The Student Government Association (SGA) voted Wednesday to increase the student activities fee from $60 per semester to $126 per semester matching the average fee among other California Universities. Whether or not this is a good idea is beside the point. It happened. They've already staked a claim on your extra $66 a semester starting next fall and this resolution is not … [Read more...] about Put your newly voted money where your mouth is
Perspectives
Our 'city on a hill' needs to shine: Pepp's service lacking substance
As Christians we are called to be servants: the hands and feet of the Lord while we are on this earth. Lately however I feel that our feet have been staying pretty stationary and our mouths have been doing most of the work. It is impossible to walk around our campus without seeing flyers calling for awareness of social injustices: sex trafficking homelessness illiteracy … [Read more...] about Our 'city on a hill' needs to shine: Pepp's service lacking substance
Government cheese smells of corruption
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is trying to kill you. And according to a Nov. 6 expose in The New York Times their weapon of choice is cheese. Last year the USDA gave $5.3 million to Dairy Management a non-profit dairy industry group that makes a living assaulting your arteries. The organization's $140 million budget is also heavily financed by a … [Read more...] about Government cheese smells of corruption
Judicial action trumps legislation
If you haven't asked or haven't been told you should know that a federal district court recently overturned the military's policy of barring openly gay and lesbian Americans from military service. The Sept. 9 verdict in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States overturned the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) policy. Federal circuit court Judge Virgiia Phillips ruled … [Read more...] about Judicial action trumps legislation
Legislation mutes free speech
In this February's controversial Citizens United v. FEC decision the Supreme Court struck down sections of the 2002 McCain-Feingold Act on the basis that they unconstitutionally limited the First Amendment rights of corporations. The April 19 The New York Times editorial slammed this decision defending McCain-Feingold's campaign finance regulations as essential "to prevent[ing] … [Read more...] about Legislation mutes free speech