The Santa Clara

Remember Malcolm

By Gary Iribarren

Sunday, Feb. 21, marked the 45th anniversary of Malcolm X's assassination. Born John Little, but also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Malcolm X was the most dynamic leader of the Black Revolution. In light of Black History month coming to a close this Sunday, I thought it pertinent to reflect on Malcolm's story. All Americans can and should learn from the emotional and philosophical lessons it teaches.

Not so quick to call someone a slut

By Brooke Boniface

Letter to the Editor

Weight room etiquette lacking

By Robert Sutton

As a regular patron of the Malley Center weight room and various other workout facilities in the past, I feel compelled to point out that the constant state of disarray of the free weight, dumbbell and Hammer Strength machines is not an enjoyable or acceptable situation to have to deal with each time I workout. I have worked out at eight other campus recreation centers and commercial gyms in the past, including working in some.

Obama president for all

By Pearl Wong

How can one expect others to look past our skin color and ethnic backgrounds if we can't? Now, I'm not talking about being ashamed of one's heritage or about prancing in public with conspicuous banners demanding acceptance. A fine line exists between overtly embracing who we are and quietly concealing our identity. However, by conspicuously identifying themselves with a specific racial group, people essentially allow others to classify them based only on their heritage.

Left-handed individuals just want to be right, as in correct

By Molly Geisler

Sitting down to a dinner together, my friends and I were making close physical contact. More than once, the person to my left and I bumped arms while eating. "Ah, you lefty! Messing up the flow of things," he said jokingly, yet his words made me realize that "right supremacy" is not only alive, it is even being served at my dinner table.

Some groups still excluded in census

By Justin Hannigan

Perhaps you saw the goofy advertisement for the upcoming "Snapshot of America" during the Super Bowl. If you didn't, here's a bit of news for you: the twenty-third census of the United States is coming.