Plans for a California high-speed rail failed to receive sufficient financial backing from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal Monday ““ a short-sighted decision aimed at pleasing voters who are impatient of a long-term solution for freeway congestion.
Author Archives: Lina Chung
Korean sense of shame is unjustified
After Monday’s Virginia Tech tragedy, shock reverberated among the Korean American community ““ the shooter, 23-year-old student Cho Seung-Hui, was a man of South Korean nationality. But, in an attempt to avert racial backlash, members of the community have only victimized themselves by allowing Cho’s nationality to spark a collective sense of guilt and responsibility. […]
Campus needs to be more vocal about mental health resources
More than 36 percent of students reported feeling so depressed it was difficult to function at least once during the last school year, according to the American College Health Association in their Spring 2006 National College Health Assessment. Statistics like this reveal the prevalence of mental health issues on college campuses. Yet students are often […]
Even a concrete jungle deserves an eco-friendly river
Officials introduced the Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan on Feb. 2 in an attempt to transform the concrete channel of “Terminator” fame into an environmental asset for the city, by building recreational areas in the park-deprived downtown region and alleviating Los Angeles’ water shortage. The LARRMP is an ambitious proposal, yet the project faces […]