Turn on the news any night, and there’s another story of some cheater ““ a law-breaker ““ finally getting caught. Enron, Martha Stewart, Jayson Blair. These are names we’ll remember. But it makes you wonder just how many people don’t get caught. I hate cheaters. And I’m an equal-opportunity hater. I hate the guy who […]
Author Archives: Jenna Sutton
Limbaugh’s comments tactless, but not racist
First, let me state, unequivocally and for the record: I do not like Rush Limbaugh. I find his manner irritating and his politics offensive. I am disgusted by the way he attempts to advance his ideology by personally disparaging his opponents. I am disturbed by his obsession with the Clinton administration. I stand for everything […]
Ruling on telemarketers’ technicality is legitimate
I don’t mind commercials. I accept that the price of my entertainment is approximately 8 minutes of advertising during any given 30 minutes of viewing. I don’t mind magazine ads. Commercials before movies don’t bother me. I’m even okay with Web site banners and pop up ads. I do have a problem with the aggressive […]
Right professor can make course and quarter great
It’s that time of the year again. You’re ready to pull your hair out because there are 13 different classes you could take to fulfill a requirement you don’t really care about fulfilling, 27 different professors, 62 teaching assistants, and no way to know which combination is going to be at all palatable for the […]
Word connotation vital for sustaining truth
Recently on The John Walsh Show, Walsh introduced his white supremacist guests, explaining they preferred to be identified as “racialists” not “racists.” Walsh maintained an aura of tolerance for his guests, but was also able to express his ambivalence to the term ““ call them what you will, it doesn’t change what they are. Or […]
Experiencing off-campus jobs gives insight into life after college
Since I started working, I’ve had 13 different jobs. I’ve slung coffee, worked retail, sold movie tickets, answered phones and ran errands. I’ve tracked loan data for a mortgage brokerage, I’ve done medical billing for a psychologist and I’ve been an office manager for a crazy chiropractor. I’ve done a little programming. I taught elementary […]
Face-Off: Should universities ban students from SARS-infected areas?
As of May 29, there were 71 suspected or probable cases of SARS in California alone. Considering that, a little healthy fear is probably a good thing. I have definitely been motivated to become more educated about the transmission and symptoms of the disease. But officials at UC Berkeley seem to have taken a page […]