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Gates to bring negative change

Talin Maghakian • December 11, 2006

With the Senate's confirmation of Robert Gates' nomination for secretary of defense, it looks as though the year will conclude as the administration will embark on a fresh, new - minus Donald Rumsfeld - journey with a new course of action in Iraq. Or will it? The former director of the Central Intelligence Agency has employed a rhetorical tactic that speaks of reform regarding the war in Iraq, in which the U.

Military tactics to change for better

Zabie Mansoory • December 11, 2006

Congratulations President Bush, you have finally picked someone with a brain to head your military. You have finally admitted your ignorance and brought in someone who has some knowledge about intelligence and war. Just hours after the bipartisan Iraq Study Group released their findings on Dec.

Christian values come in handy at the voting booth

OnTay Johnson • December 11, 2006

As a Christian I have no problem with anyone choosing a political party to represent their religion. However, with the recent incidents permeating the media involving the Republican party and its Christian associates, I have found reason to illuminate a fallacy that many might not be aware that "red state-Christians" and their "conservative Christianity" is not truly representative of Christianity.

Ryan Clouse

Sheena Swearingen • December 8, 2006

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Evangelicals moving toward the American mainstream

Yolanda Becerra • December 7, 2006

Evangelicals are not generally what comes to mind when one thinks of mainstream America, but that may very well change. These culturally adaptive experts have managed to infiltrate every aspect of our daily lives. From movies like "Ray" and "Narnia" to MTV, fiction books and politics, evangelicals have found new ways to become part of everyday America.

CSUN art gallery hosts annual invitational

Talin Maghakian • December 7, 2006

More than 250 students in more than 40 public and private high schools in the San Fernando Valley will participate in the CSUN art gallery's 10th Annual High School Invitational on Friday. The students will provide a wide range of works that include painting, drawing, sculptures, photography, glass, ceramics and graphic design, as well as displays done on video and DVD.

Effort to end pride in flying flags

Jessyca Dewey • December 7, 2006

Pahrump, Nev. just passed a law that every other city in the United States should hastily adopt. The new legislation has made it illegal to fly any foreign flag without flying a U.S. flag right next to it. This really is a brilliant idea. For the American flag, physical representation of the land of the free and the home of the brave, is undoubtedly extremely superior to every other country on the globe.

Mexico’s back door President

Adriana Olivarez • December 7, 2006

Mexican democracy has been raped, again. In the elections last July, the citizens of the Aztec country voted for Andres Lopez Obrador and got Felipe Calderon instead. Massive protests immediately emerged and Lopez Obrador urged his followers to be patient and not resort to violence and they listened.

AUN brings mix of Taiko drumming and techno

Talin Maghakian • December 7, 2006

Sounds unique to Japan and modern electronic dance beats fused and harmonized together to play music for a diverse audience at the Grand Salon at the University Student Union on Wednesday. AUN (pronounced aah-uhn), is an electro-acoustic group made up of twin brothers Ryohei and Kohei Inoue originally from Osaka, Japan.

Chaos, hilarity in ‘You Can’t Take It With You’

PAUL CASTILLO • December 7, 2006

Comedy is one of those areas where everything has to work just perfectly to be pulled off right, and there are many areas where "You Can't Take It With You," the current theatre department production that will finish its run Dec. 10, works remarkably well.

Second half run too much for Matadors

Ivan Yeo • December 7, 2006

Cal State Northridge women's basketball head coach Staci Schulz had hoped to celebrate her birthday on Tuesday, Dec. 5 with a win over the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine. However, the Wahine had other plans, and they waited until the second half to play the role of party pooper, as they used a 46-point second half to rally from a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat the Matadors 72-61 at the Matadome.

It will not be a Brees to beat the Cowboys

Johan mengesha and Oscar Areli • December 7, 2006

Cleveland at Pittsburgh Johan: The Steelers' defense came alive last week against Tampa Bay, racking up five sacks, three interceptions and a forced fumble. They should have no problem doing the same to the Cleveland Browns this week. Pittsburgh will get another win.