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We Have Greater Worries Than the Second Impeachment

Jake Koehler February 16, 2021

The ongoing impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is a waste of time. Rather than focusing on current issues, the House of Representatives and the Senate are still busy trying to impeach...

T. Opinion

Stop Making Clouds on Campus

Taylor Mackay April 20, 2018

Students who create clouds of smoke on campus should not only feel responsible for diminishing the health of others, but also feel guilty for breaking the smoking-free and tobacco-free campus policies...

Should the U.S. have free universal healthcare? Con

Gehrig Rosen February 28, 2018

Universal “free” healthcare would cause a long list of problems that would hinder our current medical system even less efficient and set the world back in the advancement of medical science. First...

T. Opinion

Does the labor force deserve $15 an hour? Con

Gehrig Rosen November 8, 2017
From the views of a minimum wage fast food worker, an increase to $15 per hour sounds good, but in the end has a majority of negative outcomes. Survey source: https://www.epionline.org/studies/survey-of-us-economists-on-a-15-federal-minimum-wage/
Illustration by Julie Lykins/The Telescope

Gun control laws compromise safety

Taylor Becerra October 23, 2017

By allowing gun control laws, we are denying the right to personal safety. Gun control laws infringe on the 2nd amendment. People of the United States deserve the right to feel safe in their own homes,...

Should President Trump be impeached? (Con)

Andrew Fox May 22, 2017

Donald Trump can't be impeached simply because you don't like him. For a president to be impeached, they need to be accused of a specific crime. You cannot impeach a president for doing things you disapprove...

Gov. Jerry Brown separates California from rest of country. (Kitty Penny/The Telescope)

Is secession the best for Californians? (Con)

Gehrig Rosen April 30, 2017

The push to make California it's own country is a terrible movement made by the cry-babies of America who are throwing a temper tantrum because their presidential candidate lost. This movement is...

Scale with a woman on one side and a man on another and they are equal to each other. Illustration by Tracy Grassel/The Telescope

Today’s feminism movement has devolved into men hating

Noah Callahan April 12, 2017

Modern feminism has veered from gender equality into a cult of outrage that seeks to belittle men. While the traditional definition of feminism speaks on gender equality it has always been from the...

Trump paves way for discrimination in schools

Telescope Staff March 14, 2017

Written by Andrew Fox In a negligent act, Trump has revoked an Obama era directive for fair treatment of transgender students in federally funded schools. Rather than implement new guidelines, Trump...

A pair of blue-gloved hands gives someone a shot in the upper arm.

Advanced immunology weakens perseverance

Kyle Fillat December 4, 2016

As a 19-year-old who has never received a vaccine, I was raised differently than most children, as a proponent against vaccines. Vaccines are managed by The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) promotes...

A football player in a bright blue jersey and white pants tackles another player in a white jersey and red pants. A football flies to the right. A referee watches in the background on the right, and a huge crowd fill the stadium stands in the background.

The multi-billion question facing San Diego

Kirk Mattu November 3, 2014
hould the city focus on building a new stadium to keep the Chargers, or work on expanding the Convention Center to keep Comic-Con?
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