By Erika Aguilar |Staff Writer| Six out of eighteen California propositions are due to affect the community, students, and schools near San Bernardino in the upcoming November election. Proposition (Prop.) 51 relates to providing bonds for schools. It would allow California to borrow $9 billion in bonds and thus the money would go to K-12 public schools and community colleges for improvement in overall education, according to BALLOTPEDIA. If successfully passed schools will benefit greatly from this proposition because it will improve education by focusing on construction projects and will expand community colleges allowing more students to attend. Classes would be reduced, … [Read more...] about Six out of eighteen propositions to vote for
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Less political advertising, please
By Melissa O'Beck |Staff Writer| Hats off to our former and now reelected President, Barack Obama. Your victory marks the end of the election year, and the relief to my intolerable agony. I’m sure I am not the first, and certainly will not be the last to say “Phew, the election is over.” It’s not that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy all 3,692 political Facebook post polluting my news-feed, or six automated phone calls a day informing me who to vote for while soaking up my data plan. Furthermore, it has never been so enjoyable tuning into prime time television and being bombarded with “this message has been approved by...” during every other commercial. However, I suppose I can say I … [Read more...] about Less political advertising, please
State and local districts decide where the funding will go
By, Julia Matulionis |Staff Writer| Proposition 31 is proposing a change in the way state and local budgets are determined, the results of which cannot be predicted. It won’t directly affect Californians right away, if ever. There isn’t a tax increase of any kind in the proposition. It’s basically proposing a new way to move the state’s money around, after they’ve cut through all the red tape of course. One of the main points of the proposition is to allow local agencies like cities, school districts, and community college districts to create their own plans regarding services, public safety, and economic development to name a few. Instead of waiting for the state to administer funds, … [Read more...] about State and local districts decide where the funding will go
Debates aren’t the best route to sway voters
By Melissa O'Beck |Staff Writer| President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney went neck and neck during Tuesday’s presidential debate, leaving Fox News and CNN both declaring the debate a split decision for the win. However, was America’s decision left split? Not likely. I am not dismissing the significance of staying informed about candidates’ platforms. According to Fox News, 67 million viewers tuned in to watch Tuesday night’s debate. Was the bickering and battling entertaining? Yes. Was it effective? In my opinion, no. If these debates, filled with vague concepts and misleading promises, have any kind of impact, it is probably not for the reasons you might think. Danny … [Read more...] about Debates aren’t the best route to sway voters
Michel’le Jones, ASI presidential candidate
By Alexis Figueroa |Staff Writer| ASI is gearing up for the upcoming elections and presidential candidate Michel’le Jones is eager to make a change. Jones’ expressed her desire to make the voice of the student population be prominent in all of the decision-making if elected president. Jones plans on getting students more involved in any future activities produced by ASI by setting up meetings once a week and checking in with her fellow students as well as making decisions with their input in mind. “I want students to have a say in the motions that are passed instead of just passing something without their input. I want to work with them by giving them the clubs they want and work … [Read more...] about Michel’le Jones, ASI presidential candidate
GOP wages war on women
By Rachel Cannon |Copy Editor| With the Republican presidential candidate all but decided, the race is heating up—but Mitt Romney is up against a huge demographic of female voters turned off by his party’s hostility towards females in what is being branded as a “War on Women.” It began early last year, with the House GOP unanimously passing H.R. 3. Although this bill was known as the anti-abortion bill, it managed to offend even pro-life women with its redefinition of rape as “forcible.” This new definition erased the trauma experienced by of millions of victims of same-sex, statutory, date rape and other types of rape under the new definition. From there, the GOP continued to … [Read more...] about GOP wages war on women
Keep Gingrich out of presidential affairs
By Nic Gibbs |Staff Writer| Newt Gingrich has recently announced he will in fact run for president in 2012 and if America wants to learn from his mistakes, he should not receive a single vote. Gingrich’s history of unethical decisions is well documented. He was the first speaker of the House to ever be disciplined because of ethical violations. Not to mention he cheated on not one, but two of his three wives and had no trouble leading the charge to impeach President Bill Clinton for his affair while he was involved in an affair of his own. Gingrich is quoted as saying, “There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, … [Read more...] about Keep Gingrich out of presidential affairs
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