On October 19, 2015, a “13-year-old stoner” by the Twitter tag of @phphax successfully hacked into the private account of Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan. Phphax used a very common but efficient hack called social engineering to access private emails on the Director’s American Online account. Some of the data Phphax acquired was the personal info of many...
California hasn’t executed anyone in nine years and a certain pro-death penalty group has waited long enough. They recently proposed a ballot extending prison labor to inmates on death row, as well as provided new deadlines for the appeals process. Evidently, the latter is meant to expedite executions in California, while the former is probably just to make sure...
I grew up in a medium-sized farming community in the depths of Northern California, three hours beyond the Bay Area. In my hometown, many families and farms use personal wells, but since the drought,, many of these wells have been running out of water. Families whose entire livelihood relied on water suddenly have dry wells and are being told...
As a national movement, #MillionStudentMarch has declared a call to action against the economical issues that students face during and after their college careers, demanding “tuition-free public college, cancellation of all student debt and a fifteen dollar minimum wage for all campus workers.” At face value, these demands sound amazing as many students are taking larger and large debts...
In my two years at UCR, I have seen many changes. I have changed from being a freshman at a new setting to a confident and empowered junior who knows that UCR is where I was meant to be. I have developed friendships and bonds with wonderful people that I believe will last a lifetime. Unfortunately, I have also...
Going to school more than 400 miles away from San Jose can be tough for some people, like me, especially if some of us don’t have a car. So, we typically rely on the good grace of our peers and finances to get home either by train, bus, airplane or by hitching a ride with other students we may...
Meat consumption in our society is ubiquitous, if not totally glorified. Nearly everything nowadays is bacon-wrapped, contains bacon bits and fried in bacon grease. Meat is not just for eating anymore — it is a gastronomic experience. It has been commercialized and practically eroticized (seen any Carl's Jr. ads lately?), and associated with daily activities: bacon is essential to...
Now that campaigning for the 2016 presidential nominations is well under way, recent reports are suggesting that more viewers are tuning in and following the developments in the 2016 presidential campaign. Given the low voter turnout in the previous elections, specifically the dismal turnout for the last midterm elections, many pundits are scratching their heads wondering why this election...
It’s no secret that viewership for the 2016 presidential debates has reached all time highs. In the past, the Republican presidential primary debates averaged about three to four million viewers this early on in elections, but when Fox News premiered the first debate back in August, it managed to reach an average of 24 million viewers. CNN, which aired...
Halloween is just around the corner and we are once again visited by classic costumes such as sexy nurse, sexy schoolgirl and even sexy nun. Along with these revealing outfits come criticisms concerning the decency of the costumes. Some believe that Halloween has become too liberal and prefer the more conservative days of orthodox princess apparel. However, I believe...