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The UC requirement of capped classes not justified and should be repealed

The Oracle • January 30, 2013

Written by: Cooper Aspegren and Chaewon Lee Pro: Even with extensive data on applicants ranging from test scores to summer activities, sorting through more than 150,000 students can be a daunting task for admissions officers within the University of California (UC). As of now, the UC system’s weighted...

Editorial:Current lockdown security measures have some room for improvement

The Oracle • January 28, 2013

Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of the staff (assenting: 44; dissenting: 7; abstaining: 0) In the aftermath of the recent Newtown shooting, schools across the country have called security procedures into question. According to Education Week magazine, 82 percent of 720 surveyed...

SAT is unfair for disadvantaged students

The Oracle • December 10, 2012

Written by: Cooper Aspegren Performance on the SAT is one of the most significant factors in a college’s decision to admit or deny a student from enrollment. Because organizations like U.S. News and World Report rank universities based on the distribution of freshmen SAT scores, colleges seek to admit...

High school ranking process should be fixed

The Oracle • December 10, 2012

Written by: Tim Wang In this world, every sort of product and institution is ranked and judged. People want to eat at the world’s best restaurants and read the world’s best books. High schools are no exception. However, the high school ranking system is flawed and in need of revision. Rankings of...

Homework gets us back to work

The Oracle • December 10, 2012

Written by: Utkash Dubey As an outspoken conservative that has stressed the importance of presidential policy in the past, I think it’s important to understand that America’s fiscal future isn’t merely a compilation of the commander-in-chief’s political pursuits. Even after the 2012 Presidential...

Excessive political correctness can do more harm than good

The Oracle • December 10, 2012

Written by: Ben Atlas While racism, sexism and other forms of prejudice can still be found in modern society, a new societal norm intended to combat these mindsets has created a problem of its own: political correctness. Political correctness is an attempt to make certain phrases, actions and events...

Editorial: Gaming policy can be adjusted in the interest of fairness and effectiveness

The Oracle • December 10, 2012

In November, the administration announced its plans to enforce a policy that prohibits gaming on all school computers in order to increase their accessibility for educational use. While its aims are commendable, this gaming policy does not address several significant issues in both implementation and...

Students voice opinions on gaming policy

The Oracle • December 10, 2012

Written by:Anuva Ganapathi The Academic Center (AC) established a new rule that prohibits gaming on its computers, effective Nov. 4, in response to the gaming policy introduced by administration. According to librarian Meg Omainksy, this new rule is a school-wide policy, covering computers in the library...

Obama offers needed consistency

The Oracle • November 8, 2012

Third-party or independent voters have been unsure as to which candidate deserves their endorsement. As a Libertarian, it would seem difficult for me to side with one of two candidates. I share the same social agenda with Democrats, but I also believe in fiscal conservatism. However, I still share the decisiveness that characterizes those who pledge themselves to a specific, singular political party. Because of Romney’s inconsistencies, I firmly believe that the country would be better off with Barack Obama in the White House for another four years.

Romney superior in fiscal policy

The Oracle • November 7, 2012

As a whole, the 2012 presidential election can be hard to follow. If I were eligible to vote, I’d break down deciding issues into two main segments: social policy and economic policy. Challenger Mitt Romney is a better choice than incumbent Barack Obama due to his superior economic policies and past record combined with social policies on either side that have little actual impact.

Obamacare legislation burdens Americans

The Oracle • November 7, 2012

President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), otherwise known as Obamacare, is intended to lower the cost of healthcare and reducing the number of uninsured Americans. While health expenditures are indeed higher in the United States, the PPACA is misguided for several reasons: 1) the United States has a superior health care system that will be harmed by Obamacare; 2) the number of uninsured Americans has been grossly exaggerated; and 3) Obamacare fails to reduce health costs.

Political apathy is harmful

The Oracle • November 7, 2012

Written by: Klaire Tan 2012 A.D.: The world is in a sorry state. America’s economy is struggling to stay afloat; according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national debt has passed $16 trillion, and 12.1 million Americans are unemployed. The rest of the world isn’t faring much better. In...

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