Category: Opinion

Political candidates are judged on everything they do, and have done for that matter. Some may argue that a candidate’s past has no bearing on his present character, and that it has nothing to do with a campaign. That may be the case, but the way they handle a shameful incident from their past tells you a lot about their present character.

Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised plan to balance California’s budget by cutting more money from those who are still struggling will cause more harm than good.

President Barack Obama’s endorsement of same sex marriage is a strategic maneuver in the game called reelection. It was all just a matter of when the announcement would come.

The argument is simple. If consumers who spend beyond their means are able to get a ticket out, why not afford the same luxury to students who simply get an education beyond their means? And if the government can bail out the banks, why cant it bail out the struggling, educated masses?

As both students and parents continue to endure the escalating cost of higher education, many examine whether attending a private university, where tuition is much higher than a public university, is worth the expense.

Although California has executed only 13 people since the death penalty was re-introduced in 1978, the state should not abolish capital punishment.  The problem with the death penalty is in the way the courts deal with those on death row. 

  Not only is it unethical to kill, it is unethical to have everyone suffer from the enormous cost of something that is not being carried out as planned. Californians should vote in favor of the proposition.

The Board of Trustees approved at its March 7 meeting a new policy to start giving first year experience (FYE) students higher priority as to help quicken the transfer process, but the initiative will only seem to hinder a majority of other students and should not be pursued.