C.K. Hickey

December 6, 2007

Small Towns Cause Big Trouble During Holidays

By C.K. Hickey

Small, isolated towns are really neat. The same way Nickelodeon Gak was really neat the first time you bought some.

November 9, 2007

Take a Second Look at State’s Nice Butte

By C.K. Hickey

The Sacramento Valley is one of the few parts of this state where I've never bothered to spend more time than I had to.

October 25, 2007

Falling Into Boob Tube Heaven

By C.K. Hickey

October is always an exciting month for television fans.

October 19, 2007

Sporting Sunglasses Needs Shadier Rules

By C.K. Hickey

Something shady is going on here. Santa Barbara had the rainiest winter in 10 years when I was a freshman. It must have rained for nearly a week at one point.

October 10, 2007

San Fran Delays Savage Beatdown for Talk Show TerrorSan Fran Delays Savage Beatdown for Talk Show Terror

By C.K. Hickey

If you were to guess which city has the most conservative syndicated talk radio show in the nation, which would it be? Wichita? Salt Lake City? Houston? Try San Francisco. Yes, from our very own Fog City comes none other...

October 2, 2007

Dangerous Drug of Choice for Generation Y

By C.K. Hickey

This has gotta be a joke - of course video games are a drug.

September 20, 2007

Bad Celebs Takeover Summer’s Headlines

By C.K. Hickey

If 1967 had the Summer of Love, 2007 was the Summer of Scandal.

May 18, 2007

Now Featuring: CA’s Scenic Setting

By C.K. Hickey

Something to think about, now that the summer movie season is here and the theaters are chock full of Hollywood blockbusters: Only 11 percent of them were filmed in Hollywood, or any part of California, for that matter.

May 11, 2007

“Cali” Gloss Deceives Out-of-Staters

By C.K. Hickey

I got back in touch with one of my good friends from Atlanta over the weekend. Our conversation went as follows:

May 4, 2007

Obsession With Cars Hinders BART

By C.K. Hickey

I know the right wing pundits said that San Francisco values would burn bridges with the American people, but this is ridiculous.

April 26, 2007

Alien Visitors, UFOs Tour CA Cities

By C.K. Hickey

Illegal aliens are a nuisance. I don't want to cause alarm, but let's face it: They threaten the safety and security of every citizen. Kinda scary looking, too.

April 20, 2007

To Each UC, His Own Celebration of 4/20

By C.K. Hickey

When your state starts referring to marijuana as a "cash crop," you probably don't look at April 20 and think, "Gee whiz, Adolf Hitler's birthday!" Check out the "You know you're from California if..." groups on Facebook...

April 12, 2007