Opinion
Eddie London and Ku'ulei Funn, editor
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Courts right! Abortion ban unconstitutional
Banning any type of abortion to ‘protect the fetus’ necessarily
denies women’s rights
The federal appeals courts in San Francisco
and New York were right to declare the Partial-Birth Abortion
Ban Act unconstitutional. Such a ban constitutes a grave
threat to women’s health and a violation of their rights
and should be struck down. [More]
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Despite
unanimity of appeals courts findings that the “Partial
Birth” Abortion Law is unconstitutional, the Bush administration
asked the Supreme Court to hear the case.
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Media focus on mindless celebrities
undermines women’s self-image
For a woman, it is troubling enough to grow up
in a society that puts more emphasis on beauty than brains,
but what’s more troubling is that young girls are now
talking more about their new Louis Vuitton purse and the breast
implants they got as a graduation gift rather than what college
they are going to attend. [More]
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Generation
Debt: Generation is us and it’s ours
Things are tough everywhere, but Anya Kamenetz,
author of Generation Debt, thinks they may be toughest for
young people. So much so that Generation Debt carries a subtitle:
Why now is a terrible time to be young. [More] |
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Dealing with Islam: Enough is enough
September 11, 2003, Kyrgyzstan – It was
a normal morning, and I was going to school. I was wearing
all black, and on my way to the university I stopped at the
flower shop to buy just one red rose. [More]
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The central mosque of Bishek, in Kyrgyzstan, a central
Asian country with a 75 percent Muslim population that
annually mourns the 9-11 terrorist attacks on New York.
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Computer labs: Portals to other worlds
I stare at the computer screen, watching the
icon blink rhythmically, letting my vision go in and out
of focus. Come on inspiration, strike me. [More]
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Dr. Jade Huang helps Josh Nathan (MACOM) create the world
of his personal Web site.
Photo by Baxter Cepeda
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