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Saturday, January 11, 2025

Column

In sports, performance doesn’t always have to trump character

Mike Vick: dog owner Michael Vick is the most divisive NFL player of all time. Before going to prison, Vick ran a dog fighting ring...

The best environmentalist movie you’ve never heard of

“Koyaanisqatsi” (1982) stands the test of time The release of “An Inconvenient Truth” in 2006 helped initiate a string of powerful new documentaries about the...

Letter to the Editor

Chancellor May responds to The California Aggie’s editorial voicing concerns about the 2020 commencement To the Editor:  Re: “Students deserve a commencement that celebrates them,...

Let kids read what they want to read

Judging kids for what they read discourages them from exploring their interests I’ve talked a bit about how I’ve personally felt disgruntled with the...

Was Jay Inslee’s presidential campaign a failure?

Should environmentalists be encouraged or discouraged by his brief tenure on the national stage? Even though I’ve now been in California for three years, I’m...

NFL and domestic abuse: the league can and won’t do more

The NFL is doing next to nothing to limit or punish domestic abusers October is National Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, and there’s good reason for...

Public libraries support and empower local communities

We should recognize the importance of public libraries in the face of nation-wide budget cuts When it comes to libraries, I like to consider...

Fanfiction is more original than most people think

Don’t hate on this literary “fad”  I used to have a personal vendetta against fanfiction in middle school. Key word, used to — I really...

NFL Referees’ new CBA needs to address glaring labor issue

NFL officials are falling behind in a league that is moving faster than ever The National Football League and the NFL Referees Association came to...

For the sake of the environment alone, moderates AND progressives must unify behind the Democratic nominee.

No matter who it is. No matter what. Like many American progressives, I believe our country is in desperate need of many fundamental changes. And...

Andrew Luck’s retirement reminds us of the darker side of the NFL

In a league that does too little to protect players, Andrew Luck found his happiness taken away by constant rehabilitation, injuries Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement...

California mustn’t blink in fight against plastic pollution

Failing to vote on landmark plastic legislation, California must bring bills back next year, start a national conversation about plastic pollution  California’s 2019 Legislative Session...

We’ve never seen a show like “Game of Thrones” and we never will again

No show will ever attain the same cultural, critical acclaim As “Game of Thrones” finally came to an end this season, I realized just how...

#Vanlife

Another BS travel blog phenomenon? “#Vanlife” turns up over five million results on Instagram, the majority of which are posed, pleasantly tan, often filtered, classicly...

Letter to the Editor

Should students pay more for parking? To the Editor: Re: TAPS to increase parking permit rates starting July 1 (news story, May. 27): Students...