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The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

Opinion

The new bathroom passes are ineffective

Staff Editorial February 12, 2025

A new bathroom pass system was implemented at Cal High last month. The system uses a color-coded method for bathroom passes in different buildings and floors of the main building. The passes are also...

Budget cuts impact students’ lives

Staff Editorial February 12, 2025

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District is facing serious budget cuts with nearly $26 million in projected reductions planned for next school year. This is on top of $13.5 million that was already...

TikTok CEO Shou Chew, right, appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee to answer questions about the app’s data security in March 2023. TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, sued the federal government in May 2024. The case reached the Supreme Court, which ordered TikTok to be sold to an American company or banned.

Should TikTok be allowed in America?-YES

Yaalini Augustine, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

Unreachable costs of living, declining educational quality and a dying planet. Energy and resources that could have been used to prevent any of these issues have instead helped stop a ‘threat to national...

TikTok CEO Shou Chew, right, appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee to answer questions about the app’s data security in March 2023. TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, sued the federal government in May 2024. The case reached the Supreme Court, which ordered TikTok to be sold to an American company or banned.

Should TikTok be allowed in America?-NO

Ria Ramchandani, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

TikTok has a major influence on the world. From adults to teenagers, almost everybody has used the app, or is at least aware of its influence. But the app is a threat to American national security and...

Flipped classrooms are not effective

Shaurya Chauhan, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

Flipped classrooms are the latest trend in education. Instead of learning in class, students learn the material at home. But is this new educational experience really all the hype? At first, flipped...

Cal needs to spread out finals

Editorial December 13, 2024

Cal High students are stressed every year at the end of the semester as they prepare for final exams. But some students experience a bit of relief when their teachers decide to administer final exams...

Announcements don’t do much

Editorial December 13, 2024

Whether it is through social media, loudspeaker announcements or emails, the school needs to do a better job informing students of important school news. Every now and then, an administrator or student...

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial December 13, 2024

Cal High student gets into their Tesla Model Y car at the front of the school. Tesla cars are very popular in the Bay Area.

Tesla’s autopilot is a safety risk to all

Yaalini Augustine, Staff Writer December 13, 2024

A century ago, people who dreamt of self-driving cars would be stunned to see where the world’s technology is today. But is Tesla’s autopilot really fulfilling humanity’s futuristic aspirations? The...

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