Perspectives

TROY SENIKStaff Writer Those who search for harbingers of what a new year brings in the events of its first few weeks may want to consider avoiding Washington, D.C. for most of 2006. The sight of confessed criminal and lobbyist (but, I repeat myself) Jack Abramoff leaving a Washington courtroom dressed like a distant Corleone cousin certainly doesn’t bode well for the 12 … [Read more...] about Partisanship: Ideology’s worst enemy

GLORIA SHELLER Assistant Perspectives Editor As a woman, sexual harassment is something I have to be aware of and thinking about. So why on women’s journey to independence, are they relying on others to keep them safe in sticky situations? When it comes down to it, most women are perfectly capable of avoiding the pangs of sexual assault themselves. On Penn State’s Web site, … [Read more...] about Sexual harassment possible  to prevent using precautions

SHANNON KELLYPerspectives Editor CNN shed negative light on the Bruin Alumni Association, a UCLA group that is exposing radical professors who are unfairly and unprofessionally pushing their political agendas in their classrooms. The Jan. 18th news report used exaggerated one-sided quotes and cited three people, who opposed the group, while using only one positive quote (by … [Read more...] about Extremist professors exposed

GLORIA SHELLERAssistant Perspectives Editor As I look out my window, it is hard to believe that the beautiful blue ocean could devastate the 27- mile stretch that is Malibu. It is true however, that Malibu could be ravaged by a tsunami similar to those experienced in Thailand just one year ago. So Malibu dwellers beware of earthquakes, fires, mudslides and now tsunamis. No … [Read more...] about Malibu preps for possible Tsunami

CLIFFORD SMITHContributing Writer Regardless of what happens, it seems to me that one of the great geo-political “What Ifs” of the past couple of decades will prove to be “What if Ariel Sharon had been able to see his vision through to completion?” We don’t know if Israeli Prime Minister Sharon will survive his massive stroke for long, but it does seem to be highly unlikely … [Read more...] about Sharon’s political legacy must continue