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Multiple crashes offer a wake-up call for teens

Many drivers feel invincible behind the wheel of a car, despite the more than one in five teenage drivers who are involved in a collision within the first year of being issued their driver's license and the more than 6,000 teenagers killed annually nationwide in fatal collisions.

By | May 27th, 2010|0 Comments

Remembering the real hero in your life: Mom

After a good while thinking about this, I suddenly realized who my hero is and always will be. In fact, I also became aware that I had always known the answer: My mom.

By | May 12th, 2010|0 Comments

Clover-Stornetta: milk straight from Mother Earth’s teat

By Jay Scherf The chicken you ate last night most likely came from a feedlot in another state  and was fed genetically-modified corn subsidised by the government. It ate that corn through a beak cut short by farm workers to prevent the animal from pecking other chickens to death due [...]

By | March 18th, 2010|0 Comments

Poorer students struggle to pay bills, buy food, school supplies

By Kelsey Matevish, editor Each week, one MCHS senior eagerly awaits Saturday night. She does not go out with friends; instead, she is finally able to steal a few hours to relax after working all day. “I feel like students think about their social life and weekends but each weekend [...]

By | March 18th, 2010|1 Comment

Sexting among teens: Realty and risks

A recent poll of 75 randomly selected Maria Carrillo High juniors and seniors showed that 54 percent admitted to sending sexually suggestive messages through text, and 26percent admitted to sending nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves.

By | March 1st, 2010|0 Comments