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Two views on the eviction of Occupy

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

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

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 [...]

RoboCop statue not just a silly idea

By Tommy Tran When the citizens of Detroit, Mich., recently tried to create a giant statue of RoboCop, they were rejected by mayor Dave Bing, who thought it would be a waste of taxpayers’ money. Detroit [...]

BHM an important reminder

By Destiny Stewart I remember this time last year in Mr. Shapiro’s U.S. History class, I was learning about African Americans who made change. During the month of February, Black History Month, Mr. Shapiro educated us [...]