Girls Scouts face boycott over welcoming a transgender girl
• Date: Feb 2nd, 2012 • By: Denise Pleasant • 272 views • 1 CommentA 14- year- old Ventura County resident declared a boycott on Girl Scout cookies after hearing the Girls Scouts of Colorado was considering allowing a transgendered child to join. According to New York Daily News, The teenager uploaded the YouTube video in protest of 7-year-old Booby Montania joining the organization. The video argued that Girl [...]
PeoplePoll: How do you celebrate Black History Month?
• Date: Feb 2nd, 2012 • By: People Poll • 17 views • Comment“In the past my private school would do different commemorative events to MLK, Malcolm X, Maya Angelou.” Sebastiana Laremat freshman mass media/bursiness major “Looking up black inventors and reflecting and realizing how fortunate we are that our lives are easier because of these inventions.” Gregory Smith freshman office administration and technology major “I celebrate Black [...]
Separating church and state
• Date: Feb 2nd, 2012 • By: J. Daniel Young • 135 views • CommentThe religious leanings of our politicians are almost as prevalent as their stand on the issues – which are often impacted by their religious beliefs.
Don’t mess with how I dress
• Date: Feb 2nd, 2012 • By: Stephanie Turner • 42 views • CommentWhen it comes to the classroom, students should have to worry about tests and papers, not how they are dressed.
The union’s in need of help
• Date: Jan 26th, 2012 • By: J. Daniel Young • 47 views • CommentPresident Obama opened his annual State of the Union Address with a lesson in cohesion, working together and having one another’s back. He pointed out that the heroes coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan had to work together in order to accomplish their goals; a recurring theme throughout the speech. While his words rang true [...]
Teachers learn how to educate
• Date: Jan 26th, 2012 • By: MCT campus • 139 views • CommentIf you have a child in a public school, you may want to look at a study that has set the education world abuzz this month. You may also want to ask your child’s principal or superintendent what he or she plans on doing with the information. Harvard and Columbia researchers discovered that quality teachers [...]
PeoplePoll: Who is your ideal candidate for the upcoming election?
• Date: Jan 26th, 2012 • By: People Poll • 57 views • Comment“Doesn’t make a difference-they’re just a pretty face anyways.” Heidi Duthoy MS psychology major “Unless Ron Paul gets the Republican vote, I’m still voting for Obama.” Yannick Gill junior Spanish major “ Ron Paul 2012!” Clark Franzman sophomore theater major “I would like to see President Obama re-elected.”Brittany Vereen senior sociology major “ I support [...]
Grinding down on the books
• Date: Jan 26th, 2012 • By: Amber Smith • 96 views • CommentIn the wake of the worst economic times since the Great Depression, it’s easy to get caught up in our own affairs and take certain things for granted.
Students choose digitalization
• Date: Jan 19th, 2012 • By: Ritsuki Miyazaki • 89 views • CommentSpring semester 2012 has started, and the first week is all about getting textbooks. Since most of the books are expensive and sometimes the bookstore runs out of stock, students find the process stressful. Purchasing E-books is one of the options available to students now. “E-books came out around 2004 and it has been growing [...]
PeoplePoll: What do you think about the Internet having censorship rules?
• Date: Jan 19th, 2012 • By: People Poll • 65 views • Comment“ They should have censorship because kids are getting exposed to a lot of information without their parents knowing.” Brandon Spellman sophomore accounting major “ I don’t really mind them having censorship rules.” Damian Gray junior mass media major “ I think it’s stupid!” Cyle Brown freshman chemistry major “ I think it goes against [...]
SOPA will wash out freedom
• Date: Jan 19th, 2012 • By: Mikayla Beyer • 51 views • CommentThe Internet has been given the reins of free speech since its inception, but the rights of entrepreneurs and users in the United States are being threatened by two new bills about to be voted on in the Senate. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) would theoretically hold websites accountable for all the content their [...]

