Lenient clubs devalue prestige and education


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Students more than ever are being allowed to participate in once selective campus organizations. However, as membership expands, its value diminishes. Standards dilute as organizations grow — an alarming …

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Media Coverage Wrongly Glamorizes Tragedies


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The bombing in Boston, the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas, the countless catastrophic events that rock our world daily: it seems that the world has become more dangerous. However, statistics …

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Student evaluations needed to determine teacher efficacy, not standardized tests


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Districts across America are relying heavily on standardized test scores to evaluate teachers, especially districts that consistently do poorly on these tests. Without systemic problems on such tests, PVPUSD …

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The Times They Are A-Changin’: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is outdated


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Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which is meant to protect against discriminatory voting practices, might have been appropriate during the civil rights movement; the times …

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Is advertising ruining the social media experience?


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Over the past decade, social media usage has grown exponentially. According to a study by the Pew Research Center, 92 percent of young adults currently use some form of …

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How much is too much?


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Extracurriculars and clubs at school are the perfect padding for college applications. However, what many students and parents have realized is that extracurricular activities are expensive. Indeed, upwards of two …

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