Op-Ed

With the headlines splashed across the media, the record high gas prices, and the shockingly small amount of summer jobs available, it is impossible not to have noticed that the economy is in a recession. Adults take the bulk of the burden, spawning from the economy’s decline, but that does not necessarily mean that teens [...]

In 1955, Walt Disney raised the bar for customer service policies when he created Disneyland. Many companies including the YMCAs around the country, adopted Disney’s policies about the “customer is always right” and the policies that provided its patrons with the best service and facility that could be provided.

The iPod. The most commonly used word to name a portable music system and now, a learning device. Including applications like Sign Smith for sign language, SAT Word Lite for SAT prep, and Mental Clase flashcards for memorizing purposes, the iPod has taken the crown for the most useful technological gadget.In fact, the power of [...]

Most adults and students approved when the third high school was initially confirmed. But when the announcement was made that boundaries were going to be changed and that students would be going to different schools, that feelings of happiness were gone. Parents made their opinions on the modification very clear, but no one asked the [...]

Promises mean nothing without a pen and paper anymore. Gone are the days of genuine honesty and commitment, as we now habitually sign away, cheapening our own words with the written, unbreakable proof the we made a promise. The movement has even reached the halls of Neuqua Valley, where athletes must sign a pledge to [...]

Parking at Neuqua Valley had always been a long tedious process. Assigned spots were given based on a lottery, and tickets were issued if a car was not in its assigned spot. But this year the policy has changed. Basically, senior and junior drivers apply for spots and obtain a permit. It is a first [...]

Summer was once a time to enjoy the sun, lounge at the pool, and relax until the next school year; yet it is not so carefree anymore. Now, summer is a time to finish all of the assignments students have acquired before school starts again. The necessity of all this work is an unanswered question [...]

“Enough is enough” seems to be the general consensus amongst college officials regarding their problems with the dangerous combination of alcohol and students on campus. Binge drinking has become such a problem at colleges that Amethyst Initiative, a group of university presidents and chancellors, decided to make a public statement in order to debate the [...]

Fashion trends are always changing with the seasons, but there is one trend that is changing because of a new law. Young gentleman, especially, should be aware of the new law. Now it is illegal for men and women to show more than three inches of their underwear. Although this law is not in place [...]

For living in a free society, today’s culture seems to center itself around limits, living within boundaries that say who can do what and when they can do it. Recently, the focus seems to revolve around age limits, deciding when a teen can buy tobacco, when they can drive a car, consume alcohol, be relieved [...]