#TakeAKnee: Legality vs Morality
Alix Schoback, News and Politics Editor
October 10, 2017
A breakdown of the legal standings of NFL protesters and Vice President Pence.
DACA in the Foothill community: Student perspectives, fears, and dreams
Liza Turchinsky, Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2017
After Congressional plans to fund the Wall and debate DACA, the Foothill College community reflects and addresses immigrant perspectives.
Op-Ed: There’s Still Work to Do to Make Local Police Immigrant-Friendly
Liza Turchinsky, Editor-in-Chief
June 7, 2017
“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
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
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 ...
Easy Comey’s A Go: Foothill Professor Mark Harmon on Comey’s Firing
Mark Harmon, Contributer
May 17, 2017
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...
Foreign Aid Once Again Becomes the Focus of Budget Cuts. This is Wrong.
William Robertson, Senior Editor
April 14, 2017
What do tea partier Marco Rubio and progressive Bernie Sanders have in common? Support for USAID. This chief foreign aid provider has been a popular political pinata for years, but now that there is a possibility for draconian cuts to foreign aid, staunch conservatives like Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell and John McCain have aligned ...
Power Politics: The Race to Dam the Mekong is Shortsighted
April 14, 2017
In 146 BCE, the Romans laid waste to the city of Carthage, killing or enslaving the population of 400,000. The Conqueror Scipio Africanus-- weeping in his moment of victory-- turned to his mentor and said “all cities, nations, and authorities must, like men, meet their doom” thinking of his beloved...
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