Randy Wilde

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Label GMOs to increase eating awareness

Requiring GMOs to label their goods is an important — and necessary — gauge on potentially harmful elements we consume. | MCT Campus

Information is power – especially when it comes to knowing what we’re putting in our bodies. Yet food industry giants appear hell-bent on keeping that knowledge out of reach. And the government agencies responsible for regulating the industry remain unable to enforce the kinds of protections we need.

MCT Campus

Budget applies realistic ideas to fix economy

President Barack Obama revealed his budget proposal for the 2013 fiscal year on Monday.

Local food vital to urban reform

Last Tuesday’s San Diego City Council meeting proved to be a critical moment in shaping the future of this city.

Richard Mcpheters, Art Director

Focus on more cash flow, not CSU salaries

When times are tough it’s easy to point to a distant individual or group of decision-makers — preferably mysterious and bureaucratic — as a deserving scapegoat.

Antonio Zaragoza, Photo Editor

Aztec Water is best bottled water at SDSU

Disposable plastic water bottles are probably the stupidest product ever to give birth to a multi-billion dollar industry.

PETA’s slavery lawsuit serves no porpoise

Shamu and the gang have become a revered symbol of America’s finest city — at least according to Ron Burgundy — not to mention one of San Diego’s biggest tourist draws.

Evac plans lacking in class

This Thursday, San Diego State will participate in the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill.

Antonio Zaragoza, Photo Editor

Expanded bike lane smart move by A.S.

Students were greeted by a few changes to the highways and byways throughout campus upon returning for the new semester. The beautifully repainted permanent bike lane on Campanile Walkway is a long-awaited triumph.

Rob Piper, staff artist

New smoking policy protects students

I’ve heard quite a few complaints from smokers regarding San Diego State’s new, strikingly titled “Smoking in Designated Areas Policy,” which went into effect August 22.

History classes must recognize LGBT events

Earlier this month, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that mandates the inclusion of the LGBT community contributions in social sciences curricula.

Purify ‘brown’ water to solve SD water crisis

Why writer, Randy Wilde, thinks reusing wastewater as drinking water is a good idea.

Artwork courtesy of Kari Kelly

Garbage pickup plan scraps private streets

Have you ever wondered where your trash goes after your bins are magically emptied each week? Well, after it is picked up by either the San Diego Environmental Services Department or a private hauling company, it’s brought to San Diego’s only functioning landfill: Miramar Landfill.

About the Writer

Randy Wilde

Former Writer

Randy Wilde is an International Security and Conflict Resolution and Environmental Studies double major in his senior year at SDSU. His columns focus on pressing social and environmental issues, as well as the politics which surround them. His analysis seeks to avoid entrenched ideological cliches in order to examine the facts behind the headlines from a new perspective.

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