“If a kid is 17, he can sign up for the Marines to fight for his country, but people are deciding what he can drink at school? It’s ridiculous,” said Eddie Muro, a 17-year-old senior class president at Big Bear High School. Senate Bill 1255, introduced by State Senator Alex[Read More…]
Opinions
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Letter to the Editor- Diversions writer comes off pretentious and arrogant
I wanted to voice my dissatisfaction with the review written by Oscar Miranda about the Cal State Long Beach dance department’s contemporary concert. I have never agreed with his reviews. He is entitled to his own opinions, but I can’t help but feel his arguments in this review are completely[Read More…]
Values, morals, ethics cannot be legitimately taught by religion
With the departure of Justice John Paul Stevens from the Supreme Court, there was a lot of speculation on whether an atheist would be his replacement. In the end, it was not meant to be. Why is atheism looked at as a cult of witches and warlocks, when most people[Read More…]
Globalization, interdependence need not limit cultural literacy
Globalization has caused nations to become increasingly dependent on one another. Most students have a limited understanding of global politics and are unaware of how it impacts their life. They have a number of distractions that steal their attention away from traditional news outlets. One example of this is TV.[Read More…]
Happy Meal regulations
As of April 28, 2010, Santa Clara County officials officially banned toy promotions offered with high-calorie McDonald’s Happy Meals. While this “ban” currently applies to only restaurants within the county’s jurisdiction, the controversial stand against everyone’s favorite powerhouse fast food conglomerate has sparked much debate from around the nation. The[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor- Voter apathy is not cause of ‘crimes’ against working class
Voter apathy is not cause of ‘crimes’ against working classLast Monday’s editorial questioned if corporate corruption had anything to do with the decay of American democracy. The writer, evidently, did not attend our discussions. We discussed the Citizens United case, in which the Supreme Court ruled that corporations could spend[Read More…]
Our View- British elections highlight plurality system flaws
Dubbed by political satirist Jon Stewart as a “monolithic projection” that should be “struck from public utterance,” the phrase “the American people want,” prompts one inaudible but obvious question: What do the American people want? As November’s midterm elections quickly approach, “the American people” watched the United Kingdom attempt to[Read More…]
Journalism shouldn’t be about Twitter, Facebook or profit
A judge is sometimes forced to pull himself from a trial if the case presents him with some sort of conflict of interest. In the interest of full disclosure, I pulled myself from an objective article. I am still here, but a subjective column has replaced what would have been[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor- American Indian grounds debate with university, not professors
I am writing a brief correction to the article entitled “Sacred American Indian Grounds under discussion” (5/5/10) so that readers understand that this presentation was not a debate between Professor Alvitre and I. We are on the same side, and both hope that President F. King Alexander will address Native[Read More…]
South Park creators receive violent letter from NY extremist group
For more than a decade, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have been generating works of genius for Comedy Central. Their phenomenal and riveting satire has worked its magic on me and I am proud to admit that “South Park” is one of my favorite shows on TV. Although much of[Read More…]