Share: History making sporting events like the World Cup or the Olympics do an amazing job at putting the spotlight on its host country for all the world to see. However, shining the spolitght on that country has a tendency to shed some light on that country’s problems. In the case of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the country’s current economic state has made many wonder if its right for a country with serious economic and social issues to host such a extravagant event? …
OP-ED: Hosting the World Cup, the right choice
Share: When FIFA confirmed Brazil as the site of the 2014 World Cup in 2007, the BBC reported that celebrations broke out throughout the country. Now with the current protests in Brazil, some are questioning the wisdom of allowing certain countries to host the World Cup based on economic factors. Are these critics claiming that GDP should be a qualifying factor to host the World Cup? If so, Brazil’s GDP is the seventh largest in the world according to the World Bank. How does Brazil …
OP-ED: Leave your “patriotism” at home
On February 27th, 2014, the 9th Circuit Court ruled in Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School District that the principal of Live Oak High School acted within his constitutional rights by requesting that students remove their American flag t-shirts on Cinco de Mayo.
OP-ED: Political correctness shouldn’t trump freedom of speech
While taking everyone’s feelings into consideration is important, someone’s freedom of speech should never be silenced for fear of not being politically correct.
OP-ED: Hard work is the solution for students of color
According to a recent University of Texas at Austin report, male students of color have lower academic outcomes than White male students who are significantly less engaged.
OP-ED: Students react to NBA’s lifetime ban on Clippers owner Donald Sterling
Share: On Tuesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver brought the hammer down on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for the fallout of his racist comments, banning him for life from all NBA activities or business with the league going forward. “I fully expect to get the support I need from the other NBA owners to remove him,” Silver said in Tuesday’s press conference. “We stand together in condemning Mr. Sterling’s views. They simply have no place in the NBA.” The recorded comments between Sterling and …
OP-ED: Financial circumstances should not be a factor in admitting students
Share: Based on some concerning facts and studies, financial aid is no longer about helping students pay for college, but rather a strategy used to attract students they want, admit the students they need and encourage others to stay away. Follow:
OP-ED: A plastic society prompted by social networking and celebrity status
As a society are we becoming so self-obsessed with beauty and physical perfection that all concerns for mental and physical health are going out in bags of liposuctioned fat? Or is this just another trendy fad that will phase-out over time as the boredom over the plastic looking visages gained through massive amounts of costly—and often dangerous—surgeries which remove all the unique characteristics from the human face?
Associate Students 2014-2015 Candidates
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EDITORIAL: Apologize about the real problem
It seems that every time the District tries to cover up the commencement debacle, it digs itself a deeper pit to fall into.