Opinion

January 27, 2011

Retelling the Creation Story Without the Creator

By David Urzua, Connor Oakes, Cameron Moody

This week’s question: “How do you explain the overwhelmingly unlikely coincidence of the earth being a perfect fit for life?”

January 26, 2011

Wise Women Indifferent to the Extra Long Schlong

By S.F.

If you were to order the perfect dick, what would it look like? I honestly don’t think I could say exactly.

January 26, 2011

Legal, Organized Resistance Builds Against SHO

By Opinion Editor

The Social Host Ordinance is here. Like it or not, the I.V. Foot Patrol’s fantasy has come to life. Whether you’ve heard about the ordinance or not, the Foot Patrol is planning on heavily enforcing the new law.

January 25, 2011

Development in Chinese Policy Dependent on Cooperation Between Foreign Powers

By Derek Palmer

Chinese President Hu Jintao’s recent visit to the U.S. has highlighted the U.S. government’s inability, regardless of the party in power, to influence the domestic social policy of China.

January 25, 2011

U.S. Relations With China Should Combine Diplomacy With Dose of Doubt

By Benjamin Parish

Last week the Paramount Leader of the People’s Republic of China, Hu Jintao, visited the United States.

January 24, 2011

Narcotics Provide Scapegoat for Troubled Nation

By Kevin W. McCarty

We’ve been trying for quite some time to solve our problems with the same mentality we had when we created them. We’re almost out of stupid plans to try.

January 24, 2011

New FAFSA Website Allows For Easy Navigation

By Opinion Editor

It’s now January, and the new FAFSA is already upon us. Students are grinding their teeth like it’s a chemical engineering midterm.

January 21, 2011

The Beauty of Imperfect, Natural Love

By David Urzua, Mark Belko, Connor Oakes, Cameron Moody

This week’s question: “What do atheists think love is?”

January 20, 2011

Gaucho Pride and Prejudice

By Matthew Gluschankoff

The last time a South American saw a tortilla could have been in a Mexican soap opera. And having been to both Argentina and Brazil, I can guarantee you that they are not served anywhere.

January 18, 2011

Media’s Fury in Tucson Incident Wrongly Directed at Political Parties

By Benjamin Parish

Since last Saturday’s tragic events in Arizona, the media can’t seem to stop talking about political civility. Commentators, columnists and political personalities alike have driven the subject into the ground.

January 18, 2011

Arizona Shooting Points to Corrupt Politics and Poorly Formed Legislation

By Derek Palmer

The tragic shooting in Tucson that took the lives of six and injured 14 others, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was a sobering wake-up call for both U.S. lawmakers and citizens.

January 14, 2011

It Only Takes the Second Coming (to Begin) to Believe

By David Urzua, Connor Oakes, Cameron Moody

This week’s question: “What evidence would force you to admit your belief that God does not exist is false?”

January 11, 2011

More Than Friends, Less Than Fun

By S.F.

Aristotle once said, “Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.” A poetic, moving assessment, but I have to wonder: Did Aristotle ever decide to fuck one of these friends he was renting half of his soul out...

January 11, 2011

New State Government Threatens Fiscal Growth and Security

By Benjamin Parish

Last week California said goodbye to Arnold Schwarzenegger and welcomed Jerry Brown back to Sacramento. However, the change in leadership didn’t change the state’s fiscal crisis.

January 11, 2011

Brown’s Leadership Capable of Rebuilding California’s Economy

By Derek Palmer

With the inauguration of Jerry Brown as the state’s 39th governor, there is a chance for the leaders of California’s government to take a step back, think carefully and address some of the issues that have troubled t...

January 10, 2011

The Five Points of Cannabis

By Kevin W. McCarty

Okay, Proposition 19 went down in flames. Fuck it. Time to keep this psychedelic gravy train a-rolling and keep all eyes on the real prize coming in 2012: The Beginning of the World.