You might not know it, but graduation is the most enduring secular ritual in the history of the world. Since sooner or later we’re all going to come face to face with the traditions that have developed to mark the … Read More
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Stand-up Comedy Eclogue
Male Stand-up: The other night, I was at my girlfriend’s place, and she was putting on make-up for hours – it took her forever to get ready.
Female Stand-up: Don’t you hate it when your boyfriend is drinking beer and … Read More
What’d You Just Say?
Read aloud the following story about a group of friends trying to put up a tent and see how many racial and/or ethnic slurs you can find embedded in the dialogue!
Cameron, Joe, Steve, and Morton agreed to get together … Read More
The International Child Empowerment / Armament Fund
For just thirteen cents a week, you can make a difference in a child’s life…
Javier spent his days selling bone marrow on the black market for scraps of food and his nights sleeping in cholera infested alleyways. He was … Read More
Mock the Vote
Well, another year of avoiding Sproul Plaza and practicing the “don’t fuck with me I’ve got shit to do” stare of death has ended, and since psychologists have proven that reviewing while material is fresh in your mind is the … Read More
Lessons From Abroad
Studying abroad is an experience that sends many eager young students out with a pat on the back into this crazy mixed up world of ours. After a friendly goodbye from Jan at the EAP office and a little teensy … Read More
Luke Filose’s Last Column
I’m about to graduate, I look back at these last four years of college and realize what a fucking loser I’ve been, and how much of a bigger fucking loser I’m going to be in the future. I mean, I’m … Read More
An Afternoon with a Master
We sat down at a corner table at a local coffee shop. It was late afternoon, and a ficus tree cast a ghostly shadow on his gaunt figure. He was unshaven, and clumps of dirt and grass clung to his … Read More
Looking Through the Porthole
I’m tired of living a lie. I simply can’t take it anymore. I have labored under the weight of this burden for too long, and I feel that it is crushing me. I simply have to free my soul from … Read More
Tele-BEARS
A Love Story
I am in love with the Telebears lady. For four years now, I have enjoyed the alluring sound of her throaty yet delicate voice. It taunts me like a two year old child with an ice cream cone. My love … Read More
