All Entries in the "Opinion" Category
Not So Thankful For Black Friday
This Thanksgiving, you may find yourself out in the cold, waiting for the doors of super retail stores to open much earlier than before. Unsurprisingly, corporate greed has encouraged certain stores to open their doors to the public earlier on the infamous Black Friday. In fact, they are no longer opening on Friday at all. [...]
Bursting the Irvine Bubble: Sixteen and Voting?
Legislation passed in Argentina earlier this week that dropped the required voting age from 18 to 16. As a first-time voter in this year’s US election, this idea horrifies me. I am 21 years old, and, personally, I could not have imagined being well-educated enough to vote at an age when I was still learning [...]
Four More Years!
Crisis averted, America. That is all there really is to say. Crisis averted. The threat of a Romney-led US government can finally be expelled from our anxious hearts. Albeit the path to re-election was not as smooth as one might have expected. Despite the near unanimous pre-election consensus of another Obama win, including Nate Silver’s [...]
Don’t Stop Now
Nov. 6, 2012. We re-elected a man who stands for fair immigration reform, reproductive rights and equal pay; saw the legalization of same-sex marriage in Maine and Maryland; aided the passage of Proposition 30 and witnessed a number of actions that will move our country and state forward. We helped do that — yes, us: [...]
Contacting Some Not-So-Ancient Aliens
Since the Roswell incident, humans have been scanning the skies for signs of alien life. Both pro and amateur enthusiasts have dedicated some (or all) of their lives to answer the age-old question: are we alone in the universe? Countless documentaries, specials, movies, radio dramas, books and even multi-season TV shows have covered extensively the [...]
A Meningitis Mishap
Modern medicine has revolutionized the treatment and healing process from its humanitarian debut in the 1600s — but could its accessibility be an insidious facet of modernization? The meningitis outbreak made its morbid presence known when it first began claiming victims in late September and has since caused victims to develop unusual abscesses. Its mortality [...]
Makes an Ass out of You (Part Two)
Something doesn’t have to make you rich in order for it to be meant to be. In our money-obsessed world, people have come to measure success and even worth on the amount of money they generate. As a result, those who earn large amounts of money are deemed successful and those who don’t are presumed [...]
Do Election Night Right
It’s election night: millions of Americans are watching their television screens as pundits scramble to get the latest results, while many west-coast voters are still standing in line waiting to cast their vote. Suddenly, the clock strikes 8 p.m. and the election is over. Done. It’s called. Four more years. See anything wrong with this [...]
My Sincerest Apologies, America
This week, Republicans around the world had half-masted flags for our fair leader, Romnitron. Twitter went ablaze as thousands of good conservatives threatened to emigrate to places like Canada and Australia and other countries that don’t have universal health care, allow openly gay politicians, ban guns and teach evolution in schools. Personally, I think it’s [...]
The Addictive Social Network
Do you know where your phone is right now? Your iPod? How about your laptop? Of course you do; you know exactly where they are, how much battery life they have left and who has and hasn’t responded to your texts and messages. Most important of all though, you own all of these devices, and [...]
