierra Smith First offense: zero on the assignment, referral and parent contact. Second offense: loss of points or grade for assignment doubled, referral and parent contact, Saturday school. Third offense: dropped from the class with an “F” grade, five-day suspension, possibility of referral to an alternative educational placement. At first glance, the penalties for cheating on a test or other “assessment activity” may seem like reasonable disciplines, but are they enough? The continuing struggle with cheating suggests that more precautions need to be taken to ensure academic integrity. read more » Plan B strikes controversy February 13, 2012 — by Akshara Sekar t’s a scary world when a minor can go to her local CVS pick up a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, a box of Kleenex and a pack of Plan B pills. Thankfully, this situation was averted by the Obama administration’s decision to reject a request from the Food and Drug Administration to let anyone of any age buy the Plan B, or “morning-after pill,” directly from a drugstore. This is the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has refuted a decision made by the FDA on the basis that drug makers did not fully assure that the product would be safe for younger girls. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...155156157158159...170180190200210...nextlast
School’s conservation of paper integral March 6, 2012 — by Michael Lee According to the American Forest and Paper Association, the average American uses about 748 pounds of paper per year. That amounts to over 900 million trees per year that need to be cut down to supply wood pulp for America’s paper industry alone. Each mature tree can absorb about 48 pounds of carbon dioxide and 60 pounds of other pollutants from the air annually. read more » Standardized curriculum needed to enforce fairness March 5, 2012 — by Grace Ma “Al’ right class, you have 30 minutes. Time starts now!” read more » Sparknotes aids confused students who read confusing books March 3, 2012 — by Karen Sung Here’s a typical conversation between two students while at school: “So did you read the English book for homework?” “Nope, I just Sparknoted it.” read more » PIPA: Right idea, wrong methods February 28, 2012 — by Parul Singh The newly introduced PROTECT IP Act, or Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, PIPA for short, has caused a storm of controversy in the Internet community. And while the Senate’s intentions are sound in creating this act, their methods infringe upon basic freedoms that Americans hold dear. read more » Stricter testing environments necessary to reduce cheating February 13, 2012 — by Sierra Smith First offense: zero on the assignment, referral and parent contact. Second offense: loss of points or grade for assignment doubled, referral and parent contact, Saturday school. Third offense: dropped from the class with an “F” grade, five-day suspension, possibility of referral to an alternative educational placement. At first glance, the penalties for cheating on a test or other “assessment activity” may seem like reasonable disciplines, but are they enough? The continuing struggle with cheating suggests that more precautions need to be taken to ensure academic integrity. read more » Plan B strikes controversy February 13, 2012 — by Akshara Sekar t’s a scary world when a minor can go to her local CVS pick up a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, a box of Kleenex and a pack of Plan B pills. Thankfully, this situation was averted by the Obama administration’s decision to reject a request from the Food and Drug Administration to let anyone of any age buy the Plan B, or “morning-after pill,” directly from a drugstore. This is the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has refuted a decision made by the FDA on the basis that drug makers did not fully assure that the product would be safe for younger girls. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...155156157158159...170180190200210...nextlast
Standardized curriculum needed to enforce fairness March 5, 2012 — by Grace Ma “Al’ right class, you have 30 minutes. Time starts now!” read more » Sparknotes aids confused students who read confusing books March 3, 2012 — by Karen Sung Here’s a typical conversation between two students while at school: “So did you read the English book for homework?” “Nope, I just Sparknoted it.” read more » PIPA: Right idea, wrong methods February 28, 2012 — by Parul Singh The newly introduced PROTECT IP Act, or Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, PIPA for short, has caused a storm of controversy in the Internet community. And while the Senate’s intentions are sound in creating this act, their methods infringe upon basic freedoms that Americans hold dear. read more » Stricter testing environments necessary to reduce cheating February 13, 2012 — by Sierra Smith First offense: zero on the assignment, referral and parent contact. Second offense: loss of points or grade for assignment doubled, referral and parent contact, Saturday school. Third offense: dropped from the class with an “F” grade, five-day suspension, possibility of referral to an alternative educational placement. At first glance, the penalties for cheating on a test or other “assessment activity” may seem like reasonable disciplines, but are they enough? The continuing struggle with cheating suggests that more precautions need to be taken to ensure academic integrity. read more » Plan B strikes controversy February 13, 2012 — by Akshara Sekar t’s a scary world when a minor can go to her local CVS pick up a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, a box of Kleenex and a pack of Plan B pills. Thankfully, this situation was averted by the Obama administration’s decision to reject a request from the Food and Drug Administration to let anyone of any age buy the Plan B, or “morning-after pill,” directly from a drugstore. This is the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has refuted a decision made by the FDA on the basis that drug makers did not fully assure that the product would be safe for younger girls. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...155156157158159...170180190200210...nextlast
Sparknotes aids confused students who read confusing books March 3, 2012 — by Karen Sung Here’s a typical conversation between two students while at school: “So did you read the English book for homework?” “Nope, I just Sparknoted it.” read more » PIPA: Right idea, wrong methods February 28, 2012 — by Parul Singh The newly introduced PROTECT IP Act, or Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, PIPA for short, has caused a storm of controversy in the Internet community. And while the Senate’s intentions are sound in creating this act, their methods infringe upon basic freedoms that Americans hold dear. read more » Stricter testing environments necessary to reduce cheating February 13, 2012 — by Sierra Smith First offense: zero on the assignment, referral and parent contact. Second offense: loss of points or grade for assignment doubled, referral and parent contact, Saturday school. Third offense: dropped from the class with an “F” grade, five-day suspension, possibility of referral to an alternative educational placement. At first glance, the penalties for cheating on a test or other “assessment activity” may seem like reasonable disciplines, but are they enough? The continuing struggle with cheating suggests that more precautions need to be taken to ensure academic integrity. read more » Plan B strikes controversy February 13, 2012 — by Akshara Sekar t’s a scary world when a minor can go to her local CVS pick up a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, a box of Kleenex and a pack of Plan B pills. Thankfully, this situation was averted by the Obama administration’s decision to reject a request from the Food and Drug Administration to let anyone of any age buy the Plan B, or “morning-after pill,” directly from a drugstore. This is the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has refuted a decision made by the FDA on the basis that drug makers did not fully assure that the product would be safe for younger girls. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...155156157158159...170180190200210...nextlast
PIPA: Right idea, wrong methods February 28, 2012 — by Parul Singh The newly introduced PROTECT IP Act, or Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, PIPA for short, has caused a storm of controversy in the Internet community. And while the Senate’s intentions are sound in creating this act, their methods infringe upon basic freedoms that Americans hold dear. read more » Stricter testing environments necessary to reduce cheating February 13, 2012 — by Sierra Smith First offense: zero on the assignment, referral and parent contact. Second offense: loss of points or grade for assignment doubled, referral and parent contact, Saturday school. Third offense: dropped from the class with an “F” grade, five-day suspension, possibility of referral to an alternative educational placement. At first glance, the penalties for cheating on a test or other “assessment activity” may seem like reasonable disciplines, but are they enough? The continuing struggle with cheating suggests that more precautions need to be taken to ensure academic integrity. read more » Plan B strikes controversy February 13, 2012 — by Akshara Sekar t’s a scary world when a minor can go to her local CVS pick up a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, a box of Kleenex and a pack of Plan B pills. Thankfully, this situation was averted by the Obama administration’s decision to reject a request from the Food and Drug Administration to let anyone of any age buy the Plan B, or “morning-after pill,” directly from a drugstore. This is the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has refuted a decision made by the FDA on the basis that drug makers did not fully assure that the product would be safe for younger girls. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...155156157158159...170180190200210...nextlast
Stricter testing environments necessary to reduce cheating February 13, 2012 — by Sierra Smith First offense: zero on the assignment, referral and parent contact. Second offense: loss of points or grade for assignment doubled, referral and parent contact, Saturday school. Third offense: dropped from the class with an “F” grade, five-day suspension, possibility of referral to an alternative educational placement. At first glance, the penalties for cheating on a test or other “assessment activity” may seem like reasonable disciplines, but are they enough? The continuing struggle with cheating suggests that more precautions need to be taken to ensure academic integrity. read more » Plan B strikes controversy February 13, 2012 — by Akshara Sekar t’s a scary world when a minor can go to her local CVS pick up a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, a box of Kleenex and a pack of Plan B pills. Thankfully, this situation was averted by the Obama administration’s decision to reject a request from the Food and Drug Administration to let anyone of any age buy the Plan B, or “morning-after pill,” directly from a drugstore. This is the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has refuted a decision made by the FDA on the basis that drug makers did not fully assure that the product would be safe for younger girls. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...155156157158159...170180190200210...nextlast
Plan B strikes controversy February 13, 2012 — by Akshara Sekar t’s a scary world when a minor can go to her local CVS pick up a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, a box of Kleenex and a pack of Plan B pills. Thankfully, this situation was averted by the Obama administration’s decision to reject a request from the Food and Drug Administration to let anyone of any age buy the Plan B, or “morning-after pill,” directly from a drugstore. This is the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has refuted a decision made by the FDA on the basis that drug makers did not fully assure that the product would be safe for younger girls. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...155156157158159...170180190200210...nextlast