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Sanctuary City policy up for debate as illegal immigrants are threatened with deportation: Pro
Written by Matthew Estipona   
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
As President Obama prepares to deal with the highly anticipated and long overdue immigration reform legislation, he can look to San Francisco as a model for repealing laws that unfairly persecute undocumented immigrants.

 
Sanctuary City policy up for debate as illegal immigrants are threatened with deportation: Con
Written by Emily Moody   
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
The board of supervisors is putting San Francisco's status as a sanctuary city above the safety of its citizens by arguing that illegal immigrant minors who are arrested for felonies should not be reported to immigration authorities until after conviction.

 
Merit pay lacks planning
Written by The Lowell Staff   
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
The merit pay system is part of a packet of education laws to be funded in part by the $4.35 billion "Race To The Top" federal grants supported by President Barack Obama advocating individual teacher compensation tied to his or her students' test scores.

 
Local media disappoints
Written by The Lowell Staff   
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
On Oct. 25, The Lowell's advertisement staff received an e-mail from an organization claiming to support independent music artists.


 
Outdated teen beauty pageants foster skewed values and unrealistic goals
Written by Ashley Wu   
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
“It’s beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart.”

 
Wireless ad displays partisan views
Written by Rosa Shields   
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
Advertising campaign. These two words may arouse suspicion of a heavy sell, but not controversy. Yet a multi-billion dollar telecommunication company has recently blurred the line between normal marketing practices and political propaganda.

 
UC students outraged at tuition spike
Written by Destiny Vaughn   
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
At UC-Berkeley, students barricaded themselves on the second floor of a building on campus in a show of defiance.

 
Spin-offs give dedicated television fans a headspin
Written by Laura Zhen   
Friday, 13 November 2009
Sunday, Animation Domination night, I turned on the TV to see a man with a nasally voice announcing his departure. As he pulled his car out of Quahog, the sharp-tongued baby echoed my thoughts exactly: “What the hell. He's getting his own show?!”
 
Alternatives to suspension
Written by Jessica Cheung   
Friday, 13 November 2009
Where there is crime, there should be punishment. With aims to reduce the amount of classroom time suspended students miss out on, the district approved the Peer Courts program on Oct. 13.
 
School should have waitlist to offset under-enrollment
Written by Matthew Estipona   
Friday, 13 November 2009
As our school faces an imminent loss of funds and a looming budget deficit, we need a steady stream of funding to prevent mid-year cuts that would disrupt the school year.
 
Health materials obsolete
Written by Natasha Khan   
Friday, 13 November 2009
Whether mentally, physically or emotionally, being healthy is one of the most important necessities for teenagers today.
 
Pro: Can GMOs help our economy while hurting our planet? (10/09)
Written by Jessica Cheung   
Friday, 23 October 2009
“You aren’t what you eat.”

You’ve probably never been told that, but you’ve also never been told that GMOs, or Genetically Modified Organisms, are actually a good thing — not a harbinger of some extraterrestrial crop.
 
Fish pamphlets catch awareness (10/09)
Written by Nicola Householder   
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
The saying, “there’s plenty of fish in the sea,” may not always ring true. According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program, we need to choose our seafood carefully in order to lessen the damage cause by overfishing and habitat destruction. Luckily, the Aquarium’s latest attempts at educating the public about the virtues of sustainably-caught seafood have helped push the program out of obscurity and onto your dinner plate.

 
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