The Democratic Party is in trouble. Sen. John Kerry has collected more votes than Howard Dean in every primary so far, including his latest victories in Nevada and Washington, D.C. These two candidates reflect the two sides of the Democratic Party, with one on the side of strong, ideological beliefs and the other tending toward […]
Author Archives: James Moon
[Online Exclusive] Curriculum must evolve, remove religious content
Last week, in another blow to common sense and American high school education, Georgia announced that it would be taking the word “evolution” out of its biology curriculum. This policy compromises educational standards by seeking to marry religious belief with scientific theory. Even Kansas, America’s breadbasket and conservative stronghold, overturned their 1999 decision to remove […]
[Online exclusive] RIAA needs new business model, not lawsuits
Lawsuits often represent the last desperate gasps of those unwilling to take real, substantive actions. Case and point, the Recording Industry Association of America sued 532 more people last week for illegal file sharing. In their continuing attempts to scare freebie-loving Americans away from their precious Avril Lavigne mp3s, the RIAA is doing more harm […]
[Online exclusive] Admissions must consider student motivation
What should differentiate a high school hopeful wearing a UCLA sweatshirt from an accepted UCLA student? The answer should be obvious: a competitive minimum competency and a highly visible determination for success. In UCLA’s oft-disputed admissions process, too much weight has been put on factors such as grades, test scores and personal achievements, without enough […]
Mad cow not real threat
On Dec. 23, 2003, a dark day for cattle farmers all over the United States, a single Holstein cow from Canada via Washington was diagnosed with mad cow disease. The dreaded ailment (bovine spongiform encephalopathy for South-Campus types) had arrived in America. Mad cow has become the disease of the moment. And while some would […]
Students deserve better cell phone service
When living in a dorm, it’s quite easy to spot those students who have a Verizon phone and those who don’t. Ride the elevator up and down a few times, and you’ll see that Verizon users casually enter the elevator, Motorola T720 in hand, blabbering about whatever relationship issues they are having for that week. […]
Demand change by closing Taco Bell
Would we really be losing out if the windswept corner of Bruin Walk that houses Taco Bell was replaced? Most people would describe the food as a poor college student’s Baja Fresh and an unworthy rival to Panda’s reign in Ackerman. But issues of quality aside, Taco Bell’s dubious business practices now have brought the […]