Tag: opinions
Chivalry is dead … and it should stay dead
The phrase “chivalry is dead” is often said to mean romance is dead, whereas the term chivalry has much darker, complex overtones than that....
Why teaching kids how to interact with police will hurt both...
No one can adequately deny that there are often problems with police abuse of power, from intimidation to unlawful searches. In an attempt to...
Can we stop writing laws so ineffectually they become useless?
Two years ago, Californians overwhelmingly voted Proposition 35, the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE) Act, into law, but the Ninth Circuit of Appeals on...
R’ Perspective: Living Away From Home Is Not The Same As...
Whether it's 30 miles or 300 miles, living away from home for the first time can be a frightening experience. However, living away from...
Turkeygate: Defending the Obama girls against slut-shaming
The latest social media scandal, fondly dubbed “Turkeygate” by the media, has hinged on the way that Malia and Sasha Obama are supposed to...
What do you mean “death with dignity”?
The death of Brittany Maynard at the beginning of this month, and her actions leading up to it, have sparked a debate on an...
Editorial: Improving the college commencement
What is college all about? Of course there’s the preparation for entering society as a full-fledged adult. That’s what taking classes and doing research...
R’Perspective: Reinventing Yourself
My, how time flies. A part of me doesn’t believe it; but here I am, writing a reflection of my time spent in college....
Fall 2015 admissions cycle reignites out vs. in-state controversy
A hot-button topic for the past couple of years has been the increasing population of out-of-state and international students admitted in the University of...
Why Ebola isn’t as scary as a good Halloween costume
Ebola — you hear the word and you shudder. The name evokes gruesome images on a level similar to that of the worst horror...