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Environmental legislation that directly affects individuals can teach students crucial life skills that can help them with decision-making not only in the environmental sector but also their day-to-day lives.
Environmental Legislation Awareness Opens Doors for Students’ Futures
Mary Lee, Staff Writer | January 9, 2024
Rather than give in to the knee-jerk impulse to “flesh out” antagonists through tragic backstories, authors should focus on other aspects of their villainous characters. “The background story is just the background board,” sophomore and fiction lover Anyu Zhang said. “The character’s personality and performance are the most important.”
Unveiling the Untold Power of Villainy: Why a Tragic Backstory Is Not Needed
Claire Chan and Marianne Chan | January 9, 2024
Although the stream of assessments may seem endless as 2023 comes to a close, students should become more aware of the stress teachers face. This new perspective can help students take steps to alleviate the pressure on educators’ shoulders and potentially abate the amount of pressure they face during exam season.
You Are Not Alone: Teachers Feel Stressed During Finals Too
Mary Lee, Staff Writer | December 20, 2023
Instead of using Elf on the Shelf as a holiday tradition that constantly watches children, parents should instead teach children the value of kindness and good behavior without attaching it to a creepy elf. “I think in general, you need to convince kids to have integrity themselves, rather than using some device to kind of manipulate them into that,” sophomore Tristan Kim said.
Unveiling the Darker Side of Elf on the Shelf
Sonia Wang and Aditi Salunkhe | December 19, 2023
As the world continues to evolve, the notion of lifetime appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court stands at odds with injecting fresh perspectives and safeguarding justice. Enacting 18-year term limits would be one way to avoid the gerontocracy associated with partisan politics.
It is Time to Establish Terms of Office Limits in the Supreme Court
Michael Sun and Elizabeth Gao | December 2, 2023
The sense of accomplishment that students feel after receiving a ticket pushes them to be better. “The fact that people acknowledge their good deeds and give them credit for it makes students want to be even better in order to receive more attention,” according to junior Madison Lee.
Person of Ticket: Why PRIDE Tickets Should Be Digitized
Stephanie Hwang, Assistant News Editor | November 27, 2023
Though critics argue that daylight saving harms students’ health and makes them more tired, proponents say that it actually pushes students to be more productive by giving them more time.
Is Daylight Savings Truly Necessary?
November 17, 2023
Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty can be addictive, fueling the practice of corner-cutting and creating other bad habits, according to the City University of New York. “Getting away with [academic dishonesty] is probably the biggest ego-booster and motivator that someone can get,” former AP Psychology student and senior Vedant Tiwari said.
Don’t ‘Play’ with Plagiarism: You’ll End Up Destroying Your Future
Michael Sun and Elizabeth Gao | November 15, 2023
Raising awareness about the littering issues at Portola High will help students become more proactive in throwing away their trash and creating a pristine campus. “Everyone else has to do their part in maintaining a clean, organized environment,” freshman Claire Liu said. “And when people dont do that, its just really upsetting.”
Portola High’s Littering Issue is a Ca-“trash”-trophe
Sonia Wang and Kayley Winata | November 13, 2023
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