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Change is a slow and steady process. And when it comes to changes in our nation’s infrastructure, there is no denying that it is easier said than done.
Published on: Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Category: Opinion & Editorial
Tags: Barack Obama, Editorials, Healthcare, Politics, Republican Party, Volume 44 Issue 17
The decision to try the five potential masterminds behind the 9/11 attacks has left officials and party members divided. But aside from bringing much needed closure, this could be our chance to uphold America’s justice system.
Published on: Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Category: Opinion & Editorial
Tags: Barack Obama, Editorials, Guantanamo, Politics, Volume 44 Issue 9
Here, Queer and Not Going Anywhere
As California’s priorities shift, the fight for gay rights must be at the forefront of radical change.
Published on: Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Category: Opinion & Editorial
Tags: Columns, GLBTQ, Politics, Prop 8, Same-Sex Marriage, Volume 44 Issue 9
With Newsom pulling out of the 2010 Gubernatorial race, name recognition has gone out the window. So can we keep caring about the politics now? ; The end of Newsom’s Governor run brings with it the potential return of the Brown family’s political dynasty. So what can we do?
Published on: Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Category: Opinion & Editorial
Tags: 2010 Gubernatorial Elections, Columns, Gavin Newsom, Politics, Volume 44 Issue 7
Four years after the drowning of New Orleans, things have barley changed. So what will it take to save the city, and why haven’t we done it yet?
Published on: Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Category: Features
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, Politics, Volume 44 Issue 7
Guantanamo’ Money, Mo’ Problems
As the next stage of the Obama presidency begins to kick into high gear, with many of his promises slowly becoming realities, the final remnants of the Bush administration’s war on terror are slowly exiting the Oval Office.
Last Thursday, Obama spoke at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. about America’s current visage regarding the moral authority surrounding our war on terror and use of torture, and the United States’ Guantanamo Bay detention camp, located in neighboring Cuba, was at the center of the discussion.
Published on: Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Category: Opinion & Editorial
Tags: Barack Obama, Editorials, Guantanamo, Politics, Volume 43 Issue 29
Obama’s 100 days: Too Much, Too Soon?
It’s been just over 100 days since America started breathing again.
In fact, we’ve been holding our breath for a while now. From the moment the towers came crumbling down in 2001, we held our breath in jolted anticipation,wondering what the following months would bring. When the continuing war with Iraq gave way to a further and further end date, we held our breath with unhealthy, yet unwavering, patriotism.
And when Barack Obama burst onto the scene, invigorating our sense of hope and the possibility for change, we held our breath wondering whether he could meet our expectations and desperation for a new leader.
Published on: Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Category: Opinion & Editorial
Tags: Barack Obama, Columns, Politics, Volume 43 Issue 27