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Carlo Miraflor

America is a strange country. Our priorities are often skewed and our values often illogical. This is most clearly demonstrated by the criteria used to judge a movie’s rating. We seem to have this a full story > ]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:07:03 GMT <![CDATA[Going green the wrong way]]> By Californian Staff
Nowadays, anything labeled as “environmentally friendly” is flying off the shelves. As “going green” becomes an ever more popular trend, consumers fail to realize that many products they buy have full story > ]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:06:16 GMT <![CDATA[Torture justified in times of war]]> By Alyssa Briggs


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Some inmates at Guantanamo Bay were subjected to various types of torture to try to gather information.

President Obama’s decisions to ban torture and to release the Bush administration’s torture memos have caused controversy.  In spite of its moral concerns, however, torture is vital to war and shoul full story > ]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:04:41 GMT <![CDATA[You expect me to live on only $43 million?]]> By Kelsey Belomy


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For the countess, who spends $57,000 a week, toilet paper made of dollar bills is a right, not a luxury.

On March 19, the most important article ever written was printed in the San Francisco Chronicle . The headline read: “Wife Declares $43 million isn’t enough.” The article describes the divorce sett full story > ]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:02:20 GMT <![CDATA[Did you say something? I was busy texting]]> By Sadie Remington
The increased use of handheld electronics is affecting the communication skills of American teens. Whether by texting or listening to iPods, such preoccupations can keep people from truly engagi full story > ]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:01:31 GMT