Congrssional gridlock must come to an end soon


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With only three hours left before the New Year, the Senate negotiated a compromise to avert the much-feared fiscal cliff. Missing the deadline by just over two hours, the …

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Pressure to Be Perfect


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This year, the students of Peninsula High School increased the API ranking by nine points; the class of 2012 had 26 valedictorians; Peninsula High is ranked 24 in the state …

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Through available budget cuts and slashes, Websense proves to be not so sensible after all


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In final efforts to finish researching for your history final, “Access to this web page is restricted at this time” appears on the screen. Websense, a security web filtering …

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Whitman: Why so serious?


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Once every year, children stumble around neighborhoods, high on sugar, rushing door to door with sticky little buckets, whining the same clichéd phrase: “Trick or Treat.” What seems like …

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EDITORIAL: Nothing good comes free


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The fight over education funding relentlessly continues each and every day, particularly over the passage of two propositions: Proposition 30 and Proposition 38. These controversial measures will be voted upon …

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Is modern technology plateauing?: iPhone 5 disappoints


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On Sept. 13, Jimmy Kimmel, television show host, staged a clever prank centered around the release of the iPhone 5. Participants in Kimmels’ “First Look: iPhone 5” believed the device …

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Whitman: Nothing but the truth


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It probably isn’t good style to begin a year of column writing with politics, but seeing as the elections are drawing closer it seems a necessary risk to take. However, …

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EDITORIAL: Make do with less


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Is the glass half full or half empty? When it comes to something as arbitrary as a simple pint of water, it is easy to make a quick decision. Half …

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There’s no place like the College Career Center: educational resources go unused


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Out of the 2,526 students on campus, thirty-five students attended the practice PSAT, SAT or ACT on Sept. 1, hosted by the College Career Center. The percentage of the …

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Administration can now come to the rescue for cyberbully victims


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Cyberbullying, a fairly novel and unfortunate phenomenon, has been on the rise in recent years. Its occurance presented a challenge to schools everywhere, as schools were not allowed to take …

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