ScotSkim: fire

Julia Rhodie, Staff Writer

November 15, 2018

Filed under ScotSkim - quick news briefs

California burns up from fires in north and south Infamous for its sunny days and sandy beaches, the Golden State is gaining a new meaning, as fire rages through both its northern and southern ends. With Camp Fire blazing in the north and the Woolsey Fire burning through the south, the entire state is crippled by tragedy and debilitating air quality. According to ...

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...

Russian government supports Crimean annexation

Tracy Chu, Staff Writer

March 18, 2014

Filed under News

The secession referendum in Crimea on March 16 revealed that 97 percent of Crimean voters supported leaving Ukraine to join the Russian Federation. The Ukraine crisis began when the president of Ukraine then, Viktor Yanukovych, rejected plans from the European Union (EU) concerning improved economic...

Flu season fiasco: CDC closed during government shutdown

Zoe Wildman

October 8, 2013

Filed under News

With the Center for Disease Control (CDC) shut down, Americans will not be informed about current flu strains and where outbreaks are occurring. According to the CDC website, they will not be routinely analyzing surveillance data nor testing laboratory specimens submitted as part of routine surveillance. “The...

Behind the government shutdown – two sides that can’t agree

Dana Benelli, Staff Writer

October 7, 2013

Filed under News

After one week of partial shutdown, the United States government remains deadlocked as disagreement between the Democratic party and the Republican party continues to delay consensus. The shutdown began at midnight Sept. 30 as a result of Congress failing to pass its budget plan for the new fiscal year. ...

Government shutdown effects students

Tara Shahrvini, Staff Writer

October 4, 2013

Filed under News

Ten days after the government shut down, students are starting to see its effects. Disagreement in Congress regarding the funding for the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, sparked the government to shut down. The end of the shutdown still remains unknown and many students are unsure...

AP Government cheating scandal unveiled

January 10, 2013

Filed under Campus

A huge breach in student integrity occurred as Carlmont's winter break came to an end when a shocking email from AP Government teachers exposed a cheating scandal in relation to the fall semester final. The final exam for the course was an unreleased AP test, purportedly unavailable to the public. How...