Google employee fired over gender views
Claire Gilliland, Editor-in-Chief
September 15, 2017
When a Google employee sent out a memo to his company office explaining what he thought was the reason that there are more men than women in software engineering, outrage arose. Google is a company very conscious of its field’s inherent gender bias. “At Google, we’re regularly told that implicit...
Nuclear war with North Korea highly ‘unlikely’
Ben Gyman, Opinion Editor
September 15, 2017
With the increased tension between North Korea and the United States, the idea of nuclear war is heavy on everyone’s minds. Every week it seems that North Korea’s missiles can reach even farther than the last. Soon Argentina will have to worry about a nuclear assault. But we need to take a step back;...
LUSD must address rising number of students with mental health issues
September 15, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Lodi Unified School District has a responsibility to the parents, students and staff members of their schools and of the community. It is their job to ensure that students are able to learn to the best of their abilities; this can’t happen if students are burdened with personal or school-related stress...
Cut funding for sex change operations in the military
September 15, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Pres. Donald Trump’s announcement of the blanket transgender military ban on July 26 understandably provoked outrage across America. Any person who is willing and able should be allowed to serve in the military — emphasis on able. Just because someone is transgender does not mean they are unfit...
Should students be allowed to decorate their graduation caps?
May 26, 2017
Lily Tran: pro For seniors, graduation is a symbolic ceremony that celebrates a personal milestone: finishing high school. So it only seems fair to allow graduating students the opportunity to personalize their grad caps to reflect their personal interests and personality. The only decoration ...
Should California become the first sanctuary state?
Claire Gilliland and Marino Dominguez
May 9, 2017
Pro: Claire Gilliland California is a largely democratic state, as evidenced by its two Democratic Senators (Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein) and primarily Democratic representatives in Congress (38 Democrats compared to 14 Republicans). The state shows these liberal tendencies in its policies,...
Dashboard rating a step in the right direction
May 9, 2017
School ranking is not a trivial matter; it helps concerned parents decide which school will best educate their kids, and can sometimes influence the real estate values of houses surrounding the school. As such an important thing, this ranking should not depend on test scores like the SBAAC — for which...
Throwing Bucks to the wind
May 9, 2017
BRUIN Bucks are a remnant of a simpler, better time — a time devoid of worries and enhanced with a primitive reward system for good behavior. That’s right, we’re referring to elementary school. Students used to be rewarded for cleaning up trash at lunch, doing their work, or even being a good...
Every 15 minutes: don’t contribute to statistic
Chloe Johnson, Staff Writer
May 9, 2017
Filed under Opinion
I still remember coming late to school my freshman year, and seeing the crash staged in front of the student parking lot. When I was walking to my first period, I saw all of my friends’ smiling faces gazing at me from tombstones staked into the grass. I had absolutely no clue what was going on. Later...
Should all public schools be ‘safe havens’?
March 17, 2017
Filed under Opinion
PRO: Chloe Johnson In almost all anti-bullying presentations, the phrase “school is a safe place” is engrained into the minds of students. Children are told that they should always feel safe, and never fearful of persecution from their peers. But when the persecution is from their own govern...
Saving the world in skin-tight spandex
Claire Gilliland, Editor-in-Chief
March 17, 2017
Filed under Opinion
When women don capes in comic books or Marvel movies, they shoulder stereotypes and stigmas that haunt them even as they work to save the world. They must fight through ignorance, through judgment, through speculation and doubt. And with such sexism facing them, it’s a shame that female superheroes...
LUSD must address AP exam costs
March 17, 2017
Many students take an AP class because they believe that it will help them save money when it comes to taking classes in college. This year the price for students who qualify for free and reduced lunch jumped from $5 for an AP test to $63 — only $30 less than the $93 that most students pay — making...
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