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With the introduction of animal cloning into society, it won't be long before scientists are successful in cloning a human being. There have been growing concerns surrounding the morality and ethics of such a practice, and this is holding back the advancement of the technology.… 1 Comment

She ran into me in Balboa Park in San Jose. She was carrying a sign that said "free hugs"; I was carrying a rice cake. "Would you like a free hug?" she asked. And while naturally I questioned her motives, I nevertheless entered into the warm embrace, enveloped in gentle arms.… Post the First Comment

Several people were incorrectly identified. Not all of the artists mentioned in the article are impressionists or surrealists.… Post the First Comment

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Jon Stewart has got competition. As popular as "The Daily Show" is, it needs to work on its tagline if it's to have any hope of competing with such bastions of journalistic integrity that are the current popular choices for political coverage. Just click through the channels: you'll see MSNBC has "the best political team on cable"; CNN, "the best political team on television"; Fox News is the winner, however, with "the best political team ever.… Post the First Comment

Textbooks are the blood that runs through the veins of education. They move from student to student as seamlessly as mono at a frat party. But the rising cost of textbooks has spurred on a move toward making them available online. Though this plan may at first sound appealing to your everyday college student, it is not a good move for society as a whole.… 1 Comment

So the U.S. economy is in the tank, Iran is building nuclear weapons, global warming is killing polar bears and China is beating up Buddhists. How do I feel about all of this? Well, in the immortal words of Big Gay Al from South Park: "I'm super, thanks for asking!" Is this just another case of Ignorant Bliss Syndrome? Are you about to find yourself in the middle of another one of those torturous "Hey, things are a lot better now than they were in the Dark Ages" columns? Rest easy, the answer to both of these questions is "no.… Post the First Comment

It was a well intentioned, but not too well thought-out idea to reserve parking spaces solely for "alternative fuel" vehicles in the parking lots of De Anza College. It is good, in that it is one of many examples of the school and the district trying to improve students' lives and the environment.… 1 Comment