The James Logan Courier

By John Chau, Courier Managing Editor

In the past two weeks. Chinese University in Hong Kong experienced citywide controversy when its Journalism students included a pornographic section in their paper. Not only did the students face heavy condemnation by the general public, their section is, as of last week, also declared by the city government as 2nd Class Restricted Media, a classification reserved for explicit and violent material.

By Sue Hutchison
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)

You would think we might have been shocked when a recent study by the American Association of University Women revealed that women who are one year out of college make just 80 percent of what men the same age earn. Women make less even if they work in the same profession, and 10 years out of college, they take home only 69 percent of what men earn.

But more jolting than the statistics is that they seemed to surprise no one.

By Victoria McDonald, Courier Staff Writer

Spring has arrived and prom season is in full bloom. While we are concerning ourselves with junior and senior prom preparation a school across the country is in the middle of a social upheaval that is way past due. As hard as it is for us in the Bay Area to believe, a high school in Ashburn, Georgia just celebrated its first ever integrated prom.

By Silvia Henriquez (MCT)

Mother's Day is about more than just flowers and cards. It's also about reproductive freedom.

Three months ago, I became the mother of a little girl. It was a planned and very wanted pregnancy, which is a privilege. More than half of pregnancies in the United States are not planned.

Few women have information on birth control, abortion, prenatal care or gynecological care. Even fewer can access these services. Many women simply find out they are pregnant and make the difficult decision either to have an abortion or continue with their pregnancy. Sadly, for many women, there is no such thing as reproductive "rights" or "freedom."

By Bob Ray Sanders
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

Manufactured heroes should be reserved for the comic books, because real-life ones certainly need no enhancement of their stories.

True acts of bravery and dutiful, unselfish service do not require Hollywood scriptwriters, military storytellers or political public-relations machines.

And the last thing that authentic heroes need is people who feel compelled to lie on their behalf.

As far as I'm concerned, Pat Tillman became a hero not on the day he died — no matter how or where he met his death — but the very minute that he decided to trade his Arizona Cardinals football uniform for that of the U.S. Army.

McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)

The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, May 4:

If you haven't watched the dance of bees, either in the hive or on clover or in the air, then you may not understand why they are so important. If we needed a perfect model for a society, we would find it in the hive. Not for us, mind you, because we are individuals, but for bees, because they all seem to fit together so well. Each exists for the greater good, the drones and soldiers, the queen, the persistent workers.

By John Chau, Courier Managing Editor.

In recent times, China in the news has received surprisingly positive coverage. Not only did the amount of human rights abuse stories decrease, it has also received the honor of hosting the next Olympic games. In the international community the People’s Republic has also done well, pressuring North Korea to halt nuclear proliferation and become an active member of the U.N., in addition to establishing itself as an economic pillar. Along with the increase in foreign investment, China is experiencing an economic and political bloom.