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Con: Gun registration doesn’t equal confiscation, but proving it without spin isn’t easy

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By James RiswickOpinions editor  In “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” there is a scene where Indy is surrounded by hundreds of cups and goblets and must discern which one is the desired Holy Grail. Searching for reliable information on guns and gun control is similar to this. There is an endless supply of information pertaining to this subject on the Internet, yet trusting … [Read more...] about Con: Gun registration doesn’t equal confiscation, but proving it without spin isn’t easy

Show them charity

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Homeless men and women are no less human than everyone else. We should show them compassion and kindness, not try to starve them out of existence.By Stacy RegerContributing Writer This semester, I started volunteering at the Daybreak Center, a shelter for mentally ill homeless women in Santa Monica. I’ve discovered stereotypes I didn’t even realize I had about people, and have … [Read more...] about Show them charity

Karmic Relief: Acceptance needs to be universal

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By Karma Christine Salvato Acceptance. All humans crave it, yet some feel it is unobtainable. Have you ever felt like you didn’t fit in? Perhaps someone said something that made you feel like an outsider? There have been moments when I have felt like Sandra Dee from “Grease” —who simply wants to be accepted without being ridiculed for her quirks, or who she is as a person. … [Read more...] about Karmic Relief: Acceptance needs to be universal

Airplanes and cell phones don’t mix

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By Brian BushwayStaff writer  As the world of technology keeps advancing by leaps and bounds, we are perpetually faced with the challenge of incorporating these new technologies into our lives. Simply figuring out how to properly use these new technologies can be challenging enough — since many of us never read the instruction manual in the first place. But the ethical … [Read more...] about Airplanes and cell phones don’t mix