Opinion

To incoming college students, many of whom are away from the comfort of home for the first time, joining a sorority or a fraternity can be an alluring prospect if for those who seek an wide, easy-to-reach social circle. However, it’s not …

By Michael Yang Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a great movie that definitely deserves to be watched. Unlike previous, lackluster movies such as the Phantom Menace, The Force Awakens is a blast, with great special effects, acting, and characters. I don’t …

By Michael Yang Oftentimes, students will forgo difficult classes, and instead opt for less challenging classes, simply to maintain a high GPA. To many, it is more important to earn an A in an easy class than it is to learn something …

By Michael Yang Often times, people will say that, given enough practice, anyone can be the next Michael Jordan, or Albert Einstein. People will often say that you can do anything you set your mind to. However, this is not true; success, …

By William Zeng As we all know, 12 years’ education from elementary school to high school is free and mandatory in United States. With higher college tuition and stricter admission criteria, more and more people are asking: Should we go to college? …

By Veronica Gong During times of distress, many lose their composure. They handle the stressful situation poorly and, as a result, blow situations out of proportion. The healthier way of coping, however, is to look on the brighter side and not panic. …

By Helen Dong On June 30, the Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruled that the controversial Ten Commandments monument placed on state capitol grounds must go because public property must not be used for the support of any religion.  This was a victory, …

By Angela Luo This is how we talk about food: Literally—We whine during fourth period that lunch is so far away, even when it is only next period. We comment on not having had breakfast that morning because we were running late …

By Tammy Lu American writer, Bill James, once said, “It’s easy for people to grow up in our society believing that certain lifestyles are risk free when they certainly are not.” A lifestyle could be defined as the way a person lives, …

By Ethan Hu Over the past several years, there has been a sudden increase in the release of violent videos games. Along with the growing production rate of games, there has been a surge of players, especially among teenagers. Many people have …