It’s AIDS… or not?
MEDICINE: The causes regarding the recent deaths due to meningococcal infection are increasingly cloudy, but at least prevention is being advocated. By Isabel De La Garza, Senior Writer The recent…
Leisure Kidnapping
EXTREMISM: People need to understand the boundary between fulfilling their fantasies and being a danger to everyone around them. By Isabel De La Garza, Senior Writer Kidnapping is usually something…
A Little Too Far
PETA: The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals has moved more towards scare tactics in its newest teen-marketed ads. By Isabel De La Garza, Senior Writer Overlooking two high schools…
Stuck In A Box
By Kate Doak, Staff Writer FIELD TRIPS: They’re just as important for high school students. Almost every American student who attended a public elementary school knows the joy of a…
People Change People
28th March 2013 DIFFERENCE: Changing opinion does not come from just a gradual trend towards more liberal thought, but also through personal experiences. By Isabel De La Garza, Senior Writer…
Cruel Adolescence
HOMELESS: One homeless youth is one too many. By Kate Doak, Staff Writer When you reflect back on your adolescent years you remember friends, parties and the relatively small amount…
Freedom of Speech in the Classroom
OPINIONS: Teachers should be able discuss political beliefs in the classroom, to an extent. By Kate Doak, Staff Writer How many times have you asked your teacher what he or…
We Aren’t Ready, Not Yet
WAGES: The economy is not stable enough for an increase in minimum wage. By Kate Doak, Staff Writer Every year it gets harder and harder for families to live off…
More than Numbers
CALORIES: There is too much ambiguity over the value of calories in diets. By Amy Wang, Staff Writer Spring is approaching, and people are ready to break out their flip-flops…
Save the Sugar
26 March 2013 BAILOUT: The government’s reasoning behind the bailout of the sugar industry is rather nonsensical when viewed from an economic standpoint. By Isabel De La Garza, Senior Writer…