Opinion
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Please do not catch them outside
Despite the “nice people high school” reputation we have, I know of a handful of students who have resorted to physical violence to settle a...
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Church and State do not mix
Here is how a nonprofit works: the public can donate to the organization, which in turn, works toward achieving a certain transparent goal or promoting...
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Music is the key to reducing stress in schools
If music can help calm patients during surgery, imagine what it could do for the minds of high school students? Students constantly grapple with stress....
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Masculinity poisons men
In elementary school, I really liked the idea of dolls. I imagined playing with them and giving them all a story, but how would I...
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Streaming services are killing the music industry
The days of MP3 players, iPods and CDs are over. Now, streaming has taken over the world; from movies to television to music, everything is...
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Coach contact policies make recruiting hard for student athletes
If you really think about it, getting recruited is like marketing yourself. You are selling your skills and assets that are associated with your particular...
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College Prep kids can keep their cool
As an Honors student…Wow, I already sound like a snob. I am constantly surrounded by endlessly devoted students in my classes, who all have a...
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Students should vote on matters that decide their own futures
We are the ones most impacted by school board decisions, and we are the ones with the responsibility of electing officials who will not only...
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Stop demonizing the “political agenda”
A political agenda, as defined by “The Practice of American Public Policymaking,” is a list of subjects or problems to which government officials as well...
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California Ed Code 48907 ensures student voices are heard
First Amendment rights do not stop at the schoolhouse gate. This was a common mantra among student protesters during the 1960s as the Vietnam War...
