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Student petitions prove ineffective

December 31, 2015 La Vista 0

As a result of the incident with former French teacher Timothy Hirsh and the former policy that did not allow 18-year-old students to leave campus during second office hours, several students chose to create petitions to voice their concerns. Petitions like these are ineffective because they do not directly influence any change and instead, are merely looked over by the administration. […]

New policy introduces unfair consequences

October 16, 2015 La Vista 0

By Daniela Coe-McNamara Staff Writer The two recent changes to the attendance policy at Costa enforce punishments for unexcused absences too severely. In addition, the new system harasses students into spending time, effort and money on […]

Major-focused helps students in job market

April 24, 2015 La Vista 0

By Aaron Chelliah Opinion Editor Recently, there has been controversy over whether a liberal arts or major-focused education is better. A subject-specific education provides as much intellectual stimulation as a liberal arts education, allows students […]

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