May 2011

May 3rd, 2011
Written by Alonzo Weston in "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 0 Comments
Dear Sticky Wicket,Is it true that there is a fear among whites/Caucasians regarding the reports that we will be a nation of minorities by 2050, and that they may become the new minority because of the projections that the Hispanic population is the fastest growing minority in the country?~Fearful in San DiegoDear Fearful,Recent United States Census data suggests that by the year 2050 minorities...
May 2nd, 2011
Written by Wendy Innes in Cover Stories with 3 Comments
In the wake of the January shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, gun control advocates began loudly calling for stricter gun control laws. These advocates say that tougher gun control laws help prevent further violence.This might occur in an ideal utopian society, but gun control advocates overlook one very basic premise. Criminals, by definition, are people who do not obey laws....
May 2nd, 2011
Written by Talia Page in National Collegiate Dialogue with 11 Comments
Just one year ago, members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), held an off-campus “Compton Cookout,” where guests were beckoned to don gold teeth, wear baggy sports gear, and enjoy watermelon in honor of Black History Month. It was followed by a campus television broadcast of the editor of Koala, a campus publication, denouncing black students as “...

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