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Opinion: Educators overlook an achievement gap

By Nick PalmSTAFF WRITER Education in the United States is in jeopardy. It’s a big enough issue that students are missing out on a higher education because of their ethnicity, income level, gender or sexual orientation. But one more disadvantage has been added to the list—their parents never

Opinion: Federal student aid law sends a poor message

U.S. Congressman Mark Souder might live in Indiana, but the affects of his politics are felt right here at City College.

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 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.

Opinion: Facebook - necessity or addiction?

By Ellen Silk NEWS EDITOR Recently I had two dreams. In one, I was walking through a convention of all my friends on Facebook. We were laughing and chatting and having a good time. In the other dream, I was being stalked on Facebook by an ex-boyfriend. I kept reading

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.

Opinion: Would you like lard with that?

By Nick Palm CONTRIBUTING WRITER “Dr.” Jon Basso cannot help you with your migraines or arthritis. He has never gone to medical school. His employees, or “nurses,” have never checked a patient’s pulse or taken his temperature. Basso can help you with one thing: He can cook one of