April 29, 2010 • Sarah Delanda and Htoo Htoo Lu
The hat policy enacted by the Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) this year caused quite a stir among students. On WHS campus, students protested by wearing hats to school. For some students, such as senior Christopher Valdez, the hat policy was only a minor annoyance. “I’m not really...
April 22, 2010 • Simoneel Czar
Just as the school bell rings at 2:35 p.m. about 2,000 students make their way for home. Students walk, get picked up by their parents, take the school bus or the city bus; but a vast majority of students drive. Students risk get into accidents in the parking lot, or argue about other drivers taking...
April 22, 2010 • Simrundeep Kaur
Students tend not to appreciate special events planned by the school and ASB. Why is this so? Students need to feel a connection on a more personal level in order to enjoy what is being offered. For example, students find rallies boring. Oftentimes the glory of the games in the rallies go to the few...
March 8, 2010 • Jimmy Young
The quality of music has diminished in American society. Teenagers’ standards for music have decreased, and the music industry has responded to that. They give us generic beats and synthesized voices layered with meaningless lyrics. The problem is that we are actually accepting this trash. The...
March 8, 2010 • Joshua Das
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines mental retardation as a “sub average intellectual ability equivalent to or less than an IQ of 70 that is accompanied by significant deficits in abilities (as in communication or self-care) necessary for independent daily functioning, is present from birth or infancy,...
March 8, 2010 • Simrundeep Kaur
As class registration time approaches, students start to think about what classes they should sign up for. Oftentimes, what a student puts down on his or her paper is influenced by those who have previously taken the class. There are aspects that students should take into consideration when they sign...
March 3, 2010 • Keerthika Ramakrishnan
High school relationships may be fun and exciting, but are they going to end in marriage? Not many people end up marrying their high school sweethearts. Not everyone sticks with the same people all through the four years. Coming in as freshmen, students feel excited and nervous about having a girlfriend...
March 3, 2010
As FUSD schools continue to issue budget cuts, a heavy cloud of irritation thickens among students, teachers and other school workers alike. The district plans to cut teacher salaries and a counselor, in addition to increasing class sizes, causing the school climate to turn sour. Beginning this school...
February 15, 2010 • Htoo Htoo Lu
As more teachers use extra credit for simple tasks such as buying materials for the class, its purpose deteriorates. Teachers should give extra credit opportunities for the benefits of students. “I don’t offer extra credit to students for simply buying things because I don’t see how that’s related...
February 3, 2010 • Matthew Moore
The press corps has been accused multiple times of giving favorable coverage to President Barack Obama. Accusers include Fox News, Time Magazine’s Mark Halperin and multiple Republican politicians, including John McCain. The common issue raised by these accusers is that the media is extremely pro-Obama...