Students should give a little now to gain a lot later on


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Some students spend money on food, clothes and unnecessary gadgets without hesitation, but when AP season comes around, they are unwilling to shell out the money to pay for …

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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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Senior Sentimentality


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The question “Where do you want to go to college?” turning into “Where are you going to college?” is a good indicator that my senior year is coming to an …

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The US still has a ways to go: Extend Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act to promote equality


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Famous figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Thurgood Marshall dedicated their lives to advocating for equality and liberty in an effort to eradicate racial discrimination. …

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The Times They Are A-Changin’: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is outdated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


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You are at a coffee shop, hanging out with a friend you haven’t seen in a while. The two of you are casually talking. You go to get a frappucino …

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New rules affect everyone


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Back in the day, there were less rigid methods for teaching children how to read. Schools in the early 1980s consisted of more play than work. Now, it is all …

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Editorial


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The word “fair” is bandied about so often in our modern society that it often becomes difficult to distinguish just what it really means. Take a recent example – Governor …

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