Archive: Editorials
Why the Gun Pledge Pulls My Trigger
By Ugochi Onyeukwu With the recent shooting outside our school and the violent behavior surging through the halls of Cardozo, we can't help but wonder why anyone would think that the gun pledge, a simple piece of paper accompanied by no other type of reinforcement, would suffice for spreading the...
By George Telzrow | November 16, 2006; 04:44 PM ET | Comments (0)
Don't Trash My School
by Sheila Perez The D.C. Public School Modernization bill was passed last March which will supposedly fund the renovation of D.C.'s public schools. I have heard this plenty of times before but I have never seen any action. But what if the school was renovated? How would the school be...
By George Telzrow | November 16, 2006; 04:51 PM ET | Comments (0)
Ready or Not, Here We Come? Announced Hall Sweeps Don't Work
By Bianca Williams During the first ten minutes of fourth period, Mr. Crayton made an announcement over the loud speaker. "Teachers please step into the hallway to assist students to their class... because we are about to have a hall sweep." But why is he announcing that there will be...
By George Telzrow | January 10, 2007; 01:58 PM ET | Comments (0)
Chocolate City: Not So Chocolate Anymore
Housing Boom Displaces Long Time Residents by Ugochi Onyeukwu Some may say that gentrification is helping the city because low-cost and deteriorated neighborhoods are being torn down and new buildings are being put in their place, but it is actually hurting D.C. Gentrification is the redevelopment of urban, usually low-income...
By George Telzrow | February 20, 2007; 05:37 PM ET | Comments (0)
Please Disregard the Bell
By Ugochi Onyeukwu and Shawntika Johnson Imagine this: A fire alarm goes off. No one lifts a finger or bats an eye. Teachers continue to teach. Students continue to talk. No one seems to care as we wait for the inevitable announcement that follows almost every fire alarm at Cardozo:...
By George Telzrow | March 1, 2007; 06:26 PM ET | Comments (2)
