Obama needs to pay closer attention to international protocol December 9, 2009 — by Roy Bisht and Parul Singh If you were going to visit the Queen of England, what would you give her as a present? Certainly, something fancy and expensive; dignified and beautiful. President Obama chose to give the Queen an iPod during his recent visit. Of course, an iPod is not complete without music, so Obama's staff graciously stuffed the device with copyrighted MP3s. This makes the Queen eligible to be sued by the RIAA, the Recording Industry Association of America. Some consider this an extension of Obama's present. read more » Arizona risks creating problems by privatizing state prison system December 7, 2009 — by Ben Clement The recent recession has had many unfortunate side effects. It’s impossible to open a newspaper or watch a news show without hearing a heart-wrenching tale about the millions of newly unemployed. As if these reminders of the recession didn’t create enough anxiety, Arizona residents now have another reason to fear for their safety and security. In mid-October, the state announced its intention to sell nine of the state’s 10 medium to high-security prisons to companies in hopes of garnering a small sum: $100 million to be exact. This money will help alleviate the state’s nearly $2 billion budget shortfall. read more » Life sentence for teens inhumane December 6, 2009 — by Brandon Yang In 1989, 13-year-old Joe Harris Sullivan broke into a 72-year-old woman's home and robbed and raped her. Witnesses testified that Sullivan did commit those crimes. On Nov. 9, 20 years later, this case went before the Supreme Court, along with another case, in which Terrance Graham, then 17, was arrested for trying to rob a restaurant. read more » Fort Hood tragedy should galvanize Army to improve conditions for soldiers December 6, 2009 — by In the early afternoon at a Texas army base, an Army major gunned down dozens of soldiers before being shot four times by a female civilian Army police officer. After shouting "Allahu Akbar!" meaning "God is greatest!" suspect Nidal Malik Hasan began his shooting frenzy. By the end of the chaos, 13 people were dead and another 38, including the soldier, were injured. After treating many soldiers returning from deployment for mental conditions, the psychiatrist responsible for the egregious crime managed to slip through the cracks. read more » Protests won’t solve UC crisis December 6, 2009 — by Vijay Menon and Abhi Venkataramana Hundreds of students stormed into UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall on a mid-November morning and took control of the administrative building, dumping piles of week-old trash, barricading the hall, and ignoring police requests to relinquish control of the building. Using loudspeakers to address the crowd of students and policemen gathering outside the window, protesters angrily voiced their complaints over a recent university announcement that tuition fees would be hiked by 32 percent at the university. read more » Mr. President, let’s see some of that ‘change’ December 5, 2009 — by Kim Tsai On daily basis, President Barack Obama gives speeches. His speeches are full of hope and determination for the future, and they're often inspiring. But the concrete achievements he talks about are not anywhere close to completion. His problems is that he seems to think that these promises are fulfilled simply by making speeches about them, and more speeches about the next bout of promises. This cannot even be called a vicious circle. Instead, it's more like a long, ever-lasting and dreary...speech. read more » Copenhagen climate change circus December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The international community is in concord over one statement regarding climate change: it is a problem that needs to be addressed. However, not much else is known about the issue. read more » Iran’s nuclear ambitions leave world in a bind December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The current Iranian regime has consistently shown its intent to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has already shown sufficient progress on the three pieces of technology to create an effective nuclear weapon: uranium enriched to weapons grade, a missile capable of reaching Israel and parts of Western Europe and a warhead that will fit on the missile. read more » Veterans Day: not just a day off December 1, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Many students came to school Thursday, Nov 12, complaining about how horrible Veterans Day was. The day before, they had homework to do, tests to study for, college applications to fill out. But we don't have Veterans Day as an excuse for students not to have to go to school or catch up on homework. We celebrate it to honor all of those who have served in our military and to thank them for their service. The true meaning of Nov. 11 has sadly gotten lost among the bustle of people's busy lives—even at a time when we're fighting wars in two countries. read more » CEOs running for office may not have the right background November 23, 2009 — by Christine Tseng California’s 2010 elections for political office have once again produced some interesting candidates to consider. This time, besides lawyers and mayors, there have been CEOs moving toward the ticket, namely, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman for governor and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina for senator. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...187188189190191...200210...nextlast
Arizona risks creating problems by privatizing state prison system December 7, 2009 — by Ben Clement The recent recession has had many unfortunate side effects. It’s impossible to open a newspaper or watch a news show without hearing a heart-wrenching tale about the millions of newly unemployed. As if these reminders of the recession didn’t create enough anxiety, Arizona residents now have another reason to fear for their safety and security. In mid-October, the state announced its intention to sell nine of the state’s 10 medium to high-security prisons to companies in hopes of garnering a small sum: $100 million to be exact. This money will help alleviate the state’s nearly $2 billion budget shortfall. read more » Life sentence for teens inhumane December 6, 2009 — by Brandon Yang In 1989, 13-year-old Joe Harris Sullivan broke into a 72-year-old woman's home and robbed and raped her. Witnesses testified that Sullivan did commit those crimes. On Nov. 9, 20 years later, this case went before the Supreme Court, along with another case, in which Terrance Graham, then 17, was arrested for trying to rob a restaurant. read more » Fort Hood tragedy should galvanize Army to improve conditions for soldiers December 6, 2009 — by In the early afternoon at a Texas army base, an Army major gunned down dozens of soldiers before being shot four times by a female civilian Army police officer. After shouting "Allahu Akbar!" meaning "God is greatest!" suspect Nidal Malik Hasan began his shooting frenzy. By the end of the chaos, 13 people were dead and another 38, including the soldier, were injured. After treating many soldiers returning from deployment for mental conditions, the psychiatrist responsible for the egregious crime managed to slip through the cracks. read more » Protests won’t solve UC crisis December 6, 2009 — by Vijay Menon and Abhi Venkataramana Hundreds of students stormed into UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall on a mid-November morning and took control of the administrative building, dumping piles of week-old trash, barricading the hall, and ignoring police requests to relinquish control of the building. Using loudspeakers to address the crowd of students and policemen gathering outside the window, protesters angrily voiced their complaints over a recent university announcement that tuition fees would be hiked by 32 percent at the university. read more » Mr. President, let’s see some of that ‘change’ December 5, 2009 — by Kim Tsai On daily basis, President Barack Obama gives speeches. His speeches are full of hope and determination for the future, and they're often inspiring. But the concrete achievements he talks about are not anywhere close to completion. His problems is that he seems to think that these promises are fulfilled simply by making speeches about them, and more speeches about the next bout of promises. This cannot even be called a vicious circle. Instead, it's more like a long, ever-lasting and dreary...speech. read more » Copenhagen climate change circus December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The international community is in concord over one statement regarding climate change: it is a problem that needs to be addressed. However, not much else is known about the issue. read more » Iran’s nuclear ambitions leave world in a bind December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The current Iranian regime has consistently shown its intent to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has already shown sufficient progress on the three pieces of technology to create an effective nuclear weapon: uranium enriched to weapons grade, a missile capable of reaching Israel and parts of Western Europe and a warhead that will fit on the missile. read more » Veterans Day: not just a day off December 1, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Many students came to school Thursday, Nov 12, complaining about how horrible Veterans Day was. The day before, they had homework to do, tests to study for, college applications to fill out. But we don't have Veterans Day as an excuse for students not to have to go to school or catch up on homework. We celebrate it to honor all of those who have served in our military and to thank them for their service. The true meaning of Nov. 11 has sadly gotten lost among the bustle of people's busy lives—even at a time when we're fighting wars in two countries. read more » CEOs running for office may not have the right background November 23, 2009 — by Christine Tseng California’s 2010 elections for political office have once again produced some interesting candidates to consider. This time, besides lawyers and mayors, there have been CEOs moving toward the ticket, namely, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman for governor and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina for senator. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...187188189190191...200210...nextlast
Life sentence for teens inhumane December 6, 2009 — by Brandon Yang In 1989, 13-year-old Joe Harris Sullivan broke into a 72-year-old woman's home and robbed and raped her. Witnesses testified that Sullivan did commit those crimes. On Nov. 9, 20 years later, this case went before the Supreme Court, along with another case, in which Terrance Graham, then 17, was arrested for trying to rob a restaurant. read more » Fort Hood tragedy should galvanize Army to improve conditions for soldiers December 6, 2009 — by In the early afternoon at a Texas army base, an Army major gunned down dozens of soldiers before being shot four times by a female civilian Army police officer. After shouting "Allahu Akbar!" meaning "God is greatest!" suspect Nidal Malik Hasan began his shooting frenzy. By the end of the chaos, 13 people were dead and another 38, including the soldier, were injured. After treating many soldiers returning from deployment for mental conditions, the psychiatrist responsible for the egregious crime managed to slip through the cracks. read more » Protests won’t solve UC crisis December 6, 2009 — by Vijay Menon and Abhi Venkataramana Hundreds of students stormed into UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall on a mid-November morning and took control of the administrative building, dumping piles of week-old trash, barricading the hall, and ignoring police requests to relinquish control of the building. Using loudspeakers to address the crowd of students and policemen gathering outside the window, protesters angrily voiced their complaints over a recent university announcement that tuition fees would be hiked by 32 percent at the university. read more » Mr. President, let’s see some of that ‘change’ December 5, 2009 — by Kim Tsai On daily basis, President Barack Obama gives speeches. His speeches are full of hope and determination for the future, and they're often inspiring. But the concrete achievements he talks about are not anywhere close to completion. His problems is that he seems to think that these promises are fulfilled simply by making speeches about them, and more speeches about the next bout of promises. This cannot even be called a vicious circle. Instead, it's more like a long, ever-lasting and dreary...speech. read more » Copenhagen climate change circus December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The international community is in concord over one statement regarding climate change: it is a problem that needs to be addressed. However, not much else is known about the issue. read more » Iran’s nuclear ambitions leave world in a bind December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The current Iranian regime has consistently shown its intent to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has already shown sufficient progress on the three pieces of technology to create an effective nuclear weapon: uranium enriched to weapons grade, a missile capable of reaching Israel and parts of Western Europe and a warhead that will fit on the missile. read more » Veterans Day: not just a day off December 1, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Many students came to school Thursday, Nov 12, complaining about how horrible Veterans Day was. The day before, they had homework to do, tests to study for, college applications to fill out. But we don't have Veterans Day as an excuse for students not to have to go to school or catch up on homework. We celebrate it to honor all of those who have served in our military and to thank them for their service. The true meaning of Nov. 11 has sadly gotten lost among the bustle of people's busy lives—even at a time when we're fighting wars in two countries. read more » CEOs running for office may not have the right background November 23, 2009 — by Christine Tseng California’s 2010 elections for political office have once again produced some interesting candidates to consider. This time, besides lawyers and mayors, there have been CEOs moving toward the ticket, namely, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman for governor and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina for senator. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...187188189190191...200210...nextlast
Fort Hood tragedy should galvanize Army to improve conditions for soldiers December 6, 2009 — by In the early afternoon at a Texas army base, an Army major gunned down dozens of soldiers before being shot four times by a female civilian Army police officer. After shouting "Allahu Akbar!" meaning "God is greatest!" suspect Nidal Malik Hasan began his shooting frenzy. By the end of the chaos, 13 people were dead and another 38, including the soldier, were injured. After treating many soldiers returning from deployment for mental conditions, the psychiatrist responsible for the egregious crime managed to slip through the cracks. read more » Protests won’t solve UC crisis December 6, 2009 — by Vijay Menon and Abhi Venkataramana Hundreds of students stormed into UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall on a mid-November morning and took control of the administrative building, dumping piles of week-old trash, barricading the hall, and ignoring police requests to relinquish control of the building. Using loudspeakers to address the crowd of students and policemen gathering outside the window, protesters angrily voiced their complaints over a recent university announcement that tuition fees would be hiked by 32 percent at the university. read more » Mr. President, let’s see some of that ‘change’ December 5, 2009 — by Kim Tsai On daily basis, President Barack Obama gives speeches. His speeches are full of hope and determination for the future, and they're often inspiring. But the concrete achievements he talks about are not anywhere close to completion. His problems is that he seems to think that these promises are fulfilled simply by making speeches about them, and more speeches about the next bout of promises. This cannot even be called a vicious circle. Instead, it's more like a long, ever-lasting and dreary...speech. read more » Copenhagen climate change circus December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The international community is in concord over one statement regarding climate change: it is a problem that needs to be addressed. However, not much else is known about the issue. read more » Iran’s nuclear ambitions leave world in a bind December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The current Iranian regime has consistently shown its intent to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has already shown sufficient progress on the three pieces of technology to create an effective nuclear weapon: uranium enriched to weapons grade, a missile capable of reaching Israel and parts of Western Europe and a warhead that will fit on the missile. read more » Veterans Day: not just a day off December 1, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Many students came to school Thursday, Nov 12, complaining about how horrible Veterans Day was. The day before, they had homework to do, tests to study for, college applications to fill out. But we don't have Veterans Day as an excuse for students not to have to go to school or catch up on homework. We celebrate it to honor all of those who have served in our military and to thank them for their service. The true meaning of Nov. 11 has sadly gotten lost among the bustle of people's busy lives—even at a time when we're fighting wars in two countries. read more » CEOs running for office may not have the right background November 23, 2009 — by Christine Tseng California’s 2010 elections for political office have once again produced some interesting candidates to consider. This time, besides lawyers and mayors, there have been CEOs moving toward the ticket, namely, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman for governor and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina for senator. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...187188189190191...200210...nextlast
Protests won’t solve UC crisis December 6, 2009 — by Vijay Menon and Abhi Venkataramana Hundreds of students stormed into UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall on a mid-November morning and took control of the administrative building, dumping piles of week-old trash, barricading the hall, and ignoring police requests to relinquish control of the building. Using loudspeakers to address the crowd of students and policemen gathering outside the window, protesters angrily voiced their complaints over a recent university announcement that tuition fees would be hiked by 32 percent at the university. read more » Mr. President, let’s see some of that ‘change’ December 5, 2009 — by Kim Tsai On daily basis, President Barack Obama gives speeches. His speeches are full of hope and determination for the future, and they're often inspiring. But the concrete achievements he talks about are not anywhere close to completion. His problems is that he seems to think that these promises are fulfilled simply by making speeches about them, and more speeches about the next bout of promises. This cannot even be called a vicious circle. Instead, it's more like a long, ever-lasting and dreary...speech. read more » Copenhagen climate change circus December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The international community is in concord over one statement regarding climate change: it is a problem that needs to be addressed. However, not much else is known about the issue. read more » Iran’s nuclear ambitions leave world in a bind December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The current Iranian regime has consistently shown its intent to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has already shown sufficient progress on the three pieces of technology to create an effective nuclear weapon: uranium enriched to weapons grade, a missile capable of reaching Israel and parts of Western Europe and a warhead that will fit on the missile. read more » Veterans Day: not just a day off December 1, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Many students came to school Thursday, Nov 12, complaining about how horrible Veterans Day was. The day before, they had homework to do, tests to study for, college applications to fill out. But we don't have Veterans Day as an excuse for students not to have to go to school or catch up on homework. We celebrate it to honor all of those who have served in our military and to thank them for their service. The true meaning of Nov. 11 has sadly gotten lost among the bustle of people's busy lives—even at a time when we're fighting wars in two countries. read more » CEOs running for office may not have the right background November 23, 2009 — by Christine Tseng California’s 2010 elections for political office have once again produced some interesting candidates to consider. This time, besides lawyers and mayors, there have been CEOs moving toward the ticket, namely, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman for governor and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina for senator. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...187188189190191...200210...nextlast
Mr. President, let’s see some of that ‘change’ December 5, 2009 — by Kim Tsai On daily basis, President Barack Obama gives speeches. His speeches are full of hope and determination for the future, and they're often inspiring. But the concrete achievements he talks about are not anywhere close to completion. His problems is that he seems to think that these promises are fulfilled simply by making speeches about them, and more speeches about the next bout of promises. This cannot even be called a vicious circle. Instead, it's more like a long, ever-lasting and dreary...speech. read more » Copenhagen climate change circus December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The international community is in concord over one statement regarding climate change: it is a problem that needs to be addressed. However, not much else is known about the issue. read more » Iran’s nuclear ambitions leave world in a bind December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The current Iranian regime has consistently shown its intent to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has already shown sufficient progress on the three pieces of technology to create an effective nuclear weapon: uranium enriched to weapons grade, a missile capable of reaching Israel and parts of Western Europe and a warhead that will fit on the missile. read more » Veterans Day: not just a day off December 1, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Many students came to school Thursday, Nov 12, complaining about how horrible Veterans Day was. The day before, they had homework to do, tests to study for, college applications to fill out. But we don't have Veterans Day as an excuse for students not to have to go to school or catch up on homework. We celebrate it to honor all of those who have served in our military and to thank them for their service. The true meaning of Nov. 11 has sadly gotten lost among the bustle of people's busy lives—even at a time when we're fighting wars in two countries. read more » CEOs running for office may not have the right background November 23, 2009 — by Christine Tseng California’s 2010 elections for political office have once again produced some interesting candidates to consider. This time, besides lawyers and mayors, there have been CEOs moving toward the ticket, namely, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman for governor and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina for senator. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...187188189190191...200210...nextlast
Copenhagen climate change circus December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The international community is in concord over one statement regarding climate change: it is a problem that needs to be addressed. However, not much else is known about the issue. read more » Iran’s nuclear ambitions leave world in a bind December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The current Iranian regime has consistently shown its intent to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has already shown sufficient progress on the three pieces of technology to create an effective nuclear weapon: uranium enriched to weapons grade, a missile capable of reaching Israel and parts of Western Europe and a warhead that will fit on the missile. read more » Veterans Day: not just a day off December 1, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Many students came to school Thursday, Nov 12, complaining about how horrible Veterans Day was. The day before, they had homework to do, tests to study for, college applications to fill out. But we don't have Veterans Day as an excuse for students not to have to go to school or catch up on homework. We celebrate it to honor all of those who have served in our military and to thank them for their service. The true meaning of Nov. 11 has sadly gotten lost among the bustle of people's busy lives—even at a time when we're fighting wars in two countries. read more » CEOs running for office may not have the right background November 23, 2009 — by Christine Tseng California’s 2010 elections for political office have once again produced some interesting candidates to consider. This time, besides lawyers and mayors, there have been CEOs moving toward the ticket, namely, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman for governor and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina for senator. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...187188189190191...200210...nextlast
Iran’s nuclear ambitions leave world in a bind December 2, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar The current Iranian regime has consistently shown its intent to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has already shown sufficient progress on the three pieces of technology to create an effective nuclear weapon: uranium enriched to weapons grade, a missile capable of reaching Israel and parts of Western Europe and a warhead that will fit on the missile. read more » Veterans Day: not just a day off December 1, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Many students came to school Thursday, Nov 12, complaining about how horrible Veterans Day was. The day before, they had homework to do, tests to study for, college applications to fill out. But we don't have Veterans Day as an excuse for students not to have to go to school or catch up on homework. We celebrate it to honor all of those who have served in our military and to thank them for their service. The true meaning of Nov. 11 has sadly gotten lost among the bustle of people's busy lives—even at a time when we're fighting wars in two countries. read more » CEOs running for office may not have the right background November 23, 2009 — by Christine Tseng California’s 2010 elections for political office have once again produced some interesting candidates to consider. This time, besides lawyers and mayors, there have been CEOs moving toward the ticket, namely, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman for governor and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina for senator. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...187188189190191...200210...nextlast
Veterans Day: not just a day off December 1, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Many students came to school Thursday, Nov 12, complaining about how horrible Veterans Day was. The day before, they had homework to do, tests to study for, college applications to fill out. But we don't have Veterans Day as an excuse for students not to have to go to school or catch up on homework. We celebrate it to honor all of those who have served in our military and to thank them for their service. The true meaning of Nov. 11 has sadly gotten lost among the bustle of people's busy lives—even at a time when we're fighting wars in two countries. read more » CEOs running for office may not have the right background November 23, 2009 — by Christine Tseng California’s 2010 elections for political office have once again produced some interesting candidates to consider. This time, besides lawyers and mayors, there have been CEOs moving toward the ticket, namely, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman for governor and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina for senator. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...187188189190191...200210...nextlast
CEOs running for office may not have the right background November 23, 2009 — by Christine Tseng California’s 2010 elections for political office have once again produced some interesting candidates to consider. This time, besides lawyers and mayors, there have been CEOs moving toward the ticket, namely, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman for governor and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina for senator. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...187188189190191...200210...nextlast