Birdman of Alcatraz It is hard for one to believe that Burt Lancaster portrays acriminal in this depiction of the fictionalized behind-bars life ofRobert Stroud. Despite being a murderer, Stroud has a good heart- he teaches a stubborn sparrow to fly, eventually developinga private bird haven in his jail cell, and spreads the trend to [...]

For many women like yourself, Pap smears represent nothing morethan an annoying yearly nuisance that must be dealt with in order tosecure a prescription for birth control pills. Most women don’t evenrealize or appreciate that the Pap smear is arguably the single mostsuccessful preventive health measure ever adopted in medicine! Infact, since Dr. George Papanicolaou [...]

Contrary to popular belief, the grading system gives no indicationof students’ smarts, intelligence or intellect. Instead, the onething grades do reveal about students is how efficiently they do whatthey’re told. They don’t enhance the learning experience at all- not mine, not yours, not anybody’s. Grades, in fact, defeat the purpose of learning as they keepstudents [...]

The 2004 presidential debates are shaping up to be anything butwhat they’ve been hyped as — debates. The Democraticand Republican parties have watered down the debates so much they arebeginning to look more like aggrandized news conferences rather thanactual political discourse. The two parties came to a 32-pageagreement on the terms of the 2004 debates [...]

By Jennifer Kordela, Senior Staff Writer Within the past year, countless scores of bills, state laws andother drives have been implemented which could potentially influencethe final outcome of women’s abortion rights. One of the more pressing issues at hand is the current state ofthe Supreme Court with regard to Roe v. Wade, which ruled theConstitution [...]

It’s hard to imagine what the world would be like if there were nonational borders – the scenarios are endless. For agovernment, borders are established to maintain structure within thelines drawn. They are meant to keep people within a region, as wellas sustain a set of regulations pertaining to their residents.Borders have been fought over [...]

Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoes rental programs because he believes the cost needed to fund them would increase student fees By Dustin Vissering, Assistant City EditorNote to textbook publishers: The ball is now in your court. Gov. Schwarzenegger recently signed one bill and vetoed another,both designed to help lower the price of college textbooks. The bill he [...]

Confidence starting to wilt, frustration beginning to mount for struggling women’s volleyball team, which falls in three By Tim Miguel, Senior Staff Writer Another match, another loss – things don’t seem to be getting much better for the San Diego State volleyball team. The Aztecs dropped their record to 0-13, as they were defeated by [...]

Where: The Rose Bowl ? Pasadena, Calif. When: 4 p.m. (PST) Saturday, Oct. 2 Television: Fox Sports West 2 (selected parts of San Diego County) Radio: KOGO 600 AM Aztec watch: The Bruins will try to force the ball on the ground against SDSU; Kirk Morrison, Matt McCoy, Heath Farwell and Stephen Larsen should blow [...]

By Jon Gold, Sports Editor Forget Michigan – this is the game that matters. This is the game that will draw local recruits. This is the game that will determine whether the San Diego State football team is for real this season. This is the game that will make people finally hop on the SDSU [...]

By Simon Samano, Assistant Sports Editor These are the games on the schedule that have proved the measuring stick. The San Diego State football team has faced the UCLA Bruins twice since Tom Craft took over as head coach in 2002, and twice has come up empty-handed. But what progress has been made in those [...]