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Daily Archives: December 14, 2010

School life continues to eat away at students

Molly Dowd Staff Writer I don’t look forward to going to school.  Sunday nights just give me the worst feeling.  Why do many students feel this way? Education is one of the most valued sources in life. Yet, at Las Lomas, we rarely take advantage of what we have. In third world countries, many kids don’t have th...

Despite what students claim, homework does help us

Lloydon Balili Staff Writer Students often complain about how homework is pointless when it only makes up a small percentage of their total grade, especially in math and science classes. Others would even say homework should be graded on effort and not completion. Regarding homework, I believe hard work should be rew...

More relief needed for earthquake and tsunami victims

Emily Carroll Staff Writer After the tsunami was let loose on millions in Southeast Asia or the earthquake fractured the fragile Haitian infrastructure, citizens of the more developed world felt deeply moved to help those with less or those with nothing at all. In the event of any disaster, radio talk show hosts wi...

Emergency drills cause mixed opinions

Luke Asher Staff Writer Emergency drills are a part of public school culture. A majority of my teachers and fellow students have expressed a love-hate relationship for these scheduled alarms. They feel that drills interrupt valuable class time. However, nearly everyone will concede that however annoying they are, th...

Social networks exposing students to the world

Michael Cabungcal Staff Writer Online social networking websites like Facebook are your I.D on the internet and yours alone, meaning, everything you are, your life and (possibly) your soul is up there for all to see . With that said, do schools have the right to search through students' social networking accounts? ...

Keep reading the printed word

Kathleen Allan Staff Writer There is nothing quite as satisfying as curling up with a good book. The smell and feel of it in your hands is something that cannot be replicated and is part of the reading experience. Opening up a book opens up untold adventures and otherwise unknown worlds—books broaden horizons and c...


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