By Elise Manley Contributor They say money can’t buy happiness, but can it buy a bride beauty? Many U.S. women think it can. In a survey of brides wed in 2009, The Knot Inc., a media company devoted to weddings, found that the average price women spend on a wedding gown is $1,134. Several months [...]
By Casey Wynhoff Contributor Despite numerous claims to the contrary, President Obama has not failed in absolutely all of his election promises. Running under a banner of hope (literally), Obama’s presidential campaign was full of lofty and ambitious aspirations to restore confidence to a discouraged America in the late 2008 election race. Though his pardon [...]
By Christina Maggiora Contributor October was an ugly month. It was impossible to hide from the endless propaganda of how unfit the opposing candidate was. The ads took over the airways, and mailboxes were stuffed full of political brochures. The phone constantly rang with pre-recorded messages, and I hung up as soon as I realized [...]
By Ashely Henderson Contributor Never fear, the breast cancer handgun is here! Thanks to the Smith & Wesson M&P9 polymer frame pistol with the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign ribbon on the side, you’ll sleep soundly through the night. Though you still may be subject to cancer. Smith & Wesson is just one of the many [...]
By Melody Karpinski Opinion Editor Dear Loma, Tonight I sat down to write to you about Tuesday’s election, planning to give you some opinionated political rhetoric as any good opinion editor should do. Jesus had other plans. On Friday nights, my church does ministry to the homeless either in OB or downtown. After spending an [...]
By Emily Holding Sports Editor Global warming is a big deal. So when Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB32 — California’s landmark global warming initiative — into law in 2006, it was a good thing. But Prop 23, which would suspend this law until the unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent for one year (it’s currently at [...]
As a commuter, I often stumble into class slightly breathless, sweaty and late because I am forced to park far, far away in what seems like Mexico but is actually Young Hill. Hence, I greatly appreciated last week’s opinion section highlighting our campus’s parking predicament.
