The Nexus

• Opinion: Frontier education harmful to schools

  September 12, 2008  |  Michelle Marshall
  You might think you are familiar with the contents of a teacher’s Back-to-School shopping lists:

• Opinion: McCain oil proposal rigged for disaster

  September 12, 2008  |  Will Ellis
  Sen. John McCain boasts that he knows what is best for the American people. He hears their cries for salvation from the rising oil prices. He will purge them of the nuisance that is high oil prices.

• Opinion: Proposition 8 wording troubles both parties

  September 12, 2008  |  Will Ellis
  The recent decision by the California Supreme Court that allows gay marriage has caused uproar amongst the conservative base. This allows for the conservatives to display their true talents in spinning potentially dangerous situations into major benefits for themselves.

• Opinion: Ineffective attack ads hurt political process

  September 12, 2008  |  Derek Dyer
  As November draws closer, political advertisements seem to be everywhere. These ads are usually intended to give voters reasons to choose a certain candidate based on his or her prior experience and views on political issues. However, a frighteningly large number of these ads do just the opposite: they focus on bashing the opposing candidate, hoping to sway voters by making them fear the consequences of voting for the opposition.

• Opinion: New Urbanism: a possible remedy for oil dependence

  September 12, 2008  |  Eileen Shi
  As we witnessed over the summer, gas prices just aren’t so agreeable anymore. And I’m sure that you, like me, went slightly hysterical paying $4.29 per gallon.

• Opinion: PETA's plans for SeaWorld too fishy

  September 12, 2008  |  Jill Mierke
  We’ve all been there.

• Opinion: Haitian child exploitation overlooked

  September 12, 2008  |  Eileen Shi
  When the United Nations and the United States arrived in Haiti and began handing out food, water and health kits, a gut-wrenching scene unfolded amidst the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. As Haiti’s families received relief food, off to the side stood the island’s unlucky impoverished: the “restaveks,” Haiti’s destitute child laborers. Being Haitian society’s neglected outcasts, they waited to see if they could grab any unwanted food for themselves.

• Opinion: Prop 2 protects farm animals, public health

  September 12, 2008  |  Jill Mierke
  Prop 2 will appear on the California voter’s ballot, Nov. 4. This simple measure makes cruel and inhumane treatment of animals illegal by ending the practice of stuffing farm animals into cages so small the animals can’t even turn around, lie down or extend their limbs.

• Opinion: USD rightfully denies job to unfit applicant

  September 12, 2008  |  Anna Mills
  The issues of experience vs. beliefs and freedom of religion came up recently at the forefront of an issue between the University of San Diego (USD) and Rosemary Radford Ruether. USD offered Ruether the prestigious position of Monsignor John R. Portman Chair in Roman Catholic Theology. But after discovering that she was on the board of directors of Catholics for Choice, an abortion rights organization, the university revoked the invitation.

• Opinion: Four-day school week worth introducing in PUSD

  September 12, 2008  |  Helen Bavin
  More than 100 school districts in 17 states have adopted a four-day school week through the past few decades. With recent gas prices skyrocketing and a drop in the economy, the idea is beginning to appeal to an increasing number of school districts. This is not only an efficient way to save money by using less gas, but also a way to offer students a longer weekend, hopefully leading to more enthusiastic students.

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