Yes on Proposition 25: Yuliana Miranda The time to cast votes has arrived. Among the propositions Californians will be voting on Nov. 2 is one that will help the California economy. If Proposition 25, Majority Vote for Legislature to Pass the Budget, passes, then a legislative vote of a simple majority will be required to approve the budget, instead of the current two-thirds supermajority vote. Citizens should vote “yes” on Proposition 25. Our current 66 percent vote requirement to pass the… Read more

Earlier this month Greek-letter fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for deserving families in Pacoima. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a decent, safe and affordable place to live for every man, woman and child. The organization has successfully built over 350,000 houses for 1.75 million people around the world, and SAE is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work alongside Habitat for Humanity to promote the well… Read more

As the American public continues to voice their frustration with Washington, there is a temptation to channel that discontent into voting out incumbents, the people perceived to have created the burdens we currently carry as a country. This idea that we can just “clean house” and elect a bunch of people who will walk into Congress and immediately fix everything is a dangerous one, and voting out incumbent Democratic senator Barbara Boxer in order to send a message would be… Read more

The recent tragic death of a high school cross-country runner in Sherman Oaks is a reminder that running can be risky on city streets.  But runners have few options, even at a school with a track like CSUN. The CSUN track cannot be used by its students, only its student athletes.  One morning, the usually locked gate was open and there were a few students running.  I felt it was my lucky day.  After running a few miles I was… Read more

Earlier this month, voters in Brazil elected illiterate clown Francisco Everardo Oliveira  Silva “Tiririca” to their Congress. And no, that wasn’t a jocular insult. Silva actually works as a clown and is unable to read. He beat out the second-place finisher by more than double the votes using a campaign slogan of: “It can’t get any worse.” When things are bad here in the U.S., we all love to blame the government. It’s easy, legal, and often times legitimate. But… Read more

HELPING: CHILE On Oct. 13, a Chilean rescue team managed to emancipate 33 miners who had been trapped 2,040 feet underground for two months. What started out as a routine rescue mission soon turned into an international event due in part to its complexity, genuine motive and impressive teamwork. With astounding proficiency, the team had every possible factor for success covered, and with national and even presidential support, ended the longest human entrapment underground in history. Their efforts proved that… Read more

It seems that in the U.S. today we are not simply facing a deficiency in capital, but also a scarcity of original thought. It is no wonder with the myriad of pseudo-authorities, that people don’t take the time to do their research and form an opinion for themselves. “Starve the Beast” is by no means an original policy and it is especially not a policy that would look to promote the social and economic welfare of U.S. citizens. Presenting an… Read more

After the Daily News broke the story of Professor Kenneth Ng’s “sex tourism website” in April 2010, the Gender and Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies Departments issued a joint statement, asserting that Professor Ng’s activities were fundamentally at odds with “the values and principles of the university.” We, as students, agree. At the Oct. 6 Forum on Human Trafficking, many groups banded together to expose the issue at large. Some of the agencies that helped sponsor the event, organized… Read more

The Federal Reserve announced its inclination late last week to aggressively push for further action in its attempt to battle the economic downturn, including the buying up of more long-term assets. Some in America’s central bank have even pondered artificially raising interest rates. The economic impact of the Fed’s latest decisions is worth the subject of its own column, but this week I’d like to discuss an even larger topic. So huge, in fact, that it will be divided into… Read more