Category: Editorial

President Biden recently unveiled his administration’s plan for millions of dollars in student loan cancellation, forgiving $10,000 per borrower and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients.  Forgiveness will be applicable to single people earning less than $125,000 per year and married people earning less than a combined 250,000. While some praised the move as many Americans face mounting debt and inflation, this is a case of the wrong solution at the wrong time.  Although student loan forgiveness gives a sense of relief to many borrowers, the truth of its uncertainty comes to the minds of many others. Many Americans have suggested…

Let’s start by saying our Editorial Board is a collective of many views and ideals. We are a blend of many viewpoints from different walks of life. We are conservatives and liberals and independents. We are straight out of high school or 25 years removed. We are parents of teens and we are also looking at life with fresh young eyes. We are different and unique like so many of you. As different as we are, we are still Americans who are all witnessing the potential decline of our once great nation, all because of a mask.  Since this COVID-19…

“We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.”  – Gwendolyn Brooks   As we celebrate Black History Month, let us remember why the celebration is important. It’s more than honoring the many accomplishments and sacrifices made by African-American men and women, it is also about the goals and dreams that were the motivation for the fight for equality, not only for African-Americans but for all people of color.   Those dreams laid the foundation for many movements toward the advancement of equal rights and fair treatment for all and from all … at…

Changes continue to happen at Del Mar College. In addition to the progress at the new Oso Creek Campus, notable changes to the former East Campus are taking place. Aside from the name change to Heritage Campus, which took place at the beginning of the fall semester, the most obvious is the demolition in progress of the historic and often haunted Heritage Hall, which was built in 1943. The ongoing demolition project started during winter break. Unfortunately, the flattening of Heritage Hall caused the closing of employee parking behind the Memorial Classrooms building and the spaces between Richardson Performance Hall…

 Imagine if you will, long lines of people waiting to check out in one of the three open lanes with items they found for 20% off at the big box store. Picture the faces of the big box store employees trying to force a smile as they are belittled by every Karen and Kyle while earning just above minimum wage for companies that could arguably be called the biggest pyramid schemes legally allowed.  As Americans go out of our way to get back to normal by supporting the economy with every purchase only to make the fat cats fatter, take…

There is nothing wrong with asking for change, especially when there’s injustice that needs to be met with action. But where do we draw the line, and when do we stop crying victim?  When looking at the Atlanta Braves, we see tradition for the last 55 years. We don’t see the ill intent others do when the stadium rings in unison for the “war chant” when fans are doing the so-called Tomahawk Chop. Even when just listening to it on YouTube the chills that hit are just inspiring. How is it “criminalizing and demoralizing” to the Native American culture? Now,…

Texas has become the 19th state to ban Delta 8 after the Texas Department of State Health Services updated its Consumable Hemp Program, classifying it as a Schedule I controlled substance. Possession of any form of the substance, even in small quantities including vape cartridges or gummies, is a felony punishable by up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine, the department announced in early October. Hemp-based Delta 8, once carried at many CBD specialty stores, contains less than 0.3% THC, below the levels of Delta 9, or what most people know as marijuana. Because of this, many…

Texans need to wake up and set an example on the fight against COVID-19 by mandating masks — not just in our local school districts but at our colleges as well, where there are more people in an enclosed space. We have somehow managed to overindulge in returning to our day-to-day routine, leaving behind the precautions that we were asked to maintain. Social distancing is becoming harder in overcrowded malls and grocery stores while also resisting the need to take off our mask around our closest friends, whom we place an overabundance of trust in. We’ve gotten to the point…