Opinion

I seriously object to the encouragement of recreational marijuana use to our new students in the Sept. 27 column “Freshman Green” by May Yang.

I never expected to be, but here I am writing for The Aggie again.

Every story of vigilante justice begins with someone who has been wronged. In 1962, a New York City burglar murdered Peter Parker’s adopted uncle, propelling Spiderman into the vigilante limelight. In Alan Moore’s V for Vendetta, a fictitious England’s history of scientific experimentation on political prisoners fuels the vengeance of a man who can only be described as the letter V.

Listen, I’ll tell you a secret.

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California lawmakers passed AB 2486 this past August, a bill that put alcohol providers at risk for lawsuit if their actions indirectly lead to injury or death.

Hey there, sexy. How are you feeling today? Has your week been just a little too crazy? Are you a bit tired? I know, baby. I know.

The Freshman 15 wasn’t always a source of anxiety for entering students. What was once known as the “freshman 10” has its origins in letters 19th-century college women sent home to their families to express their successful adjustment to college life. Food, as history professor Margaret Lowe found, was the center of social life for college women until the 1920s, when dieting became the new ethos on college campuses. Fast-forward 90 years and the term itself has gained five pounds, maybe from the weight of its negative connotation. But don’t put down your CoHo pizza slice just yet -there’s mixed evidence for the existence of this phenomenon.

The Republican Party has been stoutest in it criticism of President Obama’s stimulus and the size of government among other things. The Obama administration is belatedly trying to portray the Republicans as the party of “No.” Well, it turns out looking at history, they know a thing or two about how bloated government and spending failed to lift the U.S. from the Great Depression.

A recent brush with tragedy on the Golden Gate Bridge over the summer has taught me much about life and society – lessons which, from my perspective as a student of social science, also tie into the current context of events at UC Davis and the UC system: fee hikes, layoffs, furloughs, walk-outs, sit-ins and other acts of civil disobedience. These important events will determine the future, or lack thereof, of our university.

Welcome, freshmen. I knew y’all would be here, fucking up our bike lanes and screaming overly friendly statements to strangers, wearing your new outfits and smiling rabidly at all the opportunity and new experiences Davis has to offer. (You know, cause there’s a lot going on in Davis, and that’s why you chose this school.)

I think it goes without saying that I’m a pretty awesome person, but here goes: I’m a pretty awesome person. While I have always been an awesome person, I must admit my awesomeness is only apparent to all because of Prozac.