New Rules to Rectify the Mistakes of Last Year
Tamar McCollom, Opinion Editor
February 3, 2012
Another year, another list of annoyances to be rectified. Mirador takes on politics, popular culture, hair, and unsanitary bathrooms with a list of new rules for the new year. Define Santorum. NBC cannot cancel Community. Have we learned nothing from the Great Arrested Development Tragedy of 2006? If... Read more »
Is Drug Education to Blame for SWAT?: Con
Devin Mottier, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012
Over winter break, the media reported about teenage drug use at SWAT, an annual ski trip offered to Bay Area students. The story was quickly used to make grand assumptions and generalizations about our community’s drug culture and the drug education that has taught our students. However, a lack of... Read more »
Is Drug Education to Blame for Swat? Pro
Sophia Bollag, Managing Editor
February 3, 2012
When several pounds of drugs were confiscated from buses taking local students to the SWAT ski trip in Elko, Nevada, the community reacted with an “it was bound to happen sometime” attitude. If anything was surprising about the incident, it was that the trip’s drug stash had finally been discovered,... Read more »
SAT Cheating Scandal Highlights Changing Culture
Julia Govan, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012
In early January, a shocking news story titled “The Perfect Score” ran on CBS News’ 60 Minutes. The story featured Sam Eshaghoff, a 19 year old college student who cheated on the SAT more than 16 times and until recently got away with it. Police arrested the teen for fraud and criminal impersonation... Read more »
Juvenile Justice in Need of Reform
Reese Levine, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012
For over 100 years, the California Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) has held and rehabilitated criminals ages 12 to 25. However, over the past decade it has become apparent that they have not done a good enough job, and therefore there is only one solution: shut the state system down and move responsibility... Read more »
Romney Struggles to Engage GOP Base
Kelsi Lerner, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012
The Huffington Post recently asked its readers the question: what is Mitt Romney’s real first name? The results thus far: John (11.27%), Mitt (16.52%), Mittens (16.67%), Edwin (17.03%), and, finally, Willard (38.51%). Mitt Romney is so out of touch with his audience that they apparently don’t even... Read more »
Mirador Wants YOU to Vote
February 3, 2012
There are certain rituals that an 18-year-old has the moral imperative to partake in on their birthday. For instance, buying cough syrup, making it rain with all $12 of winnings from scratch cards, getting your very own Costco membership, the usual. However, this year, all of us legal adults and soon-to-be-legal... Read more »
Super PACs Distort American Democracy
Maya Sherne, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012
It started with a hearing. Initially, this hearing may seem like any other Supreme Court case—a fight for the rights of an individual. This case, however, was different. No individual was on trial, and no sole person was being held responsible over a dispute. Instead, a powerful organization... Read more »
Government Legislation Would Permit Censorship
Maya Sherne, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012
For years, the US government has faced pressure from entertainment and computer software companies to stop online piracy. Piracy is allowing people to own copies of companies’ merchandise for no expense, and for this reason, it is understandable that companies are pushing for these methods. However,... Read more »
Application Anxiety Hurts Camaraderie
February 3, 2012
There are some questions that need never be asked—a woman’s weight, whether the chicken-esque substance is in fact chicken, how bedbugs reproduce, etc. And it’s at about this time of the year, as students embark on the annual tour of holiday parties, that many high school seniors are ready to add... Read more »
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