RYAN SAWTELLEContributor All too often, people support certain mantras without ever questioning the premise or substance of that belief. They do so out of ignorance or ulterior motives. For instance, many people believe poverty causes crime. If this is the case, wealth then must cause virtue. This obviously isn’t the case, so why do so many people go without questioning this … [Read more...] about Flawed goals: the folly of environmentalists
Perspectives
Holocaust fake ill serves true survivors
STEPHANIE TANIZARAssistant Perspectives Editor In 1997, South Coast Today ran an article about Misha Defonseca, a then-64 year-old Holocaust survivor and book author. When she passed a dead animal on the street, she stopped her car to reverently move the corpse to the side of the road. The carcasses reminded her of the dead children she had seen. Nearly 11 years, a lawsuit and … [Read more...] about Holocaust fake ill serves true survivors
New TV screens raise questions
Staff Editorial Campus always seems to look a bit different when students arrive back on campus after a break. Usually this involves some sort of upgrade to campus infrastructure, a change to the inventory at Waves Café or a new landscaping project that has been completed to help re-enforce our aesthetic bragging rights. But the addition around campus following this year’s … [Read more...] about New TV screens raise questions
Too many students sleepless in Malibu
CASSIE ROBERTSONStaff Writer “I’m so tired” is probably the most frequently heard complaint on campus. Most people know the source of the problem and know how to fix it. But students all brush it off as a permanent inconvenience, because unless they all went home on permanent hiatus from college, they would never get enough sleep. The second hit after typing in “Lack of … [Read more...] about Too many students sleepless in Malibu
Where have all the moderates gone?
BRANDON CLICKContributor Here’s to the moderates, who feel like they have no political party! Here’s to those who are tired of the controversy associated with being labeled “Republican” or “Democrat.” Here’s to those who question why being pro-choice automatically means you’re Democratic, or having an aversion to taxes makes you a Republican. What about someone who is … [Read more...] about Where have all the moderates gone?