Opinion: Death To The Dentist
I would rather sleep, do homework, have a tea party with a poisonous Bulgarian centipede, converse at length with a blade of grass, or dig my eyeballs out with a rusty spoon than visit the dentist on a...
View ArticleOpinion: What Makes a Good Teacher
It takes a special sort of person to be a teacher. It’s a demanding job with little thanks in return. For the truly wonderful teachers, whatever thanks they get is nowhere near enough. For the truly...
View ArticleOpinion: 3D Disney Movies Opinión: Películas de Disney en 3D
There is nothing better than reminiscing about those carefree childhood years with an old Disney classic. Although, at this point in our lives, most of us are old enough to understand the subtle...
View ArticleOpinion: France Bans “Mini-Miss” Beauty Pageants
Recently, French politician Chantal Jouanno issued a report known as Against Hyper-Sexualisation: A New Fight for Equality. This report called for a ban on child “mini-miss” beauty pageants in France,...
View ArticleCISPA Through the Eyes of a Web Developer and a Human Being
Today the House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). As a web developer and as an individual who personally values some degree of privacy, I have some...
View ArticleOpinion: The Introverts Are Being Left Out
Success in school is a marker by which almost everyone is subjected to. It determines our college choices, our career paths, and, supposedly, our intelligence. However, is the school system truly a...
View ArticleGentrification in San Francisco Packs a Particular Punch
Two weeks ago, demonstrators protesting the gentrification of San Francisco, marked by the influx of wealthy people into the city displacing poorer people, gathered in front of a Google bus, prevented...
View Article“The Fault in Our Stars” Tells a Life-Like Story of Love and Pain
The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green, tells the struggles of young cancer patients in their everyday lives. The book follows the life of Hazel Grace Lancaster, a sixteen-year-old girl diagnosed with...
View ArticleDanish Exchange Students Visit M-A
High school students from Arhus, Denmark tell us about their impressions of M-A and America in general.
View ArticleCommunity Members Voice Opinions Regarding Mandarin Immersion Charter
Last Tuesday, over 100 people attended a public hearing about the Mandarin immersion charter school petition. Of the approximately 40 community members who spoke, the large majority opposed the...
View ArticleIs Open House a Waste of Time?
On Thursday April 9, M-A staff and teachers are holding M-A’s annual Open House. Although Open House offers parents a chance to see the work their students have done throughout the year, students,...
View ArticleM-A Students Should Be Aware of How They Spend Their Money
I recently surveyed students from each grade level at M-A about how they spend their money and graphed the data I collected. Here were the results: After analyzing the results, I came to some...
View ArticleThe Drought in California Opinion: Conserving Water
In the past three years, California has been experiencing one of its worst droughts in history. It is reported that in the Sierra Nevada mountains, one of California’s only water sources for the year,...
View ArticleOpinion: Death To The Dentist
I would rather sleep, do homework, have a tea party with a poisonous Bulgarian centipede, converse at length with a blade of grass, or dig my eyeballs out with a rusty spoon than visit the dentist on a...
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