Last week, President Barack Obama addressed Congress on health care reform and was rudely interrupted by Republican Congressman Joe Wilson from South Carolina. Congressman Wilson, demonstrating an Oscar-caliber performance of an 11-year-old child, emphatically yelled, “You lie,” after Obama stated that his health care proposal did not provide benefits for[Read More…]
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Letters to the Editor-Notes from students urge Schwarzenegger to fund higher education
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger, I was dropped, kicked and cancelled out of every class in my major I was enrolled in this semester. Where is California education? I should have graduated [by] now. I am up to two years behind as a direct result of cuts to higher education. There will[Read More…]
Our View-Governor’s veto abuse tells voters ‘Up yours’
Apparently democracy has become something we only sit and talk about; a sort of distraction — something we intellectuals muse about. Really, it’s embarrassing. We devour anyone who wishes to argue against democracy, yet when a person acts against its favor, we have better things to do. Us editorialists? We’re[Read More…]
Armchair owners exert power on autumn’s fantasy gridirons
September means the start of many things for us students. We go back to hitting the books, trying to add classes and cramming for tests we should have prepared for. One thing is on the minds of millions of Americans, though, and it challenges us and asks us to make[Read More…]
Governor implored through letters to restore Ed funding
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger, It is well known to Californians that we are in severe need of a budget reform. It is even safe to say that the majority of Californians agree that we need to cut certain government-funded programs in order to balance out our outrageously over spent budget. Another[Read More…]
Couch Potato
Our View-Sept. 11 healing will involve shedding more tears
Tomorrow will mark another commemoration of one of the United States’ darkest and most painful days. Eight years and an ocean of tears have passed since two hijacked passenger jets bore through the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York City. Eight years and a grieving nation have paraded[Read More…]
Jean and Chema- Healthcare
Sleazy banks, credit agency sharks smell blood in overdraft pond
I sip “The Wealth of Nations” Kool-Aid. I’m down with Adam Smith. Self-interest does promote commonwealth but, honestly, coming from the guy who wrote a book about moral sentiment I don’t think this is what he meant. Banking is profitable again. Citigroup, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Goldman[Read More…]
Koreas to unify families
After nearly two years of barred doors between North and South Korea, both countries have decided to pull back momentarily to give their citizens a chance to see their families who span generations and borders. Korea became two countries in 1945, after Japan lost WWII and surrendered it to the[Read More…]