Fight or flight: new terrorist watch list justified January 26, 2010 — by Sophia Cooper Thirty thousand feet above the ground, it's close to impossible to have emergency teams respond and arrive as quickly as on the ground, unless they're in a SR-71 Blackbird. So what happens when a terrorist attempts to blow up a plane mid-flight? read more » Government ought not use racial profiling January 26, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai The terrorist attack on Christmas day has raised many concerns about the safety of flying and has had many people wanting the government to devote more time in creating new security measures. The NY Times reported on Jan. 3 that citizens of 15 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Nigeria, who are flying to the Unites States are liable to more frequent and intense searches. read more » Drone strikes eliminate U.S. casualties January 26, 2010 — by Kim Tsai Over the past months, the usage of drones as a weapon of war has become increasingly popular, most notably against Taliban leaders in Pakistan. Drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, are shipped out to Pakistan while being remote-controlled from locations such as the Creech Air Force Base, a location not far from Las Vegas, Nevada. This poses quite a gamble when it comes to human life; namely, the mass destruction of the weapon. read more » Texas Tech incident shows football injuries need more caution January 26, 2010 — by Roy Bisht On Dec. 17, 21-year old Adam James, a player on the Texas Tech football team, was forced by coaches to sit in a dark, secluded and guarded storage closet. He was threatened with suspension if he were to try and escape. No, this was not the armed forces or a Middle Eastern kidnapping. It was coach Mike Leach's way of "curing" James's concussion. read more » Community service should be left to students’ initiative January 21, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Ren Norris When many people hear the words "community service," they usually think of felons in orange vests picking up trash on the side of a highway as a form of punishment to compensate for a crime that they had committed. But here at Saratoga High, the words community service have a different meaning as most students believe that the more extra service they perform, the more appealing they will become to colleges. read more » Legitimate appointment or political ploy? January 21, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Denise Lin The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community has always been underrepresented and discriminated against, but the recent appointment of Amanda Simpson to the post of Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department is definitely a step forward for the LGBT community. Simpson was originally a male but she eventually transitioned to female in 2000. Obama's appointment of Simpson was originally viewed as a political move to increase his support—even Simpson herself expressed her fear of being labeled a "token." read more » Finals before break would be a reasonable schedule January 7, 2010 — by Robin Liu The issue of whether finals should be before or after break has been a topic of debate in the past. As of now, finals are in mid January, leaving plenty of time over the break to review. Although the current finals schedule allows much time for studying, reading textbooks is no way to spend the holidays. The point of a break is to give students time away from stress and provide an opportunity for kids to do activities completely unrelated to school. read more » Staff Editorial: California should rethink stance on marijuana December 14, 2009 — by An unlikely establishment graces South Monroe Street in San Jose, mere blocks from the posh Santana Row that patrons flock to for fine dining and expensive clothing stores—the San Jose Buyers Collective, a medicinal marijuana dispensary. Customers on Yelp lament how the dispensary is "overpriced" and how many of them can get "better stuff in San Francisco." read more » Private elementary school standards absurd December 14, 2009 — by Albert Gu It is no secret that in the past few years, the competition to get into first-class universities has escalated. High school students burden themselves with extra classes and extracurricular activities in order to give themselves a little edge over their peers. Their parents are no less obsessed—they often attend getting-into-college seminars and enroll their children in expensive prep classes. Many expensive private schools have sprouted all over the country, from boarding schools like Phillips Exeter Academy to more local private schools such as Harker. read more » Shocking crimes against children deserve severe punishment December 10, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath Recently, a 5-year-old girl named Shaniya Davis from Fayetteville, N.C., was reported missing by her mother Antoinette Davis. Her body was discovered on Nov. 16, when police determined that she was raped, murdered and asphyxiated. After further investigation, police arrested Mario McNeill, 29, as the perpetrator and charged him with first-degree murder. However, in an appalling twist, Shaniya Davis's mother Antoinette Davis was later charged with putting her extremely young child into prostitution for additional income. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...186187188189190...200210...nextlast
Government ought not use racial profiling January 26, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai The terrorist attack on Christmas day has raised many concerns about the safety of flying and has had many people wanting the government to devote more time in creating new security measures. The NY Times reported on Jan. 3 that citizens of 15 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Nigeria, who are flying to the Unites States are liable to more frequent and intense searches. read more » Drone strikes eliminate U.S. casualties January 26, 2010 — by Kim Tsai Over the past months, the usage of drones as a weapon of war has become increasingly popular, most notably against Taliban leaders in Pakistan. Drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, are shipped out to Pakistan while being remote-controlled from locations such as the Creech Air Force Base, a location not far from Las Vegas, Nevada. This poses quite a gamble when it comes to human life; namely, the mass destruction of the weapon. read more » Texas Tech incident shows football injuries need more caution January 26, 2010 — by Roy Bisht On Dec. 17, 21-year old Adam James, a player on the Texas Tech football team, was forced by coaches to sit in a dark, secluded and guarded storage closet. He was threatened with suspension if he were to try and escape. No, this was not the armed forces or a Middle Eastern kidnapping. It was coach Mike Leach's way of "curing" James's concussion. read more » Community service should be left to students’ initiative January 21, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Ren Norris When many people hear the words "community service," they usually think of felons in orange vests picking up trash on the side of a highway as a form of punishment to compensate for a crime that they had committed. But here at Saratoga High, the words community service have a different meaning as most students believe that the more extra service they perform, the more appealing they will become to colleges. read more » Legitimate appointment or political ploy? January 21, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Denise Lin The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community has always been underrepresented and discriminated against, but the recent appointment of Amanda Simpson to the post of Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department is definitely a step forward for the LGBT community. Simpson was originally a male but she eventually transitioned to female in 2000. Obama's appointment of Simpson was originally viewed as a political move to increase his support—even Simpson herself expressed her fear of being labeled a "token." read more » Finals before break would be a reasonable schedule January 7, 2010 — by Robin Liu The issue of whether finals should be before or after break has been a topic of debate in the past. As of now, finals are in mid January, leaving plenty of time over the break to review. Although the current finals schedule allows much time for studying, reading textbooks is no way to spend the holidays. The point of a break is to give students time away from stress and provide an opportunity for kids to do activities completely unrelated to school. read more » Staff Editorial: California should rethink stance on marijuana December 14, 2009 — by An unlikely establishment graces South Monroe Street in San Jose, mere blocks from the posh Santana Row that patrons flock to for fine dining and expensive clothing stores—the San Jose Buyers Collective, a medicinal marijuana dispensary. Customers on Yelp lament how the dispensary is "overpriced" and how many of them can get "better stuff in San Francisco." read more » Private elementary school standards absurd December 14, 2009 — by Albert Gu It is no secret that in the past few years, the competition to get into first-class universities has escalated. High school students burden themselves with extra classes and extracurricular activities in order to give themselves a little edge over their peers. Their parents are no less obsessed—they often attend getting-into-college seminars and enroll their children in expensive prep classes. Many expensive private schools have sprouted all over the country, from boarding schools like Phillips Exeter Academy to more local private schools such as Harker. read more » Shocking crimes against children deserve severe punishment December 10, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath Recently, a 5-year-old girl named Shaniya Davis from Fayetteville, N.C., was reported missing by her mother Antoinette Davis. Her body was discovered on Nov. 16, when police determined that she was raped, murdered and asphyxiated. After further investigation, police arrested Mario McNeill, 29, as the perpetrator and charged him with first-degree murder. However, in an appalling twist, Shaniya Davis's mother Antoinette Davis was later charged with putting her extremely young child into prostitution for additional income. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...186187188189190...200210...nextlast
Drone strikes eliminate U.S. casualties January 26, 2010 — by Kim Tsai Over the past months, the usage of drones as a weapon of war has become increasingly popular, most notably against Taliban leaders in Pakistan. Drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, are shipped out to Pakistan while being remote-controlled from locations such as the Creech Air Force Base, a location not far from Las Vegas, Nevada. This poses quite a gamble when it comes to human life; namely, the mass destruction of the weapon. read more » Texas Tech incident shows football injuries need more caution January 26, 2010 — by Roy Bisht On Dec. 17, 21-year old Adam James, a player on the Texas Tech football team, was forced by coaches to sit in a dark, secluded and guarded storage closet. He was threatened with suspension if he were to try and escape. No, this was not the armed forces or a Middle Eastern kidnapping. It was coach Mike Leach's way of "curing" James's concussion. read more » Community service should be left to students’ initiative January 21, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Ren Norris When many people hear the words "community service," they usually think of felons in orange vests picking up trash on the side of a highway as a form of punishment to compensate for a crime that they had committed. But here at Saratoga High, the words community service have a different meaning as most students believe that the more extra service they perform, the more appealing they will become to colleges. read more » Legitimate appointment or political ploy? January 21, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Denise Lin The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community has always been underrepresented and discriminated against, but the recent appointment of Amanda Simpson to the post of Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department is definitely a step forward for the LGBT community. Simpson was originally a male but she eventually transitioned to female in 2000. Obama's appointment of Simpson was originally viewed as a political move to increase his support—even Simpson herself expressed her fear of being labeled a "token." read more » Finals before break would be a reasonable schedule January 7, 2010 — by Robin Liu The issue of whether finals should be before or after break has been a topic of debate in the past. As of now, finals are in mid January, leaving plenty of time over the break to review. Although the current finals schedule allows much time for studying, reading textbooks is no way to spend the holidays. The point of a break is to give students time away from stress and provide an opportunity for kids to do activities completely unrelated to school. read more » Staff Editorial: California should rethink stance on marijuana December 14, 2009 — by An unlikely establishment graces South Monroe Street in San Jose, mere blocks from the posh Santana Row that patrons flock to for fine dining and expensive clothing stores—the San Jose Buyers Collective, a medicinal marijuana dispensary. Customers on Yelp lament how the dispensary is "overpriced" and how many of them can get "better stuff in San Francisco." read more » Private elementary school standards absurd December 14, 2009 — by Albert Gu It is no secret that in the past few years, the competition to get into first-class universities has escalated. High school students burden themselves with extra classes and extracurricular activities in order to give themselves a little edge over their peers. Their parents are no less obsessed—they often attend getting-into-college seminars and enroll their children in expensive prep classes. Many expensive private schools have sprouted all over the country, from boarding schools like Phillips Exeter Academy to more local private schools such as Harker. read more » Shocking crimes against children deserve severe punishment December 10, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath Recently, a 5-year-old girl named Shaniya Davis from Fayetteville, N.C., was reported missing by her mother Antoinette Davis. Her body was discovered on Nov. 16, when police determined that she was raped, murdered and asphyxiated. After further investigation, police arrested Mario McNeill, 29, as the perpetrator and charged him with first-degree murder. However, in an appalling twist, Shaniya Davis's mother Antoinette Davis was later charged with putting her extremely young child into prostitution for additional income. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...186187188189190...200210...nextlast
Texas Tech incident shows football injuries need more caution January 26, 2010 — by Roy Bisht On Dec. 17, 21-year old Adam James, a player on the Texas Tech football team, was forced by coaches to sit in a dark, secluded and guarded storage closet. He was threatened with suspension if he were to try and escape. No, this was not the armed forces or a Middle Eastern kidnapping. It was coach Mike Leach's way of "curing" James's concussion. read more » Community service should be left to students’ initiative January 21, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Ren Norris When many people hear the words "community service," they usually think of felons in orange vests picking up trash on the side of a highway as a form of punishment to compensate for a crime that they had committed. But here at Saratoga High, the words community service have a different meaning as most students believe that the more extra service they perform, the more appealing they will become to colleges. read more » Legitimate appointment or political ploy? January 21, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Denise Lin The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community has always been underrepresented and discriminated against, but the recent appointment of Amanda Simpson to the post of Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department is definitely a step forward for the LGBT community. Simpson was originally a male but she eventually transitioned to female in 2000. Obama's appointment of Simpson was originally viewed as a political move to increase his support—even Simpson herself expressed her fear of being labeled a "token." read more » Finals before break would be a reasonable schedule January 7, 2010 — by Robin Liu The issue of whether finals should be before or after break has been a topic of debate in the past. As of now, finals are in mid January, leaving plenty of time over the break to review. Although the current finals schedule allows much time for studying, reading textbooks is no way to spend the holidays. The point of a break is to give students time away from stress and provide an opportunity for kids to do activities completely unrelated to school. read more » Staff Editorial: California should rethink stance on marijuana December 14, 2009 — by An unlikely establishment graces South Monroe Street in San Jose, mere blocks from the posh Santana Row that patrons flock to for fine dining and expensive clothing stores—the San Jose Buyers Collective, a medicinal marijuana dispensary. Customers on Yelp lament how the dispensary is "overpriced" and how many of them can get "better stuff in San Francisco." read more » Private elementary school standards absurd December 14, 2009 — by Albert Gu It is no secret that in the past few years, the competition to get into first-class universities has escalated. High school students burden themselves with extra classes and extracurricular activities in order to give themselves a little edge over their peers. Their parents are no less obsessed—they often attend getting-into-college seminars and enroll their children in expensive prep classes. Many expensive private schools have sprouted all over the country, from boarding schools like Phillips Exeter Academy to more local private schools such as Harker. read more » Shocking crimes against children deserve severe punishment December 10, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath Recently, a 5-year-old girl named Shaniya Davis from Fayetteville, N.C., was reported missing by her mother Antoinette Davis. Her body was discovered on Nov. 16, when police determined that she was raped, murdered and asphyxiated. After further investigation, police arrested Mario McNeill, 29, as the perpetrator and charged him with first-degree murder. However, in an appalling twist, Shaniya Davis's mother Antoinette Davis was later charged with putting her extremely young child into prostitution for additional income. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...186187188189190...200210...nextlast
Community service should be left to students’ initiative January 21, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Ren Norris When many people hear the words "community service," they usually think of felons in orange vests picking up trash on the side of a highway as a form of punishment to compensate for a crime that they had committed. But here at Saratoga High, the words community service have a different meaning as most students believe that the more extra service they perform, the more appealing they will become to colleges. read more » Legitimate appointment or political ploy? January 21, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Denise Lin The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community has always been underrepresented and discriminated against, but the recent appointment of Amanda Simpson to the post of Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department is definitely a step forward for the LGBT community. Simpson was originally a male but she eventually transitioned to female in 2000. Obama's appointment of Simpson was originally viewed as a political move to increase his support—even Simpson herself expressed her fear of being labeled a "token." read more » Finals before break would be a reasonable schedule January 7, 2010 — by Robin Liu The issue of whether finals should be before or after break has been a topic of debate in the past. As of now, finals are in mid January, leaving plenty of time over the break to review. Although the current finals schedule allows much time for studying, reading textbooks is no way to spend the holidays. The point of a break is to give students time away from stress and provide an opportunity for kids to do activities completely unrelated to school. read more » Staff Editorial: California should rethink stance on marijuana December 14, 2009 — by An unlikely establishment graces South Monroe Street in San Jose, mere blocks from the posh Santana Row that patrons flock to for fine dining and expensive clothing stores—the San Jose Buyers Collective, a medicinal marijuana dispensary. Customers on Yelp lament how the dispensary is "overpriced" and how many of them can get "better stuff in San Francisco." read more » Private elementary school standards absurd December 14, 2009 — by Albert Gu It is no secret that in the past few years, the competition to get into first-class universities has escalated. High school students burden themselves with extra classes and extracurricular activities in order to give themselves a little edge over their peers. Their parents are no less obsessed—they often attend getting-into-college seminars and enroll their children in expensive prep classes. Many expensive private schools have sprouted all over the country, from boarding schools like Phillips Exeter Academy to more local private schools such as Harker. read more » Shocking crimes against children deserve severe punishment December 10, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath Recently, a 5-year-old girl named Shaniya Davis from Fayetteville, N.C., was reported missing by her mother Antoinette Davis. Her body was discovered on Nov. 16, when police determined that she was raped, murdered and asphyxiated. After further investigation, police arrested Mario McNeill, 29, as the perpetrator and charged him with first-degree murder. However, in an appalling twist, Shaniya Davis's mother Antoinette Davis was later charged with putting her extremely young child into prostitution for additional income. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...186187188189190...200210...nextlast
Legitimate appointment or political ploy? January 21, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Denise Lin The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community has always been underrepresented and discriminated against, but the recent appointment of Amanda Simpson to the post of Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department is definitely a step forward for the LGBT community. Simpson was originally a male but she eventually transitioned to female in 2000. Obama's appointment of Simpson was originally viewed as a political move to increase his support—even Simpson herself expressed her fear of being labeled a "token." read more » Finals before break would be a reasonable schedule January 7, 2010 — by Robin Liu The issue of whether finals should be before or after break has been a topic of debate in the past. As of now, finals are in mid January, leaving plenty of time over the break to review. Although the current finals schedule allows much time for studying, reading textbooks is no way to spend the holidays. The point of a break is to give students time away from stress and provide an opportunity for kids to do activities completely unrelated to school. read more » Staff Editorial: California should rethink stance on marijuana December 14, 2009 — by An unlikely establishment graces South Monroe Street in San Jose, mere blocks from the posh Santana Row that patrons flock to for fine dining and expensive clothing stores—the San Jose Buyers Collective, a medicinal marijuana dispensary. Customers on Yelp lament how the dispensary is "overpriced" and how many of them can get "better stuff in San Francisco." read more » Private elementary school standards absurd December 14, 2009 — by Albert Gu It is no secret that in the past few years, the competition to get into first-class universities has escalated. High school students burden themselves with extra classes and extracurricular activities in order to give themselves a little edge over their peers. Their parents are no less obsessed—they often attend getting-into-college seminars and enroll their children in expensive prep classes. Many expensive private schools have sprouted all over the country, from boarding schools like Phillips Exeter Academy to more local private schools such as Harker. read more » Shocking crimes against children deserve severe punishment December 10, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath Recently, a 5-year-old girl named Shaniya Davis from Fayetteville, N.C., was reported missing by her mother Antoinette Davis. Her body was discovered on Nov. 16, when police determined that she was raped, murdered and asphyxiated. After further investigation, police arrested Mario McNeill, 29, as the perpetrator and charged him with first-degree murder. However, in an appalling twist, Shaniya Davis's mother Antoinette Davis was later charged with putting her extremely young child into prostitution for additional income. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...186187188189190...200210...nextlast
Finals before break would be a reasonable schedule January 7, 2010 — by Robin Liu The issue of whether finals should be before or after break has been a topic of debate in the past. As of now, finals are in mid January, leaving plenty of time over the break to review. Although the current finals schedule allows much time for studying, reading textbooks is no way to spend the holidays. The point of a break is to give students time away from stress and provide an opportunity for kids to do activities completely unrelated to school. read more » Staff Editorial: California should rethink stance on marijuana December 14, 2009 — by An unlikely establishment graces South Monroe Street in San Jose, mere blocks from the posh Santana Row that patrons flock to for fine dining and expensive clothing stores—the San Jose Buyers Collective, a medicinal marijuana dispensary. Customers on Yelp lament how the dispensary is "overpriced" and how many of them can get "better stuff in San Francisco." read more » Private elementary school standards absurd December 14, 2009 — by Albert Gu It is no secret that in the past few years, the competition to get into first-class universities has escalated. High school students burden themselves with extra classes and extracurricular activities in order to give themselves a little edge over their peers. Their parents are no less obsessed—they often attend getting-into-college seminars and enroll their children in expensive prep classes. Many expensive private schools have sprouted all over the country, from boarding schools like Phillips Exeter Academy to more local private schools such as Harker. read more » Shocking crimes against children deserve severe punishment December 10, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath Recently, a 5-year-old girl named Shaniya Davis from Fayetteville, N.C., was reported missing by her mother Antoinette Davis. Her body was discovered on Nov. 16, when police determined that she was raped, murdered and asphyxiated. After further investigation, police arrested Mario McNeill, 29, as the perpetrator and charged him with first-degree murder. However, in an appalling twist, Shaniya Davis's mother Antoinette Davis was later charged with putting her extremely young child into prostitution for additional income. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...186187188189190...200210...nextlast
Staff Editorial: California should rethink stance on marijuana December 14, 2009 — by An unlikely establishment graces South Monroe Street in San Jose, mere blocks from the posh Santana Row that patrons flock to for fine dining and expensive clothing stores—the San Jose Buyers Collective, a medicinal marijuana dispensary. Customers on Yelp lament how the dispensary is "overpriced" and how many of them can get "better stuff in San Francisco." read more » Private elementary school standards absurd December 14, 2009 — by Albert Gu It is no secret that in the past few years, the competition to get into first-class universities has escalated. High school students burden themselves with extra classes and extracurricular activities in order to give themselves a little edge over their peers. Their parents are no less obsessed—they often attend getting-into-college seminars and enroll their children in expensive prep classes. Many expensive private schools have sprouted all over the country, from boarding schools like Phillips Exeter Academy to more local private schools such as Harker. read more » Shocking crimes against children deserve severe punishment December 10, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath Recently, a 5-year-old girl named Shaniya Davis from Fayetteville, N.C., was reported missing by her mother Antoinette Davis. Her body was discovered on Nov. 16, when police determined that she was raped, murdered and asphyxiated. After further investigation, police arrested Mario McNeill, 29, as the perpetrator and charged him with first-degree murder. However, in an appalling twist, Shaniya Davis's mother Antoinette Davis was later charged with putting her extremely young child into prostitution for additional income. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...186187188189190...200210...nextlast
Private elementary school standards absurd December 14, 2009 — by Albert Gu It is no secret that in the past few years, the competition to get into first-class universities has escalated. High school students burden themselves with extra classes and extracurricular activities in order to give themselves a little edge over their peers. Their parents are no less obsessed—they often attend getting-into-college seminars and enroll their children in expensive prep classes. Many expensive private schools have sprouted all over the country, from boarding schools like Phillips Exeter Academy to more local private schools such as Harker. read more » Shocking crimes against children deserve severe punishment December 10, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath Recently, a 5-year-old girl named Shaniya Davis from Fayetteville, N.C., was reported missing by her mother Antoinette Davis. Her body was discovered on Nov. 16, when police determined that she was raped, murdered and asphyxiated. After further investigation, police arrested Mario McNeill, 29, as the perpetrator and charged him with first-degree murder. However, in an appalling twist, Shaniya Davis's mother Antoinette Davis was later charged with putting her extremely young child into prostitution for additional income. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...186187188189190...200210...nextlast
Shocking crimes against children deserve severe punishment December 10, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath Recently, a 5-year-old girl named Shaniya Davis from Fayetteville, N.C., was reported missing by her mother Antoinette Davis. Her body was discovered on Nov. 16, when police determined that she was raped, murdered and asphyxiated. After further investigation, police arrested Mario McNeill, 29, as the perpetrator and charged him with first-degree murder. However, in an appalling twist, Shaniya Davis's mother Antoinette Davis was later charged with putting her extremely young child into prostitution for additional income. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...186187188189190...200210...nextlast