Opinion

"Do something stupid over the next few days so you can blame it on being a teen," my friend, Slava, jokes days before I turn 20.

The first thing Bob asked me when she walked in the door was, "Am I supposed to be the token Indian bisexual girl?"

The funny thing about mistakes is you should be able to learn from them. You know, to avoid making the same mistakes again. I figure that's a pretty obvious fortune-cookie lesson in the world today. But then again, there's Mike Tyson.

Every year, a frickload of Americans stock up on a lot of beer. They drink a lot of it while yelling at their TVs. This is the Super Bowl and they are men, dammit.

One negative stereotype of feminists is the panicked claim (usually by misinformed conservatives) that we hate children and families. Patently untrue as this is, as can be understood from feminist theory, I have anecdotal evidence to back me up: I, a feminist, just happen to love babies.

Chancellor Linda Katehi announced plans for an Organizational Intelligence initiative in her first State of the Campus address last Thursday.

In this week's ASUCD elections, a student filed a complaint against the Elections Committee for granting the usual 24-hour extension to executive candidates Sergio Blanco and Vishakha Patel. This complaint resulted in the court decision that Blanco and Patel should be removed from the ballot.

Let me start out by saying I have friends of all types of ethnic and religious backgrounds. Just because I disagree with them on either their political, cultural or religious beliefs does not mean we can't find common ground on something. This is what makes the world a great place.

Last Wednesday, all those running for ASUCD Senate and the President/Vice President positions congregated in their suits, ties and pant suits for a little debate. They discussed casual issues such as financial aid, the budget cuts, underrepresented student groups and where the money of the student body is going.

I did the most cliché thing this Valentine's Day. I saw the movie Valentine's Day with my valentine. Don't laugh. It was actually kind of cute. It made me think about the day known all over for its pink and red hearts.

I wore a T-shirt and shorts this past weekend. I don't even remember the last time I wore a T-shirt and shorts. This only confirms to me that Punxsutawney Phil has lied again. Spring is a lot closer than he predicted. (Why do we use ground hogs to predict the weather anyway? They live in the ground. Why would they know anything?)

On Nov. 2, 1841, a scientist named Berger sent a sealed envelope to the Academy of Science in Paris. When those at the academy opened the envelope, they found documents describing an organism living in the earwax of a man. Berger was the first scientist to describe a parasitic mite called the follicle mite (genus Demodex).

The UC Education Abroad Program's funding will undergo significant cuts from the UC Office of the President, decreasing from $4.1 million to $3.7 million in the 2010-2011 school year. Furthermore, the EAP expects its budget to sink as low as $1.3 million by 2014.

After 10 years of discussion, Yolo County should agree to annex the West Village housing project to the city.

Smoking is a thing of the past, right? I mean, everyone knows about the dangers of smoking now, right? Maybe yes, maybe no, but I think everyone needs to be reminded - especially college-age adults.