Dear Toga students: You aren’t ‘too cool’ to attend rallies October 19, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Anika Kapasi It’s a rally day. Decked out in class colors and paint, students swarm into the gym during tutorial, trying to squeeze next to their friends in the cramped bleachers. The energy is electric as students get ready to cheer on their class in rowdy rally games. Although some students choose not to attend rallies or […] read more » Mountain View episode underscores need for independent student journalism October 19, 2023 — by Tara Natarajan and Kavya Patel Recently, Hanna Olson, a senior who is the editor-in-chief of Mountain View High School’s Oracle student newspaper, and its former adviser, Carla Gomez, have threatened to sue MVHS’s administration over alleged censorship of the publication and the removal of Gomez from her position. According to a letter written by their lawyer Jean-Paul Jassy, the administration […] read more » Inconsistent library hours hurt those seeking a quiet place to work October 18, 2023 — by Angela Tan Last year, my 3rd period English teacher instructed me to print out and submit my Fall Writing Assessment before the end of lunch or else I would get a 0. I did not want to start the school year with low grades, so I frantically ran across campus to complete my mission, only to find […] read more » AI tools could democratize the college admissions landscape — if used properly October 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou When ChatGPT was released in November of last year, it quickly became popular among teenagers and adults alike; however, it caused controversy in academia — a new, incredibly accessible approach to “cheating” had apparently been placed in the hands of many students. Many college counselors and admissions officers remain firm in their stance that AI […] read more » Teachers, please stop shepherding us to rallies October 18, 2023 — by Alec Guan and Jeremy Si It’s wishful thinking to believe all students enjoy rallies and want to attend them. These students, feeling defeated, are sometimes corralled by staff into the large gym like sheep. They sit on the cramped bleachers, squeezing each other to the point of suffocation while the ceaseless and deafening screaming feels like it’s going to shatter […] read more » The era of re-electing the same ancient politicians needs to end October 16, 2023 — by Anthony Luo On Aug. 30, 81-year-old Sen. Mitch McConnell froze for about 30 seconds during a press conference in the Capitol. Unsurprisingly, this has happened before. The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who passed away while in office on Sep. 29 at the age of 90, made headlines earlier this year for giving up her power of attorney […] read more » CollegeBoard’s new digital SAT is a step toward accessibility and sustainability — so don’t snap your pencils yet October 14, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Beverly Xu The SAT plans to go digital next spring for U.S. students after finding success piloting the digital version in the U.S. and internationally in 2021. CollegeBoard argues that the transition to digital will make the SAT less stressful for students as it is similar to their day-to-day computer work. Nevertheless, many students are skeptical of […] read more » Climate change leaves minorities at risk due to lack of home insurance October 1, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta As most of us remember, wildfires ravaged California in 2020. The skies around the Bay Area turned red from the smoke, and as homeowners and communities scrambled to recover, even more devastating news occurred. Large insurers started dropping insurance coverage for homes in high-risk zones that were likely to be impacted by climate disasters such […] read more » Summer pre-college programs: The ‘college experience’ and fungible classes advertised come at too steep of a price October 1, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Imagine spending your summer as a student at Brown University — sitting in the classes, roaming the streets of quaint Providence, Rhode Island, and interacting with Ivy League professors — all while you are still in high school. This is the main selling point of one of Brown’s pre-college programs — Summer@Brown — and other […] read more » 100-word rant: What do people see in MacBooks anyway? September 29, 2023 — by Alec Guan There’s an infestation of Mac users. While there are other quality laptops on the market (ahem, Windows), somehow people choose the most expensive and least efficient option. MacBooks can cost upwards of $2,000, which is insane when you consider that a $2,600 Macbook Pro performs worse than a Windows laptop half its price in terms […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
Mountain View episode underscores need for independent student journalism October 19, 2023 — by Tara Natarajan and Kavya Patel Recently, Hanna Olson, a senior who is the editor-in-chief of Mountain View High School’s Oracle student newspaper, and its former adviser, Carla Gomez, have threatened to sue MVHS’s administration over alleged censorship of the publication and the removal of Gomez from her position. According to a letter written by their lawyer Jean-Paul Jassy, the administration […] read more » Inconsistent library hours hurt those seeking a quiet place to work October 18, 2023 — by Angela Tan Last year, my 3rd period English teacher instructed me to print out and submit my Fall Writing Assessment before the end of lunch or else I would get a 0. I did not want to start the school year with low grades, so I frantically ran across campus to complete my mission, only to find […] read more » AI tools could democratize the college admissions landscape — if used properly October 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou When ChatGPT was released in November of last year, it quickly became popular among teenagers and adults alike; however, it caused controversy in academia — a new, incredibly accessible approach to “cheating” had apparently been placed in the hands of many students. Many college counselors and admissions officers remain firm in their stance that AI […] read more » Teachers, please stop shepherding us to rallies October 18, 2023 — by Alec Guan and Jeremy Si It’s wishful thinking to believe all students enjoy rallies and want to attend them. These students, feeling defeated, are sometimes corralled by staff into the large gym like sheep. They sit on the cramped bleachers, squeezing each other to the point of suffocation while the ceaseless and deafening screaming feels like it’s going to shatter […] read more » The era of re-electing the same ancient politicians needs to end October 16, 2023 — by Anthony Luo On Aug. 30, 81-year-old Sen. Mitch McConnell froze for about 30 seconds during a press conference in the Capitol. Unsurprisingly, this has happened before. The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who passed away while in office on Sep. 29 at the age of 90, made headlines earlier this year for giving up her power of attorney […] read more » CollegeBoard’s new digital SAT is a step toward accessibility and sustainability — so don’t snap your pencils yet October 14, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Beverly Xu The SAT plans to go digital next spring for U.S. students after finding success piloting the digital version in the U.S. and internationally in 2021. CollegeBoard argues that the transition to digital will make the SAT less stressful for students as it is similar to their day-to-day computer work. Nevertheless, many students are skeptical of […] read more » Climate change leaves minorities at risk due to lack of home insurance October 1, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta As most of us remember, wildfires ravaged California in 2020. The skies around the Bay Area turned red from the smoke, and as homeowners and communities scrambled to recover, even more devastating news occurred. Large insurers started dropping insurance coverage for homes in high-risk zones that were likely to be impacted by climate disasters such […] read more » Summer pre-college programs: The ‘college experience’ and fungible classes advertised come at too steep of a price October 1, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Imagine spending your summer as a student at Brown University — sitting in the classes, roaming the streets of quaint Providence, Rhode Island, and interacting with Ivy League professors — all while you are still in high school. This is the main selling point of one of Brown’s pre-college programs — Summer@Brown — and other […] read more » 100-word rant: What do people see in MacBooks anyway? September 29, 2023 — by Alec Guan There’s an infestation of Mac users. While there are other quality laptops on the market (ahem, Windows), somehow people choose the most expensive and least efficient option. MacBooks can cost upwards of $2,000, which is insane when you consider that a $2,600 Macbook Pro performs worse than a Windows laptop half its price in terms […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
Inconsistent library hours hurt those seeking a quiet place to work October 18, 2023 — by Angela Tan Last year, my 3rd period English teacher instructed me to print out and submit my Fall Writing Assessment before the end of lunch or else I would get a 0. I did not want to start the school year with low grades, so I frantically ran across campus to complete my mission, only to find […] read more » AI tools could democratize the college admissions landscape — if used properly October 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou When ChatGPT was released in November of last year, it quickly became popular among teenagers and adults alike; however, it caused controversy in academia — a new, incredibly accessible approach to “cheating” had apparently been placed in the hands of many students. Many college counselors and admissions officers remain firm in their stance that AI […] read more » Teachers, please stop shepherding us to rallies October 18, 2023 — by Alec Guan and Jeremy Si It’s wishful thinking to believe all students enjoy rallies and want to attend them. These students, feeling defeated, are sometimes corralled by staff into the large gym like sheep. They sit on the cramped bleachers, squeezing each other to the point of suffocation while the ceaseless and deafening screaming feels like it’s going to shatter […] read more » The era of re-electing the same ancient politicians needs to end October 16, 2023 — by Anthony Luo On Aug. 30, 81-year-old Sen. Mitch McConnell froze for about 30 seconds during a press conference in the Capitol. Unsurprisingly, this has happened before. The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who passed away while in office on Sep. 29 at the age of 90, made headlines earlier this year for giving up her power of attorney […] read more » CollegeBoard’s new digital SAT is a step toward accessibility and sustainability — so don’t snap your pencils yet October 14, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Beverly Xu The SAT plans to go digital next spring for U.S. students after finding success piloting the digital version in the U.S. and internationally in 2021. CollegeBoard argues that the transition to digital will make the SAT less stressful for students as it is similar to their day-to-day computer work. Nevertheless, many students are skeptical of […] read more » Climate change leaves minorities at risk due to lack of home insurance October 1, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta As most of us remember, wildfires ravaged California in 2020. The skies around the Bay Area turned red from the smoke, and as homeowners and communities scrambled to recover, even more devastating news occurred. Large insurers started dropping insurance coverage for homes in high-risk zones that were likely to be impacted by climate disasters such […] read more » Summer pre-college programs: The ‘college experience’ and fungible classes advertised come at too steep of a price October 1, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Imagine spending your summer as a student at Brown University — sitting in the classes, roaming the streets of quaint Providence, Rhode Island, and interacting with Ivy League professors — all while you are still in high school. This is the main selling point of one of Brown’s pre-college programs — Summer@Brown — and other […] read more » 100-word rant: What do people see in MacBooks anyway? September 29, 2023 — by Alec Guan There’s an infestation of Mac users. While there are other quality laptops on the market (ahem, Windows), somehow people choose the most expensive and least efficient option. MacBooks can cost upwards of $2,000, which is insane when you consider that a $2,600 Macbook Pro performs worse than a Windows laptop half its price in terms […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
AI tools could democratize the college admissions landscape — if used properly October 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou When ChatGPT was released in November of last year, it quickly became popular among teenagers and adults alike; however, it caused controversy in academia — a new, incredibly accessible approach to “cheating” had apparently been placed in the hands of many students. Many college counselors and admissions officers remain firm in their stance that AI […] read more » Teachers, please stop shepherding us to rallies October 18, 2023 — by Alec Guan and Jeremy Si It’s wishful thinking to believe all students enjoy rallies and want to attend them. These students, feeling defeated, are sometimes corralled by staff into the large gym like sheep. They sit on the cramped bleachers, squeezing each other to the point of suffocation while the ceaseless and deafening screaming feels like it’s going to shatter […] read more » The era of re-electing the same ancient politicians needs to end October 16, 2023 — by Anthony Luo On Aug. 30, 81-year-old Sen. Mitch McConnell froze for about 30 seconds during a press conference in the Capitol. Unsurprisingly, this has happened before. The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who passed away while in office on Sep. 29 at the age of 90, made headlines earlier this year for giving up her power of attorney […] read more » CollegeBoard’s new digital SAT is a step toward accessibility and sustainability — so don’t snap your pencils yet October 14, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Beverly Xu The SAT plans to go digital next spring for U.S. students after finding success piloting the digital version in the U.S. and internationally in 2021. CollegeBoard argues that the transition to digital will make the SAT less stressful for students as it is similar to their day-to-day computer work. Nevertheless, many students are skeptical of […] read more » Climate change leaves minorities at risk due to lack of home insurance October 1, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta As most of us remember, wildfires ravaged California in 2020. The skies around the Bay Area turned red from the smoke, and as homeowners and communities scrambled to recover, even more devastating news occurred. Large insurers started dropping insurance coverage for homes in high-risk zones that were likely to be impacted by climate disasters such […] read more » Summer pre-college programs: The ‘college experience’ and fungible classes advertised come at too steep of a price October 1, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Imagine spending your summer as a student at Brown University — sitting in the classes, roaming the streets of quaint Providence, Rhode Island, and interacting with Ivy League professors — all while you are still in high school. This is the main selling point of one of Brown’s pre-college programs — Summer@Brown — and other […] read more » 100-word rant: What do people see in MacBooks anyway? September 29, 2023 — by Alec Guan There’s an infestation of Mac users. While there are other quality laptops on the market (ahem, Windows), somehow people choose the most expensive and least efficient option. MacBooks can cost upwards of $2,000, which is insane when you consider that a $2,600 Macbook Pro performs worse than a Windows laptop half its price in terms […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
Teachers, please stop shepherding us to rallies October 18, 2023 — by Alec Guan and Jeremy Si It’s wishful thinking to believe all students enjoy rallies and want to attend them. These students, feeling defeated, are sometimes corralled by staff into the large gym like sheep. They sit on the cramped bleachers, squeezing each other to the point of suffocation while the ceaseless and deafening screaming feels like it’s going to shatter […] read more » The era of re-electing the same ancient politicians needs to end October 16, 2023 — by Anthony Luo On Aug. 30, 81-year-old Sen. Mitch McConnell froze for about 30 seconds during a press conference in the Capitol. Unsurprisingly, this has happened before. The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who passed away while in office on Sep. 29 at the age of 90, made headlines earlier this year for giving up her power of attorney […] read more » CollegeBoard’s new digital SAT is a step toward accessibility and sustainability — so don’t snap your pencils yet October 14, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Beverly Xu The SAT plans to go digital next spring for U.S. students after finding success piloting the digital version in the U.S. and internationally in 2021. CollegeBoard argues that the transition to digital will make the SAT less stressful for students as it is similar to their day-to-day computer work. Nevertheless, many students are skeptical of […] read more » Climate change leaves minorities at risk due to lack of home insurance October 1, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta As most of us remember, wildfires ravaged California in 2020. The skies around the Bay Area turned red from the smoke, and as homeowners and communities scrambled to recover, even more devastating news occurred. Large insurers started dropping insurance coverage for homes in high-risk zones that were likely to be impacted by climate disasters such […] read more » Summer pre-college programs: The ‘college experience’ and fungible classes advertised come at too steep of a price October 1, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Imagine spending your summer as a student at Brown University — sitting in the classes, roaming the streets of quaint Providence, Rhode Island, and interacting with Ivy League professors — all while you are still in high school. This is the main selling point of one of Brown’s pre-college programs — Summer@Brown — and other […] read more » 100-word rant: What do people see in MacBooks anyway? September 29, 2023 — by Alec Guan There’s an infestation of Mac users. While there are other quality laptops on the market (ahem, Windows), somehow people choose the most expensive and least efficient option. MacBooks can cost upwards of $2,000, which is insane when you consider that a $2,600 Macbook Pro performs worse than a Windows laptop half its price in terms […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
The era of re-electing the same ancient politicians needs to end October 16, 2023 — by Anthony Luo On Aug. 30, 81-year-old Sen. Mitch McConnell froze for about 30 seconds during a press conference in the Capitol. Unsurprisingly, this has happened before. The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who passed away while in office on Sep. 29 at the age of 90, made headlines earlier this year for giving up her power of attorney […] read more » CollegeBoard’s new digital SAT is a step toward accessibility and sustainability — so don’t snap your pencils yet October 14, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Beverly Xu The SAT plans to go digital next spring for U.S. students after finding success piloting the digital version in the U.S. and internationally in 2021. CollegeBoard argues that the transition to digital will make the SAT less stressful for students as it is similar to their day-to-day computer work. Nevertheless, many students are skeptical of […] read more » Climate change leaves minorities at risk due to lack of home insurance October 1, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta As most of us remember, wildfires ravaged California in 2020. The skies around the Bay Area turned red from the smoke, and as homeowners and communities scrambled to recover, even more devastating news occurred. Large insurers started dropping insurance coverage for homes in high-risk zones that were likely to be impacted by climate disasters such […] read more » Summer pre-college programs: The ‘college experience’ and fungible classes advertised come at too steep of a price October 1, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Imagine spending your summer as a student at Brown University — sitting in the classes, roaming the streets of quaint Providence, Rhode Island, and interacting with Ivy League professors — all while you are still in high school. This is the main selling point of one of Brown’s pre-college programs — Summer@Brown — and other […] read more » 100-word rant: What do people see in MacBooks anyway? September 29, 2023 — by Alec Guan There’s an infestation of Mac users. While there are other quality laptops on the market (ahem, Windows), somehow people choose the most expensive and least efficient option. MacBooks can cost upwards of $2,000, which is insane when you consider that a $2,600 Macbook Pro performs worse than a Windows laptop half its price in terms […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
CollegeBoard’s new digital SAT is a step toward accessibility and sustainability — so don’t snap your pencils yet October 14, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Beverly Xu The SAT plans to go digital next spring for U.S. students after finding success piloting the digital version in the U.S. and internationally in 2021. CollegeBoard argues that the transition to digital will make the SAT less stressful for students as it is similar to their day-to-day computer work. Nevertheless, many students are skeptical of […] read more » Climate change leaves minorities at risk due to lack of home insurance October 1, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta As most of us remember, wildfires ravaged California in 2020. The skies around the Bay Area turned red from the smoke, and as homeowners and communities scrambled to recover, even more devastating news occurred. Large insurers started dropping insurance coverage for homes in high-risk zones that were likely to be impacted by climate disasters such […] read more » Summer pre-college programs: The ‘college experience’ and fungible classes advertised come at too steep of a price October 1, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Imagine spending your summer as a student at Brown University — sitting in the classes, roaming the streets of quaint Providence, Rhode Island, and interacting with Ivy League professors — all while you are still in high school. This is the main selling point of one of Brown’s pre-college programs — Summer@Brown — and other […] read more » 100-word rant: What do people see in MacBooks anyway? September 29, 2023 — by Alec Guan There’s an infestation of Mac users. While there are other quality laptops on the market (ahem, Windows), somehow people choose the most expensive and least efficient option. MacBooks can cost upwards of $2,000, which is insane when you consider that a $2,600 Macbook Pro performs worse than a Windows laptop half its price in terms […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
Climate change leaves minorities at risk due to lack of home insurance October 1, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta As most of us remember, wildfires ravaged California in 2020. The skies around the Bay Area turned red from the smoke, and as homeowners and communities scrambled to recover, even more devastating news occurred. Large insurers started dropping insurance coverage for homes in high-risk zones that were likely to be impacted by climate disasters such […] read more » Summer pre-college programs: The ‘college experience’ and fungible classes advertised come at too steep of a price October 1, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Imagine spending your summer as a student at Brown University — sitting in the classes, roaming the streets of quaint Providence, Rhode Island, and interacting with Ivy League professors — all while you are still in high school. This is the main selling point of one of Brown’s pre-college programs — Summer@Brown — and other […] read more » 100-word rant: What do people see in MacBooks anyway? September 29, 2023 — by Alec Guan There’s an infestation of Mac users. While there are other quality laptops on the market (ahem, Windows), somehow people choose the most expensive and least efficient option. MacBooks can cost upwards of $2,000, which is insane when you consider that a $2,600 Macbook Pro performs worse than a Windows laptop half its price in terms […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
Summer pre-college programs: The ‘college experience’ and fungible classes advertised come at too steep of a price October 1, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Imagine spending your summer as a student at Brown University — sitting in the classes, roaming the streets of quaint Providence, Rhode Island, and interacting with Ivy League professors — all while you are still in high school. This is the main selling point of one of Brown’s pre-college programs — Summer@Brown — and other […] read more » 100-word rant: What do people see in MacBooks anyway? September 29, 2023 — by Alec Guan There’s an infestation of Mac users. While there are other quality laptops on the market (ahem, Windows), somehow people choose the most expensive and least efficient option. MacBooks can cost upwards of $2,000, which is insane when you consider that a $2,600 Macbook Pro performs worse than a Windows laptop half its price in terms […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
100-word rant: What do people see in MacBooks anyway? September 29, 2023 — by Alec Guan There’s an infestation of Mac users. While there are other quality laptops on the market (ahem, Windows), somehow people choose the most expensive and least efficient option. MacBooks can cost upwards of $2,000, which is insane when you consider that a $2,600 Macbook Pro performs worse than a Windows laptop half its price in terms […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast