San Jose police officers use nonstandard judgment in making arrests October 30, 2008 — by Vijay Menon Last year, the city of San Jose arrested 4,661 people for public drunkenness, by far the highest number in California. While these statistics may seem insignificant at first, they highlight a disturbing trend when put in context. read more » Teachers’ political views should be heard October 27, 2008 — by Ren Norris Politics and the classroom have always been controversial, and this year is no exception: The First Amendment Center Online said that in New York City, the United Federation of Teachers headed by Randi Weingarten accused the city of oppressing teachers’ political views by banning Obama and McCain buttons in school. At University of Oklahoma, a letter of protest was sent after staff and students were directed not to use university e-mail to support or oppose a candidate. There was also an uprising at the University of Illinois after an Obama rally was held, and the school sent an official statement that banned staff from participating in political activities on campus. All of these incidents challenge the students’ and staff’s First Amendment rights. read more » Education essential for voters October 27, 2008 — by Tim Tsai At this time in the presidential election, it is not uncommon for the newspapers and airwaves to be filled with commentators complaining about the state of our country. Coupled with the turmoil on Wall Street, there is an endless stream of criticism, leading many potential voters to voice their opinions. Unless, however, these potential voters turn into actual and informed voters, their complaints hold no value, as their voices will not be represented by the Electoral College. read more » Link Crew rejection process flawed October 23, 2008 — by Staff Ed Most people love getting as much help as they can. But right when help is ready to be given, it’s thrown away. Such is the tale of Link Crew this year. In the past, Link Crew has always gathered enough interested people to sign up. Those who have showed a desire to help freshmen got the opportunity to guide ninth-graders through orientation and the rest of their year. Due to the overwhelming number of applications to be on the 2008-2009 Link Crew—more than 200—guidance counselors Frances Saiki and Alinna Satake had to reject nearly half of the applicants. read more » Why America is failing math: lack of problem solving October 22, 2008 — by Albert Gu Numerous studies done over the past few years have shown that the United States is significantly lagging behind other countries in math throughout grades 7-12. The U.S. was ranked 24th out of 29 countries in a study of world's wealthiest countries in of math literacy of 15-year-olds. How can it be that the richest country in the world, a society that places intense pressures on its children to be educated, is being overtaken by other countries in math? read more » If colleges don’t consider the SAT, it will hurt Saratoga students October 22, 2008 — by Brandon Yang Upperclassmen here and at other schools often complain about the stress associated with the SAT and ACT. The disappearance of such tests would bring immense joy to all students who have yet to take them. However, is this idea as great as it seems? read more » New Facebook layout confuses teens October 15, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar and Tim Rollinson Disaster struck. Susie Q logged onto to her Facebook account and looked aimlessly for her usual sidebar and updates. But there it was, horrifying and permanent. In plain view, this new layout stared back plain, dull and bumper sticker-less. September 2008: The new Facebook was officially made mandatory for all users. The old adage goes “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it,” but it seems Facebook employees disagree. They changed the very functional website to a new, difficult to navigate format. read more » Website provides insightful information from college students October 15, 2008 — by Aditi Jayaraman Forget heavy guidebooks, biased pamphlets and costly travels around the nation. If you want a completely free database of documents, reviews and videos on any of the nation’s top 225 colleges, merely click a button and check out Unigo.com? Unigo.com is the brainchild of Jordan Goldman. read more » Students ignorant about America’s economy October 15, 2008 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Tiffany Tung On Sept. 29, the stock market fell a record 777 points after the House of Representative failed to pass the $700 billion bailout plan proposed by President George W. Bush. However, this economic collapse had been forecast for years, and recently started to fall apart. read more » Don’t mess with Texas: guns in school October 13, 2008 — by Shannon Galvin and Saniha Shankar The days of teachers holding rulers and sending students to a corner with a dunce cap have long passed. Some teachers at a 110-student school in Harrold, Texas, have upgraded to a rather unusual technique: carrying guns. The idea sounds crazy at first but has some merit at a school like this. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...203204205206207...210...nextlast
Teachers’ political views should be heard October 27, 2008 — by Ren Norris Politics and the classroom have always been controversial, and this year is no exception: The First Amendment Center Online said that in New York City, the United Federation of Teachers headed by Randi Weingarten accused the city of oppressing teachers’ political views by banning Obama and McCain buttons in school. At University of Oklahoma, a letter of protest was sent after staff and students were directed not to use university e-mail to support or oppose a candidate. There was also an uprising at the University of Illinois after an Obama rally was held, and the school sent an official statement that banned staff from participating in political activities on campus. All of these incidents challenge the students’ and staff’s First Amendment rights. read more » Education essential for voters October 27, 2008 — by Tim Tsai At this time in the presidential election, it is not uncommon for the newspapers and airwaves to be filled with commentators complaining about the state of our country. Coupled with the turmoil on Wall Street, there is an endless stream of criticism, leading many potential voters to voice their opinions. Unless, however, these potential voters turn into actual and informed voters, their complaints hold no value, as their voices will not be represented by the Electoral College. read more » Link Crew rejection process flawed October 23, 2008 — by Staff Ed Most people love getting as much help as they can. But right when help is ready to be given, it’s thrown away. Such is the tale of Link Crew this year. In the past, Link Crew has always gathered enough interested people to sign up. Those who have showed a desire to help freshmen got the opportunity to guide ninth-graders through orientation and the rest of their year. Due to the overwhelming number of applications to be on the 2008-2009 Link Crew—more than 200—guidance counselors Frances Saiki and Alinna Satake had to reject nearly half of the applicants. read more » Why America is failing math: lack of problem solving October 22, 2008 — by Albert Gu Numerous studies done over the past few years have shown that the United States is significantly lagging behind other countries in math throughout grades 7-12. The U.S. was ranked 24th out of 29 countries in a study of world's wealthiest countries in of math literacy of 15-year-olds. How can it be that the richest country in the world, a society that places intense pressures on its children to be educated, is being overtaken by other countries in math? read more » If colleges don’t consider the SAT, it will hurt Saratoga students October 22, 2008 — by Brandon Yang Upperclassmen here and at other schools often complain about the stress associated with the SAT and ACT. The disappearance of such tests would bring immense joy to all students who have yet to take them. However, is this idea as great as it seems? read more » New Facebook layout confuses teens October 15, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar and Tim Rollinson Disaster struck. Susie Q logged onto to her Facebook account and looked aimlessly for her usual sidebar and updates. But there it was, horrifying and permanent. In plain view, this new layout stared back plain, dull and bumper sticker-less. September 2008: The new Facebook was officially made mandatory for all users. The old adage goes “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it,” but it seems Facebook employees disagree. They changed the very functional website to a new, difficult to navigate format. read more » Website provides insightful information from college students October 15, 2008 — by Aditi Jayaraman Forget heavy guidebooks, biased pamphlets and costly travels around the nation. If you want a completely free database of documents, reviews and videos on any of the nation’s top 225 colleges, merely click a button and check out Unigo.com? Unigo.com is the brainchild of Jordan Goldman. read more » Students ignorant about America’s economy October 15, 2008 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Tiffany Tung On Sept. 29, the stock market fell a record 777 points after the House of Representative failed to pass the $700 billion bailout plan proposed by President George W. Bush. However, this economic collapse had been forecast for years, and recently started to fall apart. read more » Don’t mess with Texas: guns in school October 13, 2008 — by Shannon Galvin and Saniha Shankar The days of teachers holding rulers and sending students to a corner with a dunce cap have long passed. Some teachers at a 110-student school in Harrold, Texas, have upgraded to a rather unusual technique: carrying guns. The idea sounds crazy at first but has some merit at a school like this. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...203204205206207...210...nextlast
Education essential for voters October 27, 2008 — by Tim Tsai At this time in the presidential election, it is not uncommon for the newspapers and airwaves to be filled with commentators complaining about the state of our country. Coupled with the turmoil on Wall Street, there is an endless stream of criticism, leading many potential voters to voice their opinions. Unless, however, these potential voters turn into actual and informed voters, their complaints hold no value, as their voices will not be represented by the Electoral College. read more » Link Crew rejection process flawed October 23, 2008 — by Staff Ed Most people love getting as much help as they can. But right when help is ready to be given, it’s thrown away. Such is the tale of Link Crew this year. In the past, Link Crew has always gathered enough interested people to sign up. Those who have showed a desire to help freshmen got the opportunity to guide ninth-graders through orientation and the rest of their year. Due to the overwhelming number of applications to be on the 2008-2009 Link Crew—more than 200—guidance counselors Frances Saiki and Alinna Satake had to reject nearly half of the applicants. read more » Why America is failing math: lack of problem solving October 22, 2008 — by Albert Gu Numerous studies done over the past few years have shown that the United States is significantly lagging behind other countries in math throughout grades 7-12. The U.S. was ranked 24th out of 29 countries in a study of world's wealthiest countries in of math literacy of 15-year-olds. How can it be that the richest country in the world, a society that places intense pressures on its children to be educated, is being overtaken by other countries in math? read more » If colleges don’t consider the SAT, it will hurt Saratoga students October 22, 2008 — by Brandon Yang Upperclassmen here and at other schools often complain about the stress associated with the SAT and ACT. The disappearance of such tests would bring immense joy to all students who have yet to take them. However, is this idea as great as it seems? read more » New Facebook layout confuses teens October 15, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar and Tim Rollinson Disaster struck. Susie Q logged onto to her Facebook account and looked aimlessly for her usual sidebar and updates. But there it was, horrifying and permanent. In plain view, this new layout stared back plain, dull and bumper sticker-less. September 2008: The new Facebook was officially made mandatory for all users. The old adage goes “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it,” but it seems Facebook employees disagree. They changed the very functional website to a new, difficult to navigate format. read more » Website provides insightful information from college students October 15, 2008 — by Aditi Jayaraman Forget heavy guidebooks, biased pamphlets and costly travels around the nation. If you want a completely free database of documents, reviews and videos on any of the nation’s top 225 colleges, merely click a button and check out Unigo.com? Unigo.com is the brainchild of Jordan Goldman. read more » Students ignorant about America’s economy October 15, 2008 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Tiffany Tung On Sept. 29, the stock market fell a record 777 points after the House of Representative failed to pass the $700 billion bailout plan proposed by President George W. Bush. However, this economic collapse had been forecast for years, and recently started to fall apart. read more » Don’t mess with Texas: guns in school October 13, 2008 — by Shannon Galvin and Saniha Shankar The days of teachers holding rulers and sending students to a corner with a dunce cap have long passed. Some teachers at a 110-student school in Harrold, Texas, have upgraded to a rather unusual technique: carrying guns. The idea sounds crazy at first but has some merit at a school like this. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...203204205206207...210...nextlast
Link Crew rejection process flawed October 23, 2008 — by Staff Ed Most people love getting as much help as they can. But right when help is ready to be given, it’s thrown away. Such is the tale of Link Crew this year. In the past, Link Crew has always gathered enough interested people to sign up. Those who have showed a desire to help freshmen got the opportunity to guide ninth-graders through orientation and the rest of their year. Due to the overwhelming number of applications to be on the 2008-2009 Link Crew—more than 200—guidance counselors Frances Saiki and Alinna Satake had to reject nearly half of the applicants. read more » Why America is failing math: lack of problem solving October 22, 2008 — by Albert Gu Numerous studies done over the past few years have shown that the United States is significantly lagging behind other countries in math throughout grades 7-12. The U.S. was ranked 24th out of 29 countries in a study of world's wealthiest countries in of math literacy of 15-year-olds. How can it be that the richest country in the world, a society that places intense pressures on its children to be educated, is being overtaken by other countries in math? read more » If colleges don’t consider the SAT, it will hurt Saratoga students October 22, 2008 — by Brandon Yang Upperclassmen here and at other schools often complain about the stress associated with the SAT and ACT. The disappearance of such tests would bring immense joy to all students who have yet to take them. However, is this idea as great as it seems? read more » New Facebook layout confuses teens October 15, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar and Tim Rollinson Disaster struck. Susie Q logged onto to her Facebook account and looked aimlessly for her usual sidebar and updates. But there it was, horrifying and permanent. In plain view, this new layout stared back plain, dull and bumper sticker-less. September 2008: The new Facebook was officially made mandatory for all users. The old adage goes “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it,” but it seems Facebook employees disagree. They changed the very functional website to a new, difficult to navigate format. read more » Website provides insightful information from college students October 15, 2008 — by Aditi Jayaraman Forget heavy guidebooks, biased pamphlets and costly travels around the nation. If you want a completely free database of documents, reviews and videos on any of the nation’s top 225 colleges, merely click a button and check out Unigo.com? Unigo.com is the brainchild of Jordan Goldman. read more » Students ignorant about America’s economy October 15, 2008 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Tiffany Tung On Sept. 29, the stock market fell a record 777 points after the House of Representative failed to pass the $700 billion bailout plan proposed by President George W. Bush. However, this economic collapse had been forecast for years, and recently started to fall apart. read more » Don’t mess with Texas: guns in school October 13, 2008 — by Shannon Galvin and Saniha Shankar The days of teachers holding rulers and sending students to a corner with a dunce cap have long passed. Some teachers at a 110-student school in Harrold, Texas, have upgraded to a rather unusual technique: carrying guns. The idea sounds crazy at first but has some merit at a school like this. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...203204205206207...210...nextlast
Why America is failing math: lack of problem solving October 22, 2008 — by Albert Gu Numerous studies done over the past few years have shown that the United States is significantly lagging behind other countries in math throughout grades 7-12. The U.S. was ranked 24th out of 29 countries in a study of world's wealthiest countries in of math literacy of 15-year-olds. How can it be that the richest country in the world, a society that places intense pressures on its children to be educated, is being overtaken by other countries in math? read more » If colleges don’t consider the SAT, it will hurt Saratoga students October 22, 2008 — by Brandon Yang Upperclassmen here and at other schools often complain about the stress associated with the SAT and ACT. The disappearance of such tests would bring immense joy to all students who have yet to take them. However, is this idea as great as it seems? read more » New Facebook layout confuses teens October 15, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar and Tim Rollinson Disaster struck. Susie Q logged onto to her Facebook account and looked aimlessly for her usual sidebar and updates. But there it was, horrifying and permanent. In plain view, this new layout stared back plain, dull and bumper sticker-less. September 2008: The new Facebook was officially made mandatory for all users. The old adage goes “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it,” but it seems Facebook employees disagree. They changed the very functional website to a new, difficult to navigate format. read more » Website provides insightful information from college students October 15, 2008 — by Aditi Jayaraman Forget heavy guidebooks, biased pamphlets and costly travels around the nation. If you want a completely free database of documents, reviews and videos on any of the nation’s top 225 colleges, merely click a button and check out Unigo.com? Unigo.com is the brainchild of Jordan Goldman. read more » Students ignorant about America’s economy October 15, 2008 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Tiffany Tung On Sept. 29, the stock market fell a record 777 points after the House of Representative failed to pass the $700 billion bailout plan proposed by President George W. Bush. However, this economic collapse had been forecast for years, and recently started to fall apart. read more » Don’t mess with Texas: guns in school October 13, 2008 — by Shannon Galvin and Saniha Shankar The days of teachers holding rulers and sending students to a corner with a dunce cap have long passed. Some teachers at a 110-student school in Harrold, Texas, have upgraded to a rather unusual technique: carrying guns. The idea sounds crazy at first but has some merit at a school like this. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...203204205206207...210...nextlast
If colleges don’t consider the SAT, it will hurt Saratoga students October 22, 2008 — by Brandon Yang Upperclassmen here and at other schools often complain about the stress associated with the SAT and ACT. The disappearance of such tests would bring immense joy to all students who have yet to take them. However, is this idea as great as it seems? read more » New Facebook layout confuses teens October 15, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar and Tim Rollinson Disaster struck. Susie Q logged onto to her Facebook account and looked aimlessly for her usual sidebar and updates. But there it was, horrifying and permanent. In plain view, this new layout stared back plain, dull and bumper sticker-less. September 2008: The new Facebook was officially made mandatory for all users. The old adage goes “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it,” but it seems Facebook employees disagree. They changed the very functional website to a new, difficult to navigate format. read more » Website provides insightful information from college students October 15, 2008 — by Aditi Jayaraman Forget heavy guidebooks, biased pamphlets and costly travels around the nation. If you want a completely free database of documents, reviews and videos on any of the nation’s top 225 colleges, merely click a button and check out Unigo.com? Unigo.com is the brainchild of Jordan Goldman. read more » Students ignorant about America’s economy October 15, 2008 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Tiffany Tung On Sept. 29, the stock market fell a record 777 points after the House of Representative failed to pass the $700 billion bailout plan proposed by President George W. Bush. However, this economic collapse had been forecast for years, and recently started to fall apart. read more » Don’t mess with Texas: guns in school October 13, 2008 — by Shannon Galvin and Saniha Shankar The days of teachers holding rulers and sending students to a corner with a dunce cap have long passed. Some teachers at a 110-student school in Harrold, Texas, have upgraded to a rather unusual technique: carrying guns. The idea sounds crazy at first but has some merit at a school like this. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...203204205206207...210...nextlast
New Facebook layout confuses teens October 15, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar and Tim Rollinson Disaster struck. Susie Q logged onto to her Facebook account and looked aimlessly for her usual sidebar and updates. But there it was, horrifying and permanent. In plain view, this new layout stared back plain, dull and bumper sticker-less. September 2008: The new Facebook was officially made mandatory for all users. The old adage goes “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it,” but it seems Facebook employees disagree. They changed the very functional website to a new, difficult to navigate format. read more » Website provides insightful information from college students October 15, 2008 — by Aditi Jayaraman Forget heavy guidebooks, biased pamphlets and costly travels around the nation. If you want a completely free database of documents, reviews and videos on any of the nation’s top 225 colleges, merely click a button and check out Unigo.com? Unigo.com is the brainchild of Jordan Goldman. read more » Students ignorant about America’s economy October 15, 2008 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Tiffany Tung On Sept. 29, the stock market fell a record 777 points after the House of Representative failed to pass the $700 billion bailout plan proposed by President George W. Bush. However, this economic collapse had been forecast for years, and recently started to fall apart. read more » Don’t mess with Texas: guns in school October 13, 2008 — by Shannon Galvin and Saniha Shankar The days of teachers holding rulers and sending students to a corner with a dunce cap have long passed. Some teachers at a 110-student school in Harrold, Texas, have upgraded to a rather unusual technique: carrying guns. The idea sounds crazy at first but has some merit at a school like this. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...203204205206207...210...nextlast
Website provides insightful information from college students October 15, 2008 — by Aditi Jayaraman Forget heavy guidebooks, biased pamphlets and costly travels around the nation. If you want a completely free database of documents, reviews and videos on any of the nation’s top 225 colleges, merely click a button and check out Unigo.com? Unigo.com is the brainchild of Jordan Goldman. read more » Students ignorant about America’s economy October 15, 2008 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Tiffany Tung On Sept. 29, the stock market fell a record 777 points after the House of Representative failed to pass the $700 billion bailout plan proposed by President George W. Bush. However, this economic collapse had been forecast for years, and recently started to fall apart. read more » Don’t mess with Texas: guns in school October 13, 2008 — by Shannon Galvin and Saniha Shankar The days of teachers holding rulers and sending students to a corner with a dunce cap have long passed. Some teachers at a 110-student school in Harrold, Texas, have upgraded to a rather unusual technique: carrying guns. The idea sounds crazy at first but has some merit at a school like this. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...203204205206207...210...nextlast
Students ignorant about America’s economy October 15, 2008 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Tiffany Tung On Sept. 29, the stock market fell a record 777 points after the House of Representative failed to pass the $700 billion bailout plan proposed by President George W. Bush. However, this economic collapse had been forecast for years, and recently started to fall apart. read more » Don’t mess with Texas: guns in school October 13, 2008 — by Shannon Galvin and Saniha Shankar The days of teachers holding rulers and sending students to a corner with a dunce cap have long passed. Some teachers at a 110-student school in Harrold, Texas, have upgraded to a rather unusual technique: carrying guns. The idea sounds crazy at first but has some merit at a school like this. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...203204205206207...210...nextlast
Don’t mess with Texas: guns in school October 13, 2008 — by Shannon Galvin and Saniha Shankar The days of teachers holding rulers and sending students to a corner with a dunce cap have long passed. Some teachers at a 110-student school in Harrold, Texas, have upgraded to a rather unusual technique: carrying guns. The idea sounds crazy at first but has some merit at a school like this. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...203204205206207...210...nextlast