SAT favors the affluent September 14, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra A major factor that determines a student’s acceptance into a college is their SAT score. Most college admission officers use the SATs as the basis upon which to judge their applicants, as grades can be dependent on a student's school. As a result, students spend a large portion of their time studying and cramming for the test along in addition to their other load of homework. It is a test of a student’s knowledge, but it appears to be more and more an indication of the income of a student’s family. read more » Parole ineffective for sex offender September 14, 2009 — by Robin Liu The recent case of Jaycee Dugard has sparked alarm among parents of young children. Phillip Garrido, convicted of kidnapping Dugard and keeping her hostage for 18 years, was already a registered sex offender in the 1970s. read more » Summer homework defeats the purpose of summer September 11, 2009 — by Robin Liu Summer is a time for students to take a break from school. However, with the No Child Left Behind Act and, more specifically to Saratoga, intense AP curriculums, more schools are taking precautions to keep their students from falling out of line. More and more teachers are assigning homework over the summer to help students retain their knowledge over the long months, but it may not be the best way to benefit kids. read more » It is time to end an era of tainted tunes September 11, 2009 — by Denise Lin These days, most teenagers can be spotted, earbuds attached, mouthing the lyrics to their favorite song—idolizing the singer, imitating the singer and, in some cases, becoming the singer to the surprise and fright of the surrounding passersby. Suddenly, her headphones emit an unintentional, high-pitched hiccup and cease to play, leaving our energetic teenager in mid-strum on her virtuoso air guitar performance. Welcome to the world of illegal downloading. read more » It’s time to think about replacing some on-ground classes with online ones September 11, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar Can you imagine life without cell-phones or the Internet? With the turn of the 21st century, new means of communication have revolutionized the way we interact with each other, from employees web-conferencing across the globe to the complex social networks developed over applications like Facebook. Just like these tools have completely transformed our ability to communicate, online classes have the potential to harness the same technology and transform education. read more » Wikipedia: friend, not foe September 11, 2009 — by Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu It is one of the greatest academic ironies that one of the most popular sources of information today is also one of the most controversial. Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that contains 13 million articles in 200 languages, has been criticized by scholars who believe that the website's open editing system makes it unreliable and inaccurate. However, Wikipedia's popularity remains undiminished. It is the 7th most visited website on the web. read more » A forced bonding doesn’t stick; changes must be made to Link Crew September 9, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Kyumin Shim Link Crew is undoubtedly a great program for guiding freshmen through a very intimidating stage of their lives. Although the positives of Link are evident, the adjustments that need to be made to the program are equally obvious. read more » UCs help all by removing SAT Subject Test requirements September 9, 2009 — by Brandon Yang It's 8 a.m. on the first Saturday in June and the Prospect High School parking lot is nearly empty. A small crowd gathers in front of the office, waiting for a staff member to appear. This is not a scarcely-attended school-sponsored event but a futuristic depiction of the SAT Subject Test administration. read more » Students need to be allowed to learn math at a slower pace September 9, 2009 — by Alex Ju and Lillian Chen Saratoga High School students, trapped in a competitive environment that excels in academics, are under constant pressure to get ahead. For everyone from the many students who take geometry during the summer before freshman year to those who go through intense tutoring, the goal is the same: to get through as much math that they can, as quickly as they can. read more » Media must increase coverage of the Afghanistan War September 9, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The media spend days discussing the legacies of journalist Walter Cronkite and Sen. Ted Kennedy. Broadcast journalists devote weeks to covering the appointment of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court chief justice. Whole forests of newsprint covered the cause of American pop star Michael Jackson's death. In stark contrast, news outlets at large spend very little time providing the American people with proper updates on the Afghanistan war. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...192193194195196...200210...nextlast
Parole ineffective for sex offender September 14, 2009 — by Robin Liu The recent case of Jaycee Dugard has sparked alarm among parents of young children. Phillip Garrido, convicted of kidnapping Dugard and keeping her hostage for 18 years, was already a registered sex offender in the 1970s. read more » Summer homework defeats the purpose of summer September 11, 2009 — by Robin Liu Summer is a time for students to take a break from school. However, with the No Child Left Behind Act and, more specifically to Saratoga, intense AP curriculums, more schools are taking precautions to keep their students from falling out of line. More and more teachers are assigning homework over the summer to help students retain their knowledge over the long months, but it may not be the best way to benefit kids. read more » It is time to end an era of tainted tunes September 11, 2009 — by Denise Lin These days, most teenagers can be spotted, earbuds attached, mouthing the lyrics to their favorite song—idolizing the singer, imitating the singer and, in some cases, becoming the singer to the surprise and fright of the surrounding passersby. Suddenly, her headphones emit an unintentional, high-pitched hiccup and cease to play, leaving our energetic teenager in mid-strum on her virtuoso air guitar performance. Welcome to the world of illegal downloading. read more » It’s time to think about replacing some on-ground classes with online ones September 11, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar Can you imagine life without cell-phones or the Internet? With the turn of the 21st century, new means of communication have revolutionized the way we interact with each other, from employees web-conferencing across the globe to the complex social networks developed over applications like Facebook. Just like these tools have completely transformed our ability to communicate, online classes have the potential to harness the same technology and transform education. read more » Wikipedia: friend, not foe September 11, 2009 — by Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu It is one of the greatest academic ironies that one of the most popular sources of information today is also one of the most controversial. Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that contains 13 million articles in 200 languages, has been criticized by scholars who believe that the website's open editing system makes it unreliable and inaccurate. However, Wikipedia's popularity remains undiminished. It is the 7th most visited website on the web. read more » A forced bonding doesn’t stick; changes must be made to Link Crew September 9, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Kyumin Shim Link Crew is undoubtedly a great program for guiding freshmen through a very intimidating stage of their lives. Although the positives of Link are evident, the adjustments that need to be made to the program are equally obvious. read more » UCs help all by removing SAT Subject Test requirements September 9, 2009 — by Brandon Yang It's 8 a.m. on the first Saturday in June and the Prospect High School parking lot is nearly empty. A small crowd gathers in front of the office, waiting for a staff member to appear. This is not a scarcely-attended school-sponsored event but a futuristic depiction of the SAT Subject Test administration. read more » Students need to be allowed to learn math at a slower pace September 9, 2009 — by Alex Ju and Lillian Chen Saratoga High School students, trapped in a competitive environment that excels in academics, are under constant pressure to get ahead. For everyone from the many students who take geometry during the summer before freshman year to those who go through intense tutoring, the goal is the same: to get through as much math that they can, as quickly as they can. read more » Media must increase coverage of the Afghanistan War September 9, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The media spend days discussing the legacies of journalist Walter Cronkite and Sen. Ted Kennedy. Broadcast journalists devote weeks to covering the appointment of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court chief justice. Whole forests of newsprint covered the cause of American pop star Michael Jackson's death. In stark contrast, news outlets at large spend very little time providing the American people with proper updates on the Afghanistan war. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...192193194195196...200210...nextlast
Summer homework defeats the purpose of summer September 11, 2009 — by Robin Liu Summer is a time for students to take a break from school. However, with the No Child Left Behind Act and, more specifically to Saratoga, intense AP curriculums, more schools are taking precautions to keep their students from falling out of line. More and more teachers are assigning homework over the summer to help students retain their knowledge over the long months, but it may not be the best way to benefit kids. read more » It is time to end an era of tainted tunes September 11, 2009 — by Denise Lin These days, most teenagers can be spotted, earbuds attached, mouthing the lyrics to their favorite song—idolizing the singer, imitating the singer and, in some cases, becoming the singer to the surprise and fright of the surrounding passersby. Suddenly, her headphones emit an unintentional, high-pitched hiccup and cease to play, leaving our energetic teenager in mid-strum on her virtuoso air guitar performance. Welcome to the world of illegal downloading. read more » It’s time to think about replacing some on-ground classes with online ones September 11, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar Can you imagine life without cell-phones or the Internet? With the turn of the 21st century, new means of communication have revolutionized the way we interact with each other, from employees web-conferencing across the globe to the complex social networks developed over applications like Facebook. Just like these tools have completely transformed our ability to communicate, online classes have the potential to harness the same technology and transform education. read more » Wikipedia: friend, not foe September 11, 2009 — by Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu It is one of the greatest academic ironies that one of the most popular sources of information today is also one of the most controversial. Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that contains 13 million articles in 200 languages, has been criticized by scholars who believe that the website's open editing system makes it unreliable and inaccurate. However, Wikipedia's popularity remains undiminished. It is the 7th most visited website on the web. read more » A forced bonding doesn’t stick; changes must be made to Link Crew September 9, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Kyumin Shim Link Crew is undoubtedly a great program for guiding freshmen through a very intimidating stage of their lives. Although the positives of Link are evident, the adjustments that need to be made to the program are equally obvious. read more » UCs help all by removing SAT Subject Test requirements September 9, 2009 — by Brandon Yang It's 8 a.m. on the first Saturday in June and the Prospect High School parking lot is nearly empty. A small crowd gathers in front of the office, waiting for a staff member to appear. This is not a scarcely-attended school-sponsored event but a futuristic depiction of the SAT Subject Test administration. read more » Students need to be allowed to learn math at a slower pace September 9, 2009 — by Alex Ju and Lillian Chen Saratoga High School students, trapped in a competitive environment that excels in academics, are under constant pressure to get ahead. For everyone from the many students who take geometry during the summer before freshman year to those who go through intense tutoring, the goal is the same: to get through as much math that they can, as quickly as they can. read more » Media must increase coverage of the Afghanistan War September 9, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The media spend days discussing the legacies of journalist Walter Cronkite and Sen. Ted Kennedy. Broadcast journalists devote weeks to covering the appointment of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court chief justice. Whole forests of newsprint covered the cause of American pop star Michael Jackson's death. In stark contrast, news outlets at large spend very little time providing the American people with proper updates on the Afghanistan war. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...192193194195196...200210...nextlast
It is time to end an era of tainted tunes September 11, 2009 — by Denise Lin These days, most teenagers can be spotted, earbuds attached, mouthing the lyrics to their favorite song—idolizing the singer, imitating the singer and, in some cases, becoming the singer to the surprise and fright of the surrounding passersby. Suddenly, her headphones emit an unintentional, high-pitched hiccup and cease to play, leaving our energetic teenager in mid-strum on her virtuoso air guitar performance. Welcome to the world of illegal downloading. read more » It’s time to think about replacing some on-ground classes with online ones September 11, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar Can you imagine life without cell-phones or the Internet? With the turn of the 21st century, new means of communication have revolutionized the way we interact with each other, from employees web-conferencing across the globe to the complex social networks developed over applications like Facebook. Just like these tools have completely transformed our ability to communicate, online classes have the potential to harness the same technology and transform education. read more » Wikipedia: friend, not foe September 11, 2009 — by Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu It is one of the greatest academic ironies that one of the most popular sources of information today is also one of the most controversial. Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that contains 13 million articles in 200 languages, has been criticized by scholars who believe that the website's open editing system makes it unreliable and inaccurate. However, Wikipedia's popularity remains undiminished. It is the 7th most visited website on the web. read more » A forced bonding doesn’t stick; changes must be made to Link Crew September 9, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Kyumin Shim Link Crew is undoubtedly a great program for guiding freshmen through a very intimidating stage of their lives. Although the positives of Link are evident, the adjustments that need to be made to the program are equally obvious. read more » UCs help all by removing SAT Subject Test requirements September 9, 2009 — by Brandon Yang It's 8 a.m. on the first Saturday in June and the Prospect High School parking lot is nearly empty. A small crowd gathers in front of the office, waiting for a staff member to appear. This is not a scarcely-attended school-sponsored event but a futuristic depiction of the SAT Subject Test administration. read more » Students need to be allowed to learn math at a slower pace September 9, 2009 — by Alex Ju and Lillian Chen Saratoga High School students, trapped in a competitive environment that excels in academics, are under constant pressure to get ahead. For everyone from the many students who take geometry during the summer before freshman year to those who go through intense tutoring, the goal is the same: to get through as much math that they can, as quickly as they can. read more » Media must increase coverage of the Afghanistan War September 9, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The media spend days discussing the legacies of journalist Walter Cronkite and Sen. Ted Kennedy. Broadcast journalists devote weeks to covering the appointment of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court chief justice. Whole forests of newsprint covered the cause of American pop star Michael Jackson's death. In stark contrast, news outlets at large spend very little time providing the American people with proper updates on the Afghanistan war. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...192193194195196...200210...nextlast
It’s time to think about replacing some on-ground classes with online ones September 11, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar Can you imagine life without cell-phones or the Internet? With the turn of the 21st century, new means of communication have revolutionized the way we interact with each other, from employees web-conferencing across the globe to the complex social networks developed over applications like Facebook. Just like these tools have completely transformed our ability to communicate, online classes have the potential to harness the same technology and transform education. read more » Wikipedia: friend, not foe September 11, 2009 — by Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu It is one of the greatest academic ironies that one of the most popular sources of information today is also one of the most controversial. Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that contains 13 million articles in 200 languages, has been criticized by scholars who believe that the website's open editing system makes it unreliable and inaccurate. However, Wikipedia's popularity remains undiminished. It is the 7th most visited website on the web. read more » A forced bonding doesn’t stick; changes must be made to Link Crew September 9, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Kyumin Shim Link Crew is undoubtedly a great program for guiding freshmen through a very intimidating stage of their lives. Although the positives of Link are evident, the adjustments that need to be made to the program are equally obvious. read more » UCs help all by removing SAT Subject Test requirements September 9, 2009 — by Brandon Yang It's 8 a.m. on the first Saturday in June and the Prospect High School parking lot is nearly empty. A small crowd gathers in front of the office, waiting for a staff member to appear. This is not a scarcely-attended school-sponsored event but a futuristic depiction of the SAT Subject Test administration. read more » Students need to be allowed to learn math at a slower pace September 9, 2009 — by Alex Ju and Lillian Chen Saratoga High School students, trapped in a competitive environment that excels in academics, are under constant pressure to get ahead. For everyone from the many students who take geometry during the summer before freshman year to those who go through intense tutoring, the goal is the same: to get through as much math that they can, as quickly as they can. read more » Media must increase coverage of the Afghanistan War September 9, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The media spend days discussing the legacies of journalist Walter Cronkite and Sen. Ted Kennedy. Broadcast journalists devote weeks to covering the appointment of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court chief justice. Whole forests of newsprint covered the cause of American pop star Michael Jackson's death. In stark contrast, news outlets at large spend very little time providing the American people with proper updates on the Afghanistan war. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...192193194195196...200210...nextlast
Wikipedia: friend, not foe September 11, 2009 — by Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu It is one of the greatest academic ironies that one of the most popular sources of information today is also one of the most controversial. Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that contains 13 million articles in 200 languages, has been criticized by scholars who believe that the website's open editing system makes it unreliable and inaccurate. However, Wikipedia's popularity remains undiminished. It is the 7th most visited website on the web. read more » A forced bonding doesn’t stick; changes must be made to Link Crew September 9, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Kyumin Shim Link Crew is undoubtedly a great program for guiding freshmen through a very intimidating stage of their lives. Although the positives of Link are evident, the adjustments that need to be made to the program are equally obvious. read more » UCs help all by removing SAT Subject Test requirements September 9, 2009 — by Brandon Yang It's 8 a.m. on the first Saturday in June and the Prospect High School parking lot is nearly empty. A small crowd gathers in front of the office, waiting for a staff member to appear. This is not a scarcely-attended school-sponsored event but a futuristic depiction of the SAT Subject Test administration. read more » Students need to be allowed to learn math at a slower pace September 9, 2009 — by Alex Ju and Lillian Chen Saratoga High School students, trapped in a competitive environment that excels in academics, are under constant pressure to get ahead. For everyone from the many students who take geometry during the summer before freshman year to those who go through intense tutoring, the goal is the same: to get through as much math that they can, as quickly as they can. read more » Media must increase coverage of the Afghanistan War September 9, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The media spend days discussing the legacies of journalist Walter Cronkite and Sen. Ted Kennedy. Broadcast journalists devote weeks to covering the appointment of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court chief justice. Whole forests of newsprint covered the cause of American pop star Michael Jackson's death. In stark contrast, news outlets at large spend very little time providing the American people with proper updates on the Afghanistan war. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...192193194195196...200210...nextlast
A forced bonding doesn’t stick; changes must be made to Link Crew September 9, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Kyumin Shim Link Crew is undoubtedly a great program for guiding freshmen through a very intimidating stage of their lives. Although the positives of Link are evident, the adjustments that need to be made to the program are equally obvious. read more » UCs help all by removing SAT Subject Test requirements September 9, 2009 — by Brandon Yang It's 8 a.m. on the first Saturday in June and the Prospect High School parking lot is nearly empty. A small crowd gathers in front of the office, waiting for a staff member to appear. This is not a scarcely-attended school-sponsored event but a futuristic depiction of the SAT Subject Test administration. read more » Students need to be allowed to learn math at a slower pace September 9, 2009 — by Alex Ju and Lillian Chen Saratoga High School students, trapped in a competitive environment that excels in academics, are under constant pressure to get ahead. For everyone from the many students who take geometry during the summer before freshman year to those who go through intense tutoring, the goal is the same: to get through as much math that they can, as quickly as they can. read more » Media must increase coverage of the Afghanistan War September 9, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The media spend days discussing the legacies of journalist Walter Cronkite and Sen. Ted Kennedy. Broadcast journalists devote weeks to covering the appointment of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court chief justice. Whole forests of newsprint covered the cause of American pop star Michael Jackson's death. In stark contrast, news outlets at large spend very little time providing the American people with proper updates on the Afghanistan war. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...192193194195196...200210...nextlast
UCs help all by removing SAT Subject Test requirements September 9, 2009 — by Brandon Yang It's 8 a.m. on the first Saturday in June and the Prospect High School parking lot is nearly empty. A small crowd gathers in front of the office, waiting for a staff member to appear. This is not a scarcely-attended school-sponsored event but a futuristic depiction of the SAT Subject Test administration. read more » Students need to be allowed to learn math at a slower pace September 9, 2009 — by Alex Ju and Lillian Chen Saratoga High School students, trapped in a competitive environment that excels in academics, are under constant pressure to get ahead. For everyone from the many students who take geometry during the summer before freshman year to those who go through intense tutoring, the goal is the same: to get through as much math that they can, as quickly as they can. read more » Media must increase coverage of the Afghanistan War September 9, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The media spend days discussing the legacies of journalist Walter Cronkite and Sen. Ted Kennedy. Broadcast journalists devote weeks to covering the appointment of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court chief justice. Whole forests of newsprint covered the cause of American pop star Michael Jackson's death. In stark contrast, news outlets at large spend very little time providing the American people with proper updates on the Afghanistan war. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...192193194195196...200210...nextlast
Students need to be allowed to learn math at a slower pace September 9, 2009 — by Alex Ju and Lillian Chen Saratoga High School students, trapped in a competitive environment that excels in academics, are under constant pressure to get ahead. For everyone from the many students who take geometry during the summer before freshman year to those who go through intense tutoring, the goal is the same: to get through as much math that they can, as quickly as they can. read more » Media must increase coverage of the Afghanistan War September 9, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The media spend days discussing the legacies of journalist Walter Cronkite and Sen. Ted Kennedy. Broadcast journalists devote weeks to covering the appointment of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court chief justice. Whole forests of newsprint covered the cause of American pop star Michael Jackson's death. In stark contrast, news outlets at large spend very little time providing the American people with proper updates on the Afghanistan war. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...192193194195196...200210...nextlast
Media must increase coverage of the Afghanistan War September 9, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The media spend days discussing the legacies of journalist Walter Cronkite and Sen. Ted Kennedy. Broadcast journalists devote weeks to covering the appointment of America’s first Hispanic Supreme Court chief justice. Whole forests of newsprint covered the cause of American pop star Michael Jackson's death. In stark contrast, news outlets at large spend very little time providing the American people with proper updates on the Afghanistan war. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...192193194195196...200210...nextlast