A special invitation to winterball
January 23, 2012 • Melody Moteabbed, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
A crowd gathers around a row of boys, who are holding up posters that are hidden by the backs of curious students. A few students roll their eyes and pass by them to get to class, while most teens stay put to watch the surprised girl be led through the crowd and towards the boy holding the last poster.... Read more »
LGBT rally fights for rights
January 20, 2012 • Lily Carrell, Staff Writer
Filed under News
“We all deserve the freedom to marry” and “Get Equal” and “Closets are for clothes” were some of the many messages displayed at a “Tuesday Nights for Equal Rights” rally on Jan. 10. These rallies will be held the second Tuesday of every month on the corner of Redwood Road and Castro Valley... Read more »
Go out and vote Republican! Or not…
January 18, 2012 • Anna Balassone, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Opinions
This month marks the beginning of the statewide primaries for the Republican nominee for president. In my eyes, there are three things that are essential to the success of a presidential nominee: vision, reason, and experience. In the case of the Republican Party, you can practically see the vision,... Read more »
CVHS boys golf team is back
January 18, 2012 • Betty Chen, Staff Writer
Filed under News
It is official; the CVHS boys golf team is back. After months of speculation that the team was going to be cut due to insufficient funding, the team has fought their way back. Last year, the team fell $2,000 short of its players’ requested donations to support the athletic program. However according... Read more »
Contagion is a treat, just not an action flick
January 18, 2012 • Michael Castillo, Online Editor
Filed under Entertainment
When trailers for Steven Soderbergh’s newest thriller Contagion began playing in early 2011, promises of a fast-paced, action-packed thriller would leave many disappointed when the movie finally reached the box office. Having watched the first 30 minutes, one would be tempted to categorize Contagion... Read more »
California core standards changed
January 18, 2012 • Lily Carrell, Staff Writer
Filed under News
States made the decision in August 2010 whether to adopt the “Common Core,” core standards that would span grade levels K-12 and replace the national standards that had existed before. Along with integrating 85% of the Common Core to its standards, as was required for states that adopted the Common... Read more »
Perry’s ad far from “strong”
January 18, 2012 • Joyce Liang, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinions
Rick Perry, a Republican candidate for the 2012 presidential election, recently released his presidential ad, “Strong.” Perry’s incredibly ignorant ad left me utterly confused. To summarize his 30-second ad for his 2012 presidential election campaign, Perry focuses on his core constituency, the... Read more »
Warming up to ugly sweaters
January 18, 2012 • Cheyenne Donatello, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
You know that sweater your parents force you to wear at Christmas parties? The sweater that you keep hidden in your closet because it’s so ugly? Well teachers got to strut down the runway in those kinds of holiday sweaters, their ugliest, with pride. On Dec. 13 in the holiday sweater madness two... Read more »
Wrestlers not killing themselves to win
January 11, 2012 • Andie Smith, Opinion Editor
Filed under News
Wrestlers compete by weight class, and some have gone to great extremes to lose weight and move down in weight classes, keeping their strength and gaining an advantage against the competitors in these lower classes. Starving themselves hasn’t been out of the question, on top of working out excessively. “When... Read more »
Attendance is all-important
January 11, 2012 • Victoria Liang, Staff Writer
Filed under News
Two minutes left until class starts and you know it. But deep down inside you don’t really care anymore. Maybe you just don’t have the encouragement, or maybe you don’t have the resources to help you get to class on time. Either way, Darrin Vanderpan, the new attendance intervention... Read more »
