‘News’ Articles

By Olivia B. As the high school seniors turn eighteen, they must begin to consider where they are going politically. With each new generation of voters, different ideas, values, and opinions influence the political world. These new voters were born during the 90s economic boom, yet have experienced an economic recession throughout high school. Full Article

When the U.S. first went into Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, there was one goal: to remove the Taliban from power. The U.S. forces overtook the Taliban quickly, so you may be asking, “Why has the U.S. now been in Afghanistan for ten years?” One of the main reasons the U.S. has been in Afghanistan Full Article

UHS’s familiar, albeit complicated, schedule may be in its final year, as school administrators are planning to review and revise the class schedule for next year. The schedule is being reviewed as part of a process established five years ago, which gave us the current UHS schedule. Changes that have been put on the table Full Article

By Alexander M, Hailey G, Mark L, and Edward S Several ads made recently by political candidates, although wide ranging in subject matter, share a common trend: they want your attention and they’ll do anything to get it. Ads made by respected candidates like Ed Lee and Herman Cain are intended to attract audiences, and Full Article

BY MATT SCHRAGE & NATHAN AMIN Post Secrets is an anonymous forum at UHS for sharing secrets.  Most responses from UHS students have been positive, but people feel that it is taken as a joke. Also many UHS student believe that the restrictions on what can be posted should not be in place. Full Article

By Olivia Barnett, Madi Lusk, Veronica Henderson, and Nikki Kang. “I don’t know what I am allowed to say…” commented Albert Boyle, the director of technology. This seems to be the common response from the faculty when asked about the iPad Symposium tomorrow. This event has been highly secretive throughout the school, and according to Full Article

If you saw Matt in a school hallway, you would think he is a typical freshman. He plays soccer and enjoys hanging out with friends. You would never guess that he has created multiple apps, including one for the Devil’s Advocate. In fact, Matt has been programming since the sixth grade and seemingly has a Full Article

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This year technology really has become a cornerstone of University’s academics; from Dropbox accounts to iPads, everywhere you go, you can see that UHS has been upgraded.  Most of the time, this technology integrates smoothly with academics, making life easier for both the students and the teachers. Unfortunately, at others, technology only Full Article

One of the greatest challenges of finding a community service project to be invested in is the desire to immediately see the impact you are making. With many projects, progress is slow, or you may never see the direct effect of your work because you are helping people across the country or world. Two years Full Article