Browsing: Opinion
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0 Opinion: California Standards Should Include Eastern History - Sarah Goodman
In California, history standards are almost completely focused on on Western civilization. This creates an incomplete and biased view of history for the student, because it leaves out about half of the planet. Outside of the incomplete coverage of freshman World Studies, the only time there is focus on the . . . (Continue Reading)
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1 How We Decide, The Pitfalls of a Lie - Nolan Martin
July 19th, 1989 – a flight takes off from Denver bound for Chicago with 296 passengers aboard a McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Beautiful blue skies made for a smooth climb to cruising altitude so Captain Al Haynes turned off the seatbelt sign, put the plane on autopilot, and sipped a cup . . . (Continue Reading)
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3 Opinion: The Introverts Are Being Left Out - Nicky Hug
Success in school is a marker by which almost everyone is subjected to. It determines our college choices, our career paths, and, supposedly, our intelligence. However, is the school system truly a good measure of intelligence? Often we see extremely smart kids do poorly on their report cards, while excelling . . . (Continue Reading)
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4 A Crucial Juncture for Immigration, and the US - Robbie Gordan
The United States, in many ways, will be at a disadvantage on the world stage in the 21st century. We have the aging population of a rich nation, but the education system of a poorer one. Yet we have one enormous advantage in our ability to attract immigrants, and . . . (Continue Reading)
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2 CISPA Through the Eyes of a Web Developer and a Human Being - Joseph Rabinovitsj
Today the House of Representatives passed the (CISPA). As a web developer and as an individual who personally values some degree of privacy, I have some fundamental misgivings about CISPA. Not only does it break down the relationship of trust between web developers and web users, but it violates the . . . (Continue Reading)
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9 Opinion: Perfect Prom, Empty Wallet - Will Hanley
No matter how you slice it, we can all pretty much agree that it takes an uncomfortable amount of planning to have the “perfect prom.” You’ve got to find a date, appropriate dress wear, shoes, transportation, tickets, and of course that pesky corsage. And of course there are certain . . . (Continue Reading)
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3 Opinion: International Festival Reveals Need for Appreciation - Sarah Hoover
The International Festival is an annual tradition at M-A that aims to open the eyes of students to the different cultures present within the student body. It provides a glimpse into the world that most of us don’t frequently experience. More importantly, upon attending it on Thursday, March 21, it . . . (Continue Reading)
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8 Senior Poll Controversy Reflects M-A’s Issue with Diversity - Sara Vitale, Lauren Diamond
It is easy to point fingers at the yearbook class for approaching the polls unfairly or at the dissenters for their lack of participation. The real issue, however, is much larger than meets the eye; the blame cannot be pegged on any one group when the problem lies in the . . . (Continue Reading)
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6 Warm Ups, No Stretch of the Imagination - Jacob Pfau
Between static stretching, dynamic warm up, ballistic stretching, yoga, and the sheer number of warm up options can be bewildering. Yet most research over the past five years points to the same conclusion: before a work out do five or ten minutes of simple warm up exercises, and as . . . (Continue Reading)
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8 Installment on Bay Bridge Fails to Shine Light on Potential Damage - Georgia Reid
In the past month, many San Francisco residents and visitors have likely noticed the mesmerizing, expansive light show on the Bay Bridge that is visible from shore, but few may be aware of the reason behind it, and uninformed of the potential negative impacts. Beginning March 5, 2013, the light exhibition . . . (Continue Reading)
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8 College Athletes Should Be Paid - Connor Woods
The NCAA has become one of the most popular, and therefore most profitable businesses in the world; each year, the association has an income of over 900 billion dollars. However, they enjoy the luxury of not having to pay their employees, college athletes. This is extremely unfair, and leaves the . . . (Continue Reading)
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6 Partisan Bias and Neutrality in News Sources - Jacob Pfau
" It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity ". Nowadays it often seems as though Republicans and Democrats along with Fox . . . (Continue Reading)
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1 A Memorable Inauguration - Sabiha Viswanathan
On a cold January 22, 2013 day, as many as one million people gathered at the Capitol building to witness the inauguration of President Barack Obama, and I was fortunate enough to be one of them. I attended the inauguration with my dad, lucky enough to have been given tickets to . . . (Continue Reading)
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7 Some Thoughts on Guns and Gun Control - Tyler Finn
I know firsthand how rooted guns are in American culture, for the use and love of guns runs deep in my family. From an early age, I was taught how to shoot BB guns, then pistols, and finally rifles and shotguns. Some of my fondest memories with my extended family . . . (Continue Reading)
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2 Gangster Squad Movie Review - Liviera Leebong
Grade: A- There are many students at M-A that claim to be "gangster," but they are nothing like the gangsters in this movie. To be honest, I didn't expect to like this movie as much as I did, but I had fun watching it. Admittedly, gangster movies are a little overdone . . . (Continue Reading)
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