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SeaWorld rescues whales from predators

Diego Lynch April 18, 2014

SeaWorld’s Shamu show provides such substantial benefits to killer whales in the wild and to the entire ocean that it would be tragic to shut it down. Killer whales in the wild face habitat and prey...

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Understand your rights

Joe Kendall March 25, 2014

As a City College student interacting with campus police, San Diego police and Metropolitan Transit Service security personnel, it’s important to know your rights. When dealing with law enforcement...

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The Invigilator – No hiding behind the shield

Christopher Handloser March 25, 2014

Joe Public used to be equal with the law in the US. Everyone funded their aptly-named peace officers and in return trusted them to serve by protecting. This symbiosis was legally outlined and happily adhered...

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Divide us and we’ll conquer.

Essence Mcconnell March 12, 2014

Better start rethinking that California-shaped tattoo you wanted to get over Spring Break. A petition has been launched to split California into six, separate states in hopes to be available for voters...

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California has the best of all worlds and splitting it is a mistake

Diego Lynch March 12, 2014

A “state may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country,” said US supreme court Justice Louis Brandeis,...

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Should we hear about Snowden? — Press is right to ignore Snowden’s leaks

Diego Lynch February 26, 2014

Events of the last 15 years have delivered challenges and opportunities. The National Security Administration (NSA) has responded through the mass surveillance that prompted Edward Snowden’s actions...

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Should we hear about Snowden? — Media blackouts do more harm then good

February 26, 2014

“Every time you pick up a phone, dial a number, write an email, make a purchase, travel on the bus carrying a cell phone, swipe a card somewhere, you leave a trace, and the government has decided that...

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Rehabilitation over jail time

Michelle Moran December 18, 2013

Governor Jerry Brown recently denied a bill that would allow charges such as simple drug possession to be treated as a misdemeanor as opposed to a felony. Around 10,000 people a year are convicted of drug...

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Big Brother goes too far

Torrey Spoerer December 14, 2013

Before an American makes a post on their Facebook wall, they may have to consider how the material of the post would look in the eyes of Big Brother. The National Security Agency is an American government...

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Minimum wage is not enough

Sandra Galindo December 14, 2013

Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King died fighting against the oppression of workers. He was working on The Poor People’s Campaign; a campaign demanding economic and human rights for all, regardless of...

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Torrey Spoerer December 7, 2013

The era of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as "Obamacare," began Oct. 1. That's when Americans without health insurance, some 48 million, can began to sign up for coverage...

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Some customers are just awful

Torrey Spoerer December 5, 2013

From early November through the final hours of New Year's Day, retail stores and restaurants are about to endure their chaotic surge in customer traffic and increased profits from said traffic surge.The...

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