MICHELLE PAULINO
Opinions Editor
Graduating high school is daunting. Most students feel a combination of anxiety and excitement as the end of everything they have ever known. The unknown of the future and the insecurities of possibly leaving their comfort zones beckon. With so many students furthering their education immediately upon the completion of high school,
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JOYCE TSUI
Editor in Chief
Just like every other senior on this campus, I have been counting down the days until graduation (16 days and counting); however, throughout the year, I have often found myself reminiscing about the past four years and the memories I have made here at Alhambra. Though high school has been a seemingly
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SEAN NGUYEN
Staff Writer
For many college-bound seniors, there is a certain two-word phrase that will be the topic of heated discussion, deliberation and debate – “student loans.”
To many seniors, student loans may seem like a snake waiting to strike. In fact, for many students, student loans are often the only way that college is
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KATHERINE ONG
MICHELLE PAULINO
Opinions Editors
Every year, the Associated Student Body (ASB) reviews their constitution to ensure that the policies, regulations and positions work fairly in the interests of the student body. This year, the traditional constitution was overhauled and recreated from the backbone up.
The current ASB believes that the old constitution was very unclear and
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DEBORAH CHEN
Copy Editor
Crime is like a disease that worms its way into society, inevitably creating obstacles. The question is how this problem can be dealt with.
Keeping a prisoner incarcerated costs $44,563 a year in California. That is nearly the same price as a year at Harvard University, including room and board. Is incarcerating one
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JENNY LEE
Staff Writer
The United States is the land of the American dream, the Statue of Liberty and Chuck Norris. It is also the nation with some of the most laughable laws ever passed.
On Jan. 26, Congress decided that unlocking a cellphone for multiple SIM card usage is now illegal to prevent copyright infringement.
Unlocking a
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In the town of Almost, Maine, miracles of love really do occur…
John Cariani’s “Almost, Maine,” directed by Daniel Ingram, is a collection of witty, loosely connected vignettes of love between the inhabitants of Almost, a small town in the state of Maine. In the town of Almost, love appears to be the miracle catalyst that
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JENNY LEE
Staff Writer
People are born and remain free and equal in rights.
This idea has fueled history. It has driven the thirteen colonies to fight for their freedom and it has driven African Americans to fight for equal rights. Although we all know discrimination still lingers, slaves are nonexistent today, thanks to the Emancipation Proclamation, signed
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Michelle Paulino
Opinions Editor
Today, the typical cost of attending a four-year university ranges from $20,000 to $60,000. Tuition is increasing, classes are stressful and the job market is not doing too well either. If you are like the thousands of people who do not qualify for financial aid, slipping into unrecoverable student loan debt is easy.
Dating
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TINA CHEN
Staff Writer
College is a place to freely express ideas and expand one’s intellect, a place where students are able to voice their views without judgment while learning from peers, professors and even porn star lecturers. Yes, pornstars. Rub your eyes and read that again. P-o-r-n-s-t-a-r-s. Are you judging?
Bryan Sevilla, better known in the porn
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