Principal Giglio to receive new assistant

Issue 8 page 2 By: Shauli Bar-On and Alisha Parikh Principal Greg Giglio’s secretary, Executive Assistant, Christine Glenny will not be returning to Homestead next year, as she is set to work in the district office alongside former principal Graham Clark. Glenny, originally a criminal analyst for the Strathclyde Police in Scotland, began her career … Continue reading Principal Giglio to receive new assistant

Admin gets it right with campaign policies

Homestead Epitaph Issue 7 Published April 30, 2015 By Shauli Bar-On Local schools such as Gunn, Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Los Altos allow online campaigning during student elections. I sometimes see some of my friends liking a page that promotes a certain student for office, or posting on social media to help a friend … Continue reading Admin gets it right with campaign policies

Community supports Nepal

Homestead Epitaph Issue 7 Published March 30, 2015 By Shauli Bar-On The local community mourns victims of Saturday’s devastating earthquake that trembled Nepal. The record 7.9 magnitude earthquake originated 50 miles north of the capital, Kathmandu, causing a death toll of over 4,600, CNN reports. Senior Anshuman Bhusal and sophomore Anubhav Bhattarai were born in … Continue reading Community supports Nepal

Long awaited cafeteria makes grand opening

issue 7 page 1 Homestead Epitaph Issue 7 Published: April 30, 2015 By Shauli Bar-On Following a long year of construction, the anticipation is over as the new cafeteria building is set to make its grand opening today. Food trucks are set to leave campus by May 4 and students will have the opportunity to … Continue reading Long awaited cafeteria makes grand opening

The Bar-On Brief: Passover, end of the spring semester mark new beginnings

The Bar-On Brief: Passover, end of the spring semester mark new beginnings By SHAULI BAR-ON April 23, 2019 in Columns, Opinion Shideh Ghandeharizadeh/Daily Trojan This weekend marked the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover, a holiday that celebrates the Jewish people’s liberation from Egyptian slavery and the beginning of their journey through the desert before receiving the Torah […]

Bernie Sanders Takes Conservative Immigration Stance

Bernie Sanders Takes Conservative Immigration Stance By Shauli Bar-On Last updated Apr 9, 2019 Bernie Sanders, one of the poll leaders for Democrats in 2020, has seemingly sided with Republicans on immigration. On Sunday, after an attendee at Sanders’ campaign stop in Oskaloosa, Iowa asked him about his open border policy, Sanders corrected the man in saying, “I’m afraid you […]

The Bar-On Brief: All free speech, no matter its content, must be protected

The Bar-On Brief: All free speech, no matter its content, must be protected By SHAULI BAR-ON April 9, 2019 in Columns, Opinion Shutianyi Li/Daily Trojan President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month promising to enforce the First Amendment in colleges across the country. He vowed to withhold federal funding from universities that do not comply. Not so […]

California Woman Fired After Harassing Man Wearing MAGA Hat In Starbucks

California Woman Fired After Harassing Man Wearing MAGA Hat In Starbucks By Shauli Bar-On Last updated Apr 5, 2019 A Bay Area woman was fired from her job this week after verbally abusing an elderly man wearing a MAGA hat Monday in a Palo Alto Starbucks. According to the Palo Alto Weekly, Rebecca Parker Mankey berated a 74-year-old […]

Obama’s Former AG Eric Holder Flip-Flops Over Mueller Report, Starr Report Contradiction

Obama’s Former AG Eric Holder Flip-Flops Over Mueller Report, Starr Report Contradiction By Shauli Bar-On Last updated Apr 3, 2019 Eric Holder, attorney general under former President Barack Obama, appeared on MSNBC last Monday saying he thought Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report should be made public. Holder said, “You look at the letter and you`re trying to figure how much of […]