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Campus Op-Eds Opinion State of our Education Top Stories

January 26, 2021

The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations: Why eliminating AS English 1 is the wrong move

Read an opposing opinion here. My freshman year, I participated in a new experiment designed to increase integration in our vastly diverse but equally segregated…

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Campus Op-Eds Opinion State of our Education Submissions Top Stories Voices of M-A

January 26, 2021

Correcting Systemic Imbalances: Why Detracking AS English I is Necessary

Editor's Note: The following is a student submission from Andrew Fahey, a senior at M-A. Read the opposing opinion here In my opinion, the combination…

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2020 Election Op-Eds Opinion Top Stories

March 2, 2020

Dissenting Opinion: Why Sanders is the Better Choice

This is a dissenting opinion in response to the M-A Chronicle's endorsement of Senator Elizabeth Warren for the 2020 Democratic Primary. Sure, there are differences…

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Editorials Op-Eds Opinion Top Stories

April 25, 2017

M-A Senior Fashion Show: Not a Lifestyle, but a Celebration

The M-A Senior Fashion Show is a 30-year-old tradition that is a significant part of the senior experience. The show connects students, parents, and community…

Elizabeth McColloch

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Op-Eds Opinion Top Stories

September 5, 2016

Opinion: Stanford Ban on Hard Alcohol is Harmful to Students

Stanford University emailed its students on August 22 regarding an update to the on-campus alcohol policy. Effective this fall, the new policy bans all hard…

Sarah Orttung

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Op-Eds Opinion

March 13, 2016

Trump: Evangelical or Authoritarian?

Trump has gained the support of key Evangelical leaders Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, and more Evangelical votes than his Evangelical opponent Ted Cruz. Christianity,…

Hannah MacLeod

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Op-Eds Opinion

February 6, 2016

Midnight in Morocco: M-A’s Orientalist Mistake

The theme's orientalism is a problem because dances are casual events for students' entertainment, and because we are a high school in California; these elements…

Miranda Simes

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Op-Eds Opinion

November 18, 2015

Opinion: A Blow to U.S. Soccer

Last Monday, the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) issued new guidelines that may jeopardize the ability of American soccer to establish itself as a competitive, prestigious…

Ulises Cisneros

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Op-Eds Opinion

October 21, 2015

The Correlation between Death with Dignity and Capital Punishment

While they may seem like separate controversies, physician-assisted suicide, and capital punishment both question the same human right over life and death. In the United…

Elizabeth McColloch

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Op-Eds Opinion

September 18, 2015

“Trump”-eter of Hate

In 1987, Ronald Reagan, the quintessential Republican, urged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall,” denouncing the political climate that divided his world.…

Katie Weiner

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