State needs more options
May 17, 2010 • Carrie Lin
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
Lately, both local and national news has been filled with the controversy regarding the new immigration bill in Arizona. As a state bordering Mexico, Arizona is frequented by several immigrants, legal and otherwise. The state government has decided that they have had enough of the negative influence... Read more »
The 2nd Chernobyl?
May 17, 2010 • Tim Lee
Filed under Opinion
Today, in the face of the oil spill crisis in the Gulf Coast, many are finally beginning to talk about energy reform. In response to the growing debate and concern, Glenn Beck has argued that the oil spill was a conspiracy orchestrated by environmentalist. And as we all know, when Glenn Beck talks, it’s... Read more »
Read the bill, then decide
May 17, 2010 • Josh Robbins
Filed under Opinion
The local and national news has been filled with news about the new Arizona Immigration bill without much knowledge on just exactly what the bill says. They believe that the bill encourages police officers in the state of Arizona to question everyone they believe to be an illegal immigrant leading to... Read more »
Environmental Damage Elicits Universal Sorrow
May 17, 2010 • Jean Hsu
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
As many may know from various news reports and radio broadcasts, there was recently an oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico. This catastrophe, which continues to be widely discussed, has also spawned political strife. Other than debate about the best way to solve the problem and clean up the spill, the event... Read more »
Basketball more than just a game
May 17, 2010 • Victor Bhattacharyya
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
On Wednesday May 5th, sports and politics intertwined. The Phoenix Suns, in a statement against the recently passed legislation 1070, are wearing their “Los Suns” jerseys in a playoff game against their rival, the San Antonio Spurs. The Suns organization came to the consensus that 1070 promotes racial... Read more »
Federal Food
May 17, 2010 • Kari Hernandez
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
Believe it or not, the contents of school lunches are dictated by a complex series of federal guidelines. They require that each meal served must include vegetables, meat, and bread; but where are they? The cuisine carried at Desert Vista ranges from fried burritos to grease drenched pizza without a... Read more »
Thoughts of Future
May 17, 2010
Filed under Life, Opinion, People
Future, what is future? Future is the time yet to come. When the word future is heard many think of judgment. There is no doubt that mostly all religions believe in the judgment day. The Christians, Islam, Jewish, etc. all have a belief in the Day of Judgment. They all though do have a different perspective... Read more »
The Texas Brain Drain
May 17, 2010 • Rudy Chen
Filed under Opinion
Texas is a beautiful state. I also understand that there are good people in Texas. Unfortunately, Texas seems to be missing the point when it comes to creating textbooks. According to Texas, Thomas Jefferson never existed. Separation of church and state is unconstitutional, apparently. Other brilliant... Read more »
Immigration Law: Good or Bad?
May 17, 2010 • David Palty
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
For anyone who lives in Arizona, the new immigration law that has been passed is the hot topic. However, the interest of this stretches far beyond the Arizona territory. The law makes the failure to carry immigration documents a crime and give the police broad power to detain anyone suspected of being... Read more »
“Arizona schools are clearly lacking many key resources that would help improve state education. Therefore it is a necessity that Proposition 100 be passed.”
May 17, 2010 • Antora Majumdar
Filed under Opinion
As many of you may have heard, there will be a special election held on the 18th of this month. The constituents of Arizona will be voing on Propositon 100 which, if voted into effect, will temporarily raise the Arizona sales tax by one percent. Now, people do not usually respond well to a higher tax... Read more »
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