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College Students Targete for Identity Theft

College Students Targeted for Identity Theft

Students are often told to protect themselves from dangerous situations, but now they have to worry about their identity exponentially more everyday. Full story

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Valley Students Protest Budget Cuts

Valley Students Prostest Budget Cuts

“The students united will never be divided!” A small group of Valley College Students chanted slogans like this to bring attention to proposed public education cuts. The group that stood on the corner of Burbank and Fulton was never larger than 9 or 10 and featured members of Art club, La Raza, and PAC (political action committee). Full story

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To Sexy For Your Phone

To Sexy For Your Phone

When examined closely, Apple’s ban of over 5,000 “overtly sexual applications from its app store” appear to be about keeping profits high, not keeping their app store clean, despite what Apple executives say. Full story

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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Barbecue

Where There’s Smoke, There’s Barbecue

It is easier to find The Kansas City BBQ Company with your nose than your eyes. From the outside, it is just a sports bar shoved into the corner of a quiet North Hollywood strip mall. But the rich smells of meat being smoked over a hardwood fire are enough to draw hungry diners from all over the valley into the sports-bar-turned-barbecue-joint, and the food is good enough to keep them coming back. Full story

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Valley Splits Games in Double-Header

Valley Splits Games in Double-Header

The cold crisp air and violent gusts of wind, at times, made fastballs look like change-ups. The weather, however, gave neither team the advantage, as both L.A Mission and Valley College began their conference play at 1-1. Full story

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Bigmouth Strikes Back

Bigmouth Strikes Back

The 82nd Academy Awards didn’t go quite as planned, but that’s okay.

By now I’m sure there are many faithful readers of this column that have realized that I was only a robust two-for-five in the major category picks for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. For me to cry “foul” regarding the winners and how the system is somehow rigged in some capacity would be complete sour grapes. Full story

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For basketball, The Only Way Up Is Down

As the NCAA contemplates adding 32 teams to March Madness, one thing is certain: football ratings ar

Since 1985, after the NCAA Men’s Division 1 Tournament expanded from 48 teams to 64 teams, the lowest seed to win the National title was #8-ranked Villanova. As if this were not discouraging enough for the other 58 teams in the tournament, the NCAA is now trying to expand once more, this time to 96 teams. Full story

California indulged into a Gluttonous State

California indulged into a Gluttonous State

There’s a big fat problem haunting California with the local cuisine being considerably less than he

Each country has its own set of issues, but the United States has an issue uniquely its’ own: Obesity. There is no other country in this world with the same obesity issues as the US and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the US is the fattest country in the world. Full story

Justice Comes At A Hefty Price

More than 200 inmates received “time off for no money” in the last week.

Los Angeles’ own Sheriff Lee Baca recently released more than 200 inmates early from the downtown Twin Towers facility—to the disgust of some, but to the delight of my pocket book. Most law-abiding citizens fear early release. But keep in mind these are non-violent offenders. Full story

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