The Collegian

Scientists at Seoul National University in South Korea were the first to successfully clone a dog. This clone is an Afghan dog named Snuppy. Although Snuppy may be adorable, cloning for personal use needs to be banned because it is immoral, costly and has the potential to be abused.…

At the beginning of this year, the state of California faced a $42 billion budget deficit. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the State Legislature battled for months over how to close this gap. Eventually, they settled on a variety of solutions including tax increases and mandatory days off for state workers.…

One of the core Lasallian principles is inclusive community. Though the College encourages the community to strive for this, upcoming events will put the College in a precarious position. Starting this week, there will be four different graduation celebrations geared toward "historically underrepr-esented or traditionally margi-nalized groups," according to the College website, which includes the Asian Pacific American, Black, Latino and LGBTQIA groups.…

So I was trying to think of a story idea at last week's Collegian meeting, the last meeting of the semester and the last meeting of my entire Collegian career. Thinking out loud, I said, "Should I write about Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, or should I write about myself?" For the record, I'm happy about Specter's switch from the Republican to the Democratic party.…

Undoubtedly there are many people on this campus joyful at my departure from Saint Mary's and glad to be reading my last article. I have taken this occasion to leave some final thoughts gleaned from my time on campus. Saint Mary's College has many strengths, but also faces challenges and it is on these challenges that I write.…

With economic times as tough as they are, the high price of a college education is weighing down on students everywhere. Even schools are having trouble keeping students enrolled. Students have started bargain hunting. Berea College in Kentucky has been making unmatched offers of free tuition.…