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Going Down Onto the Finer Techniques of Fellatio

February 2, 2011 by S.F.

Warning: The following content may contain offensive material and be inappropriate for, say, my parents. Seriously, just stop now, Mom and Dad — this isn’t helping any of us.
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Tolerance Necessary in Israeli-Palestinian Debate

February 1, 2011 by Daily Nexus Staff

Two years ago on Holocaust Remembrance Day, pro- Palestinian demonstrators interrupted 30 Jewish SFSU students from their Mourner’s Kaddish (Jewish prayer for the dead). The mourners were physically...
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Egypt: You Say You Want a Revolution

February 1, 2011 by Staff Editorial

Political tension in the Middle East is nothing unusual — in fact, the idea of peace in the region seems almost impossible. Government censorship is also not a new approach of political repression. ...
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Middle East Unrest Demonstrates Difference from American Values

February 1, 2011 by Benjamin Parish

The question of whether freedom is unique to Western culture seems to be answered by each crisis in the Middle East...
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Bipartisan Alliance Demonstrates Sensitivity of Egyptian Politics

February 1, 2011 by David Kornahrens

Washington D.C. is experiencing its first real test to the idea of bipartisan “civility.” The results can be seen in American political leaders’ reactions to the Egyptian unrest that began last ...
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Israeli Tech Aids Western Progress

January 31, 2011 by Opinion Editor

For a number of years now, pro-Israel and anti-Israel student groups have been competing for public support on this campus.
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Charismatic Leader Turns Condescending Demagogue

January 31, 2011 by Kevin W. McCarty

President Barack Obama recently held a YouTube conference in which American citizens could ask questions about the topics they feel are important to the country.
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False Body Count Numbers Disguise Political Agenda

January 31, 2011 by Matthew Gluschankoff

I am sure that most of you reading this have seen a sign on campus with the death tallies for Palestinians and Israelis, represented by symbolic stakes in the ground comparing the two.
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Israel Leads in Global Innovation and Democracy

January 28, 2011 by Elad Menna

The Jewish people have long sought self-determination in the midst of continuous persecution and oppression in foreign lands.
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Retelling the Creation Story Without the Creator

January 27, 2011 by David Urzua, Connor Oakes and Cameron Moody

This week’s question: “How do you explain the overwhelmingly unlikely coincidence of the earth being a perfect fit for life?”
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Wise Women Indifferent to the Extra Long Schlong

January 26, 2011 by S.F.

If you were to order the perfect dick, what would it look like? I honestly don’t think I could say exactly.
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Legal, Organized Resistance Builds Against SHO

January 26, 2011 by Opinion Editor

The Social Host Ordinance is here. Like it or not, the I.V. Foot Patrol’s fantasy has come to life. Whether you’ve heard about the ordinance or not, the Foot Patrol is planning on heavily enforcin...
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Development in Chinese Policy Dependent on Cooperation Between Foreign Powers

January 25, 2011 by Derek Palmer

Chinese President Hu Jintao’s recent visit to the U.S. has highlighted the U.S. government’s inability, regardless of the party in power, to influence the domestic social policy of China.
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U.S. Relations With China Should Combine Diplomacy With Dose of Doubt

January 25, 2011 by Benjamin Parish

Last week the Paramount Leader of the People’s Republic of China, Hu Jintao, visited the United States.
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Narcotics Provide Scapegoat for Troubled Nation

January 24, 2011 by Kevin W. McCarty

We’ve been trying for quite some time to solve our problems with the same mentality we had when we created them. We’re almost out of stupid plans to try.
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