Women’s sports deserve equal attention


By
 4 Comments/in , ,
Ask me the score of the UCLA vs. USC basketball game that took place this weekend and I’ll tell you. USC lost to our crosstown rivals 83 to 73. I know this because I was there, sitting through every gut-wrenching moment when the Westwood team took the wind out of the Trojans. On that same […]

The Gates of India: what Microsoft’s new CEO can teach America


By
 1 Comment/in ,
On Feb. 4, 2014, the tech-world was abuzz with the news that industry giant Microsoft had crowned a new CEO, the third since Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the company in 1975. Satya Nadella, a relatively unknown 46-year-old American born and raised in Hyderabad, India, replaced Steve Ballmer to become the head of the […]

Cigarette ban unlikely to propel great change


By
 2 Comments/in ,
CVS Caremark, one of the largest drugstore chains in the nation, announced Wednesday that it would halt its sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products by October in an attempt to live up to its role as one of the leading healthcare providers in country, according to The New York Times. As well-intentioned as this […]

Tobacco ban promises positive improvement


By
 in , ,
CVS Caremark announced Wednesday that it will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products by Oct. 1. The decision shows CVS’ corporate courage that prompts the growing need for drugstores to step up as today’s healthcare providers — institutions that are wholeheartedly committed to health, not just finances.   Having cigarettes available in pharmacies has […]

Congressional Budget reports distort ObamaCare facts


By
 2 Comments/in , , ,
A brief story illustrates the problem that arises when causation and correlation are mixed together. Take for example the tale of the misguided czar, who noticed that the province in his kingdom with the highest rates of sickness was also the province that contained the most doctors. His solution? He ordered that all of the doctors […]

Schools must be wary of Internet expansion


By
 in , ,
In the year 2000, a classroom computer was a luxury in my kindergarten class. Yet today as a college student, I feel like the odd one out if I don’t have my laptop out to surf the web in class. Computer technology and Internet access have grown considerably since the advent of the World Wide […]

Super Bowl commercials distract from game


By
 1 Comment/in , ,
Though most people use commercial time to refill snacks or browse Instagram, I become mesmerized by the clever catchphrases and celebrity appearances. My affinity for commercials is capitalism at its finest. But I’m not ashamed of it. I wouldn’t have found out about Pillow Pets from anywhere else.   As I type this, Super Bowl […]