Archive for category: The Bottom Line

/ 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 [...]

/ February 1, 2012 3:03 pm

The Senior un-Privilege

Senior Privilege is not truly advantageous to those in MVHS neighborhoods

/ December 8, 2011 1:44 pm

Career Year presentations fail to educate or draw student attention

High school is the time to be exploring careers, but the new Career Year setup struggles to serve this purpose. Career Day in the past has been more than satisfactory. Students attended informative sessions with professionals in different fields of work and listened to a first-person perspective for various jobs. The day forced students to spend some much needed time [...]

/ November 9, 2011 3:03 pm

The Bottom Line: Seniors inconvenienced by construction renovations throughout the year

Seniors bear the brunt of construction inconveniences

/ October 13, 2011 9:33 pm

The Bottom Line: We want you in the Captain’s Crew! I want YOU to join the army today.

Doctors. Scientists. Engineers. Want those jobs? Then join the U.S. Army. When you think of the U.S. Army, you’re probably thinking boot camps, push-ups, and fighting man-to-man. However, students should understand that not everyone working in the U.S. Army is actually involved in combat. In addition to “combat speciality occupations”, there are numerous healthcare, engineer, and science positions—all of which [...]

/ September 21, 2011 3:43 pm

Infinite Uselessness

Infinite Campus serves limited function

/ September 21, 2011 1:48 pm

Future voters: economically uninformed

Students are upsettingly unaware of the nation's economic status