Columns

What time is Earth Day?

Some plant trees. Some throw the “recyclable” trash in the “blue” waste bucket. Is this enough?

By Jonathan Fortner | April 21, 2013

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Special interests strike again in CISPA reboot

Money has a lot of influence in Washington, D.C., especially through expensive and persistent lobbying.

| April 18, 2013

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Inevitable truths: I'll never be an astronaut

As excited as I am for the opportunities ahead of me, the end of this time is bittersweet.

By Ashley Mentzer | April 17, 2013

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Relax, it's only a terrorist attack

Terrorist attacks are tragic, but they aren't anything new.

By Morgan Chan | April 17, 2013

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As 4/20 approaches, DUI laws now apply to marijuana

For those who find meaning in the numbers “420,” next Saturday will have a very distinguishable aroma in the air.

By Jonathan Fortner | April 16, 2013

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Shocking: Politicians are not always nice to each other

Up until now, I had always assumed that politicians were nice to each other, even when their backs were turned.

By Colton Gavin | April 16, 2013

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A safe space for nerds

Pop-culture phenomena such as San Diego Comic Con provide a safe space for people who are typically disenfranchised by wider society.

| April 16, 2013

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Be a hero or need a hero?

We’d like to be superheroes, but sometimes being rescued looks like the better option.

By Esther Drown | April 15, 2013

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Sharing is college

All for one and one for all.

| April 15, 2013

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The death of the story

What concerns me most is how this technology will change the nature of writing stories and reading them.

By Christine Truong | April 15, 2013

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Community college transfers help increase competition, save money

Students and parents should really be asking themselves if the constant tuition increases are actually doing anything.

By Jacob Evans | April 14, 2013

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Sext-y can I (not)?

An absence of "no" does not mean "yes."

| April 14, 2013

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Outdated educational model quashes intellectual engagement, excitement

New generations can offer new perspectives, but not if they’re learning via the same tired educational model as the previous one.

By Jake Adler | April 14, 2013

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Leave the home-schooler alone

Parents, not the state, should be the ultimate arbiter in a child's education.

By Matthew Rich | April 12, 2013

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A plea for foreign policy common sense

Military spending is just peachy to a fiscally-responsible extent, but providing anti-American governments money that we don't even possess as of yet is just downright ridiculous.

By Sean McCauley | April 11, 2013

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Vemma: scam or business opportunity?

Vemma, a Scottsdale-based healthy energy drink company, is chastised for being a scam or pyramid scheme. Where do we draw the line between risk and ignorance?

By Morgan Chan | April 10, 2013

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Sorry for leaving the kitchen

Feminism isn’t solely staying at home with children or working full-time; it’s the recognition of those possibilities.

By Isabelle Novak | April 10, 2013

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The value of exploring anxiety through horror

Horror can be a great way to explore every one of our anxieties and enrich our lives with new stories.

| April 9, 2013

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The good news after Lucas Arts shutdown

The closing of Lucas Arts is probably one of the best things to happen that company’s intellectual property.

By Jacob Evans | April 8, 2013

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Generation Y: a self-fulfilling prophecy

With our constant hand-wringing, we’re speaking Generation Y’s failure into existence.

By Esther Drown | April 8, 2013

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