Conversations on the N-word: The N-word debate
Ryan Tucker, Staff writer, Mark Jensen, Online editor
May 15, 2013
Ryan Tucker, staff writer Mark Jensen, Online editor Words are powerful. They can uplift, inspire, and encourage you to do great things. For all the positive things words can do, they can just as quickly be used negatively or ignorantly. This negativity is perfectly personified in the word “n*gger.” “The... Read more »
Conversations on the N-word: Racial slur or just another word?
Ryan Tucker, Staff writer, Mark Jensen, Online editor
May 15, 2013
Ryan Tucker, staff writer Mark Jensen, Online editor Every word has a history, and throughout history those words can change; mutate into something they weren’t before. One word in particular has changed a great deal over the years and that word is “n*gger.” The N-word has been used to oppress... Read more »
Walk against rape
Alysha Reed, staff writer
May 1, 2013
I decided to take a stand and make a difference by raising rape awareness. Anyone can make a difference, you just have to stay motivated and positive and believe you can change the world one day at a time. Thanks to San Francisco Women Against Rape (SFWAR) for raising awareness about sexual assault.... Read more »
Gunning for stricter gun control without all the facts
Rachel Sison, Staff Writer
March 27, 2013
The debate over guns has been an ongoing issue for the past several decades with no resolution being found. Rather there are lulls in the debate, where the issues over gun control and gun laws are put in the back of everyone’s minds. When incidents such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting... Read more »
Campus Con: Do you have a favorite teacher here at Solano and why?
Shaianna Rincon, Staff Writer
March 27, 2013
“Mr. Stephan Holland, Music. He was very patient with me while teaching me how to play the guitar.”Andrea Cato: Psychology Major “Glines, Speech. Because he pushes you to do better and is also really fun.”Antoinette Shirley: Communication Major “Mr. Wyly, English.... Read more »
Who decides the winners of Academy awards?
Christine Butler, Sports Editor
March 15, 2013
Don’t you ever wonder who really gets to vote for all of the popular award shows on television? For most of them the public gets to vote which basically means it’s a popularity contest on who has the most fans and whose fans are most loyal. “I don’t vote because I feel my vote won’t count or... Read more »
Read between the lines when signing up with Higher One
Larry Ragland, Editor-In-Chief
September 5, 2012
Not very long ago, Higher One Holdings Inc. was ordered to pay an $11 million fine for overcharging college students on their debit cards (among other questionable tactics) along with a separate fine of $110,000 in civil fines. Bancorp Bank-the company who issued the cards-was ordered to pay an additional... Read more »
Enough with the “Mass Effect 3″ ending already!
Larry Ragland, Staff writer
April 25, 2012
I have thoroughly enjoyed traversing the universe aboard the Normandy over the last few years Playing as Commander Shepard, I have traveled the galaxy with my handpicked crew in search of cosmic hijinks and heroics. With “Mass Effect 3″ now available, I have been itching for the chance to... Read more »
2012: Will anything happen?
Larry Ragland, Staff Writer
April 4, 2012
In 1999 going into the year 2000, there was a lot of hysteria about what could be coming our way. Our daily conversations were inundated with the mysterious Y2K bug that would effectively shut down our digital world. When that didn’t happen and the dust settled, some people had gotten rich, some had... Read more »
Woman broaching the glass ceiling -struggling to get into male dominated roles
Deborah Graham, online editor/ opinion editor
March 21, 2012
March is Women’s history month. The rights that today’s generation takes for granted were the same rights women struggled to attain years ago. The struggle continues. The March 24 1986 article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) , by “Carol Hymowitz and Timothy D. Schellhardt “The Glass Ceiling:... Read more »
