Viewpoints
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SUN VIEWPOINTS: SB 1070
The Sun looks at different viewpoints on the new law
Arizona’s SB 1070 is a step in the right direction vs. Nativist law is a return to America’s racist
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Superintendent says tough choices have kept college on track
On Friday, May 21, more than five hundred of our best and brightest will cross a threshold in their lives. They got there with a blend of hard support from our first-class faculty, staff and administrators.
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Yes, love can conquer great distance
Many people are pessimistic when it comes to long distance relationships. It seems as if nothing but the negative “what-ifs” fill their heads instead of what brought the couple together in the first place. Long distance relationships can be successful but it takes a lot of work.
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Can long distance relationships survive time and miles?
No, technology cannot replace contact
Many people are naïve enough to believe that love conquers all, that distance is but another obstacle to overcome in their fairy tale love story. Some convince themselves that absence simply makes the heart grow fonder. The truth is, most long distance relationships do not work.
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Student employment is not an equal opportunity
Southwestern College administration has taken a lot from students, such as classes, freedom of speech and money. Now the school is removing any chance for middle class students starting and finishing college in a timely manner.
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Faith and science both seem to be on shaky ground
Mankind, clamoring for answers, struggles to find the truth between science and faith begins to advance itself in this race of answers.
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American standards pale against Italy’s beauty
Culture shock can be electrifying. Going from a New World city with fast food restaurants on every corner, stores that never close and cars that fit up to eight people to an Old World city with just two McDonald’s, shops whose hours are more mysterious than a Sherlock Holmes case and cars for one person.
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Building a legacy, crippling a college
The Issue
The superintendent’s focus on building a personal legacy has badly hurt studentsOur Position
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The Spinning Wheel: Words can be healing or hurtful
Words were once man’s bond, his direct line to trust and truth. Words held significance that we, in a technologically-advanced society, have seemed to squander.
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Accreditation, an easy fix
Some believe, according to the Mayan calendar that the world will end in chaos December 2011. Southwestern College’s calendar is predicting catastrophe by October of this year.
SWC is on probation and its academic status is at stake. Students are asking questions in class, parents are questioning where they should send their children to college and the community is wondering if South Bay’s only source of higher education is worth their time and tax dollars.



