Ever since the beginning of this year, things have been different. People’s sleep schedules, activities and even way of thinking have changed. Starting from March 18, the Fremont Union High School District...
California Senator Kamala Harris has had a long career in politics—from working as a deputy district attorney in 1990 to now, standing as the Democratic vice presidential nominee for the 2020 election.
She...
In response to the upcoming 2020 presidential election, several social media companies have changed their policies on political advertisements. The spearhead of this change has been Twitter, which back...
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat." This adage is visible today, as the narrow view of American history taught in school is directly tied to the rampant ignorance pervading...
Hunkering down in contemplation during this once-in-a-century, nightmarish, unimaginable catastrophe, the future feels bleak and uncertain. Yet even now, it appears to be far brighter than the apocalyptic...
Since its introduction in the 1920s, the teacher tenure has garnered as much criticism as it has support. It was first created as a way to defend teachers from dismissals based on false or arbitrary accusations....
Death is a part of every aspect of our lives. Nobody in this world is perfect, and nobody is expected to be. Nonetheless, all people, whether citizens or celebrities, should be subject to repudiation for...
Unlike some other points of contention in society, the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) in America has not spurred walkouts, protests or other demonstrative events. Despite this, the fact that America...
Predictive policing, as defined by The National Institute of Justice, is policing that “tries to harness the power of information, geospatial technologies and evidence-based intervention models to reduce...
While we often like to think of ourselves as rational, researchers have found that we are too positive for our own good. When we predict the chances of an event in the future, we overestimate the probability...
It’s a well known fact that cheating has become prevalent among high school students. According to the Academic Cheating Fact Sheet by The Educational Testing Service, while about 20% of college students...
Social media campaigns have taken a significant precedent in present-day politics. As the field becomes more divided, the long-debated question of the reach of the First Amendment takes a forefront once...
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The Prospector is a student-run publication at Cupertino High School. We distribute eight print issues of our newsmagazine every year as well as post regularly here on our online site.
