CHRIS SEGALNews Editor The Bush administration is proposing the largest sale of forestland in decades. More than 300,000 acres of rural forests around the country and 85,000 acres in California may be sold to raise $1 billion over the next five years. The sale would be of less than 1 percent of the 193 million-acre national forest system. Congress must approve the plans before … [Read more...] about Forestland should sell to support schools
Politics take over King funeral
BRIAN CHATWINStaff Writer Working in a Las Vegas casino for a number of years. I have seen everything. The most common scene is the hard-luck bettor laying down his last $20 on a long — shot bet, hoping to recover the weekend’s losses in one stroke of good luck. He either places his money on the roulette wheel or on a 30-to-1 horse in the upcoming race. If a miracle happens … [Read more...] about Politics take over King funeral
Coe finishes ninth at Hawaii tournament
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant Despite the impressive first round score 7-under at the Hawaii-Hilo Intercollegiate, Pepperdine men’s golf team struggled in the second and the final rounds and finished the 16-team tournament T-9 on Friday. Third-ranked Georgia Tech posted a final-round 6-under 278 to finish with a 27-under 825 and claimed a 14-shot victory over No.-2 Oklahoma … [Read more...] about Coe finishes ninth at Hawaii tournament
Dean Starr withdraws questionable documents
AIRAN SCRUBYNews Editor School of Law Dean Ken Starr, together with the rest of the defense team in the clemency case of Michael Morales, has decided to withdraw documents that the prosecution alleged were forged. The documents deemed false in a Friday press conference by the prosecution were letters from jurors who had originally recommended the death penalty for Morales. Six … [Read more...] about Dean Starr withdraws questionable documents
Coulter worse than ‘liberal media’ for devaluing Americans
JIM COHENStaff Writer Recently, political commentator and right-wing ideologue Ann Coulter joked that Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens should be poisoned. Admittedly a joke, the statement by Coulter proved once again that her rhetoric fails to meet even relative standards of decency, honesty or intellectual accountability. For years Coulter has argued that the … [Read more...] about Coulter worse than ‘liberal media’ for devaluing Americans