Opinion

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Guest Opinion: Stop barricading banks

In the last few years, plenty has been written about the banks. Articles, editorials and blogs tell the story well about the greed and...
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Column: Porn for everyone

When I said I’d talk about masturbation, I didn’t mean that I’d be providing a handy (ha!) how-to guide. Masturbation is pretty private, and...
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Editorial: Don’t restrict access to science

The Research Works Act, currently awaiting decision in the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in the U.S. House of Representatives, seeks to keep...
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Column: Bank in Beta

After the tents of Occupy Wall Street have been packed, the drum circles silenced and the signs of fury discarded, there is at least...
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Column: Love to hate

Anyone who knows me understands that I find great pleasure in publicity train wrecks, so naturally I’m completely transfixed by Lana Del Rey right...
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Column: Electoral pessimism

Writing in an era before political correctness, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels described unwarranted faith in electoral politics as “parliamentary cretinism.” Stricken by this...
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Column: Sex is statistical

It’s that time of the month. No, not THAT time, you pervert. Rather, that time of the month we court the “He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named” topic of sex. I...
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Guest Opinion: The positive side of SOPA

Imagine there’s a student at UCD who plays guitar. He starts performing around town and builds up a pretty good following. Upon graduation, instead...
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Letter to the Editor: Apology for last week’s religious demonstrators

I want to apologize for what happened last week. I’m referring to the yelling preachers that preached condemnation for three hours on the Quad....
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Column: Labeling “The Man”

Question. Well, a few questions. Who is “The Man”? What makes a man part of “The Man”? Can we get a new name for...
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Editorial: Fix UC

During the UC Regents meeting this week a group of students from UC Riverside under the name “Fix UC” are proposing the UC Student...
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Column: Food for 4.0s

What if the magic pill to easier studying was the food that you ate? In most cases, diet will directly impact the key variables...
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Column: Recession and regression

Between the fields of psychology, linguistics, sociology and computer science, there are at least 10 theories on the evolution of humor. “Relief Theory” is...
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Column: The business of banking

Have you ever lent a complete stranger hundreds or thousands of dollars, trusting them at their word they’re going to pay you back? Before...
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Guest Opinion: Money wasted on campus construction

Cuts. Everywhere you look in our University of California system, programs, staff and services are being cut. Our schools are being forced to increase...
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