Category: <span>Archived Opinion</span>

Published: February 8, 2006 As many of you might know, Coretta Scott King died Jan. 31.  King, the widow of celebrated civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., was renowned worldwide as an activist in her own right. Though many mourn her passing, there are people who choose instead to picket the funeral of such...

Yonit Shames Published: February 8, 2006 While today’s print media offer us a huge variety of material to read, the biggest growth is in the magazine market. Magazines tend to target younger audiences and are consumer-savvy enough to be able to compete successfully with the newer media. But “compete successfully,” is misleading. “Compete successfully” should...

Liandethza Ramirez Published: february 8, 2006 From the moment we enter the public school system as carefree and unsuspecting 5 year-olds, we are taught to share, to get along with others, and to worry. The Florida Department of Education has always believed strongly in the assessment of an individual’s potential for success through the use...

Published: February 8, 2006 Before I go into the surreal experience that is Les Petites Enfant (a.k.a. – The Mall Ball), let me give you some background. I work at the mall, and I’m the only one at my store who is over 21 and had Saturday night free.  So when our store received complimentary...

Published: February 8, 2006 Yeah, so, I have gotten into techno lately.  Most of it is from that game, Dance Dance Revolution (and don’t try to tell me that you’ve never played it!  (IF YOU WERE EVER DRUNK AT SOME POINT IN YOUR LIFE, YOU HAVE PLAYED IT).  I went out and danced in the...

Yonit Shames Published: January 25, 2006 The War on Drugs, kicked off by President Nixon in the 1980’s, poses a multi-billion dollar yearly expenditure, yet that pales in comparison to the $200 billion that Americans spend on prescription drugs annually. Americans are simply obsessed with drugs. And although we like to pretend that recreational and...

Published: January 25, 2006 There was hardly a blip on the newsreel last week when the Commerce Department announced that the United States trade deficit had dropped to $64.2 billion- the first time in eight months that the deficit with China decreased. This was because that little spark of good news was completely overshadowed by...

Brooke Martin Published: January 25, 2006 control.ÿSeven years later, in 1972, the US Supreme Court ruled that unmarried couples could use birth control as well in Eisenstadt vs. Baird. Organizations since then have dedicated themselves to helping women make informed decisions about their reproductive health through counseling and providing access to contraceptive methods, and they...

Erika Wilhite Published: January 25, 2006 Last November, San Francisco held a popular vote and passed the nation’s strictest gun ban to date. The bill, Proposition H (I know, I know – what were they thinking?), bans both the sale of guns within the city limits as well as the ownership of any sort of...

Published: January 25, 2006 What is with all of this “buying” crap lately?  I have bought a dog, fancy shoes, and a gym membership I don’t even need because my apartment comes with a gym.  I did, however, buy something very useful this month.  You can sleep in it, pee in it, and keep lots...