Opinion

I am writing in response to Tuesday’s editorial, “General Education: GE reform must be sensitive to students.”

I condemn the graffiti of the Third World Mural, but I want to highlight the stark differences in the responses to this \

“I gotta job for ya.” “What are the specs?” I ask.

Caleb Cheng has it all wrong – he really does.

UC Davis got a rude awakening this summer when The American Council of Trustees and Alumni bestowed an “F” ranking on the campus’ undergraduate general education program.

A recent study revealed that public universities across the country have hired more and more administrators over the years, with UC Davis having the third largest administration bloat.

The administration of UC Davis has decided to partner with US Bank, which now has a branch open in the student union building on campus. All UC Davis students now potentially carry a US Bank ATM card as their student ID card.

As we begin another academic year of promise and challenges, our campus community unfortunately experienced another incident of hate, this time directed at our Arab/Muslim community. The Third World Mural at the Memorial Union was defaced sometime on Sept. 29. This mural is made up of many images depicting the voices of many people of color on our campus. The Palestinian flag, rendered in the shape of a dove in the mural, was painted over with a Star of David.

A day or so after UC Davis students made national news protesting fee hikes last year, I was my usual media omnivore self, watching “The O’Reilly Factor” on Fox. You may wonder why I still remember, but I could not believe I heard Charles Krauthammer lumping students fee hike protesters in with “entitlement” types that he claims are the nation’s problem. Seriously?

It’s always nice to be polite. When you meet someone, you shake hands. When you need a favor, you make sure you include a “pretty please.” And when someone offers you something you know is not a cigarette, if you’re not down to party, you simply pass it on to someone who is.

I’ve learned something after taking economics courses for two years: when a resource exists in short supply, there’s always a tradeoff. Given so much energy, should you get rest before your midterm or throw back a couple energy drinks and come out of the gate swinging? With only a couple dollars, should one buy four tacos from the Silo, or splurge on one crepe? Should you go to the ARC and work on chiseling that rockin’ bod, or should you rock your paper due next week?

Ahh, I love the smell of controversy in the morning.