Like any other year, 2016 had its highs and lows. We focus a lot of our anxiety towards the Trump presidency, Russian hacking, ISIL, or the future of healthcare. However, we should also acknowledge the notable achievements in our nation, and throughout the world. First, The United States: The teenContinue Reading
It’s interesting to view the numerous perspectives that Thanksgiving is observed through. Some people use this holiday as a time to celebrate its Puritan origins and its national observance and conduct the stereotypical occasion of inviting hordes of people over to gorge on turkey and others foods. This occurrence probablyContinue Reading
Black Friday on November 25 has recently passed, and when else was a better time to become a shopper than during a time of discounts and special sales? The answer is anytime else. Black Friday shoppers are the gladiators of the store aisles, the vivid defenders and hoarders of storeContinue Reading
As elections draw near, the issue of gun control has sparked furious debates between the Democrats and the Republicans. Although the battle rages on, no compromise has been reached. All that is left from the endless arguments are hurt feelings and increasing vigor for each position. The deep rooted loveContinue Reading
EpiPen®, a brand of epinephrine auto-injector devices, has excessively increased the price for its auto-injectors. Epinephrine auto-injectors were initially designed and produced to potentially stop anaphylaxis, lethal allergic reactions, but ironically, the price for the device is the more lethal factor. On the pharmaceutical’s website, the corporation claims that it hasContinue Reading
Let’s be honest, when we hear community college, the first thing that comes to mind is the negative connotation. That community colleges are only for students that screwed up in high school, or aren’t serious about studying. While these opinions may be swirling around, it’s important to realize that communityContinue Reading
In early April, governor of California Jerry Brown signed legislation to push for a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour. While McDonalds is one of my better options after graduating from MHS, does a rising minimum wage really help me? Do Americans need a higher federal and statewide minimumContinue Reading
A bill in California was recently passed that would increase the minimum wage to $15 dollars a hour by 2022. This will be accomplished by slowly increasing the minimum wage every year, starting with $10.50 by 2017. The new policy is beneficial to every American, economically and socially. It canContinue Reading
After four years of surviving the ups and downs that inevitably come with every high school experience, many grains of wisdom are accumulated. Here are some tidbits of wisdom from my own experiences at MHS. Take it as you will. 1. Find your passions, and build upon them. When itContinue Reading
A few months ago, after a girl was sexually assaulted at a dance we went to, some guy from our school said to us, “What if she just accidentally led him on?” We were utterly disgusted at how he excused the perpetrator’s behavior by placing theContinue Reading
With the influx of Trojan access cards in February, students do not seem to be experiencing the same hype which administration made of it. The purpose of these tokens of appreciation was intended to be an incentive for higher state testing scores; however, the incentives do not seem to be aligned with theContinue Reading
The purpose of Trojan access cards is to reward students for their performance on state testing such as the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), which is implemented in 18 different states including our home California. Students are given a card based on their performance on the tests and they have rewards suchContinue Reading
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