Complaining neighbors shouldn’t get to close Sand Dune Park’s gates
Although some complaints are valid, there is no rational reason to keep Sand Dune sealed off. […]
Opinion
Overly-expensive college system needs reforming
Colleges and universities must offer a three-year option to make higher education more affordable for students. […]
A weekly homeroom period will increase communication between the administration and students
Adding a homeroom period to students’ schedules will fix this problem and make Mira Costa more functional and efficient. […]
Editor’s Note: Taking the plunge into Costa’s opportunities
Every Sunday, I get into a frigid pool with a five-year Navy veteran, an old Chinese woman, a gay thirty-something who was just laid off and an afro-sporting basketball player named Christopher. […]
Staff Editorial: The CCC cuts through the college clutter
At a school where nearly all graduating students pursue higher education, the College and Career Center plays a large role in helping students make crucial choices about their future. Last year, Mira Costa hired two new CCC counselors, Gail Currey and Katherine Folkman. […]
The addition of a homeroom period would cut down on important instruction time
Mira Costa plans to implement a new bell schedule that includes a 24-minute homeroom period that meets once a week. This plan should be abandoned. […]
California’s democrats don’t belong in Sacramento
With the controversial Proposition 8 last November and the unsettlingly vicious and partisan gubernatorial races of 2006 and 2003, Californian politics have been among the most brutal in the nation. […]
Student ignorance of rights allows teachers to be insensitive
Due to political incorrectness in California’s education system, kids in many classrooms today are being insulted with offensive language which makes them feel like they’re in a hostile environment. […]
Obama is an ignoble selection for the most noble of prizes
The selection of President Obama as the recipient of the Noble Prize this year will leave a blot on the credibility of this honor. […]
Link Crew needs to be reoriented
New students coming into Mira Costa as freshmen usually have a hard time adjusting to the new school environment. The jump from middle school or a K-8 school into high school is difficult and Link Crew is Mira Costa’s way of helping new students ease into a new school year in a new environment. […]