Archive for category: Opinion

/ April 11, 2012 1:31 pm

Grandma is watching you

Freaking not only traumatized me, but it provided me with essential life lessons

/ April 11, 2012 1:23 pm

Grandma’s day out

Columnist goes to the Big Apple, eats two apples and comes back home

/ March 21, 2012 1:48 pm

Reputation on the line

We couldn’t possibly jeopardize our reputation with a teacher — the adult that holds power over our grades, our letters of recommendation, our futures. But when we go home, we sit our butts down and complain with our friends about every teacher we despise, turning our social networking highways into private diaries. A month ago, when reporter senior Aafreen Mahmood and [...]

/ March 15, 2012 2:12 pm

Building a better conversation

No matter what you may have heard, your teachers are not your friends. Sure, you give them Christmas gifts and sometimes even ask them about their plans for the break, but make no mistake — there is a rather clear and distinct line between teacher and friend. And in light of recent events, this has proven to be a serious issue. [...]

/ March 13, 2012 1:19 pm

A right and not a privilege

Legally adult students should not need parents to oversee attendance

/ March 12, 2012 2:03 pm

Combination of carpool lanes with High Occupancy Toll lanes to benefit everyone

The fact of the matter is that carpool lanes have failed. In the past 30 years, the number of carpoolers has dropped, leaving single-occupant drivers stuck in traffic and looking at empty carpool lanes in envy and confusion. This is just one of the reasons why the Bay Area’s development of High Occupancy Toll lanes on all freeways and highways [...]

/ March 12, 2012 1:46 pm

Linsane or insane: Trend torture

Adventurous columnist explores new ways to bring the Lin puns to new levels.

/ February 8, 2012 2:35 pm

I can listen to the same song over and over and over again

I can sing it at two decibels too high. I can sing it three notes off key. A couple months ago, senior Kevin Tsukii asked me if I regretted never learning a musical instrument. Sure, I canít distinguish the different instruments in a song, and musical notes might as well be foreign words. But I know music still has a certain [...]

/ February 2, 2012 3:42 pm

Wrong cookie. #firstworldproblems

No one likes oatmeal raisin cookies, but is it really worth the complaining?

/ February 1, 2012 3:12 pm

Decreasing budget, lower security

As FUHSD uses one-time dollars, we must find ways to preserve the district budget