New TSA Regulations
By Lauren Uchiyama Beginning April 25, 2013, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will allow passengers to carry-on planes certain objects including types of knives, some sporting equipment, and “novelty bats.” What has ignited this sudden change in TSA approved objects? Well, a number of things have; primarily the increasing technological advances for airport security. The [...]
Red Light Robbery
By Griffin Laymon The controversial issue of red light cameras in San Diego may soon come to a stop, or at least change course. Mayor Bob Filner recently promised to scale down the program that over the past year earned San Diego over $200,000. With reports of these cameras going off randomly, and actually adding [...]
Automatic Spending Cuts
By Nate Stein Automatic spending cuts have recently been put into motion. Congress has failed in its efforts to negotiate a budget, so now domestic program spending is to be cut 5% and military spending is to be cut 8%. This is the latest development in what seems to be an eternal standoff between Republicans [...]
Horse Meat, Yay or Neigh?
By Brian Chekal It was a stunning discovery. The burgers that clueless Americans were happily chewing on moments before were suddenly cast aside and examined by concerned eyes, blown up behind the gigantic magnifying glasses that were suddenly in everyone’s hands. The cries of the public and the shrieking of the media were nothing less [...]
Boy Scouts Move to Potentially Repeal Gay Ban
By Georgie Lawson It may seem unusual that one group can stir up so much controversy over equal rights in a modern society. Shockingly, one private and well-known group has succeeded in doing so: The Boy Scouts of America. Everyone has noticed how easily argument can arise with the mention of a word as simple [...]
Meningitis Scare
By Josh Dillen When most of us get sick, we go to the doctor, take some medicine and get better after a couple of weeks. However, for a select few patients who received steroidal epidural shots, this is not the case. Roughly 170 people across the country have developed a rare form of fungal [...]
Presidential Debate Results
By Brian Chekal Last week’s presidential debate between Former Governor Mitt Romney and President Obama seemed pointless at the time. The general consensus in the media was that the President was lackluster in his performance, giving Mitt Romney a crucial chance to redeem himself from the missteps of the previous week. However, despite being doubted [...]
Do you know your Congressman?
By Nathan Stein Brian Bilbray is currently our elected congressman for our district. Bilbray was elected after Randy “Duke” Cunningham resigned because of his felony charges. Prior to working for California’s 50th district, Bilbray was the mayor of Imperial Beach and served in congress from 1995-2001 for the 53rd district. With his political experience, he [...]
Facebook Privacy
By Josh Dillen Privacy is becoming a precious commodity in this world. Teenagers are interacting in a completely different way than their parents, choosing to connect with their friends via social media, like Facebook. With most profiles open to public, it’s getting hard to keep a secret. This is increasingly worrying, considering that employers’ heightened [...]
Red Ribbon Week
By Solenne Wachsman The week of October 1st marked the first day of red ribbon week. Since grade school, red ribbon week has been a yearly occurrence, meant for us to take a step back and give recognition to the tragic effects of drugs and the importance of a drug free lifestyle. As is the [...]