Opinion – The Mirador

Editorial: Logan Paul’s Apology is not Enough

March 2, 2018

December 31, 2017, Logan Paul, a now disgraced YouTuber, posted a video to the internet. The video contained footage of Logan Paul and members of his “#Logang” finding a body in Aokigahara, a Japanese forest and common destination for suicide attempts. The video zoomed in on the body of a man who had taken his life in the forest; the body was distended...

Culture Appropriation Poisons the Music Industry

October 18, 2017

Culture appropriation in the music industry has been a problem for years, and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. Cult...

The Miramonte “Food Chain” is Harmful to Underclassmen

October 18, 2017

It’s the first day of high school and the incoming freshman are nervously trying to find their classrooms. Little Eddy is an ...

Miramonte Needs to Kick its Drug Habit

October 11, 2017

Miramonte has long held a reputation as a school with a drug problem. On sites like GreatSchools and Niche, former students and...

An Open Letter to the Miramonte Community

June 7, 2017

June 7, 2017 To the greater Miramonte community, I didn’t want to write another article about feminism. I know some of you...

It Happens Here: Sexual Assault

June 5, 2017

All interviewees for this article were Miramonte students who preferred to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of this to...

Finding Common Ground is Essential

Thomas Marriner, Staff Writer

February 10, 2017

Mason, Ohio, is a suburb of Cincinnati located in the southwest of the Buckeye state. It was deemed to be the seventh best place in America to live by Money Magazine in 2013. Its high school is attended by nearly 4,000 students, the largest in the state of Ohio. Until this past summer, I lived in Mason for most of my life, when I moved to Orind...

Trump Rallies Spread Nationwide

December 13, 2016

From Philadelphia, to Denver, to Los Angeles, and even to our own backyard in Oakland, the result of the national election cause...

Opinion: Not All Students Walked Out for the Same Reasons

Max Kreutzelman, Staff Writer

November 28, 2016

On November 10th, Miramonte students participated in a walk out protesting the president-elect Donald Trump after his surprising victory over Hillary Clinton. The rally was led by junior Jayne Latimer and assisted by senior Blake Sharp. Students assembled on the quad then moved to the streets of Orinda where they walked around OIS and back to school....

California Ballot Propositions Need to be Examined

November 4, 2016

While the focus this election cycle has been almost solely on the presidential race, Orindans and Californians alike will have far more to select than just one name this Tuesday. Among those choices are 17 California state ballot propositions. Following are some of the most consequential propositions: Proposition 51: School Bonds. Funding for K–12 Sch...