Editorial: Teens jeopardize the confidentiality PSAT content by meme-ing
October 13, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Opinion, SS Staff
In debates about internet content, one controversial issue has been that privacy does not exist online so any content could be traced back to the sharer for legal reasons. On the other hand, one could argue that considering there is no Internet Bill of Rights to date, internet dealings are a largel...
Opinion: Asking someone’s race is simple
Nisha Marino, Staff Writer
October 10, 2018
Filed under Opinion
As the U.S. grows, so does its diversity. Interracial marriage became legal in all 50 states in 1967, but mixed-race kids have been running around for longer than that. I’m 16 years old, and shockingly enough, I have been half-white and half-Indian my entire life. As I’ve grown up, I’ve come to en...
Opinion: Women don’t matter
Emma Romanowsky, Staff Writer
October 9, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Women make up the majority of college students. They make up more than half of the world’s population. They are doctors, lawyers, politicians, athletes, leaders, followers, teachers, and students. And yet, they still do not matter. The twenty-first century has achieved innovations unthinkable to many ...
Editorial: College application fees should factor into students’ plans
October 3, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
As those grand visions of admission into college are getting nearer and nearer for expectant high school seniors, it may be a good time for a reality check. Students boldly announcing that they’re applying to 20 different schools could be underestimating one subtle but crucial detail: application fe...
Opinion: How you should argue for abortion (part 1, probably)
Joseph Gomez, Segment Producer
October 1, 2018
Filed under Opinion, ScotCenter, ScotCenter: Features
Joseph Gomez opines on how the political left should go about arguing for the preservation of Roe v. Wade.
Opinion: Sexual assault is timeless; it’s never okay
Sophie Lynd, Highlander Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2018
Filed under Opinion
We've seen him attack his own FBI, take "many sides" in response to Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Va., and separate over 2,000 families from their children. Now, he's teaching the nation's youth that women who come forward about sexual assault are lying and that their claims are irrelevant...
Opinion: Brett Kavanaugh is not the victim
Nina Heller, Staff Writer
September 27, 2018
“I am not here because I want to be.” These were the words spoken by Christine Blasey Ford in her opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee about her allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday, Sept. 27. Continuing with her statement, Ford said, “I am terri...
Opinion: On Smartphone addiction and education
Joseph Gomez, Segment Producer
September 19, 2018
Filed under Opinion, ScotCenter, ScotCenter: Features
Joseph Gomez describes how adding the latest technology to school is not helping smartphone addiction.
Opinion: Election Day should be a national holiday
Nina Heller, Staff Writer
September 18, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Only 56 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the 2016 election, according to Pew Research. What happened to the other 44 percent? Where did they go? While some may have missed the deadlines to vote and some may be battling voter suppression laws, others just simply don’t have the time. ...
9/11 cannot be forgotten
Sophie Lynd, Highlander Editor-in-Chief
September 11, 2018
Filed under Opinion
"Where were you on September 11?" Those of us in high school are either too young to remember or weren't even alive yet. I was six months old. Regardless of the fact of whether we can recall that infamous Tuesday morning from our own accounts or not, we must not forget innocent citizens and, in...
You still aren’t special: reflections from a senior
Nina Heller, Staff Writer
September 5, 2018
Filed under Opinion
“You’re not special.” Many of us at Carlmont were welcomed into high school at the beginning of our freshman year with this mantra: You’re not special. I’m now at the beginning of my senior year, and this is one of the most concrete memories I have from my freshman year. Freshman...
Adulthood comes with maturity rather than age
Sophie Lynd, Highlander Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Upon turning 18, American males are required to register for the military draft. While the last military draft was 45 years ago following the end of the Vietnam War, today's 18-year-olds continue to register to possibly risk their lives for our country. Yet, it is illegal for them to consume alcohol...
Emma Romanowsky, Staff Writer
North Dakota law limits voters The Supreme Court passed a law which prohibits citizen without an address...
Maya Benjamin, Staff Writer
Hurricane Michael destroys Mexico Beach Hurricane Michael has killed at least 18 people and three are...
Taisiia Yakovenko, Staff Writer
In an attempt to gain more input from the community, the Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD)...