Opinion

In Oceania, the decaying socialist military state George Orwell imagines in 1984, an omnipotent governmental party continuallyengineers and imposes “newspeak” on its citizenry

Super Senior, I’ve been dating my girlfriend for about nine months and it’s come to my attention that her parents don’t like me. At all.And they show no signs of warming up to the idea of me dating their daughter. I think it’s got something to do with my political and religious views, so you seem the right guy to ask; should I even bother worrying about this and what, if anything, can be done to ease the tension? From the House of Montague

Americans are obsessed with the mass accumulation ofstuff.The bigger the heap of stuff they have,the happier they are.And nothing,not even loved ones,dare get in their way of amassing more stuff.People abandon their families for higher paying jobs and divorce their spouses because of avoidable money issues.

America has become introspective.She is reexamining her mistakes and myopia,symbols of a deep crisis of identity.And the problem is this:Hervalues have,for a whilenow,been altered by heightenedexpectations and excess of modernity.America,here,desires to re-embrace herpast and herclassical values.

Some days it seems like Davis is a sad little pool of incest.It‘s necessary to state this only figuratively.I‘m not hating on people who actually partake in incest because,hell,you never know who you‘re gonna offend.

UC Davis hosts its95th Picnic Day on Saturday.The annual open house is one of our school’s most time-honored traditions. Showcasing a century’s worth of education,Picnic Day boasts demonstrations,exhibits and tours throughout the day.Of courseit’s a lot of fun too,featuring the annual parade to kick off the festivities,the Doxie Derby,the Battle of the Bands and more.

Ah,the Internet.What more of a love-hate relationship could anyone have than with this intangible,all-encompassing,digital world? There are serious pros and cons to the World Wide Web-world.And although I‘m personally prone to focus on cons,I‘ll tryto keep this balanced.

I’m sure that the majority of people know about the awesomeness that is fmylife.com.If you are one of the few who haven’t tuned in,allow me to explain.Fmylife.com is a website that allows people to post situations they’ve gotten into that elicit the response, “F***my life!” These can be embarrassing or just plain sad.Usually,it’s a little of both.This website has thousands of stories about the ridiculous,tragic events that happen to people just like you and me.

The college dating scene (or the lack thereof) and the ensuing confusion is frustrating and often leads to stereotyping of the opposite sex. Ladies,how often have you and your friends lamented that“all college guys are undateable douchebags“ and guys,how many times have you seen oneof the aforementioned douchebag punch another notch on his belt after successfully harpooning the fair damsel on the dance floor?

For the most part,the Beatles got it right about a lot of things:Yes,money can’t buy melove,all my troubles really did seem so far away yesterday,and of course,happiness is indeed a warm gun.

Politics can be a pretty confusing thing to follow.Amidst all the talking,making promisesand failing to talk about past promises,it’s sometimes hard to tell whether the system is working for or against you. ASUCD politics are no exception,and despite my somewhat slanted history when it comes to discussing matters of student government,I’m sure there are examples of the system doing its job and benefiting students.

UC Davis has accepted18,146out of39,288applicants,or46.2percent for fall2009.This is a drop from last year‘s52.4percent admissions rate. This increased selectivity was due to a huge increase in the number of freshmen applications as well as the regents‘ vote to reduce the UC’s overall enrollment target for fall2009.At Davis,this vote reduced the freshmen enrollment target from5,000for fall2008to4,600for fall2009.