Powderpuff can be a fun event in a monotonous school year. The long-established game can build more school spirit, bring students closer together and raise funds for school activities. Although Powderpuff has proven to be problematic in the past, its future could prove to be a learning experience for the school. […]
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Mira Costa’s administration has made too many important decisions without first adequately consulting the students on campus. With an open-minded pair of new administrators in Dale and Matthews and a willing and opinionated student body, Mira Costa can take a major step in the right direction. […]
Colleges use race as its primary criterion when choosing which students reap the benefits of affirmative action. This view of candidates based on race does not take into account the fact that there are minorities in well-to-do situations. […]
This year, under its new advisor, English teacher Nicole Wachell, Mira Costa’s National Honor Society has the potential to grow into an organization that performs substantial community service with increased member participation. […]
At Mira Costa, students are hindered by a lack of knowledge of their rights. Two major examples of this unawareness include students not knowing what the administration’s policy is regarding student expression and their rights under the California Ed Code regarding make-up work after an excused absence. […]
The inherent moral quandary of WikiLeaks’ mission is most troubling perhaps because it is partly justified. Its goal, to “open governments,” is an admirable one in light of the executive branch’s paranoid manipulation of intelligence agencies over the last decade. […]
As Mira Costa students apply to colleges and universities across the nation, the rising costs of tuition are a principal concern for many. The California Supreme Court’s decision to keep programs providing in-state tuition to illegal immigrants further agitates these concerns. […]
Illegal immigrant students attending California’s public universities and colleges greatly benefit from the ruling by the California Supreme Court on Nov. 15, which stated that illegal aliens will continue to receive lower in-state tuition rates. […]
In the 21st century, being a recruited athlete is a huge advantage in the college admissions process. Athletically gifted students are given opportunities to attend colleges they may not have been be accepted to had athletics not been a factor. This emphasis on athletics deviates from the original and most important purpose of higher education: to prepare a generation for life in adult society.
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