PERSPECTIVES – Page 62 – HiLite

For our school’s success, give credit where credit is due

perspectives • March 27, 2014

There is a superiority complex that comes with attending one of the best schools in the nation. The assertion itself betrays a sense of privilege, but the facts are undeniable. This is what they call a...

While homosexual discrimination raised concerns in Sochi, as Paralympics approach, we must also not apply the same discrimination to disabled

Beats • March 3, 2014

As the Sochi Winter Olympics draw to a close, the Paralympics will be underway in the same location in little time. However, think about the word that describes the competitors: disabled. Yes, potential...

State should define testing expectations clearly for schools, students beforehand

perspectives • February 27, 2014

Due to college and career readiness requirements from Public Law 268 and House Enrolled Act 1005, the state is requiring low-performing students to take a diagnostic exam called the ACCUPLACER. Students...

Graphic Perspective

perspectives • February 27, 2014

Dance Marathon. Students should educate themselves on use of CHS Dance Marathon funds

perspectives • February 27, 2014

Another season of Dance Marathon has come and gone. The annual family dinner, basketball tailgate, setting FirstGiving accounts and asking for corporate donations are all over, not to mention the main...

Peace, Love and Irritation: Why Generation X must stop imitating the hippie movement.

perspectives • February 27, 2014

Recently, I saw a post on Facebook which called today’s younger generation the new “hippie generation.” At first I was reluctant to believe it; however, as I look around today, whether walking through...

Roleplay. Don’t force gender roles upon others.

perspectives • February 27, 2014

“I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who was as much of a whore as Wendy Davis. And I’ve met some epic whores in my travels,” reads a tweet from Todd Kincannon, Tea Party activist and former head...

Whoa, man. Why gender equality trumps feminism.

perspectives • February 27, 2014

Recently, female pop stars have been shaking the entertainment industry with promotions of feminism. On Jan. 12, Beyoncé published an essay on feminism, stating, “We need to stop buying into the myth...

Realistic resolutions. Lessons I learned from last year’s resolutions.

perspectives • January 23, 2014

Regarding the new year, peace activist Edith Lovejoy Pierce once said, “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its...

Distinguished Grad selection process should take into account time, effort

perspectives • January 23, 2014

Since its introduction to CHS in 2008, the Distinguished Graduate program has either distinguished or commended over 400 graduates. The program was originally set in place to distinguish seniors at graduation...

Cutting Opinions. Professional publications need to remember the importance of opinion writing

perspectives • January 23, 2014

Some of my earliest and most cherished memories of my father were of Sunday mornings, when we would sit at the kitchen table together and read the Sunday newspaper. The editorial page in particular would...

A Tale of Two Cases. How an extraordinary judge ruled differently in two similar legal cases.

perspectives • January 23, 2014

On June 15, 2013, 16-year-old Ethan Couch drove his father’s Ford pickup truck to a Walmart near Fort Worth, TX, where surveillance cameras captured him stealing two cases of beer. With seven passengers...

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