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Van Dyke’s Raunchy Writing Is a Sorry Excuse for a Hump

May 30, 2003 by Garrett Fahy

I'm writing to address the Wednesday Hump column your paper so shamelessly prints.
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Cliff Notes, Heroin, Porn, and the English Major

May 29, 2003 by Drew Mackie

I might as well wear a Cliff Notes-yellow S on my chest for "shit for brains."
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Busted

May 29, 2003 by Staff

As the quarter grows older and the financial aid check reserves dwindle, the 'human is facing tough fiscal decisions about its future: Can I afford that concert? Some food? Gas money back home?
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Out-of-State Students Shouldn’t Suffer for Having NoCal Pride

May 29, 2003 by Jonathen Durand

I sincerely hope the letter "The Reader's Voice: Don't Take Budget Woes Out on In-State Students" (Daily Nexus, May 23) by Mr. Bert Viloria, was a joke. Since I did not read it that way, I would like ...
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The Hands That Feed the Students Shouldn’t Remain Undernourished

May 29, 2003 by Leah Newman

I think it is important to draw attention to a situation within the Carrillo and Ortega Dining Commons. Many full-time cooks and service workers have been requesting a wage increase for several years.
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Leaders Can’t Be Afraid of Making a Move to Help Their Own People

May 29, 2003 by Omri Cohen

This past week, after five Palestinians blew up scores of Israeli civilians in terrorist attacks, members of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government were calling for the expulsion of Yasser Arafat du...
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Men Dangle Between Rock Hard and a Soft Place

May 28, 2003 by Beth Van Dyke

I love being a woman because I love being in control. And we are (almost) always in control of all our sexual functions.
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Escaped Inmates From An Artsy Asylum

May 28, 2003 by The Weatherhuman

A plea for attention along the walk to class. Those Art 4D mutants have escaped, littering our fair campus with the likes of a human clock and a silly string-happy spider.
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Being Mr. Fix-It: Trapped in a Major Stereotype

May 28, 2003 by Jonathan Repp

I don't like telling people what my real major is. It's fun to see what other drunk people will believe if you sound convincing. The main reason, though, is that I have yet to meet anyone who reacts p...
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UC Needs Out-of-State Students More Than They Need the UC

May 28, 2003 by Jacqueline M. Hu

When I read the article by Bert Viloria titled "The Reader's Voice: Don't Take Budget Woes Out on In-State Students" (Daily Nexus, May 23, 2003), my first reaction was how unfair the article was towar...
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Racial Privacy at a High Cost

May 28, 2003 by Annette Cordero

Another controversial race-focused initiative will soon be placed before the Californian electorate. This ballot measure, called the Racial Privacy Initiative, would prevent many state agencies, inclu...
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Think

May 28, 2003 by Conor Buckley

To Everything, There is a Season

May 23, 2003 by Staff

Somewhere between Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock, just north of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, lies Weather-Valhalla, where all good weatherhumans go when they graduate.
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Terror-Ridden Peace

May 23, 2003 by Joey Tartakovsky

If anyone had any lingering doubts about what the obstacle to peace between the Israelis and Palestinians was, the five Palestinian suicide bombings within the space of 48 hours this week should have ...
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Don’t Take Budget Woes Out on In-State Students

May 23, 2003 by Bert Viloria

Why are we penalizing California students with an abominable fiscal mistake that our "illustrious" lawmakers made? The University of California system is still one of the best bargains in the world as...
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