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“Fifty Shades of Grey,” Official movie poster.

‘Fifty Shades’ casts gray area on relationships

Jennifer Manalili, Editor in Chief March 15, 2015

Women grow up being told that they cannot love or yearn for sex in the same way men can, but the success of “Fifty Shades of Grey” has helped change that conversation. It’s opened a door to discuss...

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Everybody plays: A look at video games’ most outspoken critic, why her arguments for change of gender tropes are misguided

Angelica Wallingford, Editor in Chief March 15, 2015

To advocate for an issue that you're passionate about is admirable, however, to demonize an entire group of people in the name of the issue your advocating for is completely and utterly wrong. Take...

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Broadcasters should stick to news and not storytelling

Phoenix Webb March 11, 2015

The public looks to journalists to report the news. Journalists, especially news broadcasters, are taken seriously. What is reported is accepted as truth and when a journalist is discovered to have created...

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Editorial: Security in question

Richard Lomibao, Opinion Editor March 10, 2015

Safety on campus continues to be troublesome. On March 3, a student was reported victim to a sexual battery incident behind a dumpster on the west side of the Learning Resource Center, which occurred...

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Perspective: I am ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ and American

Richard Lomibao, Opinion Editor February 24, 2015

I told my parents ABC was going to premiere a show based on an Asian-American family— they didn’t know what to expect. My dad immediately remembered the time when, comedian Margaret Cho’s “All-American...

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Hip hop revolutionizes social media platforms

Richard Lomibao, Opinion Editor February 24, 2015

Hip hop has always been an outlet of expression to bring social change and to address identity. When hip hop took off back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, music was a response to black oppression resulting in...

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Perspective: Valentine’s Day is a sham

Phoenix Webb February 16, 2015

Valentine’s Day is known as a day of love. Media images show it as a day to express love, usually with material items like jewelry, flowers, food, things a woman would love. Men evidently don't need...

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Sexual abuse victims shouldn’t be silenced

Jennifer Manalili, Copy Editor December 11, 2014

When 28-year-old actor Shia LaBeouf, star of movie franchises that’ve included “Transformers” and “Indiana Jones,” spoke up this month alleging he’d be raped by a woman during a performance...

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Letter to the Editor: Smokers clouding new science building

Angelica Wallingford December 10, 2014

Dear Editor:Since starting the fall semester I have taken notice to a social habit that is becoming very popular here on campus. Now I am not judging or saying I have never indulged in this social habit...

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Editorial: Refreshing wastewater

David Pradel, Sports Editor December 9, 2014

With one of the worst droughts crumbling the state of California to its roots, the San Diego City Council approved a $3.5 billion recycled water project on Nov. 18 that will provide San Diegans with a...

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Balancing Thanksgiving and retail employment

Abtin Mohammadi December 9, 2014
Black Friday's new role in the traditional celebration
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Black Friday is not a holiday

Phoenix Webb December 9, 2014

Growing up, Thanksgiving was my second best holiday. It was my Mamma's best meal all year and there was extra dessert. Oh yeah. Thanksgiving was a wrap: wake up, eat breakfast, snack until dinner was...

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