Mira Costa tramples Lawndale Environmental Charter High School
The Mira Costa Mustangs boys soccer team easily dominated Lawndale Environmental Charter High School’s soccer team in a 5-0 preseason shutout game. […]
Month: December 2010
Roger Waters leaves Staples Center crowd in awe with The Wall
On February 7, 1980, progressive rock group Pink Floyd began its tour for “The Wall,” in Los Angeles. Almost 31 years later, on November 28 and 29, the band’s frontman Roger Waters returned to play this prolific album once again at the Staples Center. […]
Fall sports come to a close after a great season
The Mustangs saw a strong CIF Playoff season, with some sports coming up short and others reaching new, unprecedented heights with their finishes. […]
Staff Editorial: Students currently lack legitimate channels to voice their opinions on major MCHS decision-making
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. […]
Use of affirmative action encourages admissions discrimination
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. […]
New NHS leadership provides a spark
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. […]
Students would benefit from awareness of their rights
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. […]
Editor’s Note: WikiLeaks disregards journalistic responsibility
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. […]
Should illegal immigrants be denied in-state tuition? PRO: UC System should only aid legal residents
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. […]
Should illegal immigrants be denied in-state tuition? CON: All California residents deserve benefits
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. […]