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

GNN episode appropriates Mexican culture

Patrick Rettig, Editor in Chief June 3, 2016

Way to go GNN! You did it! You have brought your credibility to a new low. Your Cinco de Mayo episode was Fox News cringeworthy. Instead of just offending Mexican people with hateful rheotoric and...

Common Core, good idea bad execution

Jon Dadgari, Opinions Editor June 3, 2016

The Common Core system has been surrounded by a cloud of critical discourse ever since its conception. Many argue that the new education program overcomplicates traditional methods of problem solving,...

Cal limits which students can take A periods

McKenzie Brown, Staff Writer June 3, 2016

Out of the many changes coming to the Cal High schedule next year, none is more baffling than the limitations placed on taking an A period. Starting next year, students will only be allowed to take...

Campus is too crowded and should be opened

Staff Editorial, Staff Editors April 29, 2016

Instead of grassy lawns and birdie putts, the dreaded whir of assistant principal Bob Spain’s golf cart is able to strike fear into any student so bold as to step foot into the parking lot. The reason...

R-rated movies have educational value

Taylor Singer, Staff Writer April 29, 2016

It’s not surprising that the subject of R-rated movies in an educational environment stirs up mixed reactions among concerned parents and their children. Many people simply think that there is certain...

Why this election is the worst in years

Adam Poklemba and Noah Thompson April 29, 2016

It’s because Trump is a crazy fascist Adam Poklemba Almost everybody knows who Donald Trump is. And, according to the online polls, 40 percent of Republicans think he would make a great candidate...

School cellphone policy is outdated

Staff Editorial March 15, 2016

Technology has greatly impacted education in recent years. In fact, 74 percent of educators surveyed said technology is key to helping them expand on classroom content, according to a 2013 nationwide...

Letter to the Editor

Susan Varela March 15, 2016

Editor – I am writing to express my concerns regarding the latest issue of The Californian. I understand that censorship is an issue, with the newspaper, but I am writing to express my concerns with...

Voting age should not be lowered to 16

Staff Editorial March 15, 2016

Eighteen is an age of independence. Eighteen year olds can serve on a jury, marry, and have a voice, however small, in the government and future of the nation. Recently, 16 and 17 year olds have also...

The vaccine for California’s anti-vaxxers

Kat LeTran, Features Editor March 15, 2016

Last summer, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 277, a law that now makes vaccines mandatory for all students attending public or private schools, regardless of personal beliefs or religious reasons. Failure...

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