The Pride

The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization working to promote filmmaking and preserving film history. Its charity work and education programs are commendable.

One of their biggest promotions is their yearly list of the 100 best films in a category. They also distribute honors on a yearly basis to what they consider the best films of the year. Though they do good work, these lists are a joke.… Post the First Comment

It is no secret that in the past few years holiday commercialization has reached its peak. It seems that the day after Halloween, Christmas decorations go up in stores and T.V. commercials start showing advertisements of the latest and greatest things to buy. Is the materialism of it all ruining the holiday season? … Post the First Comment

The first thing I did when I first set foot on this campus-aside from locating where the good coffee was-was look for the campus paper. I was intrigued when I first set foot in The Pride's office, eager to participate, but I never imagined I would one day have the pleasure to lead it. … Post the First Comment

It is no secret that our economy has fallen ill. The illness has spread to the banks, the automakers and now hitting closer to home, the CSU school system.

Chancellor Reed made recent headlines with the astonishing news that the CSU school system will be turning away approximately 10,000 eligible students for fall 2009 enrollment at all 23 campuses across the state due to overcrowding and insufficient funding, approved by the Broad of Trustees, policy Title 5, Article 2. … Post the First Comment

There is a lot of speculation about the economy and the holidays. Families and corporations fear the worse. From Google News to the North County Times, headlines are lining the pages with grim news and even more grim news about the current financial crisis. Looking at the holidays from the surface, most people think it will be miserable. Let us dig deeper, shall we? A lot deeper. You might want to get on your work boots and safety goggles.… Post the First Comment

The Los Angeles Lakers will win the NBA championship for the 2008-2009 season. Though the playoffs won't wrap up until June (the NBA has a hideously long season), I can see the inevitable on the horizon.… 1 Comment

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