Uncle Sam wants you...French manicures and all

Luisa Pawlak News Editor

As Election Day looms, it’s becoming more apparent those whispers heard on Capitol Hill a few months ago had more substance than most would like to admit.
As of last year, several bills were introduced to Congress that if passed, would bring back the military draft.
The Senate version of the legislation indicates its purpose is “to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes.”

Some of us believe students are studying for basic school tests and curriculum that will ultimately affect our final grades. Wrong. What they are studying for is a test that, in the eyes of the Arizona school board, determines how much money schools should receive based on the scores of the students in that particular school. This test has been around for a few years now, and now that it is in full swing, many people are

Lisa-Jean Mugler Opinions Editor

wondering how effective this test really is and how exactly it benefits the students of Arizona. Well, I have the answer right here: it doesn't. The pressure on students to do well on the AIMS (Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards) test has caused so much stress and anxiety that many educators are using almost every day of the school year to study just for this test. All the material that students are learning in Math class, English class, and other basic subjects is aimed at gearing the students to take on that one final test, so students are not really learning in the classroom.

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