Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

San Jose Taiko performance on Mar. 28, one of many activities of Multicultural Week 2017. 
(Photo by Shauli Bar-On)

The Bar-On Brief: Cherishing diversity

By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist March 30, 2017

Diversity. It’s a word HHS students have heard ever so often. It’s a word that generally brings a positive connotation, one that automatically brings thoughts of a community living in harmony. But...

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (left) and Dutch prime ministerial candidate Geert Wilders have similarly shaken up the political landscapes and national sentiments in their respective countries.
Photo Courtesy of GlobalResearch.

The Ripple Effect: Lasting impacts

By Aishwarya Jayadeep March 29, 2017

Across the Atlantic Ocean, the rising xenophobic sentiment following Donald Trump’s rise to president is key in this year’s European elections - from the French presidential decision to the Dutch parliamentary...

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan oversaw most of the drafting of the American Health Care Act, the Republican repeal and replacement of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, a bill that was pulled from schedule by House Republicans on Mar. 24. Photo by Jeff Malet/PBS

The American health scare of 2017

By Mark Lu March 27, 2017

Healthcare. It’s such a simple word, yet an extremely complicated concept, especially in a country filled with hundreds of millions of people from all classes of society. The term refers to the government-assisted...

The Bar-On Brief: HHS fails to recognize athletes

The Bar-On Brief: HHS fails to recognize athletes

By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist March 23, 2017

March Madness, powder puff, rally games and CCS. Student entertainment is dominated by sporting events, many of which take place right on campus. But the school fails to recognize the teams...

The Denome’s Advocate: Healthcare

By Thomas Denome March 22, 2017

In a recent column, I mentioned that I own a shirt with the First Amendment written on it and how President Trump is making a part of that shirt, the right to a free press, obsolete. However, among my...

The Bar-On Brief: Where the “Screenagers” movie showing fell short

The Bar-On Brief: Where the “Screenagers” movie showing fell short

By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist March 16, 2017

The PTSA hosted the screening of “Screenagers,” a documentary about the dangers of teenagers using their cell phones and playing video games, in the auditorium on Mar. 15. The film lasted...

FAFSA is a scholarship program sanctioned by the US Department of Education.

The Importance of FAFSA and the Cal Grant

By Daniel Chung March 14, 2017

The FAFSA program is under the jurisdiction of the US Department of Education. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, applications are due by March 2, 2017, and if you’re not quite...

Why gun-free zones don’t work

By Andrew Zhou March 13, 2017

Those who advocate for gun-free zones argue that these zones increase safety. But then the question becomes, safety from whom? Safety from criminals? By definition, a criminal breaks laws. Therefore,...

The Garlick Press: Owning Nothing

The Garlick Press: Owning Nothing

By Kira Garlick March 9, 2017

A year ago, I hit rock bottom. Every day came with a depressing haze and thousands of roller-coasting hate comments playing whack-a-mole in my brain. I felt depressed, overwhelmed and lost. My...

The Bar-On Brief: Ending gender discrimination at its roots

The Bar-On Brief: Ending gender discrimination at its roots

By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist March 9, 2017

  This year’s International Women's Day campaign set a “50-50 Planet: step it up for gender equality” goal by 2030. It’s a good thing we have until 2030 because by the looks of...

The Denome’s Advocate: Trump vs. the media

By Thomas Denome March 9, 2017

In my drawers of clothes, I have a shirt that I bought two years ago at a journalism convention in Orlando. In the center, it has the phrase “45 Words” in big type, with the First Amendment written...

At the Golden Globes, Tracee Ellis Ross called for more diversity in the media and for women everywhere. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Actor activism

By Elizabeth Cook March 9, 2017

Florence Foster Jenkins, Chief Hopper, Juan and Rainbow Johnson. You may recognize these character names from their respective platforms, including the eponymous Florence Foster Jenkins, as well as Stranger...

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