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The cell phone ban is both helpful and detrimental to students

The cell phone ban is both helpful and detrimental to students

Laasya Avula September 19, 2024

With the implementation of the new cell phone ban in schools all around Indiana, students and staff are experiencing the benefits and drawbacks of the ban. The policy, Senate Bill 185, states that cell...

Sandra Yang, Computer Science Honor Society President (CSHS) and senior.

Q&A with Sandra Yang, Computer Science Honor Society President, on password security

Safin Khatri May 2, 2024

How do you define a strong password, and why is it important in today's society? Passwords protect a lot of super important information, lots of information that's confidential. For example, bank accounts,...

TikTok needs to be regulated, but a ban is not the solution

TikTok needs to be regulated, but a ban is not the solution

Isaac Hsu April 24, 2023

Recently, legislators have debated placing a ban on TikTok, and on one side, it would benefit the psychology of A LOT of people, both kids and adults.  But that's not what the ban on the TikTok bill is....

Protect The House: Carmel Cafe staff, advisers plan to implement new security measures

Protect The House: Carmel Cafe staff, advisers plan to implement new security measures

Kassi Darnell November 15, 2019

This month, the Carmel Cafe is planning to implement new security measures, focusing mainly on crowd control within the cafe, in addition to the security cameras already installed in the establishment....

A Breach in a Haystack: Students, parents react to recent security breach in database formerly used by school

Viyang Hao September 20, 2019

On Aug. 16, numerous news media outlets reported a security breach in the Carmel Clay District involving Pearson Clinical Assessment, a former online assessment the district used. The information taken...

Students find ways to keep their online information private

Students find ways to keep their online information private

feature October 11, 2013

Which would you prefer: convenience or privacy? This is a choice many Americans must now face. New studies show that as online computer technology has progressed, privacy has only digressed. What may...

Sophomore Mallory Marrs scrolls through her twitter feed. A rising number of people like Marrs have had their accounts hacked. PHOTO / LAUREN LU

Recent hackings of big name companies raise Internet security questions

feature March 22, 2013

A couple of weeks ago, when Mallory Marrs, avid Twitter user and sophomore, opened her Twitter account, she was met with confused tweets from her friends and followers in response to her tweets from...

Failed home robbery and shooting spark questions about safety in Carmel

Failed home robbery and shooting spark questions about safety in Carmel

feature November 16, 2012

On Aug. 20, CNN’s Money Magazine rated Carmel as the number-one small city to live in America. Two months later, sophomore Steven “Stevie” Hall came home to “probably 20 cop cars” and “at least...

CHS continues transition to School Gate Guardian system

Beats January 15, 2012

CHS is introducing School Gate Guardian this semester in order to improve overall school security. According to Assistant Principal Doug Bird, the School Gate Guardian system is currently under construction...

A parent receives an identification badge at the attendance office. Under the new School Gate Guardian security system, visitors to the school must scan their identification cards when entering and leaving the building in order to help the school keep track of who is in the building, according to Assistant Principal Doug Bird. HAFSA RAZI / PHOTO

CHS begins to implement School Gate Guardian security system

Beats November 16, 2011

According to PTO president Amy Kline, the school's new security system, called the School Gate Guardian, has been implemented at the main office, the freshman center and student services (Doors 1, 4 and...

CHS to install School Gate Guardian system in January

Beats November 1, 2011

To increase school security and keep up with changing technology, a new security system called School Gate Guardian will be implemented in January. According to Assistant Principal Doug Bird, all of...

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