13. Will this article be on the test?
It isn’t easy being a teenager in 2007 – no one underestimates that. A popular belief these days is that acceptance into a prestigious college is a ticket to a great life, and working for that acceptance begins in high school. With so many students academically (though not necessarily mentally, physically, or emotionally) ...
14. Save the world for only $25,000 when you buy a Prius
Albany California, most commonly known as North Berkeley, is a unique community among a list of many in the Golden State. This little suburb of a suburb has no unique qualities of it’s own when compared to Berkeley; there’s no Telegraph hype or People’s Park drama, no provocative history ...
15. Everything you don’t need to know about college
“Eric, have you considered your college life and career?” I’ve gotten enough e-mails with that in the subject line to last me a lifetime. In the last month, four or five of these have been coming daily, many from colleges I’ve never even heard of.
Thanks to putting my e-mail address on my PSAT, Champlain, ...
16. Madness is in the Air
Every sports fans dreams about this time of year. It’s the time where anything can happen in a field of 65 teams, where the smaller universities bustle with pride in their participation in the NCAA tournament, and when the season really begins for perennial powers like Duke and North Carolina. ...
17. International Food Day follows fast food marketing techniques
International Food Day, an event recognizing and celebrating the student diversity at AHS, brought foods from many cultures to the AHS courtyard on Friday, March 2, 2007. Students began lining up at the Asian Student Union (ASU) and the South Asian Student Union (SASU) booths before the bell rang ...
18. What to whine about at AHS
The Glass Tower. The breathalyzers at dances. The Lunch Shelter food. What do these all have in common? Students at Albany High love to complain about all of them. Sometimes the complaints are justified. And sometimes, they are just another classic example of the adolescent desire ...
19. Does Price = Popularity?
Every year, big designer labels release new fashion lines. Designers believe that people will buy anything as long as it has a nice, expensive label. And they are right.
It’s not that consumers are deprived of information. We know it’s possible to find a cheap pair of jeans with all the ...
20. Memo to Cartoon Network
Over the summer, I was sick for a couple of days, which gave me a great excuse to catch up on my daytime TV. It was the usual mélange of crisis-ridden housewives on talk shows; muscular, long-haired men on the Spanish soap operas; and whatever crappy movie was on Comedy Central.
Looking ...
21. End of the week has reached end of the line
Remember the good old days, when there was no homework on the weekends?
The weekend was the time to have fun, to relax, to catch up on sleep. It was the time to spend with family and friends. We could work hard all week, knowing that we would have ...
22. What if your guardian angel takes the day off?
When you think of Albany, what generally comes to mind? Usually there is agreement that this pretty square mile city nestled next to Berkeley is renowned for being a sheltered bubble that takes pride in high academic achievement, a unique small town character, and relatively low crime rates in contrast to its East Bay counterparts. The halls of Albany High School ...
23. Solution to boredom
I am your friend. And I have to say that the only thing more annoying than having to sit inside school for eight hours a day, bored out of your mind, is having to pretend to listen to someone complain about it after you’ve been freed.
You can ...
24. “One pound. Colombian”
“Ground?”
“Yes, And another Argentinean.”
“I only have a half pound of Argentinean.”
The sweat started to bead on my forehead. “Just make the rest French Roast.”
“What about China White?” I retorted.
The clerk stared.
“Go wait in the car,” my mother responded as she reached into her purse to further fuel the addiction she had ...