Let me go home

December 21, 2018

Fast, cheap, and eco-friendly transportation has made its way to the South Bay in the form of dockless scooters. However, the sweaty hands of our state and local governments just couldn’t be kept off of the growing dockless scooter-share industry, limiting access to high school students — the gr...

Our no vacation nation

September 27, 2018

Imagine lying on a sunny beach on vacation, soaking in the salty ocean air. Then, someone’s phone rings. A man answers it, sighs, and gets up to head back into work. Well, chances are that man is an American. “The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require payment for time not worked, such ...

Trump should consider allowing more refugees in the US

May 8, 2018

Surprise, Surprise — Syria is back at war again just days after the United States, the United Kingdom and France carried out missile strikes on a Syrian chemical weapons facility! This ineffective intimidation tactic intended to scare Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, only left more Syrian people di...

Teachers are not here for your entertainment

Editorial

February 8, 2018

The road to happiness does not need to be paved by teachers. They should simply be held accountable for carrying out their job: teaching. Having purpose and meaning contributes to overall happiness, and having a good education and developing skills that can translate to the real world helps fi...

Paving the way

February 16, 2017

  In the 80 year tradition of the Sadie Hawkins, some have viewed the dance skeptically. The dance, upon deeper analysis, may not seem to be as progressive a tradition as it appears on the surface. By labeling the Sadie’s specifically as a “girls ask boys” dance, it may make the co...