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Greetings! Welcome to UHSDA.com, the online version of the Devil's Advocate (or DA). The DA is the official newspaper of San Francisco University High School (UHS). All articles are written by students and anyone who attends University is encouraged to upload his/her own articles directly to the site. Enjoy!

‘Technology’ Articles

The iPad Symposium Mystery

The iPad Symposium Mystery

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

Technology and Academics @ UHS 2.0

Technology and Academics @ UHS 2.0

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

Ipad Tips

Ipad Tips

As we all know, University has started its 1:1 Ipad program this year.  The Ipad can download many useful and fun apps, and help make school a more technologically integrated place. But also it seems that Ipads can make simple tasks much harder than they need to be. Here are 6 Ipad tips that will, Full Article

Complete iPad Survey Results

Complete iPad Survey Results

Hopefully you had a chance to look at the iPad spread in the most recent publication of the Devil’s Advocate. For your enjoyment and continued scrutiny, here are the full results from the iPad survey conducted several weeks ago. Students from all grades (329 responses were compiled) were asked a series of questions involving the Full Article

iPads: The Future of Technology at UHS?

iPads: The Future of Technology at UHS?

Bih Hsya beamed at me as she slid her finger across the glossy surface of Apple’s latest iGadget. “See,” she explained, “this program can tell you if you’re writing Chinese characters correctly. If you do it in the wrong order, it won’t let you move on with the lesson.” She demonstrated a multitude of apps Full Article

Photoshop CS5: More Proof That Everything You See is Probably a Lie

Photoshop CS5: More Proof That Everything You See is Probably a Lie

*For all images, click to see full size. When Adobe announced Creative Suite 5 (CS5), the latest update to Adobe’s powerhouse of applications for creative professionals, including industry standards like Photoshop and Flash,  early last month, a lot of eyebrows were raised about  some of the new Photoshop features, especially Content Full Article

The Truth about Audio Books: Unabridged

The Truth about Audio Books: Unabridged

By Bridget B I admit it; I am a lover of the audio book.  I reluctantly admit to this fact, since there are many “reading snobs” who believe that the audio book takes away from the reading experience; specifically, the conversation between author and reader.  I agree that listening to an audio book is not Full Article

Facebook Fan Pages a Linguistic Nightmare

Facebook Fan Pages a Linguistic Nightmare

By Aron S & Daniel G Ned T made a life-changing decision this ski week.  After much deliberation, he distanced his profile from the ever-encroaching grasp of fan pages. These fan pages seem benign.  Their orange flags stud your home pages like unobtrusive footprints in the cybermeadow.  They are artifacts of your friends’ commitments to Full Article