Stress Overload

Jaipal Kaur, Staff Writer
April 4, 2012

In high school most of us juggle sports, friends, family relationships, jobs, and of course our school work. A lot of people are perfectly fine when they are given multiple tasks, and work well under the pressure. But for many others this pressure so to speak, can bring them down. Stress is defined as... Read more »

How much is too much?

Arianna Cruz, Features Editor
April 4, 2012

Every time Kobe Bryant steps onto the basketball court in his uniform and shoes he is paid 402,439 dollars. Win or lose. Tiger Woods gets paid 90.5 million dollars a year from hitting a tiny white ball on some grass and endorsing a product. The pedestal that athletes are put on, gives them the ability... Read more »

War never wins

Josie Jayme, Opinions Editor
April 4, 2012

For many, military force is a scary reality. But for most of us in the United States we can only imagine what if would be like for soldiers from another country to invade our homeland. It’s been a tactic used throughout history, from Spanish colonization to the war in Iraq. Although a brilliant means... Read more »

Senioritis: the easy way out

Athenie Galvez, Editor-In-Chief
April 4, 2012

Laziness can cost a person a few inches on the waist or a few points on a test, but sometimes it comes at a much larger cost. For some seniors, the cost of laziness could be their future. With the end of high school nearing, many seniors have succumbed to the perils of senioritis – a “sickness”... Read more »

A life well lived. A life too short.

April 4, 2012

Michael Jackson, 2009. Lena Horne, 2010. Amy Winehouse, 2011. Whitney Houston, 2012. Over the past four years, major contributors to the music industry and pop culture have departed, way too early many would agree. On Saturday, February 11 just before 4pm, Whitney was found dead in her hotel room at... Read more »

Rock the bells

October 6, 2011

Rock the Bells. Doesn’t it sound like some sort of boring Catholic rock band that uses bells instead of guitars? Luckily, it had a lot more substance than a repetitive drone of bell ringing and soft singing. Saturday, August 27th, many people came out to the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View... Read more »

Controversy brews over the Help

October 6, 2011

The Help, another book turned movie, is the story of a woman, Skeeter, who decides to write a book about ‘the help’, black women who have spent their lives working in the homes of white families. She befriends Aibleen and Minny, the maids, and together they work to uncover the lives of the help. ... Read more »