Captain Marvel Analysis: Are Skrulls Taking Your Jobs?
By Riley Hull, Sage Creek High School
April 30, 2019
Disclaimer: This article in its analysis of the movie contains spoilers of the plot, so if you plan on seeing it, perhaps wait to read this article until afterward. This year’s smash hit of “Captain Marvel” is not only breaking records, passing fan favorite “Spiderman: Homecoming” in sal...
CHS Students React to College Admissions Scandal
By Kidan Williams, Clarksburg High School
April 2, 2019
The recent college admissions scandal has stirred up a lot of emotions especially with high school and college students. Celebrities such as actress Lori Loughlin, known for her role as Aunt Becky on the popular show Full House, paid for her daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose, to be accept...
Opinion: The college admissions scandal is unfair, but not unexpected
By Alex Janoff, Wayland High School
April 2, 2019
For many high school students across the country, the college admissions journey is a time-consuming and stressful process in which students set themselves up in the best way possible to market themselves to top colleges. For a select wealthy few, however, guaranteed admission to a prestigious university...
Student, teacher perspectives on the college admissions scandal
By Lauren Shields, Foothill Technology High School
April 2, 2019
The college admissions scandal that was uncovered in mid-March of 2019 highlights the one major injustice in the process of college admissions: the fact that fraud, bribery and cheating give the wealthy an advantage. The method that wealthy parents used to guarantee their child’s admittance in...
Column: College admission scandal steals opportunities, reveals superficiality of higher education
By Maggie Del Re, Algonquin Regional High School
March 27, 2019
Over 50 people were indicted by federal officials on Tuesday, March 12. These people won’t be on trial for stealing money. In fact, they’re being arrested for doing quite the opposite: these were wealthy people spending exorbitant amounts of money to ensure their children admission into selective...
Column: Rich People Pave the Way for Their Kids College Admissions. Are we Surprised?
By Fabian Mendoza, Godinez Fundamental High School
March 27, 2019
Parents try their hardest to make their children happy, often times at the expense of others. On March 12, 2019, federal prosecutors released information that uncovered a bribery plot where rich and successful parents were bribing colleges for a guaranteed admission for their children. William Singer,...
‘I honestly wasn’t surprised’: Archer reacts to college admissions scheme
By Emma London and Liz Haltrecht
March 26, 2019
In an affidavit released on March 12, 2019, the Federal Bureau of Investigations [FBI] indicted 50 people of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. The FBI titled this case "Operation Varsity Blues." Fraudulent acts ranged from doctoring images of students playing sports to che...
Students, teachers frustrated over alleged college admissions bribery scandal
By Anna Yuan, Walt Whitman High School
March 26, 2019
When senior Evin McDonald, who is committed to play tennis at the University of Texas at Austin, found out that his college coach was set to be prosecuted for accepting an approximately $100,000 bribe in a college admissions scheme, he was stunned. “I was just in complete shock,” McDonald said....
Column: Cheap Cheats and Expensive Bribes
By Jonathan Ross, North Allegheny Senior High School
March 20, 2019
I think it is safe to say that a majority of students in our school have, at some point during their academic careers, cheated, finessed, conned, bluffed, or otherwise bamboozled their way to a grade that was better than what they likely deserved. I myself am included in this—we have all felt the all-too-prevalent...
Stressed for success
By Savannah Dupper, Cathedral Catholic High School
March 20, 2019
Fluorescent lights beam down upon the nervous students, their pencils moving frantically as they bubble in answers, each hoping to achieve a higher score than their counterparts. The Scholastic Aptitude Test and American College Testing, culprits of this stressful environment, recently made headlines...
What would keep you from going to the college of your dreams?
By Edgar Hernandez, Middle College High School @ Santa Ana College
March 20, 2019
It’s that time of year for high school seniors to be consumed with anxiety and stress as colleges will begin to send out both their acceptance and rejection letters. According to the College Parent Center, these times are one of the most stressful for high school seniors. Not only do they experience...
The Scoop on the College Bribery Scandal
By Noelia Arteaga, Woodside High School
March 20, 2019
Fifty people were charged in a thread of college bribery scandals unveiled on Tuesday, involving some of television's top-name Hollywood actors. Many top schools including Yale, University of Southern California (USC), and Stanford have been involved in the bribery, and 750 families benefited from...
Column: Hard work pays off, but money does too
By Sophie Stephens, West High School
March 20, 2019
One of the most cliché pieces of advice we’ve all heard growing up is that hard work pays off. For the most part, this has proven to be true. Take the “miracle stories” of people working their way from the lower-class to making millions because of their dedication and ability to push themselves...
$1.2 million gets you into Yale? Students aren’t surprised
By Noah Raaum, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
March 20, 2019
Students at St. Paul Academy and Summit School are all too familiar with the many facets of a college application: test scores, academic records, references and essays. None of these, however, guarantee a student’s admission to top universities. A recent criminal indictment makes it abundantly clear that there is a foolproof way of getting kids into big-name schools like Yale, Stanfo...