Archive for April 6th, 2009
Stop the Big Business of Cheating
As students, we’ve all had to write essays for classes that don’t particularly interest us, seem irrelevant or simply don’t fit into our busy schedules. But that’s the life of a student; writing essays is just part of the routine. Or is it?
Hands off My Pills: OC Planned Parenthood Loses Funding
Whenever it seems like Orange County can’t get any more conservative than it already is, it goes ahead and surprises me. The Orange County Board of Supervisors recently voted to suspend the county’s education contract with Planned Parenthood because the organization performs abortions, despite the fact that county money is not used to perform them.
OCTA Cuts Leave Riders Stranded
When the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) posted its annual report for 2008, the figures seemed promising for the county’s central transportation agency. Despite sharp increases in the price of gasoline – or, perhaps, because of it – bus rider-ship reached an all-time high of nearly 69 million, a very decent figure for a county as car-obsessed as ours.
The Urgent Need for Deterrence and Diplomacy in Korea
As of late, naval ships armed with the advanced Aegis Combat System from the United States, Japan and South Korea are on high alert along the shores of the Korean peninsula as a result of the looming threat of a North Korean “satellite” launch, which violates United Nations Resolution 1718, and is expected to take place between April 4 and 8.
The Rush Limbaugh Challenge: PRO
Defending Rush Limbaugh, who publicly said, “The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People should have riot rehearsal,” bothers many conservatives, including myself. However, disagreeing with a statement (hopefully) made for shock value is not a valid enough reason to stop listening altogether. On the contrary, when I hear, see or read something that stuns or appalls me, I usually react by attempting to learn more.
