Opinion

Gen Z teens should not be blamed for addiction to phones
April 1, 2020 — by Ethan Lin and Tiffany Wang

Although older generations accuse our generation of being too attached to phones, this is only because of our upbringing, and there are in fact lots of positives that come with screen usage

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Too often course selection process fails to adequately inform students
April 1, 2020 — by Jonathan Li

Relying on peers and rumors can lead to poor choices.

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Can revived Japanese course survive as a language at SHS? Should it?
April 1, 2020 — by Alan Zu

Foreign languages are not prioritized by most students, so why make another option?

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Prioritize National History Months over frivolous holidays
April 1, 2020 — by Lihi Shoshani

Many important holidays are being ignored in lieu of trivial ones that hold no true, significant meaning.

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Sins of the father and mother: America’s opioid crisis justifies teaching children how to reverse their parents’ overdoses
April 1, 2020 — by Neeti Badve

Grim reality in much of the nation calls for extraordinary solutions.

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Photo of the week

At UC Berkeley, PhD student Abrar Abidi and research assistant Yvonne Hao have embarked on a goal of creating hand sanitizer for the Bay Area's most vulnerable populations, including the homeless and the incarcerated. Their hand sanitizer includes glycerol mixed with other products, in accordance with a formula from the World Health Organization. So far, they are producing 120 hundreds of gallons of sanitizer each week. Photo courtesy of Roxanne Makasdjian with UC Berkeley.

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