E-society: Teens spend too much time using electronics to communicate December 10, 2010 — by Mac Hyde Take a walk down a typical high school’s hallways today, and you will might find more students using iPods and cellphones than holding an actual conversation. It’s part of a disturbing trend among Millennials (Those born between 1982-2001). read more » New Airport scans are necessary December 8, 2010 — by Joanna Lee This holiday season will be a relief to people who have been running ragged after demanding work schedules or long exams at school. Indeed, countless Americans are anticipating pleasant vacations. A getaway like this would only require packing clothes and toiletries, getting through the security check, boarding and departing the plane to a world full of relaxation. read more » Full-body scanners aren’t the way to go December 8, 2010 — by Aasim Naqvi “If you touch my junk, I’m gonna have you arrested,” said John Tyner, in response to a Transportation Security Aid (TSA) agent’s attempt to further “pat-down” Tyner for a security check on Nov. 13. Tyner’s response is one example of the negative feedback to the TSA’s new November 2010 regulations for U.S. airport security checks. read more » Online resources both blessing and curse December 8, 2010 — by Jackie Gu In an era when the Internet has become an increasingly prominent part of society, the usage of online resources has grown significantly. Need help on math? Try Wolfram Alpha, an answer engine that can assist with anything from elementary arithmetic problems to calculus. How about literature? Check out Sparknotes, the online Bible for students who haven’t completed (or, in many cases, even started) their assigned reading. And there’s always Google, the most useful for information about anything and everything. read more » NFL players unreasonable in suing EA December 7, 2010 — by Paul Jung and Stanley Yip If football is one of America’s favorite pastimes, then filing lawsuits must be another. In the third episode in three years, a group of about 6,000 retired NFL players have recently filed a lawsuit against video game giant Electronic Arts (EA). The ill-conceived lawsuit states that EA unlawfully used the players’ likeness without paying licensing fees for using their image in their Madden NFL games. read more » Campus passes need more information December 7, 2010 — by Samika Kumar It was a Tuesday morning a couple weeks ago, when I received my first yellow campus pass with a check mark by the words, “Ass’t Principal.” I remember panicking when my teacher asked if I had done something wrong. As I sauntered down the hall to the office, I racked my brain in search of a reason for how I had earned this ominous trip to assistant principal Chris Cerbone’s office. read more » Gone too far? Trash talking evokes serious incidents December 7, 2010 — by Roy Bisht Trash talking has become a regular part of most professional or amateur level sports. From the traditional “You play like a girl!” to an expletive-filled outburst, any athlete can expect to be involved in some form of trash talk during their life. But what happens when one takes trash talking too far? read more » Teenage DUI death shows importance of responsibility December 7, 2010 — by Michael Lee Santa Teresa High junior Jordan West told her father Michael on Nov. 20 that she was going to see a movie that night. Neither of them thought anything of it. It was just another of Jordan’s excursions with her friends. read more » Border laptop searches unconstitutional December 6, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Grishma Athavale When 26-year-old Pascal Abidor, a dual U.S. and French citizen, boarded a train from Canada to New York in late May, he did not expect Custom and Border Patrol (CBP) officers to confiscate his laptop for 11 days. After he showed an Amtrak official his passport, Abidor was ordered to move to a cafe, where officials questioned him about his Hamas and Hezbollah rally pictures and forced him to unlock his computer. read more » No good excuses for prejudice again Muslims December 3, 2010 — by Izzy Albert When you see a Middle Eastern man in an airport, how do you react? Does it make you feel safer when you see a man with a turban going through extra measures of security? If so, why? What does that tell you about yourself? Isn’t it ridiculous to fear all Germans because of Hitler, Russians because of Stalin, Italians because of Mussolini? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...172173174175176...180190200210...nextlast
New Airport scans are necessary December 8, 2010 — by Joanna Lee This holiday season will be a relief to people who have been running ragged after demanding work schedules or long exams at school. Indeed, countless Americans are anticipating pleasant vacations. A getaway like this would only require packing clothes and toiletries, getting through the security check, boarding and departing the plane to a world full of relaxation. read more » Full-body scanners aren’t the way to go December 8, 2010 — by Aasim Naqvi “If you touch my junk, I’m gonna have you arrested,” said John Tyner, in response to a Transportation Security Aid (TSA) agent’s attempt to further “pat-down” Tyner for a security check on Nov. 13. Tyner’s response is one example of the negative feedback to the TSA’s new November 2010 regulations for U.S. airport security checks. read more » Online resources both blessing and curse December 8, 2010 — by Jackie Gu In an era when the Internet has become an increasingly prominent part of society, the usage of online resources has grown significantly. Need help on math? Try Wolfram Alpha, an answer engine that can assist with anything from elementary arithmetic problems to calculus. How about literature? Check out Sparknotes, the online Bible for students who haven’t completed (or, in many cases, even started) their assigned reading. And there’s always Google, the most useful for information about anything and everything. read more » NFL players unreasonable in suing EA December 7, 2010 — by Paul Jung and Stanley Yip If football is one of America’s favorite pastimes, then filing lawsuits must be another. In the third episode in three years, a group of about 6,000 retired NFL players have recently filed a lawsuit against video game giant Electronic Arts (EA). The ill-conceived lawsuit states that EA unlawfully used the players’ likeness without paying licensing fees for using their image in their Madden NFL games. read more » Campus passes need more information December 7, 2010 — by Samika Kumar It was a Tuesday morning a couple weeks ago, when I received my first yellow campus pass with a check mark by the words, “Ass’t Principal.” I remember panicking when my teacher asked if I had done something wrong. As I sauntered down the hall to the office, I racked my brain in search of a reason for how I had earned this ominous trip to assistant principal Chris Cerbone’s office. read more » Gone too far? Trash talking evokes serious incidents December 7, 2010 — by Roy Bisht Trash talking has become a regular part of most professional or amateur level sports. From the traditional “You play like a girl!” to an expletive-filled outburst, any athlete can expect to be involved in some form of trash talk during their life. But what happens when one takes trash talking too far? read more » Teenage DUI death shows importance of responsibility December 7, 2010 — by Michael Lee Santa Teresa High junior Jordan West told her father Michael on Nov. 20 that she was going to see a movie that night. Neither of them thought anything of it. It was just another of Jordan’s excursions with her friends. read more » Border laptop searches unconstitutional December 6, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Grishma Athavale When 26-year-old Pascal Abidor, a dual U.S. and French citizen, boarded a train from Canada to New York in late May, he did not expect Custom and Border Patrol (CBP) officers to confiscate his laptop for 11 days. After he showed an Amtrak official his passport, Abidor was ordered to move to a cafe, where officials questioned him about his Hamas and Hezbollah rally pictures and forced him to unlock his computer. read more » No good excuses for prejudice again Muslims December 3, 2010 — by Izzy Albert When you see a Middle Eastern man in an airport, how do you react? Does it make you feel safer when you see a man with a turban going through extra measures of security? If so, why? What does that tell you about yourself? Isn’t it ridiculous to fear all Germans because of Hitler, Russians because of Stalin, Italians because of Mussolini? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...172173174175176...180190200210...nextlast
Full-body scanners aren’t the way to go December 8, 2010 — by Aasim Naqvi “If you touch my junk, I’m gonna have you arrested,” said John Tyner, in response to a Transportation Security Aid (TSA) agent’s attempt to further “pat-down” Tyner for a security check on Nov. 13. Tyner’s response is one example of the negative feedback to the TSA’s new November 2010 regulations for U.S. airport security checks. read more » Online resources both blessing and curse December 8, 2010 — by Jackie Gu In an era when the Internet has become an increasingly prominent part of society, the usage of online resources has grown significantly. Need help on math? Try Wolfram Alpha, an answer engine that can assist with anything from elementary arithmetic problems to calculus. How about literature? Check out Sparknotes, the online Bible for students who haven’t completed (or, in many cases, even started) their assigned reading. And there’s always Google, the most useful for information about anything and everything. read more » NFL players unreasonable in suing EA December 7, 2010 — by Paul Jung and Stanley Yip If football is one of America’s favorite pastimes, then filing lawsuits must be another. In the third episode in three years, a group of about 6,000 retired NFL players have recently filed a lawsuit against video game giant Electronic Arts (EA). The ill-conceived lawsuit states that EA unlawfully used the players’ likeness without paying licensing fees for using their image in their Madden NFL games. read more » Campus passes need more information December 7, 2010 — by Samika Kumar It was a Tuesday morning a couple weeks ago, when I received my first yellow campus pass with a check mark by the words, “Ass’t Principal.” I remember panicking when my teacher asked if I had done something wrong. As I sauntered down the hall to the office, I racked my brain in search of a reason for how I had earned this ominous trip to assistant principal Chris Cerbone’s office. read more » Gone too far? Trash talking evokes serious incidents December 7, 2010 — by Roy Bisht Trash talking has become a regular part of most professional or amateur level sports. From the traditional “You play like a girl!” to an expletive-filled outburst, any athlete can expect to be involved in some form of trash talk during their life. But what happens when one takes trash talking too far? read more » Teenage DUI death shows importance of responsibility December 7, 2010 — by Michael Lee Santa Teresa High junior Jordan West told her father Michael on Nov. 20 that she was going to see a movie that night. Neither of them thought anything of it. It was just another of Jordan’s excursions with her friends. read more » Border laptop searches unconstitutional December 6, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Grishma Athavale When 26-year-old Pascal Abidor, a dual U.S. and French citizen, boarded a train from Canada to New York in late May, he did not expect Custom and Border Patrol (CBP) officers to confiscate his laptop for 11 days. After he showed an Amtrak official his passport, Abidor was ordered to move to a cafe, where officials questioned him about his Hamas and Hezbollah rally pictures and forced him to unlock his computer. read more » No good excuses for prejudice again Muslims December 3, 2010 — by Izzy Albert When you see a Middle Eastern man in an airport, how do you react? Does it make you feel safer when you see a man with a turban going through extra measures of security? If so, why? What does that tell you about yourself? Isn’t it ridiculous to fear all Germans because of Hitler, Russians because of Stalin, Italians because of Mussolini? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...172173174175176...180190200210...nextlast
Online resources both blessing and curse December 8, 2010 — by Jackie Gu In an era when the Internet has become an increasingly prominent part of society, the usage of online resources has grown significantly. Need help on math? Try Wolfram Alpha, an answer engine that can assist with anything from elementary arithmetic problems to calculus. How about literature? Check out Sparknotes, the online Bible for students who haven’t completed (or, in many cases, even started) their assigned reading. And there’s always Google, the most useful for information about anything and everything. read more » NFL players unreasonable in suing EA December 7, 2010 — by Paul Jung and Stanley Yip If football is one of America’s favorite pastimes, then filing lawsuits must be another. In the third episode in three years, a group of about 6,000 retired NFL players have recently filed a lawsuit against video game giant Electronic Arts (EA). The ill-conceived lawsuit states that EA unlawfully used the players’ likeness without paying licensing fees for using their image in their Madden NFL games. read more » Campus passes need more information December 7, 2010 — by Samika Kumar It was a Tuesday morning a couple weeks ago, when I received my first yellow campus pass with a check mark by the words, “Ass’t Principal.” I remember panicking when my teacher asked if I had done something wrong. As I sauntered down the hall to the office, I racked my brain in search of a reason for how I had earned this ominous trip to assistant principal Chris Cerbone’s office. read more » Gone too far? Trash talking evokes serious incidents December 7, 2010 — by Roy Bisht Trash talking has become a regular part of most professional or amateur level sports. From the traditional “You play like a girl!” to an expletive-filled outburst, any athlete can expect to be involved in some form of trash talk during their life. But what happens when one takes trash talking too far? read more » Teenage DUI death shows importance of responsibility December 7, 2010 — by Michael Lee Santa Teresa High junior Jordan West told her father Michael on Nov. 20 that she was going to see a movie that night. Neither of them thought anything of it. It was just another of Jordan’s excursions with her friends. read more » Border laptop searches unconstitutional December 6, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Grishma Athavale When 26-year-old Pascal Abidor, a dual U.S. and French citizen, boarded a train from Canada to New York in late May, he did not expect Custom and Border Patrol (CBP) officers to confiscate his laptop for 11 days. After he showed an Amtrak official his passport, Abidor was ordered to move to a cafe, where officials questioned him about his Hamas and Hezbollah rally pictures and forced him to unlock his computer. read more » No good excuses for prejudice again Muslims December 3, 2010 — by Izzy Albert When you see a Middle Eastern man in an airport, how do you react? Does it make you feel safer when you see a man with a turban going through extra measures of security? If so, why? What does that tell you about yourself? Isn’t it ridiculous to fear all Germans because of Hitler, Russians because of Stalin, Italians because of Mussolini? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...172173174175176...180190200210...nextlast
NFL players unreasonable in suing EA December 7, 2010 — by Paul Jung and Stanley Yip If football is one of America’s favorite pastimes, then filing lawsuits must be another. In the third episode in three years, a group of about 6,000 retired NFL players have recently filed a lawsuit against video game giant Electronic Arts (EA). The ill-conceived lawsuit states that EA unlawfully used the players’ likeness without paying licensing fees for using their image in their Madden NFL games. read more » Campus passes need more information December 7, 2010 — by Samika Kumar It was a Tuesday morning a couple weeks ago, when I received my first yellow campus pass with a check mark by the words, “Ass’t Principal.” I remember panicking when my teacher asked if I had done something wrong. As I sauntered down the hall to the office, I racked my brain in search of a reason for how I had earned this ominous trip to assistant principal Chris Cerbone’s office. read more » Gone too far? Trash talking evokes serious incidents December 7, 2010 — by Roy Bisht Trash talking has become a regular part of most professional or amateur level sports. From the traditional “You play like a girl!” to an expletive-filled outburst, any athlete can expect to be involved in some form of trash talk during their life. But what happens when one takes trash talking too far? read more » Teenage DUI death shows importance of responsibility December 7, 2010 — by Michael Lee Santa Teresa High junior Jordan West told her father Michael on Nov. 20 that she was going to see a movie that night. Neither of them thought anything of it. It was just another of Jordan’s excursions with her friends. read more » Border laptop searches unconstitutional December 6, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Grishma Athavale When 26-year-old Pascal Abidor, a dual U.S. and French citizen, boarded a train from Canada to New York in late May, he did not expect Custom and Border Patrol (CBP) officers to confiscate his laptop for 11 days. After he showed an Amtrak official his passport, Abidor was ordered to move to a cafe, where officials questioned him about his Hamas and Hezbollah rally pictures and forced him to unlock his computer. read more » No good excuses for prejudice again Muslims December 3, 2010 — by Izzy Albert When you see a Middle Eastern man in an airport, how do you react? Does it make you feel safer when you see a man with a turban going through extra measures of security? If so, why? What does that tell you about yourself? Isn’t it ridiculous to fear all Germans because of Hitler, Russians because of Stalin, Italians because of Mussolini? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...172173174175176...180190200210...nextlast
Campus passes need more information December 7, 2010 — by Samika Kumar It was a Tuesday morning a couple weeks ago, when I received my first yellow campus pass with a check mark by the words, “Ass’t Principal.” I remember panicking when my teacher asked if I had done something wrong. As I sauntered down the hall to the office, I racked my brain in search of a reason for how I had earned this ominous trip to assistant principal Chris Cerbone’s office. read more » Gone too far? Trash talking evokes serious incidents December 7, 2010 — by Roy Bisht Trash talking has become a regular part of most professional or amateur level sports. From the traditional “You play like a girl!” to an expletive-filled outburst, any athlete can expect to be involved in some form of trash talk during their life. But what happens when one takes trash talking too far? read more » Teenage DUI death shows importance of responsibility December 7, 2010 — by Michael Lee Santa Teresa High junior Jordan West told her father Michael on Nov. 20 that she was going to see a movie that night. Neither of them thought anything of it. It was just another of Jordan’s excursions with her friends. read more » Border laptop searches unconstitutional December 6, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Grishma Athavale When 26-year-old Pascal Abidor, a dual U.S. and French citizen, boarded a train from Canada to New York in late May, he did not expect Custom and Border Patrol (CBP) officers to confiscate his laptop for 11 days. After he showed an Amtrak official his passport, Abidor was ordered to move to a cafe, where officials questioned him about his Hamas and Hezbollah rally pictures and forced him to unlock his computer. read more » No good excuses for prejudice again Muslims December 3, 2010 — by Izzy Albert When you see a Middle Eastern man in an airport, how do you react? Does it make you feel safer when you see a man with a turban going through extra measures of security? If so, why? What does that tell you about yourself? Isn’t it ridiculous to fear all Germans because of Hitler, Russians because of Stalin, Italians because of Mussolini? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...172173174175176...180190200210...nextlast
Gone too far? Trash talking evokes serious incidents December 7, 2010 — by Roy Bisht Trash talking has become a regular part of most professional or amateur level sports. From the traditional “You play like a girl!” to an expletive-filled outburst, any athlete can expect to be involved in some form of trash talk during their life. But what happens when one takes trash talking too far? read more » Teenage DUI death shows importance of responsibility December 7, 2010 — by Michael Lee Santa Teresa High junior Jordan West told her father Michael on Nov. 20 that she was going to see a movie that night. Neither of them thought anything of it. It was just another of Jordan’s excursions with her friends. read more » Border laptop searches unconstitutional December 6, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Grishma Athavale When 26-year-old Pascal Abidor, a dual U.S. and French citizen, boarded a train from Canada to New York in late May, he did not expect Custom and Border Patrol (CBP) officers to confiscate his laptop for 11 days. After he showed an Amtrak official his passport, Abidor was ordered to move to a cafe, where officials questioned him about his Hamas and Hezbollah rally pictures and forced him to unlock his computer. read more » No good excuses for prejudice again Muslims December 3, 2010 — by Izzy Albert When you see a Middle Eastern man in an airport, how do you react? Does it make you feel safer when you see a man with a turban going through extra measures of security? If so, why? What does that tell you about yourself? Isn’t it ridiculous to fear all Germans because of Hitler, Russians because of Stalin, Italians because of Mussolini? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...172173174175176...180190200210...nextlast
Teenage DUI death shows importance of responsibility December 7, 2010 — by Michael Lee Santa Teresa High junior Jordan West told her father Michael on Nov. 20 that she was going to see a movie that night. Neither of them thought anything of it. It was just another of Jordan’s excursions with her friends. read more » Border laptop searches unconstitutional December 6, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Grishma Athavale When 26-year-old Pascal Abidor, a dual U.S. and French citizen, boarded a train from Canada to New York in late May, he did not expect Custom and Border Patrol (CBP) officers to confiscate his laptop for 11 days. After he showed an Amtrak official his passport, Abidor was ordered to move to a cafe, where officials questioned him about his Hamas and Hezbollah rally pictures and forced him to unlock his computer. read more » No good excuses for prejudice again Muslims December 3, 2010 — by Izzy Albert When you see a Middle Eastern man in an airport, how do you react? Does it make you feel safer when you see a man with a turban going through extra measures of security? If so, why? What does that tell you about yourself? Isn’t it ridiculous to fear all Germans because of Hitler, Russians because of Stalin, Italians because of Mussolini? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...172173174175176...180190200210...nextlast
Border laptop searches unconstitutional December 6, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Grishma Athavale When 26-year-old Pascal Abidor, a dual U.S. and French citizen, boarded a train from Canada to New York in late May, he did not expect Custom and Border Patrol (CBP) officers to confiscate his laptop for 11 days. After he showed an Amtrak official his passport, Abidor was ordered to move to a cafe, where officials questioned him about his Hamas and Hezbollah rally pictures and forced him to unlock his computer. read more » No good excuses for prejudice again Muslims December 3, 2010 — by Izzy Albert When you see a Middle Eastern man in an airport, how do you react? Does it make you feel safer when you see a man with a turban going through extra measures of security? If so, why? What does that tell you about yourself? Isn’t it ridiculous to fear all Germans because of Hitler, Russians because of Stalin, Italians because of Mussolini? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...172173174175176...180190200210...nextlast
No good excuses for prejudice again Muslims December 3, 2010 — by Izzy Albert When you see a Middle Eastern man in an airport, how do you react? Does it make you feel safer when you see a man with a turban going through extra measures of security? If so, why? What does that tell you about yourself? Isn’t it ridiculous to fear all Germans because of Hitler, Russians because of Stalin, Italians because of Mussolini? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...172173174175176...180190200210...nextlast