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San Francisco: The Rent Is Too Damn High

San Francisco: The Rent Is Too Damn High

By Austin D. Estrada/Contributor On Oct. 18, 2010, Jimmy McMillan sat upright, stared sternly at the audience of the New York governor debate, and announced, “I represent the The Rent Is Too Damn High Party. People are working eight hours a day, 40 hours a week, and some a

Fresh Water or a Superficial Coastline

Fresh Water or a Superficial Coastline

By Andy Bays/Contributor California is facing one of the most severe droughts on record. This year alone, the lack of in potable water falling from the sky will cost our populous state almost $3 billion, and 10,000 agricultural workers will lose their jobs. Bodies of freshwater are turning

A Grain of Salt…

A Grain of Salt…

A Grain of Salt… Column By Patrick Tamayo/Opinion Editor We live in scary times. Every time we leave the safety of our homes we run the risk of running into danger. You hear about random acts of violence on a daily basis. Shooting, stabbings, robberies and assaults have become

A Grain of Salt...

A Grain of Salt...

A Grain of Salt… Column By Patrick Tamayo/Opinion Editor There is so much hate and anger all around us. As far as we’ve come as a society, with all the technological advances and milestones surpassed, we still fall so short. It’s hard to comprehend the stresses and

Have Your Say: Do you feel safe on campus?

Have Your Say: Do you feel safe on campus?

ByCassie Ordonio (All Photos by Franchon Smith) Ricky Gregory Major: Tae kwon do “I do but I could be safer. Why? Because the campus police are very uncomfortable to be around because of things that happened in the past. I’ve heard a lot of things that happened on and

The Point of No Return

The Point of No Return

A Grain of Salt… Column By Patrick Tamayo/Opinion Editor We’ve become an offended society. Everything offends us. It makes little difference what it is, but the one thing that is certain is that someone will be offended by it. We’re setting ourselves up for failure as we

Have Your Say: Are you voting? For whom and why?

Have Your Say: Are you voting? For whom and why?

By Steven Ho (All photos by Franchon Smith) Michelle McNeil Age: Declined to state Major: English Tutor (employee) “Yes … The candidate I find most appealing is Bernie Sanders, because he’s very issues orientated and I resonate with a lot of his platform.” Ryley Gaulocher-Bergmann Age: 20 Major: Undeclared “Yes