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Issue Date: Friday, February 04, 2011 Issue: Vol. 10, Issue 4 Last Update: Friday, February 04, 2011
  • Don't Ask, Don't Tell law repealed

    Friday, February 04, 2011 By: Pattrik Simmons/Copy Editor

    After 17 years of being instituted, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" — the policy that prohibited gay U.S. Armed Forces service members from being open about their sexual orientation — was officially repealed

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  • Largest cruise ships in world sail from South Florida throughout Caribbean

    Friday, February 04, 2011 By: Danny Galvez/Staff Reporter

    The cruise industry has now given birth to a new class of ship: The Oasis class. Easily the largest class of cruise ship in the world, Royal Caribbean’s brand new “Oasis of the Seas” and sister ship “

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  • Damaged nuclear power plant to re-open in Ukraine

    Friday, February 04, 2011 By: Derek Vildosola/Staff Reporter

    When the youth of today hear about Priypat, Chernobyl, Ukraine, they relate it to a level in the acclaimed 2007 video game ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.’ The game does somewhat of a thorough job in

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  • Editorial

    Friday, February 04, 2011 By: Editorial Board

    It’s ironic, the fact that the United States is a country made up of immigrants, yet, when it comes to immigration related issues they seem to be quite discriminating. We call that hypocrisy.

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  • Custodians not to blame for bathrooms

    Friday, February 04, 2011 By: Michael Formosa/Staff Reporter

    Why does it seem like every time I walk into the bathroom, I’m entering the set of ‘SAW 3’? Is it the custodial staff? Or is it the immaturity of my peers? Our school is in a constant struggle trying

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  • Scanners infringe on privacy rights

    Friday, February 04, 2011 By: Marien Gonzalez/Photo Editor

    Airports all over the nation have taken initiatives to improve security after an incident in Detroit on Christmas Day two years ago. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was accused of taking a bomb aboard North

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  • Discrimination against all skateboarders is truly unfair

    Friday, February 04, 2011 By: Jonathan Cuartas/Staff Reporter

    Skateboarding gives me a chance to escape the everyday mayhem in my life; a chance to hang with the buds and cruise around the city until nightfall; a chance to have a good time. Unfortunately, someti

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  • Illegally downloading music puts one in jail, don't do it

    Friday, February 04, 2011 By: Kimberly Slichter/Staff Reporter

    In the last issue, co-Editor-in-Chief Stefany Gomez talked about how Limewire, the infamous file sharing program that overly-abused its power, was officially shut down following a heated court case co

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  • Autism affects more children every day

    Friday, February 04, 2011 By: Joseph Cardenas/Section Editor

    Autism is a spectrum disorder that impairs social skills, makes it difficult to communicate, and makes one prone to repetitive patterns and behaviors. It is a group of developmental brain disorders kn

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  • Modern teenagers' perspective on love lacks integrity

    Friday, February 04, 2011 By: Brittany Villega/Staff Reporter

    When one’s walking around outside, feelings of what seems like genuine love and happiness begin to engulf their body. Feelings that seem to be radiating off of the “happy” couples that walk around the

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At-a-glance

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After 17 years of being instituted, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" — the policy that prohibited gay U.S. Armed Forces service members from being open about their sexual orientation — was officially repealed
full story 
Circa 65,000 youth live as outcasts in their own community. They are part of the 3,000,000 students who graduate from U.S. high schools each year; however, this minority is unable to be part of the “A
full story 
The cruise industry has now given birth to a new class of ship: The Oasis class. Easily the largest class of cruise ship in the world, Royal Caribbean’s brand new “Oasis of the Seas” and sister ship “
full story 
When the youth of today hear about Priypat, Chernobyl, Ukraine, they relate it to a level in the acclaimed 2007 video game ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.’ The game does somewhat of a thorough job in
Editorial
full story 
It’s ironic, the fact that the United States is a country made up of immigrants, yet, when it comes to immigration related issues they seem to be quite discriminating. We call that hypocrisy.
Custodians not to blame for bathrooms
full story 
Why does it seem like every time I walk into the bathroom, I’m entering the set of ‘SAW 3’? Is it the custodial staff? Or is it the immaturity of my peers? Our school is in a constant struggle trying
Scanners infringe on privacy rights
full story 
Airports all over the nation have taken initiatives to improve security after an incident in Detroit on Christmas Day two years ago. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was accused of taking a bomb aboard North
Discrimination against all skateboarders is truly unfair
full story 
Skateboarding gives me a chance to escape the everyday mayhem in my life; a chance to hang with the buds and cruise around the city until nightfall; a chance to have a good time. Unfortunately, someti
Illegally downloading music puts one in jail, don't do it
full story 
In the last issue, co-Editor-in-Chief Stefany Gomez talked about how Limewire, the infamous file sharing program that overly-abused its power, was officially shut down following a heated court case co
Autism affects more children every day
full story 
Autism is a spectrum disorder that impairs social skills, makes it difficult to communicate, and makes one prone to repetitive patterns and behaviors. It is a group of developmental brain disorders kn
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