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Obamacare: The Road So Far

Obamacare: The Road So Far

Gina Campinelli '14, Copy-Editor November 26, 2013

The Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare, has been the focal point of much political strife over the past few months. Most Republicans, especially members of the Tea Party, ardently oppose...

Bay Bridge Opening

Bay Bridge Opening

Kyara Bolanos'14, Arts and Leisure Editor September 24, 2013

The Bay Bridge’s grand reopening marked a historical moment for the East Bay-San Francisco community.  It was scheduled to open after Labor Day weekend but planners pushed the date up a day early. Built...

Chinese vs. American Education

Kevin Yang '14, Guest Writer May 24, 2013

I've taken a lot of jibes about being educated in China. It's funny at times to be called a robot, a communist, or a communist robot. However, my real pet peeve is when people compare the Chinese educational...

Hantavirus: Past, Present, and Future

Ekaterina Lavroushina Clark '16, Staff Writer September 20, 2012

A disturbing virus has been making its way through Yosemite visitors this summer with the help of mice, carriers of the hantavirus. Officials say that the 10,000 people who stayed in Curry Village from...

Ain’t No Power Like the Power of the People

Aaron Lou '13, SHC News Editor September 13, 2012

     學生! 團結! 工人! 團結! 移民! 團結!      Students! Unite! Workers! Unite! Immigrants! Unite!    Amidst the cries of English, Cantonese, Spanish, and Tagalog from the people...

Words of Welcome

  Did you know the Emerald was founded in 1922? That’s 90 years’ worth of shoes for us to fill. Not gonna lie; that’s just a little bit intimidating. Even so, we’ve set pretty lofty goals...

Water: A Necessity for All Human Beings

Water: A Necessity for All Human Beings

Aaron Plantz '12, Guest Writer March 10, 2012

As a country, the United States wastes more water than any other country in the world.  We are spoiled; we take almost everything for granted, most especially water. San Francisco's tap water comes from...

Occupy Comes to San Francisco

Occupy Comes to San Francisco

Lia Russell '13, Staff Writer December 5, 2011

“We are the 99 Percent!” “From New York to the Bay, Occupy the USA!” “The banks got bailed out, we got sold out!” Does any of this sound familiar? They are the cries of millions of frustrated,...

Herman Cain Plays the Race Card

Herman Cain Plays the Race Card

Michael Woo '12, Guest Writer December 5, 2011

In the past few weeks, Republican candidate Herman Cain has been accused for sexual harassment. In 1990, Cain was the chief executive of The National Restaurant Association. Since that time, two women...

Republican Presidential Candidates on Evolution

Cate Johnson '13, Features Editor August 25, 2011

As the Republican presidential race kicks into gear it is important to carefully examine each candidate and form one's own opinion. However, this task can become arduous with the huge body of information...

The New Face of Hunger

Iris Wu '14, Layout/Design/Graphics Editor August 22, 2011
As the economy worsens, hunger is beginning to affect the middle class, including some in our own community.
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