Randy Wilde

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SDSU must retain summer school programs

As the spring semester begins its downward spiral, students daydream of their summer plans: Leaving San Diego for home, going on a trip, working to save some cash or just beach bumming for a few months.

Omar Rodriguez / Staff Artist

Inefficiency stems from feeble party system

Compromise is a lost art. Nowhere is this troubling truth more evident than in our own hamstrung government bodies.

Sustainable housing must remain affordable

Spring is here. Let the Craigslist browsing and neighborhood reconnaissance missions begin. The race is on to figure out next year’s housing situation. Price and location are always imperative criteria for this difficult operation.

Artwork courtesy of Staff Artist Omar Rodriguez

A cure for the parking nightmare at SDSU

In case you don’t have to deal with the rage that comes with parking at San Diego State, then know your fellow Aztecs do. Steel sharks can often be sighted careening up and down the aisles, hungry and willing to forsake any shred of dignity in this parking frenzy.

Artwork courtesy of Staff Artist Rob Piper

A new amendment to end corporate rule

Our democratic process has become a business, where influence is bought and sold like any other commodity. How did we get here? Simple – by letting corporations drown out the voices of citizens.

New gas tax will save the golden state

California is under water — but not from the rising sea level just yet. No, this deluge is of the financial sort.

Artwork courtesy of contributor Omar Rodriguez

Cutting the roots of textbook price inflation

Every student knows the start of a new semester can mean only one thing: It’s time to kiss your savings account goodbye. Tuition, fees, parking permits and, worst of all, textbooks conspire to force you back into starving student mode. Many make the dreaded phone call home to ask for extra funds.

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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