Tag: Commentary

Christopher Gunn The sun set at 4:51 p.m. Tuesday. With the sun retreating towards the horizon at what seems like an extraordinary pace these days, and cloudy skies beginning to filter in with the first signs of winter rains, it may seem like there isn’t enough time or opportunity in the day to do anything […]

Emily Rancer Oy vey, the holidays are almost here! And while I may not have a recipe for honey-baked ham or roast duck, I do have a Hanukkah favorite: latkes (potato pancakes). No matter how many Jewish mothers you ask, each one will have a different recipe for you. This one happens to be my […]

Daniel Gingras In the expression “nice guys finish last,” the word nice is a misnomer. The real truth in the saying is that “timid guys finish last.” Passive men who proclaim this credo are probably misconstruing as niceness the qualities in themselves that make them invisible to (or repulse) the women they desire. Guys afraid […]

Students press to succeed in class and as a result from pressure, ignorance and laziness, students plagiarize in written works and assignments. According to an unscientific survey conducted at Cal Poly of 40 random students, one in every four students admitted to plagiarizing during their academic years. Some university professors think the understanding of plagiarism […]