Greening your holiday season

Living green is the method by which we think and therefore live that is the theme for living green during the holiday season.

Spruce up your winter break by volunteering

I realize most of us are penny-pinching, struggling college students surviving off dollar store pasta and Costco pizza, so I’m not asking that you empty your bank account into the nearest Salvation Army collection tin. Instead, I urge you to sign up to volunteer.

Senate isn’t for ideological debate

Terri Poore, policy chair of the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, said of the case, “No survivor of sexual assault should be denied the ability to seek justice.”

Are the health benefits worth the extra cost of organic food?

Is buying the organic option worth the extra money? When faced with a decision between two varieties of food, one costing less than the other, college students might be inclined to pick the cheaper option.

Americans still have plenty to be thankful for

So rather than critique things or express what I’d like to see in the future, I want to focus on the things that I’m proud of and thankful for right now.

Sept. 11 mastermind should not be unfairly tried on U.S. soil

I’m all for trying these men for the crimes they claimed to have committed, but it would be a mistake to try them in civilian court, only a short walk away from Ground Zero.

Random acts of kindness will keep planet green

In our daily actions as citizens of the world, there are countless contributions in which we can take part through random green acts of kindness.

Predictor of the economic crisis a friend of the freedom movement

There’s a video on YouTube called “Peter Schiff was Right 2006-2007(2nd Edition)” which summarizes Schiff’s rise to an iconic status in the freedom movement.

Budget threatens non-existent diversity

The small populations of women and minorities amongst higher education faculty and students will decrease at Cal Poly.

Women denied health insurance because of sexual attacks

In the United States, a sexual assault or rape happens every two minutes and 60 percent of the incidents are never reported to the police. In 2007, 248,300 sexual assaults were reported.

Poly student sustainability mindset needs improvement

We must develop a unique epistemology of systems thinking; that is, an understanding of how problems can be solved by looking at the components as a part to the whole.