The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

Opinion

Breathalyzers are another useless attempt of admin power

Aaron Velasquez, Staff Writer November 7, 2016

By the late fourth millennium BC, formal civilizations were established in the Mesopotamian river valley, and ever since, there has been a shared effort amongst common people everywhere to fight against...

Educational standards should implement LGBT teachings for students as young as second

LGBT curriculum is important but will be ineffective

Rhea Saini, Staff Writer November 7, 2016

The school dsitrict’s new LGBT curriculum has yet to be implemented at Cal High health classes.  This curriculum should have been in place long ago considering that since June 26, 2015, the US...

Trump tape shows true colors

Jenna Baner, Staff Writer October 14, 2016

Well, Donald Trump’s microphones aren’t always broken. He’s just not always aware that they’re on.   Unfortunately, this means that the American people along with the rest of the world had...

Breaking Down the Walls has potential

Staff Editorial September 29, 2016

It’s no secret that Cal High students and teachers seem disconnected at times. We struggle as a student body to bring a sense of unity among every individual on this campus. With this in mind,...

Campus is crowded, alternatives needed

Staff Editorial September 29, 2016

Welcome to Hoboville, USA. The population is ever growing and the people dwell in any possible space that will fit a human body. Especially at lunch. Like the exponentially rising human population,...

Zendaya is just one example of a woman in today’s media who is breaking down racially biased casting and challenging the status quo throughout multiple industries.

Racial sterotypes challenged with new roles

Josh Kyser, Staff Writer September 29, 2016

In mid-August, Zendaya was officially casted to play Mary Jane in “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” a movie that will be released next summer. This announcement was met with a variety of reactions ranging...

Guns should not be allowed in college

Kiley Borba, Staff Writer September 29, 2016

I’ve seen so many news reports of mass shootings, suicides, and other events related to casualties of firearms that I’ve been desensitized to the violence that accompanies these horrific events. So,...

Black Lives Matter is important

Shirin Afrakhteh, Opinions Editor September 29, 2016

A cell phone video from the back of a car dashboard lays out the horrible scene: a black man showing no resistance is aggressively slammed against the hood of the car and shoved to the ground by two policemen. Two...

Fire drill pranks are the lamest in years

Staff Editoral June 3, 2016

’Tis a still moment, all is quiet, all is still. That is, until the sharp, high pitched screech of the fire alarm destroys the calm and disrupts every class. And it needs to stop. The 10-20...

Confusing college application process

Staff Editoral June 3, 2016

Sadly, as the school year comes to an end at Cal High, we’ll have to say goodbye to our class of 2016. The pressing question is: Did Cal High and its faculty properly provide its students with the...

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