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Schmuck Hunt

February 6, 2004 by

Dick Cheney took the judge handling his Supreme Court case out for a hunting trip. They are saying this might, just might, constitute a conflict of interest. I'd say it does.
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Anti-Buttny Pamphlets Deliver Misinformation, Comedy

February 6, 2004 by Shawn Moura

If you've received the anti-Buttny attack mailing titled "Can We Afford Any More of John Buttny?" I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Aside from the lovely, colored, glossy paper that the ad is pr...
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Just Big Words? Or an Egregious, Abominable Verbosity?

February 6, 2004 by Katherine Drabiak

Working my way through my visual literacy reading this past week, I was unexpectedly engaged by one of the articles. I know not many people regard weekly reading as enthralling as other activities.
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Artsweek Further Exposes Janet’s Star-Spangled Boob

February 6, 2004 by Amanda Maffett

I feel that it was in very ill taste to display five images of Janet Jackson's bare breast in the Artsweek section of the Feb. 5 edition of the Daily Nexus.
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Wear a Helmet or Splatter Your Brains on the Street

February 6, 2004 by Jeff Yolles

I'm not sure why it is, but, after repeated random observations, I've become aware that hardly any students wear helmets while riding bicycles.
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Guy With a Fez Hot Line

February 6, 2004 by

You've seen him on campus, walking around with what looks like an upside-down flower pot on his head. But don't think this distinguished gentleman has lost his mind. Instead, he's wisely chosen to ado...
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A.S. It Is: National Leaders in Change

February 5, 2004 by Ginger Gonzaga

In 1964 UC Berkeley was flooded with pools of students who stood on police cars surrounding Sproul Hall. These activists turned their heads away from authority and instead gazed up at the student lead...
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Bozo Goes to Washington

February 5, 2004 by

Martha Stewart is getting ratted out by a temp who overheard some insider trading action. She should have known trusting one of those urban drifters was not a good thing - they'll drop dime quicker th...
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Prohibition Didn’t Work and Never Will

February 5, 2004 by Alex Messina

First off, I'd like to say that I do respect our law enforcement. I'm fully aware that laws are necessary for our society to function and it falls on someone to enforce them. I think that, for the mos...
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What’s Your Problem?

February 5, 2004 by

"I think I might be autistic. People just tell me, 'Hey Chris, seriously, I think you're autistic.'"
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Super Stupor, Floppy Hooter

February 4, 2004 by

How about Janet Jackson's righty? That thing was corny looking. It looked like one of those fake feet that people have hanging out of their car trunk.
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Ass-Baring Embarrassments

February 4, 2004 by Kate Rice

Bizarre sexual experiences happen to people all the time. You can either watch them in a porno, read about them in some tabloid magazine or wait for the next Paris Hilton sex video on the Internet.
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Howie Dean’s Record Screams Very Well of Him

February 4, 2004 by Adam Graff

Just when it looks like the Democrats are finally ready to reject their accommodating past and nominate Howard Dean, a candidate who time and time again has unashamedly stood for democratic principles...
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Bush’s Credibility Was a Casualty of the Iraq War

February 4, 2004 by Neil Visalvanich

In the opinion article that appeared on Monday, Feb. 2, "Tallying Victories of the Iraq War," (Daily Nexus) columnist Joey Tartakovsky does a good job towing the Bush administration's line that becaus...
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Not Believing in Racism Is Like Not Believing in Brain Cancer

February 4, 2004 by Angelica Medina, Erica Costa and Kim Truong Vu

Have you been accused of putting words into someone's mouth? This is due to misrepresentation, an act every human commits. However, there is a thin line between misrepresenting someone and misrepresen...
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