Opinion Articles
Bush late on climate crisis
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President George W. Bush announced a plan last week to eliminate greenhouse emission growth by 2025. Until then, emissions are free to increase. It's the political equivalent of the cable guy's wait-time window: We'll see if we can offer you a solution sometime between the hours of 10 a.
Editorial: Student activism placed on back burner
This university is drowning in apathy. For the past several years the California State University system has been hit hard with fee increases and budget cuts while the majority of the students has sat idle. More than 2,000 students descended on the Capitol on Monday to protest more than $1 billion in education cuts proposed by Gov.
Commentary by Nick Boles: Campaign about issues, not parties
--- The following is a response to an opinion piece "'Party' politics prevalent in A.S. elections" printed in last week's issue of The Orion that centered around Associated Students presidential candidate Nick Boles: --- I appreciate Sarah Kelly's compliment on my campaigning skills.
Fat-fighting Wii kills outdoor activity
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Rigorous, physical activity is overrated. Then again, so are the outdoors and human-to-human interaction. Nintendo's "Wii Fit," set to hit video game shelves May 19, is going to change the way Americans view fitness and exercise, CNN reported. What makes the "Wii Fit" revolutionary is its white electronic balancing board, equipped to measure the players' movement and weight.
Click 'yes' to join sustainability sect
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Come one, come all. Enter the Chico State environmentalism conspiracy. It's time to take this sanctimonious sustainability thing to a new level through direct action. Today students can vote on two glorious environmental advisory measures on the Associated Students election ballot that steers Chico State in the left direction.
Letter to the editor: Pro-life group denies women's rights
I am outraged by the audacity of the Chico State Students For Life who presume to know what is best for women everywhere. As a free woman, I will not be told by some sheltered college students what is best for me or my unborn children. Women just like me will always have a choice when it comes to our reproductive rights.
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Thumbs up to e-cards. Nothing says "I love you" like a last-minute e-mail to save on postage and the effort of having to come up with something clever for a card. Thumbs down to sitting on a warm toilet seat. It's like butts are kissing. Yuck. Thumbs up to the actresses in erectile dysfunction commercials.
