Tag: Commentary

Chris Gunn When the Amgen Tour of California ended in mid-February on the streets of Redondo Beach, cycling appeared to be gathering a following in the Golden State. The event, which expected nearly 1 million spectators, was widely followed in the media and on the roads. It brought cycling into the spotlight and made people […]

Bradford Applin I’m standing up as I write this. You may think it’s because I am so excited about the topic of today’s column that I can’t sit still. Perhaps I am anxiously typing away as the NCAA Tournament Championship unfolds. Maybe my chair has been seized and hidden as part of some elaborate April […]

Tyler Middlestadt Last Wednesday the New York Times published a story entitled, “Getting Textbooks Cheaper from India,” focusing on the efforts of students who purchase textbooks from overseas in order to save money. The attempts to avoid the retail cost of textbooks in the U.S. should not come as a surprise, especially for students. One […]

Brian Eller In the last few days across America, there have been numerous marches, protests and walkouts over new legislation which would make all undocumented aliens felons, require employers to confirm the immigration status of its employees, and potentially criminalize those who help undocumented aliens. Those who were trying to listen to the Ataris last […]

Jack Ingram Monday, April 3, 2006 – The topic of illegal immigration is unequivocally the most difficult issue that I have ever tried to tackle in this column. Frankly, I’m just not sure. Like most Americans, I value our system of laws, flawed as it may be. And like many Americans, I am a descendant […]

Frank Stranzl As I left the Daily office at 6:25 p.m., I knew tip-off was out of sight. But I trudged across sopping wet terrain, through a misty drizzle and hustled to my car. I frantically turned onto Grand Avenue then to Slack Street and finally onto Longview Lane when I heard a most startling […]

Janice Edman In a recent article entitled “Urban Unrest,” the New Times reported on a group of wily and hyper-offended SLO residents (my description) who want Urban Outfitters – our first cool store in, I’ll venture, a decade – to get rid of their inappropriate book selection. One mother claimed she was “shocked” at books […]

Daniel Gingras When I walk into an Urban Outfitters, usually it’s in search of overpriced T-shirts with Russian Coke advertisements and lame puns plastered to their fronts. When I stumble instead upon books like “Spliffs 2,” “How Animals Have Sex” or Sex Flashcards, I’m not offended ” I’m confused. It’s like going to Michaels, The […]

Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke N ote to faithful Mustang Daily reader: We at the Mustang Daily office recently unearthed this article about the Two “Classy” Gents, the Honorable Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke, M.D. Consequently, we are reviewing their qualifications as columnists. -The Associated Press, March 4, 2003A mysterious report which came […]

Bradford Applin I’ve decided to extend my deadline for this column to 12:01 a.m. EST on Thursday. You see, I’m having a tremendously difficult time deciding on a topic for this column. Wait, no, I’ll have it done by midnight Friday. By then I’m sure to have come to a conclusion. On second thought, I’ll […]

Janice Edman             I have never gone on spring break.  I have gone away for spring break ” a chilly trip to New York where I had strep throat and enjoyed what I could of the city from the hotel room bathtub ” but I have never “gone on spring break.”  Don’t get me wrong, […]