The Iowa Caucus is in four days, and presidential candidates are aiming to snag as many remaining undecided voters as possible. Tonight’s Republican debate is, for many candidates, the last opportunity to interact with the men and women of Iowa before they head to the polls. Hosted by Fox News, …
Read More »Fight for…$7.25?
All across the nation a movement is stirring, and a group is mobilizing. Fight for 15 represents a joint effort by fast food workers everywhere to raise the minimum wage to 15 dollars, what the group defines as a living wage. As I peruse fightfor15.org, I can’t help but notice …
Read More »City of dreams: MC floatbuilding
Last friday was the homecoming game where the Sundevils triumphed over the Ramona Bulldogs. But the game was not the only attraction that night. For the past week, students from each class have been working together to build homecoming floats. “Paris was assigned to [the freshman class]. Our …
Read More »Meet the candidates: 2016 presidential elections
Despite being over a year away, the presidential elections have already caused quite a stir. From email scandals to accusations of misogyny, presidential campaigns for the 2016 elections are well under way. Meet the leading candidates: The Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton Clinton, the favorite to win the Democratic nomination, …
Read More »Chimps cure cancer: the benefits to animal testing
From the discovery of insulin, to the treatment of cystic fibrosis, nearly every medical breakthrough from the past 100 years has resulted directly from research utilizing animals. The polio vaccine, breast cancer, malaria, multiple sclerosis, tuberculosis, pacemakers, and anesthetics, the influence of animal testing is nearly endless. No matter …
Read More »Bullying: academic institutions fall short
From the physical to the cyber, bulling is a problem that is evident in almost every school nationwide – discussed so frequently, yet so wrongly handled. From a young age, all of us remember being taught to use our words, not our fists, to seek help from an adult when …
Read More »Hue-mongous shift in fashion industry: PETA responds
White, gold, black, blue, and ugly. The newest controversy has taken the internet by storm in the form of a dress. Last week a post on Tumblr prompted heated debate, depicting a dress that to some people, appeared black and blue, and to others, white and gold. Causing what seems …
Read More »From Azkaban to MC: effectiveness of dementors raises concern
“It’s the Sundevil Way to not harass the dementors,” headmaster Craig Mango said. “Will the culprit please return the dementor cloak to its rightful owner. Thank you.” In light of recent events concerning school safety, PUSD has contracted a number of dementors as extra security to keep intruders off school …
Read More »Shocking discovery raises questions: corpse removed from MC campus
*The following story is in no way truthful, all articles posted under the Sunburn are merely parodical or satirical “Our thoughts go out to the Chavez family, and we hope them the best while they weather this challenging obstacle in their lives,” PUSD superintendent Jane P. Collins said. On Monday, …
Read More »MC students recognized for academic excellence
“This might be my greatest achievement ever, and it might remain this way for a while,” senior National Merit semifinalist Cina Shahabi said. Shahabi was one of a number of MC students recognized by College Board for his or her academic aptitude shown on the Preliminary SAT (PSAT). At MC, …
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