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According to the College Board, it is unethical “to exaggerate one’s activities and accomplishments or to have someone other than the applicant write their essay.” Yet, with the pressure …
Read MoreThe Bill Condon-directed film, “The Fifth Estate,” about Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange came out Oct. 18th. It has generated great controversy with the real life subject of the …
Read MoreIn the past year, approximately one million elementary school students were truant in California. According to the Attorney General’s 2013 Report on California’s Elementary School Truancy and Absenteeism Crisis, …
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A never ending line of cars lead up to the entrance of school each morning as vehicles and students alike weave through the crowded intersection. According to a survey …
Read MoreWe look down on heavy drug users. This scorn perpetuates the belief that drug users are inherently bad, dangerous people, that they are the other man, not us. But …
Read MoreStudents often complain about the excessive amounts of homework they have and how much sleep they lose studying. However, what they fail to realize is that teachers spend just as …
Read MoreOn September 11, all leadership groups came together as a team and attended a training day, marking the beginning of the new leadership program. Starting this year, ASB, Link Crew, …
Read MoreNo matter the importance of the assignment, Peninsula heavily emphasizes academic dishonesty and its consequences. Still, some students keep this habit when applying for college.
“Because the atmosphere is so …
Knows how to explicate a Petrarchan sonnet, yet can’t refill a tank of gas; knows how to ace the SAT without breaking a sweat, yet can’t deposit a check; wins …
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Motivated by an A in a class, a 5 on the AP, or a 2400 on the SAT, students too often compromise intellectual curiosity and the love of learning and …
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