Wisconsin public employees hurt by new legislation April 24, 2011 — by Alex Ju Janice Bobholz, an employee for the state of Wisconsin, chose to work in the public sector, though the private sector offered better pay, because of the rights being in a union afforded her. read more » Death row inmates can alleviate organ shortage April 24, 2011 — by Denise Lin and Aanchal Mohan Eight years ago, Oregon death row inmate Christian Longo was convicted of murdering his wife and three children. After he realized the gravity of the crime he had committed, Longo decided to conclude his appeals, then donate his organs to society after his death, so his life could help save others. His petition, however, was denied by prison officials. read more » Complaining about complaining April 21, 2011 — by Mac Hyde We have been cited as the most litigious society this planet has ever seen and now we can add one more title. Chief Complainers. Americans complain about everything from the weather to taxes to our food. Don’t get me wrong, complaining isn’t always bad. If we didn’t complain about the British rule in the colonies, we most likely would still be drinking tea and driving on the left side of the road. There is a line which I think society has crossed, though. We have become so self-centered that we now pick on the very institutions that we passed through not too long ago. read more » Westboro Church sets off free speech controversy April 19, 2011 — by Joanna Lee and Michelle Shu As sorrowful family members mourned their tragic loss of their 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, one of the many victims of the Tuscon shooting in January, members of the Westboro Baptist Church picketed the funeral only a few thousand feet away. Chanting and holding up signs saying, “You’re going to hell” at funerals, the group believes that the deaths of young children and deceased servicemen and women are God’s punishment for America’s leniency toward gays. read more » Separation by grade splits schools April 9, 2011 — by Jennie Werner Joseph Di Salvo, president of the Santa Clara County Office of Education, has recently formed an anti-bullying advisory council to help address the growing bulling in high schools. With bullying on the rise, high schools need to foster a sense of community instead of separating students by year. High school students file into the gym together, and immediately separate to find seats in the four distinct sections of the gym: green, white, blue and red, each color for a grade. read more » Siblings: An advantage you can’t beat April 8, 2011 — by Rachel Perera By the time they turn 11, children devote about 33% of their free time to their siblings. That’s more time than they spend with their friends, parents, teachers or even themselves, according to a Penn State University study. read more » Guns at school would cause massive hazards April 6, 2011 — by Roy Bisht Go back 12 years to Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Two high school students unloaded multiple shotguns on innocent students at Columbine, killing 13 and injuring 8 more in one of the most devastating school shootings of all time. With such a horrific incident involving guns taking the lives of so many innocent students, it would make perfect sense to permanently ban guns from school campuses, right? read more » UCLA girl should not be punished for racist remarks April 6, 2011 — by Kelly Liu and Allison Toh “Ooooh ching-chong ling-long ting-tong!” said Alexandra Wallace, mimicking a stereotypical Asian dialect that, according to her infinite wisdom, disrupts the UCLA library every 15 minutes. read more » Aeries makes six-week grading periods unnecessary April 6, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst and Amy Jan Junior Stephanie Poo looked at her planner on the night of Tuesday, March 8, her eyes widening as she remembered the two projects due on Wednesday, two quizzes on Thursday, an essay to write and a test on Friday, along with her normal Color Guard practice. Why so much work during a seemingly normal school week? It must be the end of another grading period. read more » Help Japanese in disaster March 31, 2011 — by Synthia Ling The earthquake, reaching a colossal 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, set off a 10-meter high tsunami in Northern Japan that ripped buildings off their foundations and swept homes, cars, and ships away in its destructive waves. More than 10,800 people have died and thousands more are missing after drowning in the waves or being trapped underneath the rubble. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...166167168169170...180190200210...nextlast
Death row inmates can alleviate organ shortage April 24, 2011 — by Denise Lin and Aanchal Mohan Eight years ago, Oregon death row inmate Christian Longo was convicted of murdering his wife and three children. After he realized the gravity of the crime he had committed, Longo decided to conclude his appeals, then donate his organs to society after his death, so his life could help save others. His petition, however, was denied by prison officials. read more » Complaining about complaining April 21, 2011 — by Mac Hyde We have been cited as the most litigious society this planet has ever seen and now we can add one more title. Chief Complainers. Americans complain about everything from the weather to taxes to our food. Don’t get me wrong, complaining isn’t always bad. If we didn’t complain about the British rule in the colonies, we most likely would still be drinking tea and driving on the left side of the road. There is a line which I think society has crossed, though. We have become so self-centered that we now pick on the very institutions that we passed through not too long ago. read more » Westboro Church sets off free speech controversy April 19, 2011 — by Joanna Lee and Michelle Shu As sorrowful family members mourned their tragic loss of their 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, one of the many victims of the Tuscon shooting in January, members of the Westboro Baptist Church picketed the funeral only a few thousand feet away. Chanting and holding up signs saying, “You’re going to hell” at funerals, the group believes that the deaths of young children and deceased servicemen and women are God’s punishment for America’s leniency toward gays. read more » Separation by grade splits schools April 9, 2011 — by Jennie Werner Joseph Di Salvo, president of the Santa Clara County Office of Education, has recently formed an anti-bullying advisory council to help address the growing bulling in high schools. With bullying on the rise, high schools need to foster a sense of community instead of separating students by year. High school students file into the gym together, and immediately separate to find seats in the four distinct sections of the gym: green, white, blue and red, each color for a grade. read more » Siblings: An advantage you can’t beat April 8, 2011 — by Rachel Perera By the time they turn 11, children devote about 33% of their free time to their siblings. That’s more time than they spend with their friends, parents, teachers or even themselves, according to a Penn State University study. read more » Guns at school would cause massive hazards April 6, 2011 — by Roy Bisht Go back 12 years to Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Two high school students unloaded multiple shotguns on innocent students at Columbine, killing 13 and injuring 8 more in one of the most devastating school shootings of all time. With such a horrific incident involving guns taking the lives of so many innocent students, it would make perfect sense to permanently ban guns from school campuses, right? read more » UCLA girl should not be punished for racist remarks April 6, 2011 — by Kelly Liu and Allison Toh “Ooooh ching-chong ling-long ting-tong!” said Alexandra Wallace, mimicking a stereotypical Asian dialect that, according to her infinite wisdom, disrupts the UCLA library every 15 minutes. read more » Aeries makes six-week grading periods unnecessary April 6, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst and Amy Jan Junior Stephanie Poo looked at her planner on the night of Tuesday, March 8, her eyes widening as she remembered the two projects due on Wednesday, two quizzes on Thursday, an essay to write and a test on Friday, along with her normal Color Guard practice. Why so much work during a seemingly normal school week? It must be the end of another grading period. read more » Help Japanese in disaster March 31, 2011 — by Synthia Ling The earthquake, reaching a colossal 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, set off a 10-meter high tsunami in Northern Japan that ripped buildings off their foundations and swept homes, cars, and ships away in its destructive waves. More than 10,800 people have died and thousands more are missing after drowning in the waves or being trapped underneath the rubble. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...166167168169170...180190200210...nextlast
Complaining about complaining April 21, 2011 — by Mac Hyde We have been cited as the most litigious society this planet has ever seen and now we can add one more title. Chief Complainers. Americans complain about everything from the weather to taxes to our food. Don’t get me wrong, complaining isn’t always bad. If we didn’t complain about the British rule in the colonies, we most likely would still be drinking tea and driving on the left side of the road. There is a line which I think society has crossed, though. We have become so self-centered that we now pick on the very institutions that we passed through not too long ago. read more » Westboro Church sets off free speech controversy April 19, 2011 — by Joanna Lee and Michelle Shu As sorrowful family members mourned their tragic loss of their 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, one of the many victims of the Tuscon shooting in January, members of the Westboro Baptist Church picketed the funeral only a few thousand feet away. Chanting and holding up signs saying, “You’re going to hell” at funerals, the group believes that the deaths of young children and deceased servicemen and women are God’s punishment for America’s leniency toward gays. read more » Separation by grade splits schools April 9, 2011 — by Jennie Werner Joseph Di Salvo, president of the Santa Clara County Office of Education, has recently formed an anti-bullying advisory council to help address the growing bulling in high schools. With bullying on the rise, high schools need to foster a sense of community instead of separating students by year. High school students file into the gym together, and immediately separate to find seats in the four distinct sections of the gym: green, white, blue and red, each color for a grade. read more » Siblings: An advantage you can’t beat April 8, 2011 — by Rachel Perera By the time they turn 11, children devote about 33% of their free time to their siblings. That’s more time than they spend with their friends, parents, teachers or even themselves, according to a Penn State University study. read more » Guns at school would cause massive hazards April 6, 2011 — by Roy Bisht Go back 12 years to Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Two high school students unloaded multiple shotguns on innocent students at Columbine, killing 13 and injuring 8 more in one of the most devastating school shootings of all time. With such a horrific incident involving guns taking the lives of so many innocent students, it would make perfect sense to permanently ban guns from school campuses, right? read more » UCLA girl should not be punished for racist remarks April 6, 2011 — by Kelly Liu and Allison Toh “Ooooh ching-chong ling-long ting-tong!” said Alexandra Wallace, mimicking a stereotypical Asian dialect that, according to her infinite wisdom, disrupts the UCLA library every 15 minutes. read more » Aeries makes six-week grading periods unnecessary April 6, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst and Amy Jan Junior Stephanie Poo looked at her planner on the night of Tuesday, March 8, her eyes widening as she remembered the two projects due on Wednesday, two quizzes on Thursday, an essay to write and a test on Friday, along with her normal Color Guard practice. Why so much work during a seemingly normal school week? It must be the end of another grading period. read more » Help Japanese in disaster March 31, 2011 — by Synthia Ling The earthquake, reaching a colossal 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, set off a 10-meter high tsunami in Northern Japan that ripped buildings off their foundations and swept homes, cars, and ships away in its destructive waves. More than 10,800 people have died and thousands more are missing after drowning in the waves or being trapped underneath the rubble. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...166167168169170...180190200210...nextlast
Westboro Church sets off free speech controversy April 19, 2011 — by Joanna Lee and Michelle Shu As sorrowful family members mourned their tragic loss of their 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, one of the many victims of the Tuscon shooting in January, members of the Westboro Baptist Church picketed the funeral only a few thousand feet away. Chanting and holding up signs saying, “You’re going to hell” at funerals, the group believes that the deaths of young children and deceased servicemen and women are God’s punishment for America’s leniency toward gays. read more » Separation by grade splits schools April 9, 2011 — by Jennie Werner Joseph Di Salvo, president of the Santa Clara County Office of Education, has recently formed an anti-bullying advisory council to help address the growing bulling in high schools. With bullying on the rise, high schools need to foster a sense of community instead of separating students by year. High school students file into the gym together, and immediately separate to find seats in the four distinct sections of the gym: green, white, blue and red, each color for a grade. read more » Siblings: An advantage you can’t beat April 8, 2011 — by Rachel Perera By the time they turn 11, children devote about 33% of their free time to their siblings. That’s more time than they spend with their friends, parents, teachers or even themselves, according to a Penn State University study. read more » Guns at school would cause massive hazards April 6, 2011 — by Roy Bisht Go back 12 years to Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Two high school students unloaded multiple shotguns on innocent students at Columbine, killing 13 and injuring 8 more in one of the most devastating school shootings of all time. With such a horrific incident involving guns taking the lives of so many innocent students, it would make perfect sense to permanently ban guns from school campuses, right? read more » UCLA girl should not be punished for racist remarks April 6, 2011 — by Kelly Liu and Allison Toh “Ooooh ching-chong ling-long ting-tong!” said Alexandra Wallace, mimicking a stereotypical Asian dialect that, according to her infinite wisdom, disrupts the UCLA library every 15 minutes. read more » Aeries makes six-week grading periods unnecessary April 6, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst and Amy Jan Junior Stephanie Poo looked at her planner on the night of Tuesday, March 8, her eyes widening as she remembered the two projects due on Wednesday, two quizzes on Thursday, an essay to write and a test on Friday, along with her normal Color Guard practice. Why so much work during a seemingly normal school week? It must be the end of another grading period. read more » Help Japanese in disaster March 31, 2011 — by Synthia Ling The earthquake, reaching a colossal 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, set off a 10-meter high tsunami in Northern Japan that ripped buildings off their foundations and swept homes, cars, and ships away in its destructive waves. More than 10,800 people have died and thousands more are missing after drowning in the waves or being trapped underneath the rubble. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...166167168169170...180190200210...nextlast
Separation by grade splits schools April 9, 2011 — by Jennie Werner Joseph Di Salvo, president of the Santa Clara County Office of Education, has recently formed an anti-bullying advisory council to help address the growing bulling in high schools. With bullying on the rise, high schools need to foster a sense of community instead of separating students by year. High school students file into the gym together, and immediately separate to find seats in the four distinct sections of the gym: green, white, blue and red, each color for a grade. read more » Siblings: An advantage you can’t beat April 8, 2011 — by Rachel Perera By the time they turn 11, children devote about 33% of their free time to their siblings. That’s more time than they spend with their friends, parents, teachers or even themselves, according to a Penn State University study. read more » Guns at school would cause massive hazards April 6, 2011 — by Roy Bisht Go back 12 years to Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Two high school students unloaded multiple shotguns on innocent students at Columbine, killing 13 and injuring 8 more in one of the most devastating school shootings of all time. With such a horrific incident involving guns taking the lives of so many innocent students, it would make perfect sense to permanently ban guns from school campuses, right? read more » UCLA girl should not be punished for racist remarks April 6, 2011 — by Kelly Liu and Allison Toh “Ooooh ching-chong ling-long ting-tong!” said Alexandra Wallace, mimicking a stereotypical Asian dialect that, according to her infinite wisdom, disrupts the UCLA library every 15 minutes. read more » Aeries makes six-week grading periods unnecessary April 6, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst and Amy Jan Junior Stephanie Poo looked at her planner on the night of Tuesday, March 8, her eyes widening as she remembered the two projects due on Wednesday, two quizzes on Thursday, an essay to write and a test on Friday, along with her normal Color Guard practice. Why so much work during a seemingly normal school week? It must be the end of another grading period. read more » Help Japanese in disaster March 31, 2011 — by Synthia Ling The earthquake, reaching a colossal 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, set off a 10-meter high tsunami in Northern Japan that ripped buildings off their foundations and swept homes, cars, and ships away in its destructive waves. More than 10,800 people have died and thousands more are missing after drowning in the waves or being trapped underneath the rubble. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...166167168169170...180190200210...nextlast
Siblings: An advantage you can’t beat April 8, 2011 — by Rachel Perera By the time they turn 11, children devote about 33% of their free time to their siblings. That’s more time than they spend with their friends, parents, teachers or even themselves, according to a Penn State University study. read more » Guns at school would cause massive hazards April 6, 2011 — by Roy Bisht Go back 12 years to Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Two high school students unloaded multiple shotguns on innocent students at Columbine, killing 13 and injuring 8 more in one of the most devastating school shootings of all time. With such a horrific incident involving guns taking the lives of so many innocent students, it would make perfect sense to permanently ban guns from school campuses, right? read more » UCLA girl should not be punished for racist remarks April 6, 2011 — by Kelly Liu and Allison Toh “Ooooh ching-chong ling-long ting-tong!” said Alexandra Wallace, mimicking a stereotypical Asian dialect that, according to her infinite wisdom, disrupts the UCLA library every 15 minutes. read more » Aeries makes six-week grading periods unnecessary April 6, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst and Amy Jan Junior Stephanie Poo looked at her planner on the night of Tuesday, March 8, her eyes widening as she remembered the two projects due on Wednesday, two quizzes on Thursday, an essay to write and a test on Friday, along with her normal Color Guard practice. Why so much work during a seemingly normal school week? It must be the end of another grading period. read more » Help Japanese in disaster March 31, 2011 — by Synthia Ling The earthquake, reaching a colossal 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, set off a 10-meter high tsunami in Northern Japan that ripped buildings off their foundations and swept homes, cars, and ships away in its destructive waves. More than 10,800 people have died and thousands more are missing after drowning in the waves or being trapped underneath the rubble. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...166167168169170...180190200210...nextlast
Guns at school would cause massive hazards April 6, 2011 — by Roy Bisht Go back 12 years to Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Two high school students unloaded multiple shotguns on innocent students at Columbine, killing 13 and injuring 8 more in one of the most devastating school shootings of all time. With such a horrific incident involving guns taking the lives of so many innocent students, it would make perfect sense to permanently ban guns from school campuses, right? read more » UCLA girl should not be punished for racist remarks April 6, 2011 — by Kelly Liu and Allison Toh “Ooooh ching-chong ling-long ting-tong!” said Alexandra Wallace, mimicking a stereotypical Asian dialect that, according to her infinite wisdom, disrupts the UCLA library every 15 minutes. read more » Aeries makes six-week grading periods unnecessary April 6, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst and Amy Jan Junior Stephanie Poo looked at her planner on the night of Tuesday, March 8, her eyes widening as she remembered the two projects due on Wednesday, two quizzes on Thursday, an essay to write and a test on Friday, along with her normal Color Guard practice. Why so much work during a seemingly normal school week? It must be the end of another grading period. read more » Help Japanese in disaster March 31, 2011 — by Synthia Ling The earthquake, reaching a colossal 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, set off a 10-meter high tsunami in Northern Japan that ripped buildings off their foundations and swept homes, cars, and ships away in its destructive waves. More than 10,800 people have died and thousands more are missing after drowning in the waves or being trapped underneath the rubble. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...166167168169170...180190200210...nextlast
UCLA girl should not be punished for racist remarks April 6, 2011 — by Kelly Liu and Allison Toh “Ooooh ching-chong ling-long ting-tong!” said Alexandra Wallace, mimicking a stereotypical Asian dialect that, according to her infinite wisdom, disrupts the UCLA library every 15 minutes. read more » Aeries makes six-week grading periods unnecessary April 6, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst and Amy Jan Junior Stephanie Poo looked at her planner on the night of Tuesday, March 8, her eyes widening as she remembered the two projects due on Wednesday, two quizzes on Thursday, an essay to write and a test on Friday, along with her normal Color Guard practice. Why so much work during a seemingly normal school week? It must be the end of another grading period. read more » Help Japanese in disaster March 31, 2011 — by Synthia Ling The earthquake, reaching a colossal 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, set off a 10-meter high tsunami in Northern Japan that ripped buildings off their foundations and swept homes, cars, and ships away in its destructive waves. More than 10,800 people have died and thousands more are missing after drowning in the waves or being trapped underneath the rubble. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...166167168169170...180190200210...nextlast
Aeries makes six-week grading periods unnecessary April 6, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst and Amy Jan Junior Stephanie Poo looked at her planner on the night of Tuesday, March 8, her eyes widening as she remembered the two projects due on Wednesday, two quizzes on Thursday, an essay to write and a test on Friday, along with her normal Color Guard practice. Why so much work during a seemingly normal school week? It must be the end of another grading period. read more » Help Japanese in disaster March 31, 2011 — by Synthia Ling The earthquake, reaching a colossal 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, set off a 10-meter high tsunami in Northern Japan that ripped buildings off their foundations and swept homes, cars, and ships away in its destructive waves. More than 10,800 people have died and thousands more are missing after drowning in the waves or being trapped underneath the rubble. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...166167168169170...180190200210...nextlast
Help Japanese in disaster March 31, 2011 — by Synthia Ling The earthquake, reaching a colossal 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, set off a 10-meter high tsunami in Northern Japan that ripped buildings off their foundations and swept homes, cars, and ships away in its destructive waves. More than 10,800 people have died and thousands more are missing after drowning in the waves or being trapped underneath the rubble. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...166167168169170...180190200210...nextlast