The Bar-On Brief: The only desired disease — senioritis

The Bar-On Brief: The only desired disease — senioritis If you stop caring now, you didn’t care in the first place Illustration by Elinda Xiao By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist December 15, 2016 It’s a well known fact that the worst time of year to fall ill is finals week. Students come to school with … Continue reading The Bar-On Brief: The only desired disease — senioritis

The Bar-On Brief: The saying to keep in mind with final exams around the corner

The Bar-On Brief: The saying to keep in mind with final exams around the corner A tribute to John Lennon and The Beatles Illustration by Kira Garlick By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist December 8, 2016 The mind truly is our most amazing asset. It tells us right from wrong, guides us through our predicaments and does … Continue reading The Bar-On Brief: The saying to keep in mind with final exams around the corner

The Bar-On Brief: The pen is becoming the sword

The Bar-On Brief: The pen is becoming the sword A guide to differentiating between real news, fake news and analysis By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist December 1, 2016 • The pen is mightier than the sword. That’s the phrase I live by as a journalist and someone who values written diplomatic difference of opinion as opposed … Continue reading The Bar-On Brief: The pen is becoming the sword

The Bar-On Brief: Passover, end of the spring semester mark new beginnings

The Bar-On Brief: Passover, end of the spring semester mark new beginnings By SHAULI BAR-ON April 23, 2019 in Columns, Opinion Shideh Ghandeharizadeh/Daily Trojan This weekend marked the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover, a holiday that celebrates the Jewish people’s liberation from Egyptian slavery and the beginning of their journey through the desert before receiving the Torah […]

Bernie Sanders Takes Conservative Immigration Stance

Bernie Sanders Takes Conservative Immigration Stance By Shauli Bar-On Last updated Apr 9, 2019 Bernie Sanders, one of the poll leaders for Democrats in 2020, has seemingly sided with Republicans on immigration. On Sunday, after an attendee at Sanders’ campaign stop in Oskaloosa, Iowa asked him about his open border policy, Sanders corrected the man in saying, “I’m afraid you […]

The Bar-On Brief: All free speech, no matter its content, must be protected

The Bar-On Brief: All free speech, no matter its content, must be protected By SHAULI BAR-ON April 9, 2019 in Columns, Opinion Shutianyi Li/Daily Trojan President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month promising to enforce the First Amendment in colleges across the country. He vowed to withhold federal funding from universities that do not comply. Not so […]

California Woman Fired After Harassing Man Wearing MAGA Hat In Starbucks

California Woman Fired After Harassing Man Wearing MAGA Hat In Starbucks By Shauli Bar-On Last updated Apr 5, 2019 A Bay Area woman was fired from her job this week after verbally abusing an elderly man wearing a MAGA hat Monday in a Palo Alto Starbucks. According to the Palo Alto Weekly, Rebecca Parker Mankey berated a 74-year-old […]

Obama’s Former AG Eric Holder Flip-Flops Over Mueller Report, Starr Report Contradiction

Obama’s Former AG Eric Holder Flip-Flops Over Mueller Report, Starr Report Contradiction By Shauli Bar-On Last updated Apr 3, 2019 Eric Holder, attorney general under former President Barack Obama, appeared on MSNBC last Monday saying he thought Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report should be made public. Holder said, “You look at the letter and you`re trying to figure how much of […]