Archive for 'Commentary'
Project Kai brought sexy back!
Linda Saechao Friday, January 13, Oakland High put on a fantastic show for the students of Oakland high. Project Kai was a great success as many students came and filled the whole auditorium to support their [...]
2012 a myth?!
Yvonne Tran It is now the big 2012 that everyone is talking about. “ Is the world going to end? ” “are the scientists lying to us just to scare us?” “Are the events in [...]
Two views on the eviction of Occupy
On the morning of November 14, Oakland police evicted protesters from the Occupy Oakland camp at Frank Ogawa Plaza near City Hall. Aegis staffers offered two different perspectives. Pro: Protesters deserve to stay Adonte Matthews At [...]
BART police actions spark community outcry
Delamontae Stewart In the last couple of years, BART police have had several different incidents with civilians in which some cases have resulted in death. In 2009, a young man named Oscar Grant was murdered by [...]
Xtra credit
We should mark activist’s birthday with a “learning holiday” Destiny Stewart Yes, there’s a holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr., and a Black History Month, but what about honoring an activist that fought for change and [...]
RoboCop lives!
Citizen funding makes tribute statue a reality Tommy Tran After initial disagreements, the city of Detroit is going to actually build a statue commemorating RoboCop. A fundraiser program called Kickstarter helped raise about $50,000 to help [...]
Students need home-training:
They are too lazy to throw away trash! Lisa Lac The student body of Oakland High seems to lack common sense on how to clean up after themselves! Statistics show the majority of students who eat [...]
Hybrid hopes
Can an electric car save the world? Steven Phan Many OHS students drive; some are in the market for new cars. What they should consider are fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles which have low emissions. These vehicles could [...]
We want to help, so let’s do it right
By Mindy Nguyen Whenever something tragic happens, regardless of the geographic distance, people develop the instinct to care. People feel the effect, not as badly as the ones who were physically affected, but they want to [...]
We want snacks back!
By Steven Phan Oakland High students are furious about the vending machines being taken away. People used to buy from these machines when they were hungry and needed a snack during passing period. Now that the [...]
Oakland Raiders' improvement makes citizens proud
Good article by Ms. Hernandez and Mr. Medina. As a Oakland Raider
Short passing periods make students late
I totally AGREE!! We need more passing period times esp. when your nex
Free dental care at Oakland High
The health center has only recruited 45 students to take this opportun
Free dental care at Oakland High
They provide students with free check-ups, X-rays, cleaning, fluoridat
Keeping up with Kjanay Brown: The high cost of senior year
To the editors of the Aegis. Taken from the pages of your own newspape