In elementary school, we were taught Drug Abuse Resistance Education – don’t do drugs, kids! Ironically, as high school students, we have lost our conscience and are committing blatant acts of drug consumption. Drug use in MHS this year has been more prominent than ever. Despite school policies, a minorityContinue Reading
The saying “truth is stranger than fiction” means that the reality of some situations is harder to believe than what is imagined. To the NFL, an idiom has never held so much weight. In 2002, Dr. Bennet Omalu began to publicize the correlation between serious head trauma and playing football.Continue Reading
Let’s be frank: Hollywood is racist. It’s also vehemently misogynistic, and all sorts of “-phobics.” Mainstream media has consistently disappointed minority viewers with its glaring diversity issue. There are rarely any roles available for minority actors, and from the few that do exist, many are simply half-assed attempts at diversityContinue Reading
The Forest, a horror film released on January 8, 2016, tells the story of an American woman named Sara (played by Natalie Dormer) whose twin sister Jess (also played by Dormer) disappears to Japan. Sara goes on an investigation to find Jess and is led to the Aokigahara, a forest at the base of Mount FujiContinue Reading
As a student who has attended school in the Silicon Valley for a majority of her life, I have been able to observe how technology has crept its way into everyday schoolwork. Throughout my elementary school and middle school years, with exceptions to weekly class visits to the school’s computerContinue Reading
Black Friday is the quintessential shopping event of the holiday season. Long lines, ridiculous opening hours and mobs of aggressive shoppers who haven’t had their morning cups of coffee are all common to this major shopping event. The holidays have become the season for retailers to advertise their “biggest saleContinue Reading
We, The Union, believe the absence of an Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science is somewhat ironic given our geographic location. Despite being placed in the famous technologically-advanced Silicon Valley, we do not offer students the opportunity to enroll in an AP Computer Science class during the actual school period. InContinue Reading
Halloween is in a couple of days and after shopping online at Party City for some costumes, I realized how sexist they were. Yes, Halloween costumes from Party City are sexist. Compare the boy costumes to the same girl version of the costumes at Party City and you will seeContinue Reading
For many juniors, the Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, more commonly known as PSAT/NMSQT, is arguably the most important test of the year. Doing well on the PSAT/NMSQT looks good on college applications, and is a gateway to scholarships and financial aid. This year, the College BoardContinue Reading
Picture Courtesy of Lucy Nicholson from iDigitalTimes.com October 13th marked the first democratic debate for the 2016 elections.The debate was located in Las Vegas at the Wynn Hotel from 8:30pm to 11:30pm. The debate was hosted by CNN in partnership with Facebook and moderated by Anderson Cooper. The five candidates wereContinue Reading
According to the Jason Foundation, suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 10-24. More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined. Let’s see some statistics to get a perspective. Each dayContinue Reading
There has been new furniture that has been placed in certain classrooms. We have all probably seen the new chairs that have wheels on the bottom of them or the desks that you can turn around or flip. Many students are probably wondering, why don’t our classes have the furnitureContinue Reading