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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

Mission Impossible: Reduce student stress

Staff Editorial March 29, 2017

Stress is the unwanted elephant in every high school classroom. Between standardized testing, AP and honors classes, extracurricular activities, and college, the pressure to succeed and thrive in an...

Muslim ban disregards constitutional rights

Staff Editorial February 15, 2017

America, land of the free and the home of the brave. A beacon on a hill, the shining example of acceptance and opportunity for all. Except Muslims. More specifically the Muslim population of the...

Provisional licenses need to be mandatory

Staff Editorial February 15, 2017

While Shakespeare may argue that some people are born great, not many people are born great drivers.  To be a great driver requires time, practice, and a decent level of coordination. Since...

The U.S. Mint and Treasury are set to release a new gold coin to celebrate the 225th anniversary of Lady Liberty on April 6.

U.S. Treasury celebrates diversity with a new coin

Joshua Kyser, Staff Writer February 15, 2017

A big step for America is coming in an unexpected way.  For the first time in our nation’s history, the United States Mint and Treasury announced a Lady Liberty coin to be released for its 225th...

Will Donald Trump make a good president?

Will Donald Trump make a good president?

Kiley Borba and Michael Bahk February 15, 2017

Yes -Michael Bahk, Staff Writer I will be speaking about the positives of Donald Trump’s presidency, not his personality. America needs to remember that there is a difference.  Being president...

Assemblies should have come sooner

Staff Editorial December 15, 2016

Too little. Too late.  These statements perfectly describe Cal High’s response to the school-wide assemblies on Nov. 29 that addressed several racist incidents that have taken place on campus...

Eminent domain is an unnecessary action

Staff Editorial December 15, 2016

Eminent domain leaves landowners in the dust while the government overrules their ownership. It is protected by the U.S. Constitution’s Takings Clause in the Fifth Amendment, which states, “Private...

Native land and people should not be disrespected

Kat LeTran and Emma Hall December 15, 2016

The Army Corps of Engineers has finally declared to find a new route for the Dakota Access pipeline. Over the past three  months, Sioux Native Americans have fought arduously to remove the pipeline...

Ben & Jerry’s political move-mint

Summer Reich, Staff Writer December 15, 2016

“Go Shawty, It’s Sherbert Day,” “Pop, Lock and Chocolate,” and “All Chocolate Matters.”  These were just a few proposed names for the new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor that...

Electoral college needs to be improved upon

Josh Choi, Staff Writer December 15, 2016

Americans across the nation went to vote for our next President on Nov. 8. But voters were not directly voting for the next president. They were participating in a system called the electoral college,...

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