Tag: opinion
Why the tuition hikes are a necessary evil
It seems that despite the best efforts of the student body to protest it, the dreaded tuition hikes will be implemented. Beginning next year,...
Letter to the Editor: Chancellor Announces Two New Administrative Positions, Encourages...
Editor’s Note: The following is a work of satire based on the events described in the Issue 09 article, “Wilcox takes heat from students...
Editorial: The new age of social media protests
It’s been true for a long time that the spread of social media has changed what we do and how we do it. We...
Why voters can hope for improvement in how they vote
California officials are considering making a transition to elections conducted exclusively by mail. In recent years, more than half the ballots cast in California’s...
Why Taylor Swift is right to get off Spotify
Taylor Swift is making headlines again — but not for her Billboard No. 1 smash album “1989” that has managed to sell 1.3 million...
U.S. Streets: Police war zones?
“Homeland security” — two simple words that have justified the dramatic increase in funding to police forces. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks,...
Bad game development shouldn’t be paid for by consumers
Video games are an expensive medium no matter how you look at it. Most gamers can afford to buy a few games a year,...
The other F-Word
Feminist is the epitome of a word with many meanings. Time Magazine recently published a list of “Which Words Should Be Banned in 2015?”...
Editorial: Two sides to the Black Friday coin
With Thanksgiving Break just around the corner, students are eagerly packing their bags and preparing for the last days of classes before freedom is,...
Tuition hikes have got to go: Potential UC increase is threat...
“Hey ho, tuition hikes have got to go!” chanted UC students at the UCSA Students of Color Conference (SOCC), one of the largest annual...