"Until California changes its priorities . . .we only have bad choices" Board of Trustees Chairman, Jeffrey Bleich On May 13, 2009, the California State University trustees approved a 10% increase in...

"America's position in the world is one of moral leadership.  And that's what America is all about.  And frankly, it's not only about what takes place in the streets of Tehran but it's also about what...

The “Twitter Revolution” in Iran has captured the hearts of many Americans, and rightfully so. With the charismatic appearances of “the Persian Obama”, Mir Hossein Mousavi, it should come as...

The United States has a terrible history of mistreatment towards African Americans in this country. Although we now have the first black president, I wonder if things have changed that much. As Attorney General Eric Holder said back in February in reference to race relations in the country, 'Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot in things racial, we have always been, and we, I believe, continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards.'

An Iranian American freelance journalist living in Tehran, Roxana Saberi, has been charged with espionage by Iran's Revolutionary Court.' She was arrested over two months ago and is being held in Tehran's Evin Prison.'

In response to the news of Saberi's conviction, on April 20 Sen. Byron Dorgan [D-ND] said in a congressional hearing, ''hellip;I thought it was a terrible miscarriage of justice.' Dorgan further said he urges the Iranian government to do the right thing by releasing Saberi.

Last week CSUN Students for Israel sponsored 'iFest.'' It commemorated the creation of the state of Israel 61 years ago.' While they have a right to celebrate Israel, there are some important questions which need to be asked: What was life like for the people that were already there?' What happened to the villages, refugees and the Palestinians when Palestine became Israel?

The California State University system (CSU) is in a state of crisis.' The latest California state budget leaves the CSUs with $600 million below operational needs for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Health care is a right for everyone. It shouldn't be considered a privilege based on class rank.' The fact that the United States is the only industrialized country in the world that doesn't guarantee access to health care as a right of citizenship is a disgrace.

Senator At-Large III Ben Yarbrough said that in the past one percent of students on campus actually voted in the Associated Students elections. The lack of attention given to voting for campus issues is a symptom of a larger problem in our society. People feel their vote doesn't matter.' We want convenience and immediacy.' If we don't see the results of our votes instantly, then it's not worth it to us.

After the excesses and imperial over reach of the Bush years, President Barack Obama provides a kindlier, gentler face for the American Empire.'

On May 15, 2008 a historic decision was made in the California Supreme Court. It reversed a lower court decision and ruled same-sex couples have the same right to marry as heterosexual couples under the state constitution.