Fee offset not caused by Cal grad strike By Kathleen Komar I would like to respond to the April 28 news article "SAGE strike ends, no word from university," by Laryssa Kreiselmeyer. The story says the Association of Graduate Student Employees at Berkeley conducted a walkout in 1989, "gaining health insurance and fee waivers for […]
Category Archives: Opinion
The appeal of living in our right-wing country
The appeal of living in our right-wing country By Bruce VanDenburgh It was a beautiful day today, in spite of the fact I spent the morning having my teeth drilled and my afternoon studying for the CPA exam. It was beautiful because I was able to take a day off from my busy job and […]
If we yell loud enough, we’ll get what we want
If we yell loud enough, we’ll get what we want By Joey Gil In my view, the May 1 viewpoint "Are you sick of USAC elections? Boycott" by Anne Arche Goldman was stupid and irresponsible. The biggest problem with progressive students today is their apparent apathy. I agree with Sabrina Smith  I don’t think […]
Remember, celebrate a people once forgotten
Remember, celebrate a people once forgotten There is a place in northern New Mexico, not far from the Arizona border, where small, proud tribes waged countless battles and the blood of countless sons spilled to the ground and was swallowed up by the thirsty sand. This sand was once part of the towering mountains that […]
College admissions must consider ‘hard brain work’
College admissions must consider ‘hard brain work’ By Marina Bogorad I know that the topic of affirmative action has been chewed on for quite some time now. Let me chew on it a little more, for Lisa Martinez’s "powerful" argument against it ("Anti-affirmative action camp’s emotional arguments lack merit," April 25) made me hungry. I […]
Days that reached the boiling point
Days that reached the boiling point By Joshua Silverman In 1992 I was an atypical freshman at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo: I was white, male and politically liberal. I was often at odds with my conservative classmates concerning race relations and the state of economic opportunity in America. On April 29, 1992 when I […]
Ding Dongs, daydreams and advent of exams
Ding Dongs, daydreams and advent of exams I survey the coffeehouse with impotent impatience. The 28 minutes before my exam are rapidly vanishing like the days before my graduation. My foot taps the wooden floor, mocking me with the lost time it marks. The blood that rushes down my leg to move those muscles boils […]