“I don’t care, I’m not American.”
Stephen So, Staff Writer
October 13, 2017
Filed under Featured, Opinion, Opinion + Politics, Politics
It's been two weeks since the largest mass shooting in modern US history. Why did the conversation stop?
Read more »#TakeAKnee: Legality vs Morality
Alix Schoback, News and Politics Editor
October 10, 2017
Filed under Politics
A breakdown of the legal standings of NFL protesters and Vice President Pence.
Read more »The Red Pill: Inside the Middle Man of Nazi Conversion
Ben Klein, Editorials Editor
October 9, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Opinion + Politics
Talking the red pill: Nazis... are actually good.
Read more »The Mental Health Crisis: How neglect mass-manufactures mass-shooters
Liza Turchinsky, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2017
Filed under Featured, Opinion, Opinion + Politics
"Guns don't kill people. Our Mental Health system does." A look into why there's more to reform than gun control.
Read more »From Protest to Party: Remember the History of ‘Pride’
Ryan Sherod, Contributor
June 25, 2017
Filed under Featured, Opinion, Opinion + Politics
Anyone who visits their local pride month celebrations is sure to see a few things: dancing, rainbow flags (everywhere), and herds of intoxicated people with absolutely no idea what they are celebrating. Don’t get me wrong: I enjoy the party atmosphere as much as anyone else, and pride has always been...
Queer Visibility: The Matter of Unambiguous Presentation
Rebekah Smith, Contributor
June 22, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Opinion + Politics
Appearance and presentation are odd things, personal things but not wholly private. Multifaceted things; highly different when alone than when in public, visible to others, and further wrinkled when one is part of the LGBT community. When it is visible to people, friends, classmates, any given per...
With Great Police Authority, Comes Great Responsibility: The Need for a Connected Police-Student Community
Jazzi Mason, Senior Editor
June 15, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Opinion + Politics
My encounter with the Community Service Officer (CSO) was uncomfortable, criminalizing, and, yet sadly, not entirely unexpected. In my car -- studying before class -- I was approached and asked to roll down my window to be immediately and aggressively interrogated about my license plate. He berated me...
Op-Ed: There’s Still Work to Do to Make Local Police Immigrant-Friendly
Liza Turchinsky, Senior Editor
June 7, 2017
Filed under Opinion + Politics, Politics
“I don’t want to leave. Where would I go? America is the only home I know.” This sentiment, expressed by a friend and fellow Bay Area community college student, is shared by countless people of all cultures, backgrounds, and races with one thing in common -- fear of deportation. With 273,018 ch...
Op-Ed: The Ocean Gives Life, Humans Take it Away
Inbar Feldman, Contributor
May 28, 2017
Filed under Opinion + Politics, Politics
Pollution is one of the largest environmental issues that has caused major contamination for our climate and land. It is one of the biggest problems that our beautiful Earth faces. When thinking about pollution, we generically think of not recycling--which is only partially true. A larger form of pollutio...
Op-Ed: The Good Ol’ Boys Club & Membership to Collegiate Rape
Jazzi Mason, Senior Editor
May 19, 2017
Filed under Opinion + Politics, Politics
My mother’s childhood neighborhood in Portland was predominantly black families managing in poverty. Before Portland became desirable and progressive, the block was BBQs with the neighbors on weekends, running in the streets during thunderstorms, and playing dominos in someone’s back yard. As a ...
Aya-Told Me Not to Run: How Some Moderates Hold the Keys To Power in Iran
William Robertson, Senior Editor
May 18, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Opinion + Politics
The inaugural honeymoon for President Ahmadinejad was short-lived. When the results announced a landslide victory for the newly minted president, his defeated reformist opponent took to social media with accusations of electoral fraud and claimed himself as the true winner. Western intelligence agencies...
Easy Comey’s A Go: Foothill Professor Mark Harmon on Comey’s Firing
Mark Harmon, Contributer
May 17, 2017
Filed under Opinion + Politics, Politics
Editor's Note: We solicited comment from the Professor on Friday May 12th. On Tuesday May 16th, a story from the New York Times indicated that Comey seemed to have created a paper trail of all the conversations between former director James Comey. As a result of this article, the chair of the House...
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