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This Friday Celebrate Vaginas, Honor Vaginas, Love Vaginas

The most exciting month of the year is here, so get ready and come participate!V-Day, known to some as Valentine's Day, is approaching fast, reminding all of us of love and happiness, but also of the ...
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You Dare Insult Me Almonds?

It's these cold winter days that make me wish I had an elephant to ride to class. I would name it Gšr Thundertrunk, and together we would trample our foes beneath us.
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A.S. It Is

Just when you think it is safe to ride on the bikepath, a loosely placed lawn sign that reads "Joe Blow for A.S. President" jumps out at you due to the high winds. Suddenly you are hit with the first ...
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Valentine’s Day: (analogous to) the only day of the year where being single makes you the most invisible social casualty.

I was sitting outside the Arbor next to the Penis Registration guys, spying on a girl who had an admirable glare going at someone. I looked over to see who the recipient was, and I saw a young man
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Cupid Was a Capitalist

It's Valentine's week. If you're bitter about the whole thing, you can at least delight in the sheer economics of the whole thing.
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Drugstore Cowboy: They’ve Got the Power

The international circus is in town, folks. You can catch the latest fantastically humorous developments every single day on any number of television channels. My personal favorite is CNN.
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Legal Marriage Leaves No Room for Two Grooms

With Valentine's Day swiftly approaching this Friday, I begin to think ahead to my romantic future. But I also am pained by the fact that marriage legally excludes some people from happiness, and I do...
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Concerning a Possible War With Iraq: No Nukes Is Good Nukes

When the debate over an invasion of Iraq first began, it seemed there was a countless number of causes for war offered for its justification.
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Conservatives May Be Wrong, But They Do It Right

In light of the current administration's warmongering, the anti-war movement has sprung up in full force, with weekly protests downtown, and fliers on every corner.
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Frog Legs Sauteed in Oil

The biggest outcry against U.S. military action on Iraq comes from France. Given the current situation with Iraq, the French government has zero room to talk, as it would show its true intentions, pas...
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Week 6: Introduction to Apathy

Chances are you spent the weekend studying for midterms. If you didn't, you had more fun than me. Monday's forecast: Remember, you don't need to know how to do it, as long as you know how to criticize...
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Firearms Violence Is Just a Symptom of the War on Drugs

Gun control advocates are always quick to point out the high number of fatalities due to gun homicides. My question is what percentage of these gun fatalities is related to our failed war on drugs?
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Sushi Teri Stinks Worse Than Any Raw Fish in the World

Last week, I stopped into the new Sushi Teri Japanese restaurant on the corner of Pardall Road and Embarcadero del Mar. Though I noticed that it was a little overpriced, I reluctantly handed my $8.66 ...
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The Lockup

Locking up your bike by Kerr Hall is a bit like signing up to be on American Gladiators. In order to retrieve your bicycle after class, you must first make your way through a solid wall of steel spok...
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Documentary Assaults the Second Amendment

One thousand students viewed Michael Moore's latest documentary, "Bowling for Columbine" on Tuesday night. The film was thought provoking, but for this student it did not cause a great epiphany in reg...
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