Thank You for a Fantastic 2009!
December 1, 2009 – 12:02 am | No Comment

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Genocide Awareness Project: Brings Shocking Display to UC Berkeley
December 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | One Comment
Genocide Awareness Project: Brings Shocking Display to UC Berkeley

On 26 and 27 October 2009, the focus of the debate over abortion came to rest at UC Berkeley. In an unprecedented move, a monolithic display consisting of graphic images of aborted human fetuses was …

New Free Speech Movement, This Time Takes Over Buildings: Havoc Wreaked to Keep Students Away from Class
December 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | One Comment
New Free Speech Movement, This Time Takes Over Buildings: Havoc Wreaked to Keep Students Away from Class

It seems the public school system, for all its supposed value as a driver of economic progress, has nevertheless failed in instilling students with the ability to make practical, ethical, or legal judgments. Over three …

A Blueprint for Real Health Care and Financing Reform
October 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment
A Blueprint for Real Health Care and Financing Reform

The American political scene has been in turmoil over the past few months as the Democrat-controlled Congress addresses health care. The system, in general, has some very real problems that go unaddressed amid the din …

Milk No Longer Limited to the School Cafeteria: ‘Harvey Milk Day’ would Glorify Man of Questionable Moral Values.
October 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Milk No Longer Limited to the School Cafeteria: ‘Harvey Milk Day’ would Glorify Man of Questionable Moral Values.

Since February of 2009, a fight has been brewing in Sacramento and across the state over the matter of SB 572, a bill which seeks to establish an annual commemoration of the nation’s first openly …

The Republicans’ Dangerous Foray
October 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment
The Republicans’ Dangerous Foray

With California’s legislature chronically unable to balance the budget, the state has been financing itself largely through bond sales. Of course, the legislature’s poor fiscal policies and stifling economic regulations ensure that future generations will …

Dear Grand Old Party,
October 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | 2 Comments
Dear Grand Old Party,

Something’s different with you. Barack Obama campaigned for “Change” last year, and it’s doubtless that you’ve done just that over the past few years. I don’t recognize you anymore, and I don’t really seem to …

We Took Berkeley’s Temperature on Healthcare. Let’s Take Yours!
October 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | One Comment

Remember, you may vote for as many options as you’d like. Also, please feel free to discuss any of your opinions. We want to find out your opinion so share them!

We asked Berkeley what …

A Principled Approach to Health Care
October 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment
A Principled Approach to Health Care

There are three key issues in the health care debate that often go unquestioned, and when they are questioned, they are evaded, ignored, or dismissed. The first is the notion that “the profits of health …

State of the Second Amendment: Recent Court Decisions Favor Freedom
October 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment
State of the Second Amendment: Recent Court Decisions Favor Freedom

The state of the Second Amendment is strong. Historians may look back on last year’s Heller v. Washington, DC as an inflection point in favor of gun rights. The 5-4 decision affirmed that the Constitution …

An Interview with ASUC President Will Smelko
September 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment
An Interview with ASUC President Will Smelko

Will Smelko, the new president of the Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley, spoke with Editor-in-Chief Ann Marie Jelacich about his goals for the upcoming year.
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