Why are we going to college? Or, more fittingly, what’s the point? This is a question every college student should ask themselves repeatedly. There are some alarming statistics regarding California’s...

Three years, 41 months, 165 weeks or 1155 days; it doesn’t matter how you look at it, President Barack Obama has been in office for almost a full term. Has he done enough with the time he has had? We...

It’s not often that the American public can look back on a politician’s campaign promises, track their record while in office and find that they have followed up on most, if not all of the promises...

After four years of strict immigration policy, Barack Obama has lost the sympathy of Hispanic voters, and as his reelection approaches, many will withdraw their support of his campaign. In 2008, his...

Claudia Acevedo walks fast down Park Boulevard, near Balboa Park. Her fragile figure is unmistakable: in one hand she holds a plastic bag where she collects recyclables quickly and on the other hand she...

Without celebrities to write about magazines like “People” would write about nothing. As a result of this, celebrities end up making even more money than the large sums they are paid in their jobs,...

The paparazzi need to give celebrities and their families the privacy and space that they deserve. In today’s society, the media has placed celebrities on such a high pedestal that it’s almost as...

It’s 7 a.m. and Juan didn’t work again. He was sent home since it was raining. He works at a car wash, along with more than 30 other workers, and they, too, left with empty pockets. The workers...

On January 1, 1994, Mexico, Canada and the United States signed the North American Free Trade Agreement. The stated goal was to eliminate barriers of trade and investment and promote the conditions for...

The price of oil in the United States has reached an outrageous high. With oil reserves worth billions or trillions of barrels in America, shouldn't the government make that oil accessible to the public?...

In this editorial, three City Times editors share their personal reactions to the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Shane Finneran, Managing Editor "Just a few years ago, the Pentagon was caught lying...