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Editorial: Mrak protest

OpinionNovember 24, 2009
At the peak of last week’s protests against a 32 percent fee increase, 52 students and faculty attempted to occupy Mrak Hall and were arrested for trespassing.

Editorial: Police Involvement

OpinionNovember 24, 2009
Fifty-two individuals were arrested following the sit-in protest at Mrak Hall on Wednesday, all of whom were released the next day. After 5 p.m. the protest participants were technically trespassing but arrests did not begin until 7 p.m.

Column: Weenie columns

OpinionNovember 24, 2009
I was pretty fucking lazy this week, so instead of writing a long-ass story that’s too difficult to comprehend, I wrote an ADHD version for all you out there who have an attention span of a goldfish – three seconds.

Column: Monkey, do as I say

OpinionNovember 24, 2009
University of California students up and down the state were playing bongos, singing, protesting, picketing, rioting, getting arrested and some were even tasered late last week.

Letters to the editor

OpinionNovember 24, 2009
Budget shortfall impacted by online purchases Editor, I sympathize with UC students and understand their need to protest the continued fee hikes for what is supposed to be a “public” education. I cannot, however, help but notice the irony in the $150 million budget shortfall figure. According to the California State Board of Equalization, our […]

Column: Connect the dots

OpinionNovember 24, 2009
It is an awful time to be a student in California. UC students are getting a large dose of reality from the 32 percent increase in tuition. The student protests are a manifestation of the anger and pain felt by all students who now must pay more for a lesser education. I have a question for the protestors, though: What did you expect?

Column: The comfort zone

OpinionNovember 23, 2009
In a budding relationship, there are three important firsts: The first time you have sex, the first time you have good sex and the first time your good sex life dwindles into a lull.

Column: What would Jesus scream?

OpinionNovember 23, 2009
The roar emanating from the MU patio on Wednesday is best summed up as “Rabble, rabble, rabble!” It’s not a mob protesting the evil machinations of our regents. It’s not a frenzy incited by false cries of “Tube sock madness!”

Column: Accepting the sparkly vampire-boyfriends

OpinionNovember 20, 2009
As the release date of The Twilight Saga: New Moon movie draws nearer, so does the excitement (and delusion) of crazy fangirls (and guys). I swear, the anticipation can be heard all over campus.

Column: The Sleazebag Ethic and the Spirit of Gambling

OpinionNovember 20, 2009
“This is the gutter of America,” I say as an SUV full of my four housemates and me drives into what Reno thinks it can call its “art town.”

Column: Sarah Palin’s empowered

OpinionNovember 19, 2009
Sarah Palin shouldn’t be relevant.

Editorial: 9-1-1 misdials

OpinionNovember 19, 2009
The UC Davis Police Department recently proposed to change the current “9” when placing outgoing calls from a campus telephone.