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A Lesson in Modern Chivalry and Gentlemen’s Etiquette

February 8, 2001 by Matt MacMillan

Here are some helpful hints to help a gentleman in that most elusive game of loving well. The bottom line: feel her pain, touch her heart and yes, rub her feet
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CSO’s Campus Bike Burglary Calls for Civil Disobedience

February 8, 2001 by Paul Rivas

In case you hadn't noticed, creep squads of yellow-shirts prowl our campus every day in a cattle truck turned hallway ranger looking for bicycles on which to bring down the hammer.
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Vital Topics Require Open Lines of Communication

February 8, 2001 by Michael Brown

It is my personal and deep hope that we can continue to craft and implement UC admissions policies that reflect a broad vision of what it means to be a successful University of California student.
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Executive Class of 2001: Part 2

February 7, 2001 by Staff

John Ashcroft's confirmation marked the completion of Bush's cabinet, locking down the men and women who will counsel the president behind closed doors over the next four years.
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Living Under I.V. Slumlords

February 7, 2001 by Nathan Bays

Looking back on the last two years, I can't think of a single thing Ron Wolfe has done to my apartment that might justify raising rent by $1,000.
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America Revisits the Cold War

February 7, 2001 by David Downs

Right now Washington D.C. Republicans are so crazy with power that the capillaries have begun bursting in their retinas.
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Placebo in the Sky Worth Diamonds: The Debate Over A U.S. Missile Defense System (Staff Ed)

February 6, 2001 by Staff Editorial

Scientific opinion is divided over whether it is even possible for this $60 billion program to achieve its proposed objective: to protect the U.S. from limited attack by foreign powers and terrorist f...
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Gientke’s Behavior Mocks Suffering of Pictsweet Employees

February 6, 2001 by Letter to the Editor

Mr. Gientke mocked the faces of these workers, their boycott, El Congreso and all participants fighting for a better future. He was an embarrassment to himself and the community he represents.
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Housing 101: Basic Hunting

February 6, 2001 by Steven Ruszczycky

I was just setting in for a long Winter Quarter when I received that cheery notice in the mail informing me that next year's rent will shoot up by $400.
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Fee Referendum Process Crucial to Student Voice

February 5, 2001 by Edith Sargon

Over the last few months, some members of the University of California administration have taken action and made statements suggesting that our current system for funding student organizations is seri...
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Exploring Solutions to California’s Energy Crisis

February 5, 2001 by Thomas Rhodes

California needs more power generation within the state in order to keep electricity prices under control and increase the stability of the power grid. There is a way, however, to produce power both c...
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Bush’s School Voucher Plan Harms Public Education System

February 5, 2001 by Gregory Nielsen

President Bush's idea to distribute governmental vouchers will make certain public schools even worse than they already are and take away resources from many students with special needs.
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The Cost of Deregulation: Why Some Consumers Are Being Stiffed on the Power Bill

February 2, 2001 by Thomas Rhodes

One of the major causes of the current problem is the flawed 1996 deregulation law, which required investor-owned utilities to sell off all of their power plants, except nuclear.
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Sex Ed, Contraception are Key to Reducing Abortion

February 2, 2001 by Steven Ruszczycky

The state of sexual education in this country is pathetic. I remember the first sex education class I had in junior high. It was called "Family Life" and only went over anatomy. I don't thin...
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No ‘Faith’ in the System: Bush Cracks the Wall Between Church and State

February 1, 2001 by Marisa Lagos

"If the government can fund a program whose content and purpose is to promote religion, it means nothing short of a constitutional revolution."
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