America’s strict policy concerning psychotropic (mind altering) drugs has been raging since the 1980s when the “war on drugs” was declared. Substances such as cocaine, ecstasy, crystal meth and heroin have all been declared illegal for their dangerous and addictive properties. Similar drugs, namely alcohol and tobacco, are legal but regulated by the government for commercial use. But the most common drug of all, which is unregulated and potentially just as dangerous as the others, is a stimulant 90 percent… Read more

Police apprehended a suspect who ran across six lanes of traffic and onto campus Thursday after leading police on a car pursuit. An LAPD motorcycle officer attempted to pull over an erratic driver near Nordhoff Street and Etiwanda Avenue at about 5:45 p.m., said Captain Kris Pitcher of Devonshire LAPD. When the responding officer ran the suspect’s plates, they came back as code 37, or a stolen vehicle, Pitcher said. The suspect, a minor wearing a dark tank top and… Read more

Deana Momjian’s interest in visual arts started when her mother encouraged her to draw at a very young age. Over the years, this tiny interest developed into an infatuation so strong she transferred to a high school specially tailored for gifted artists. “When I was a kid, I loved to draw — it‘s all I would do.” said the freshman. “Since then, my mom has always supported me. Now that I‘m 18 and going to be entering a university, it‘s… Read more

Humans have been struggling to find the origins of life for quite some time, and in our attempts to do so, we’ve stumbled upon something grand: the ability to create life ourselves. Researchers in Japan’s Kyoto University plan to resurrect the woolly mammoth within the next four years, after it was eradicated from the Earth over 5,000 years ago. While bringing back the mammoth seems impressive, there lies a more philosophical issue: What if we could take it a step… Read more

Los Angeles hopes to boost its economy, improve transportation and maybe make a dent in its 13 percent unemployment rate by completing its 30/10 initiative, which aims to broaden the Metro system. The initiative plans to use revenue from the 2008 voter-approved Measure R sales tax as collateral for bonds and government loans, which will allow Metro to complete 12 mass transit projects in 10 years instead of 30, according to Metro’s website. “From what I understand, the city is… Read more

Imagine waking up one morning in the future and while doing your daily routine, a stray bullet suddenly flies through your window and rips through you. You’re badly hurt and you know it, you feel your breathing slow down and worse – you’re bleeding out. Your vision begins to blur and slowly fade as your life flashes before you eyes. You’ve just died. Well, your organic body has, anyway. Ray Kurzweil, futuristic scientist and transhumanist, believes with the use of… Read more