Students need to know their maps
February 22, 2012 • Anya Keller, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinions
It has recently become very apparent to me how little knowledge many of my peers have of global geography. If a teacher asks about a foreign country or city in class, the room usually falls silent until one student raises his or her hand to make a brave, and often incorrect, guess. I, myself, do not... Read more »
Abortion can sometimes be woman’s best choice
February 22, 2012 • Kate Pellegrini, Opinion Editor
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Recently, a famous charity that had long supported Planned Parenthood revoked much of its financial support because conservatives didn’t like the fact that 7 percent of the money went to funding abortions. I have a problem with this, probably because I generally have a problem with ignorant people... Read more »
Tardy calls good for students and school, says Olympian
February 2, 2012
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A student walks home from a friend’s house at night and sees that it’s almost six o’ clock. The student starts speeding up, knowing that the call of doom is about to arrive at home. He runs up the steps and opens the door just to find mom on the phone, and realizes it’s too late. “You... Read more »
People of the world: wake up!
February 1, 2012 • Lily Carrell, Staff Writer
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Think about your life for a second: not about the math test next period or about how your friend stabbed you in the back or about that party this weekend, but think about your life as a whole and how many times a day it intertwines with the lives of so many others. Think about how a single action of... Read more »
Go out and vote Republican! Or not…
January 18, 2012 • Anna Balassone, Editor-in-Chief
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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 »
Perry’s ad far from “strong”
January 18, 2012 • Joyce Liang, Staff Writer
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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 »
An American’s journey through South Korea
January 9, 2012 • Matt Barney, Business Manager
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I vacationed in South Korea for ten days to visit my older brother Joshua. To say the least, I loved it. Initially, I found it very difficult to even believe I was in a place where no one speaks or writes in English or Spanish. I have been to Mexico a few times but when I didn’t understand a word or... Read more »
Occupy CVHS as legitimate as any other protest
January 9, 2012 • Holden Parks, Copy Editor
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Who’s ready for a good old-fashioned protest? If there’s one thing that I love in this world, it’s a well-designed, well-organized protest. Because, after all, when you need to remedy an injustice, what do you do? You protest of course! For any protest, you have to remember that civility is of... Read more »
Brown’s budget proposal “the best solution” says The Olympian
January 9, 2012
Filed under Opinions, Top Stories
As a result of the poor U.S. economy that has led to numerous cuts throughout the state of California, Governor Jerry Brown recently proposed a tax plan involving $7 billion tax hike from 2012 to 2017 to help relieve the $371 billion state deficit. Those who earn more than $250,000 every year would have... Read more »
Bless us, every one
December 14, 2011 • Harris Hennig, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinions
After Sept. 11, I began to see little posters in some classrooms around school, tacked to teachers’ walls and windows. The poster is nothing much, really. Just the American flag, all 13 stripes and 50 stars, and a simple message underneath: “God bless America.” The message disturbs me more than... Read more »