GPA elimination best for students by Arvin Ahmadi
Editor in Chief
If you thought our problems ended with the passage of the FAIRGRADE initiative last year, by now you understand that’s far from reality. The issue of course weighting and how to calculate grade point average has grown legs of its own at Jefferson.
Under the current system devised over the summer, only certain courses receive the 0.5 and 1.0 weights for honors and AP courses, respectively. This has stirred debate over what is honors and what isn’t, since all classes at Jefferson are advertised as “honors level or above” on ... full article
Twitter: Does anyone care? by Akshay Seth
Opinion Editor
Most teenagers across America would agree with me when I say that Twitter is one of the lamest social networking sites in use. Geared to draw attention mongers from every corner of the map, the site gives overly expressive people a place to openly publicize some of the most random and pointless things that come to their minds.
The complete freedom given to Twitter users is what makes the website so unbearable. Given the liberty to tell the world anything they want at any point during the day, Tweeters have ... full article
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New plan can fix problems by Caelan Garrett
Junior Student
Health insurance is a basic human right. Anyone, regardless of social standing, should be nursed back into good health without having to fret about immediate payment of expensive medical bills. However, our health care system functions in a flawed way where more than 15 percent of Americans lack health care because our current system is the most expensive in the world. On average, 100,000 Americans die each year due to lack of health care, and thousands more file for bankruptcy due to the high cost of medical bills. In addition ... full article
Reform not quite there yet by Benjin Dubishar
Senior Student
President Obama’s health care is certainly a step in the right direction, but it oversteps some bounds while not getting close enough to other necessary ones. His rhetoric conveys a sense of idealism to the American public, where anyone can get any health care necessary for practically any price. I think that his envisioned plan is flawed at this basic level.
In many cases, “most” even, this is a fine idea, but there was no mention of personal accountability in his speech. In fact, he implies just the opposite: no ... full article
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