Former President Bill Clinton speaks at USC
The 42nd President and founder of the Clinton Foundation spoke on interdependence and cooperation, as well as issues in the global community.
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Media must embrace more diverse role models
I’ll be the first to admit that the past few months have been busy, leaving me with little time for basic needs such as doing laundry. So it comes as no surprise that I didn’t have a chance to sit down and catch the Academy Awards live. I did, however, manage to sneak a peek […]
Society must seek to understand Sikh community
If there is a land where you can dream of something and achieve it, it is the United States. At least that is what they say. He had heard this a million times before. In movies, in books. This was the whole concept of the United States. And that was what he kept reminding himself. […]
Book censorship detracts from freedom
Children should be exposed to books of all subjects to get a well-rounded education.
Weapons deal creates dangerous path
Syria deserves a heavier punishment for its usage of deadly chemical weapons.
United Nations’ P5 acts ineffectively
The veto power granted to the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council prevents progress.
Nation must help foreign doctors
The shortage of doctors is a real dilemma nowadays, especially under the Affordable Care Act. And in the coming years, this dearth of doctors will only be exacerbated. Though there will be 30 million more citizens insured for healthcare, there will not be enough professionals ready to give that care. This is a critical misstep […]
Students react to State of the Union
The audience listened to the speech and a panel talk in the Annenberg East lobby.
Point/Counterpoint: The Final Presidential Debate
Point: Elena Kadvany There weren’t many surprises in tonight’s presidential debate. Moderator Bob Schieffer asked the expected questions about Libya, Syria, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and China. As always, there were many important topics left undebated — Greece, the Eurocrisis, Mexico’s drug war. The candidates were pretty civilized, nitpicking on some claims but also agreeing on […]
Round 2: The aftermath of the Obama-Romney debate
Obama’s performance: Elena Kadvany Tonight, the real president showed up. President Barack Obama was passionate, focused, eloquent, defensive — in short, he was the man who inspired so many voters four years ago, the man who still has the power to do so today. The town hall format of the second presidential debate forced Obama […]