Point/Counterpoint: Is the New Cell Phone Law a Good Decision?
The Guardsman discusses the advantages and disadvantages of California new cellphone law.
Opinions & Editorials
Opinion: Dunkin’ Donuts Keffiyeh Controversy
By Maahum ChaudhryEditor
Recently Dunkin’ Donuts withdrew a commercial featuring their spokeswoman Rachel Ray after complaints that the ad implied the support of terrorism. These complaints were based on Ray wearing a black and white paisley scarf resembling the keffiyeh, a traditional Arab headdress.
True, the keffiyeh has been worn
All I Can Do Is Write About It
BY DOMINIK MOSUR
EDITOR
Students in the Bayview/Hunter’s Point neighborhood will lose access to open space next year if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to close Candlestick Point State Recreation Area along with 47 other parks is approved.
Literacy for Environmental Justice, an education non-profit serving the Bayview
Opinion: MySpace Confidential
By Jen Houghton CONTRIBUTING WRITER
I am obsessed with MySpace. For my age, I feel that logging in once a day is too often. If asked how often I “space,” I would deny it, I would lie.
Social-networking sites are not necessarily inappropriate or signify a level of immaturity, but
Opinion: Getting Ahead in the Summer Time
BY MARIA UMANZOR
EDITOR
California’s education system is facing tough budget cuts, so while we wait for the fall semester, let’s focus on how wisely we can spend the summer time.
There’s only one week of class left before finals week starts. Despite the high pressure of
Point/Counterpoint: Should Muni be made free to the public?
No, it would be a disaster
BY MAAHUM CHAUDHRY
STAFF WRITER
As a frequent Muni rider, I know firsthand how Muni can be, with colorful Fast Passes to prove it. I’ve had my fair share of days of being soaked in the rain after waiting at the bus stop,