Staff Editorial: ‘Harlem Shake’ brings all the Tubers to the yard
Staff Editorial
February 28, 2013
When YouTube first surfaced in 2005, it introduced lovers of all that is funny and bizarre to the latest and greatest in viral trends— from the classic “Leave Britney Alone” video to little Charlie biting his older brother’s finger and everything in between— YouTube has always been a great... Read more »
Sequester: America is Getting Played…Again!
Rashad Muhammad, Staff Writer
February 26, 2013
Even if Wes Craven had been involved, the “Nightmare on Wall Street” of 2008 could not have been better scripted. As the country’s CEOs were running in the streets, proclaiming calamity, wailing, gnashing their teeth and wringing their hands over the bets they had taken (and lost), the citizens... Read more »
Prop. 30 funds going somewhere unexpected
Curtis Manlapig, Editor-in-Chief
February 19, 2013
Last November, voters went to the polls to help decide what direction they wanted their country, state or city to head in. Although the presidential election may have been the headline, voters in California also had to make a big decision on Proposition 30. Prop 30, if passed, would have changed the... Read more »
Student Mystified by Parking Stalls on Mesa Campus
Coryna Hoffman, Staff Writer
February 14, 2013
Parking on the San Diego Mesa College campus is never an easy feat, but it should hardly be a mystery. Students plan ahead, arriving hours early to comb the parking lot in hopes of finding a spot. This just isn’t enough anymore it seems. Now one must try to perform tasks similar to those of a private... Read more »
Catfishing: Entrapment or Insatiable Indulgence
Rashad Muhammad, Staff Writer
February 12, 2013
Instead of focusing on the NFL Combine and preparing himself for scouting interviews, the ghost of his dead girlfriend haunts all-american collegiate football player, Manti Te’o. Or so he thought. Due to poor fact checking and erroneous reporting, millions of Americans were led to believe that... Read more »
War on Christmas?
Shannon Smith, Staff Writer
December 12, 2012
There are things we come to expect when the winter season comes around: hot chocolate, Christmas carols, and Fox News’ claim there is a war being waged on Christmas by liberals. This year, Fox News found their War on Christmas in California. A small Atheist group in Santa Monica protested the placement... Read more »
90s television making a comeback
Joe Llorin, Features Editor
December 4, 2012
It is arguable that it was during the 1990s that the greatest quality of television programming was produced- from “Fresh Prince” to “ER,” there was definitely no shortage of great entertainment, no matter what your taste. Long before the days of shallow “sitcoms” of today like “The Big... Read more »
Seceding states unpatriotic
Shannon Smith, Staff Writer
December 4, 2012
Americans all over the country are reacting to the outcome of the presidential election. Some are responding to the news of President Obama’s re-election positively, while others are not. Republican groups in over 40 states have filed petitions to secede from the United States via the White House’s... Read more »
Social issues cause Republicans to lose key youth vote
Kyla Brown, Staff Writer
November 30, 2012
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney thought that he could win over the youth vote by simply promising more jobs and a better economy. This stance was not enough for voters under the age of 30. The youth of America made their opinion loud and clear, the Republican Party is simply out of touch with their... Read more »
Edie debates hot topics
Edie Haughton, Special to the Mesa Press
November 29, 2012
Edie: So, my friend the other night was talking, and he was asking ‘What are you going to write about next? You should write about people who go out after someone from a certain race because they haven’t slept with someone of that race.’ Is that a thing? F: That is a thing, I would do that. I’ve... Read more »
