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Skyrocketing textbook prices are a cost to student equity

Haylie Godoy

You are a student. You work hard to achieve the best grades possible in high school. You study and dedicate yourself to having a strong resume of grades and extracurriculars in order to gain admission to the college of your choosing. You get in! You pay thousands of dollars in order to attend this college and receive a higher education. You pay for all your materials, pencils, notebooks, laptops, transportation to and from. You get to class on your first day, and the required textbook has a price way beyond what you were expecting. You’re left with two options: continue…

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Free speech is something all Americans need

Dylan Limas

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has purchased Twitter for a whopping $44 billion dollars. There were mixed reactions after the April 26 deal was announced, particularly from those involved on both sides of the political spectrum.  Many Republicans have reacted by praising Musk, while Democrats have been quicker to ask what Musk’s motives in buying Twitter are. One of the big questions floating in the air is if former President Donald Trump’s Twitter will be unbanned.  In an April 27 tweet, Musk said Twitter must be politically neutral to deserve public trust.  “(This) effectively means upsetting the far right and…

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Diary of a Nontrad — Go back to school? Challenge accepted.

Philip J. Perez

Non-trad – According to Urban Dictionary, a non-trad is defined as “an old fart going back to college.” Other sources refer to a non-trad as any classification of non-traditional college and university students who do not fit the typical model of traditional students fresh out of high school. The non-trad can be the single mom who is looking for a new direction in life or the military veteran who served or is currently serving our country and is now seeking to advance their career. It can be the out-of-work father who lost his job because of furloughs due to a…

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Opinion: America …what the hell have we become?

Philip J. Perez

 Dear America, what the hell is wrong with you? It’s hard to narrow down to just one complaint because lately, society has taken so many steps back with the lack of common sense and decency that it’s hard to imagine a return back to normalcy … EVER!  From 2016 to present day, society has turned into a giant ball of cluster-f*#! that continues to grow like a snowball going down a mountain. Many can argue that it didn’t start there but these past few years have been predominantly stupid.  Let’s start with 2016. America was tired of politics as usual…

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Baldwin should share the blame in death

Philip J. Perez

Details continue to emerge weeks after the accidental shooting involving actor Alec Baldwin in Albuquerque, New Mexico, bringing new questions to light. What we know is that on Oct. 21, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally wounded on the set of Baldwin’s movie “Rust” after the actor pointed a “prop gun” at the camera lens and fired. Director Joel Souza was also wounded. We know that after preparing the set that morning, including checking props, there was a break for lunch, and everyone was shuttled off set for food. What is not clear is whether props, including the Colt .45 revolver…