Last November, California voters chose to take a meaningful step fixing our broken prison system by voting in favor of Proposition 47, but now some within the police department are trying to undermine this effort before all the facts are out.
Now of course it’s important for the police to keep our streets safe by punishing those who violate the...
The University of Missouri (also known as Mizzou) has been in the national spotlight since the beginning of November. Amid a hostile and racist campus climate felt by black students at the university, Jonathan Butler, a graduate student at Mizzou, declared that he would not consume any food at the expense of his health until President Tim Wolfe was...
Whenever people ask me what show I’m currently watching, I always feel hesitant to reply that it’s “Gilmore Girls.” The last time I told a stranger that, they scoffed at me as if I had just told them I believed the Earth was flat. They never talked to me again, and it led me to wonder what was so...
As California’s drought enters its fourth year, further environmental issues should be more publicized. Whether it's the 12 million trees that have quickly died or the families relying on water bottles for daily necessities, the drought has exacerbated issues up and down the Golden State. However, in sunny Southern California, we don’t seem to be as personally affected by...
I've been a fan of James Bond for a few years now. At this point, I have seen over half of the movies, from the original “Dr. No” to the recent “Spectre” (neither of which comes close to being my favorite). By virtue of seeing many of these movies, I have gotten an idea of what can be expected...
Being stuck in a rut is not an ideal situation to be in. Especially when it has to deal with your major. You know you are in the wrong major when the courses are either too difficult, unappealing, boring or you are looking for excuses not to go to class. But hey, if you make it through your grueling...
If you were among the 70,000 people raving their faces off this past Halloween weekend at either of SoCal’s premiere electronic dance music (EDM) events, HARD’s Day of the Dead or Insomniac’s Escape: Psycho Circus, I hope your recovery hasn’t been too bad. If you were among the nearly 500 people to get arrested for things like smuggling two...
Despite controversies with the first R’Gear program, a reformed continuation has been in the works. Noticing a “lack of campus pride” as a first year, 2014-2015 ASUCR President Nafi Karim implemented R’Gear, hoping each sweater will “empower each incoming class.” Via the R’Gear program, students can receive a free sweater paid for by student fees in order to have...
It’s no news to students in the U.S. that our education system, in its current state, is underfunded. This is evident even in day-to-day experiences; scantrons and bluebooks — necessary test-taking materials — are not provided with most courses, and many required textbooks are ridiculously expensive, the result of an astounding 1,041 percent increase in average college textbook cost...