Why I have no travel plans

Paige Pelonis, Assistant Opinions Editor
April 16, 2014
Filed under Columns, Opinions

Summer is approaching, will you be traveling? Or will you let recent events scare you into staying home for three long months? I find myself leaning more towards the latter, and my stance has been swayed by tragic examples from around the world and close to home. Tuesday night, my smartphone’s CNN... Read more »

Our view: Mozilla CEO’s forced resignation is not ‘OK’

April 16, 2014
Filed under Opinions, Our View, Showcase

America is a very special place to live; in this country we are free from persecution of religious beliefs and discrimination based on personal opinions. That’s the idea, anyway. In reality, people are still unfairly punished and ostracized for expressing themselves in perfectly legal ways. Prior... Read more »

Response to ‘Mind The Gap’

Johnny Oskam & Christopher Page, Catholic Newman Club members
April 14, 2014
Filed under Columns, Opinions

On March 25 and 26, we, the Catholic Newman Club hosted the Genocide Awareness Project or G.A.P. Our purpose was to start a conversation with students about human life and how abortion treats it. We had a lot of great conversations, and we want to share some of our comments. Many students questioned... Read more »

Our View: Google ‘Glass-holes’ see problems outside of privacy

Staff
April 14, 2014
Filed under Opinions, Our View, Showcase

If you’ve ever seen a futuristic sci-fi film, then you may have been anticipating a world in which mere humans could view the world through the eyes of robots. If this is something you have longed for in the past, then today welcomes you into the future because today, Google Glass is available to the... Read more »

16-year-old Alex Hribal should be held responsible

Staff
April 13, 2014
Filed under Opinions, Our View, Showcase

On Wednesday, 16-year-old Alex Hribal went on a stabbing spree shortly after 7 a.m. at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Penn. The sophomore brought two 8-to-10 inch straight, kitchen knives and went on to attack 22 people at his Pennsylvania high school. As of now, news media... Read more »

Obama administration new hire is a good move

Nick Chavez, Assistant Opinions Editor
April 13, 2014
Filed under Columns, Opinions

Following the many problems with the healthcare.gov website, such as the numerous crashes and technological set backs, the Obama administration is trying it’s best to fix the website and save the Affordable Care Act, which depends heavily on the effectiveness of the website. But one of the biggest... Read more »

Hazing sheds negative light on ‘greek life’

Paige Pelonis, Assistant Opinions Editor
April 13, 2014
Filed under Columns, Opinions

Ever heard the phrase, ‘It’s all Greek to me?’ Basically, it means that something doesn’t make sense, and no phrase could better depict my sentiment toward university campus Greek communities, especially as of late. Although I recognize that many Greek organizations have devoted much of their... Read more »

Graphic pro-life images on campus cross the line

Elizabeth Juarez, Choice USA CSULB member
April 9, 2014
Filed under Columns, Opinions

The week before Spring Break, giant canvas signs displayed on campus by the Genocide Awareness Project were unavoidable. There were warnings about the images, but these alerts did not accurately describe the visual assault GAP perpetrated. GAP was invited to campus by the CSULB Catholic Newman Club... Read more »