On principle alone, I shouldn’t be writing about this Miss California business. The media has been fueling the fire over this bimbo and her anti-gay remarks for way too long, and as a trusted journalist, I don’t find it ethical to be a part of this circus. Here comes the[Read More…]
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Government now torturing U.S.
The Bush administration has been called out — again. “The U.S. government, over the past seven years, adopted an unprecedented program in American history of coolly calculated, dehumanizing abuse and physical torment to extract information. This was a mistake. Perhaps a disastrous one,” said Philip Zelikow to the U.S. Senate.[Read More…]
Our View-Modern Internet bandits bootlegging electronic books
Walt Disney once said, “There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.” Probably the last thing college students want to read about at this time of year is books. The Internet is far vaster than all of the oceans on the globe and,[Read More…]
Our View-New U.S. citizen demography could push policy shift
Metaphors like “America is a melting pot” and “The U.S. of A. is a salad bowl” are archaic and offensive. Such phrases create historical illusions that minority immigrants are mere seasoning to add flavor to the dominant society structures, rather than offering validity for earning U.S. citizenship. In actuality, immigrants[Read More…]
Dangers of HPV need notice
If only people would take care of themselves against sexually transmitted diseases and infections as well as they do against swine flu. Every year, more than 6 million Americans become infected with Human Papillomavirus, or HPV. Swine flu is detectable because of its obvious physical symptoms: fatigue, headaches, nausea and[Read More…]
This Week in Cartoons-Diverse graduation ceremonies way to celebrate cultural variety
Brett Waterfield’s office resembles a small museum. Two beautiful African drums adorn a corner desk. There’s an array of smaller artsy figurines surrounding the drums, but it’s the photo frames that caught my attention the most. They come in all sizes and so many colors — as in skin colors.[Read More…]
Our View-Environmental video no major threat to capitalism
Before we delve into the point of this article, let’s remind ourselves of our current situation: We’re in the worst economy since the Great Depression, global climate change is finally a reality, 80 percent of the world’s forests are gone and someday soon we will run out of oil. With[Read More…]
Grand Old Party sends ‘Pied Piper’ Mike Huckabee on moral mission
Is the Grand Old Party slipping out of touch with political reality? Former presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee seems to think so. Huckabee, a conservative heavyweight, warned the masses last week that the GOP is at risk of becoming as “irrelevant as the Whigs.” The term “Whigs” represents a U.S.[Read More…]
Energy drinks and liquor can make bad cocktails
There is nothing worse than being tired, right? No one wants to be tired on a Friday night or with a long drive ahead. There are few remedies for being tired — sleep, coffee or energy drinks. During a stroll through the University Student Union hallways, I noticed the Red[Read More…]
Our View-War is turning Americans into what we despise most
War brings out the worst in people. It perpetuates a vicious cycle of committing wrongs to avenge wrong doings, creating nothing but more animosity and bloodshed between battling nations. This is the reality of our current conflict in the Middle East. For more than seven years we’ve been killing thousands[Read More…]