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Role of Affirmative Action in UC Admissions
By Samantha Ho On December 3, 2012, California State Senator Edward Hernandez introduced the Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 5, a piece of legislation intended to revoke the specific sections of...
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San Diego City Council Expects Plastic Bag Ban
By Laura Fouquete On Thursday, the San Diego City Council announced the possibility of a plastic bag ban for all of San Diego County that would take affect in Fall 2014. With this proposal, all...
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Teaching to the Test
By Avery Naughton Over the past four years, I’ve taken my fair share of AP classes here at CCA. These classes have ranged from inspiring to dull to dreadfully difficult to manageable. However, a...
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Mayweather Enters the Ring
By Brian Chekal Fans of American boxing have much to anticipate this upcoming weekend when the widely followed Floyd Mayweather Jr. is set to fight in the rink against Marcos Maidana. Mayweather comes...
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Botched Oklahoma Execution Ignites Death Penalty Debate
By Joshua Bi On April 19th, 2014, death row inmate Clayton Lockett was wheeled on a gurney to Oklahoma State Penitentiary’s execution chamber and restrained, sentenced to die by lethal injection for...
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Clipped Wings
By Stephanie Guo This past weekend, online tabloid TMZ posted an audio recording of NBA Clippers owner Donald Sterling criticizing his girlfriend, V. Stiviano, for “taking pictures with minorities”...
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Lebron Shoots Higher
By Samantha Ho LeBron James, four time NBA most valuable player, two time NBA championship winner, two time Olympian, and star player for the Florida team Miami Heat, has decided to try his hand at...
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Standing Up Against Sexual Assault
By Elliot Cohen Throughout college campuses sexual assault awareness is growing, and fifty five colleges are under investigation due to sexual violence complaints. Not only are students beginning to...
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Are Our AP Tests Worth It?
By Josh Dillen As the fifth of May draws closer, one thing pervades the minds of CCA students like no other. AP exams are approaching fast and try as we might, testing cannot be delayed. While almost...
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Are Religious Requirements Ethical?
By Amanda Presar Is it ethical for private universities to force students to take religious courses? Some colleges, even some high schools here in San Diego, require students to take religious...
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Re-examining College Rankings
By Alyssa Kucera This time of year, college rankings seem to be everywhere as high school seniors begin the college application process. Do these rankings accurately reflect the quality of education...
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Summer Fishing Looks Promising
By Zach Kucinski As summer creeps ever closer upon lovely Southern California, so does the fun surface fishing that our summers are known for. When the waters south of Point Conception begin to warm...
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Gender Violence, Gun Control, & the UCSB Mass-Murder
By Laura Fouquette This past Friday evening, seven students were killed at University of California, Santa Barbara by Elliot Rodger, a student at Santa Barbara City College. Rodger wrote a 141-page...
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San Diego Looks to Raise Wages
By Val Poiset The older we get the more expensive we become. Money for a car here, money for prom here, and money for clothes here pile up all throughout the school year. Parents typically opt to pay...
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The Countdown Begins
By Avery Naughton While the students of CCA turn their focus to the rapidly-approaching end of the school year, the world turns its attention to Brazil. Brazil will host the 20th FIFA World Cup for...
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US airstrike kills three senior ISIS leaders | Joshua Bi
September 4, 2014 An official who wished not to be named claims that a US bombing on an ISIS compound in Mosul has killed Abu Hajar Al-Sufi, a trusted lieutenant of Emir Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the...
View ArticleBringing Football to CCA | Skylar Binney
Crisp air on an autumn night, bleachers packed with roaring fans. Lights gleam across 100 yards of slick turf, and cleats grasp the field beneath their feet. Jumping, yelling, and cheering: it’s all...
View ArticleThe Instagram Issue | Cameron Chang
Any views or opinions presented in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Pulse Magazine. Social Media is an aspect of pop culture that seems to be...
View ArticleSpinning up New Popularity | Patrick Lin
A sport is defined as a competitive physical activity that provides entertainment for the participants and spectators. But who defines how much physical activity is physical? Promoters of...
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