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The Water Cooler: Volume two, part one

By Bonta Hill SPORTS EDITOR Boys and girls, I welcome you back to school to another edition of the award-winning column, the “Water Cooler.” Maybe the “award-winning” part is not entirely accurate, but who’s really paying attention? This past summer, my life consisted of three things: baseball, Facebook, and

The Fourth Estate, part four

On Saturday, Apr. 18, the world learned of a farce called justice in Iran: the sentencing of Roxana Saberi, a journalist who has citizenship in both the U.S. and Iran, to eight years in Evin Prison for espionage. Saberi's press credentials were revoked by the Iranian government

The Water Cooler, part four

Its the beginning of May and for City College students that the end of the semester is only a couple of weeks away. For somebody like me, finals couldn't come at a more stressful time. Think about it--the NBA playoffs have bombarded my television nightly, the Giants look

The Fourth Estate, part three

In mid-March, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Drug Enforcement Administration would no longer target growers in states permitting legal medical marijuana use.

The Water Cooler, part three

It's been a while since I've had the chance to sip some H2O and spit sunflower seeds with you. Good to be back after a nice spring break.

The Fourth Estate, part two

America, our shining city on a hill, is afflicted. The sickness is a malignant cancer spreading through the nation at an alarming pace and its immune system has crumbled. It has targeted liberty and exploited civic lethargy. Supposed benevolent elected tyrants have failed us, shirking their responsibilities to American ideals.

The Fourth Estate, part one

I pose a simple question to President Barack Obama, how many innocent lives are you willing to waste in Pakistan?