The Point

The Point

The Point

Social Networking

Social Networking

Lindsay Sunada, Staff Writer May 10, 2012

While waiting in line at Starbucks last week, I ran into a girl from one of my classes.  We did not know each other well, and the conversation quickly diffused into an awkward silence.  Rather than making...

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The Dangerous Games

Courtney Gilbertson, Staff Writer May 10, 2012

The Cinnamon Challenge. The Ice and Salt Challenge. The Choking Game. Water Binging. The Milk Challenge. Do these titles sound familiar?  Kids around the world have found new and seemingly-innocent...

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GOP Future

GOP Future

Josh Chaing, Staff Writer May 10, 2012

The long battle for the Republican nomination is over; Rick Santorum announced on Tuesday that he is suspending his campaign because of the hospitalization of his daughter who has been diagnosed with Trisomy...

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3D Movies Don’t Please Everyone

Isabel Bethencourt, Staff Writer April 7, 2012

As the way we consume media advances—books on Kindles, television shows on Hulu, and music on thinner and thinner iPods—it’s hard not to notice technological advancements in the movies as well. Faced...

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Kony Scam

Courtney Gilbertson, Staff Writer April 7, 2012

On March 6, 2012, a wave of status updates, pictures, and new groups hit Facebook,  all relating to the now-infamous Joseph Kony. The popular video about the leader of the Ugandan guerrilla group (The...

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A Sweet Scam

Alisa Tashiro, Staff Writer February 1, 2012

February. The month where girls get overly obsessed with hearts and chocolates. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I hate this day, I just think Valentine’s Day is overrated. Everywhere you walk,...

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In Defense of Senioritis

Miranda Rehaut, Staff Writer January 23, 2012

Each of my fellow seniors has had a different experience with college admissions.  Some applied to just a few schools or schools that have mercifully short applications, and their process was, to my knowledge,...

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The Tradition of Saintly Claus

Hailey Hershberger, Staff Writer December 29, 2011

Just the other night I was discussing with my parents how I was writing this very article you are reading now on whether or not dear Saintly Claus is a scam. About half way through our brainstorm, I...

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Apple Has Gone Rotten

Grace Rehaut, Staff Writer November 29, 2011

  Surprisingly enough, this will not be another rave review of the company that allows you to pay an unnecessarily large amount of money to drown in a sea of conformity – Apple. If you own...

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Kardashians Butt Their Way into the Spotlight

Kardashians Butt Their Way into the Spotlight

Hailey Hershberger, Staff Writer November 29, 2011

It seems like every time I am trying to just buy my pack of gum and get out of Rite-Aid, I am assaulted by a magazine cover sporting Kim Kardashian in a bikini, while emblazoned above her head are the...

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