The Voice of the Wildcats

The Paw Print

The Voice of the Wildcats

The Paw Print

The Voice of the Wildcats

The Paw Print

The ocean being consumed by lots of plastic and waste.

Opinion: Californian candidates should support removing plastic from our oceans

Hollin White, Beat Editor April 22, 2024

Californians running for office should support removing and cleaning plastic out of the ocean. According to Our World in Data, there are 1.7 million tons of plastic in our oceans. This is around the...

Induction stoves provide a way to simultaneously reduce emissions and increase cooking efficiency.

Opinion: In support of induction stove subsidies

Patrick Van Hoven, Managing Editor April 18, 2024

It’s clear why people love gas stoves. They allow you to quickly adjust the temperature, they evenly heat cookware, they don’t radiate a lot of heat, and they have a certain aesthetic value over a...

The cap and trade program works by setting a limit for the amount of CO2 emissions major polluters can release.

Opinion: The California cap and trade program needs to be fixed

Kailyn Holty, Editor in Chief April 18, 2024

This opinion piece was featured in CalMatters as a top ten finalist in their second annual Earth Day contest. Gas. A couple of gallons can provide families a means of transportation across the expanse...

Harnessing California’s vast agricultural production could significantly hinder the effects of climate change.

Opinion: The use of agriculture in the fight against climate change

Luisa Gapastione, Beat Editor April 18, 2024

This opinion piece was featured in CalMatters as a top ten finalist in their second annual Earth Day contest. Family road trips have been a massive part of my childhood summers. The long, sweaty hours...

Opinion: The price of beauty, the toll of standards

Jaiedenn Dolan, Beat Editor February 6, 2024

With beauty standards becoming more and more pervasive in our society, aging can be a very burdensome and overwhelming fear for many women.  With the rapid increase in social media’s relevance in...

Ryan Binkley is the CEO and President of generational equity a mergers and acquisitions firm.

Opinion: Best of bad options

Ollie O'Toole, Staff Writer September 8, 2023

With Joe Biden's current approval rating at 40.2%, the 2024 presidential election is looking like it will be a close one. So who will Biden's Republican challenger be? There are currently nine candidates...

Typically, men are portrayed as heroic and powerful in sports campaigns and brand deals whereas women tend to be portrayed as overly feminine.

Opinion: The ‘sex sells’ dilemma in the marketing of female athletes

Cebelli Pfeifer, Co-Editor in Chief September 6, 2023

The sexual depiction of female athletes is a running dilemma in sports media coverage and has been for years. Women deserved to be highlighted for their athletic abilities, not their sex appeal, in order...

These emergency guidelines should be posted in every Woodside classroom.

Opinion: My Life Matters More Than Your Gun

Jaiedenn Dolan, Beat Editor August 30, 2023

One evening, before school season started, I was in the living room scrolling through my phone when a particular advertisement on television caught my attention. It starts off with a child showing off...

Judgment in high school

Opinion: Oh, snap! Snap judgments and their impact on relationships

Maggie Mein, Staff Writer August 28, 2023

Try and look at this photo without any judgment: Well, the reality is, it is really, really difficult to. It is hardwired into human brains to judge. From the moment we're born, we start picking...

A flag of the United States and the California Republic flies in the air.

Opinion: Is the “American Dream” still alive?

Albert Cruz, Staff Writer April 7, 2023

My name is Aldolfo Alberto Cruz Urbina, but this isn’t my story. This is the story of people who came into the country with the belief in the American Dream.  The American Dream is a belief other...

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