Opinion
Editorial: Sac Bee database
OpinionMay 13, 2008
n early March, The Sacramento Bee compiled a salary
database of all state employees, which is accessible for free on its
website. In the following weeks, several complaints were received,
primarily from workers’ unions who disagree with posting so much public
information, including the first and last name, job title or agency and
the base pay of employees.
Editorial: AB 2168
OpinionMay 13, 2008
California State Assembly Bill 2168 will be heard and
hopefully approved by the appropriations committee Wednesday. The bill
would relax the restrictions currently in place on what farmers can
sell at roadside stands. Presently, farmers are allowed to sell only
whole items grown on their property, which prevents them from making
bottled water or homemade processed foods such as jams or pies
available to the roadside consumer.
Sorry, not interested
OpinionMay 13, 2008
here are crushes in life that are extremely impossible (more so than usual). The
never-in-your-life-should-you-or-even-could pursue this person kind,
where you have absolutely no chance whatsoever due to the fact that
they probably don’t even know who you are and that it can be seen as
“wrong,” such as: your mother’s best friend, your TA/professor or that
guy in HR that is like, 16 years older than you.
The hippies were right
OpinionMay 13, 2008
As many of you may have noticed, this weekend marked
the 39th annual Whole Earth Festival at the UC Davis campus. For some
university students, Whole Earth Festival might only translate to
dealing with the mass migration of semi-nude hippies onto the campus
Quad, or avoiding the multitude of vendors trying to exchange hand-made
dream catchers and hemp bracelets for the gas money needed to reach
their next scheduled gathering.
Finishing the fight
OpinionMay 13, 2008
BarackObama is almost certain of a victory,but Hillary Clinton‘s one-of-a-kind determination to finish the fight until the end is something that heshould worry about.All throughout this extraordinary campaign,America has witnessed thatClinton‘s
monumental fighting spirit to withstand the most devastating defeat is
always strongest when struggling desperately for survival.
To the summit
OpinionMay 12, 2008
The three-page paper is actually a five-page paper. “You’re joking,” I say over the phone. “Nope.”
Art
OpinionMay 12, 2008
Scholastically speaking, I don’t know that much about
art. That’s due to the fact that I’m a lazy bum. Sure, I could have
taken at least one art history class during my college career, but I
didn’t. The reasons aren’t that good. I didn’t want to read a super
long textbook with tiny print. I didn’t feel like memorizing crap. I
didn’t want to fill up bluebooks with my newfound knowledge. It hurts
your hand to write that much.
On selflessness
OpinionMay 9, 2008
Does “selflessness” even exist? It seems that selfishness and altruism come in an inseparable pair,and that even the most selfless acts contain,in themselves,a mode of self-interest. Consider religion:people doing generous deeds,performing kindhearted,well-intentioned actions– but in the end,these actions are not selfless.On the contrary,they are performed very much so with the self at the center. “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you,” reads the Bible (Luke6:31),for example.Not “do good deeds because it’s just the right thing to do,” but “hey,you wouldn’t like to be treated like that,wouldyou?” Even the foremost document of “selfless” acts contains selfish motives– youwantto help people.
Virtual unrealities
OpinionMay 9, 2008
Tuesday was a relatively inauspicious day. I woke up.I went to class.I came home around noon and called my buddy to go eat.He had an alternate suggestion,andwe ended up drinking lunch.We staggered outside utterly blitzed at two in the afternoon.Since my stumbling was down to a minimum,I walked to the nearest vehicle and used a pistol to bust open the driver’s window and,subsequently,his skull.
Editoral: Human impacts will be overturned
OpinionMay 8, 2008
Many Yolo County residents have ridden down County Road 98 to observe both Putah Creek’s wonderful contribution to the wildlife and its demise as a damaged ecosystem. In an effort to improve and preserve the creek’s beauty and viability, several independent and campus wildlife groups have teamed up to grow native plants to modify Putah Creek toamorenatural state.
Editorial: Losing trays not worth losing sleep
OpinionMay 8, 2008
Since Apr.22,serving trays have not been made available to Tuesday diners at theUC Davis dining commons.This move,whichwill continue for at least the rest of the year,is expected to cut water and electricity usage from daily washing and deter customers from taking more food than they can eat.
Rage Against the bells
OpinionMay 8, 2008
I love Rage Against the Machine.When I was a pissed off13-year-oldmiddle class white male living in suburbia,their anti-establishment lyrics and angst ridden music appealed to me instantly.But just as I began to actuallyunderstand their lyrics,the lead singer left the band.That day ranks among the worst of my life,right up there with the death of Mitch Hedberg and the day I found out the Power Rangers weren‘t real.

