Archive | Opinion
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Column: When pepper spray is the face of education
Last week, students protesting fee hikes at Santa Monica College were pepper sprayed by members of the college’s police force as they attempted to enter a Board of Trustees meeting.
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Column: Anonymous gay sex a symptom of greater problem
Porn star and writer Conner Habib caused a stir on the Internet last week when Salon published his article “Rest Stop Confidential,” a part-exposé and part-confessional about the hidden culture of men who cruise for sex with other men at our nation’s highway rest stops.
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Column: Executive branch vs. judicial branch
The federal court system had its feathers ruffled on April 4, after President Barack Obama made comments about judicial activism and the need for restraint by the court.
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Column: Romney’s riches are nothing to mock
The U.S. Senate’s top Republicans called for the GOP to unite behind leading presidential candidate Mitt Romney on April 1. On CBS’s “Face the Nation”, Vice President Joe Biden appeared to think this was a joke.
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Column: What’s the ‘fracking’ problem?
You may have already spent your lunch money on a donation toward the KONY 2012 effort, but there’s a new fundraising campaign that may actually have more impact than the leaky Invisible Children movement.
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Column: Moving beyond race
Over the past several weeks, there has been an unavoidable buzz persisting throughout news and social media outlets concerning the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was killed in February by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman.
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Column: “Pink slime” is just the beginning
Warning: If you have a weak stomach, simply love eating chocolate, ice cream or burgers, or prefer to remain ignorant of the problems in our commercial food industry, read no further. This column is about to get a little hairy. Literally.
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Editorial: Supreme Court’s role is not related to elected majorities
Law is a complicated thing, but understanding the role of the Supreme Court in our government is not. Unlike Congress and the presidency, the Supreme Court is not a political branch of government.
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Column: Mega Millions winners may get more than they bargained for
By the time you read this, the Mega Millions-lottery winners will have begun the fourth day of the happiest week of their lives. Maybe they’ve started preparations for their very own Versailles.