If illegal immigrants don’t qualify for financial aid, why is it OK for California to give $5 million in state money for them to attend California colleges? The answer is it’s not OK. Not when there are so many students who were born here, or immigrants who actually came here legally, who are struggling to pay for college.
OP-ED: The war on Slurpees is on
Should a 7-Eleven convenience store be allowed to open across PCC or is the war on Slurpees acceptable?
OP-ED: 7-Eleven across campus would be an inconvenience
There are plans to open up a 7-Eleven across the street from PCC, and while many are excited because of the convenience it would bring, what they don’t think about is the problems that come with it as well.
OP-ED: Social media has a responsibilty to protect users information
In the age of lightning fast information and sharing one’s life on the Internet, social media users have to be careful of what they post. There are people out there waiting to get ahold of personal information to scam, sell something, or steal someone’s identity.
OP-ED: Users become face for social advertising
Share: For those out there still consistently using Facebook, you might have scrolled through your news feed recently and come across what looked like a normal post, until you realized it was an ad for a product one of your 700 friends liked. Follow:
OP-ED: Four-year degrees need to stay at four-year institutions
The California Community College system is considering a plan to offer baccalaureate degrees at community colleges.
OP-ED: Community colleges should give four-year degrees
Community colleges are designed to be two-year schools but a lot of the time students take classes for four or more years just to transfer.
OP-ED: U.S. War on Drugs, an expensive exercise in futility
The focus of the War on Drugs needs to be changed to fit a contemporary landscape. Decriminalization would be more effective in combatting the spread of drug use.
OP-ED: Posters create atmosphere of fear
They’re plastered on classroom doors and walls, available in convenient pamphlet form and even blown up to draw attention.
OP-ED: Posters that may help save lives
Some may find the Lone Shooter posters around campus silly and others may even snicker at them but the life they save may be your own.