Ventura Unified’s revolving door of superintendents harms students
Abby Sourwine
November 30, 2018
In the last four years, the Ventura Unified School District (Ventura Unified) has had three superintendents: two full-time and one interim. David Creswell is the only one I’ve ever even seen in person. I first met Creswell last year. He spoke at a Ventura Unified meeting shortly after the Thomas Fire erupted and ravaged our town. Though he was rel...
Foothill Bad Faith Podcast Episode 2: the protester vs. the patriot
Sam Bova
November 28, 2018
In this episode, we give the people what they want: Colin McClain '20 and Hannah Yale '20 debate the issue of gun control. ...
Gentrification, Dole Whip, the American “melting pot”
Hana Vrablik
November 7, 2018
Dan Fitz-Patrick is the first history teacher who has ever dared me to question America’s melting pot metaphor. During his lesson on the Gilded Age and immigration, Fitz-Patrick asked our class to decide if America is a melting pot of cultures, or a salad, a tossing together of cultures. He also aske...
Midterm opinion: We are each personally responsible for America’s gun problem
Sam Bova
November 3, 2018
Individually, your perception of humanity, your perception of gun violence and your perception of government contributes to the culture in America. As of late, our culture is one of derision. It’s a flaw of the collective soul of America: we’ve distanced ourselves from one another, distanced...
Midterm opinion: Dems over the edge?
November 3, 2018
As the gales of election season come slashing, democratic-socialist politics face a major test. Once thought to be dead in America, the movement received promising signs of life with the campaign of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic Primary. Political organizations like the Democratic Socialists...
An optimist’s view on the resurrection of rock music
October 31, 2018
One fact lies dormant in the evolution of music: popular sound has gotten objectively louder, more homogenous and more repetitive than in decades past. This comes from the fastidious work of scholars at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute of the Spanish National Research Council in Barcel...
Foothill Bad Faith Podcast pilot: Mark Judge, Texas Senate Race
October 7, 2018
Pause the SoundCloud and check out these clips for context: Link to video at timestamp 7:11: In Beto O'Rourke's own words #TXSenateDebate pic.twitter.com/uUzW7DSqgo — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 21, 2018 Link to video at timestamp 11:22: ...
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A tale of two candidates: Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden
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Cartoon 66: A weight off your shoulders – haircuts following quarantine
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MLB vs. NBA: Different solutions to the same problem
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