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The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

More funding for NASA will have huge returns

More funding for NASA will have huge returns

Staff Editorial January 16, 2014

The Chinese lunar probe Chang’e-3 touched down safely on the moon on Dec. 14, marking the first landing on Earth’s closest neighbor in 40 years. But this landing is also evidence of something greater....

Homecoming a shocking experience

Erin Fox, Managing Editor November 22, 2013

As a new student to Cal High who had never experienced a homecoming dance, I was in for a shock last month when I learned about the absurd amount of money spent and the over-sexualized behavior that occurs. My...

Finals should be before winter break

Delainey Willing, Staff Writer November 22, 2013

As Christmas break nears once again, the fear of finals lingers in the back of students’ minds. Having finals a mere two weeks after Christmas break is not only annoying, but frustrating and inconvenient....

Food sweeps not handled properly

Food sweeps not handled properly

Saatvika Deshpande, Staff Writer/Artist November 22, 2013

The school’s new practice of slapping lunch detentions on anyone found eating in the main building is almost as ridiculous as the idea of an “anti-homecoming.” The added precaution of closing...

It’s time to fix the Black Friday dilemma

Staff Editorial November 22, 2013

Black Friday has a notorious reputation of causing people to do crazy things. Year after year, another story hits the media about an insane techie bombarding Best Buy for the best deal on a new TV the...

Society raising a generation of wimps

Society raising a generation of wimps

Staff Editorial November 22, 2013

There is an epidemic sweeping our nation. Children are becoming increasingly wimpy. What’s the cause of this travesty? The answer is overparenting. We all know those moms. The ones who shower their...

Government should not interfere with conflict in Syria

Mohammed Syed, Editor in Chief October 17, 2013

The case of U.S. interventionism has been brought to the attention of Americans ever since the revamping of American foreign policy in 1823, with President James Monroe’s articulation of the Monroe Doctrine. Since...

International actions stems from selfishness

International actions stems from selfishness

Staff October 17, 2013

As the possibility of Syrian intervention came closer and closer, flashbacks of Iraq and Afghanistan came to the forefront of the minds of  many Americans. With every American intervention in poor,...

Seniors lacking basic life skills

June 5, 2013

What really makes the world go round? Is it a five on an AP test, or 4.0 on a high school transcript? The answer to the above questions is a simple no. More and more society is realizing that...

Video games do not cause teen violence

Brittany Wurnitsch, Staff Writer April 29, 2013

Since 1947, video games have been used and admired in America. But the video games today have changed drastically since “Pacman” and “Tetris.” It has been debated how  modern games such as...

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