Most people wait until right before graduation before reflecting upon their college experience. Unfortunately for me, only the evil demons within Sproul Hall and VLSB know when that date will be, and they refuse to tell me. So, in case … Read More
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A Peculiar Problem
Nowadays the process of abortion seems simple enough. Barring interference from right-wing extremists who demand that you the let clump of cells in your womb grow into a healthy little welfare leech, getting rid of an unwanted pregnancy is, to … Read More
A Flagrant Abuse of Editorial Power
Communication is a neat thing. It’s neat not only because it gives sorority chicks something to major in while being completely blitzed out of their minds on coke, but also because there are so many ways to go about it. … Read More
How to Be a Misanthrope
On the Berkeley campus, it’s hard to be a misanthrope. Everyone is constantly accosting you. It became clear about twelve minutes into my tenure at Berkeley that it was going to be mighty difficult to get people to leave me … Read More
Freshman Disorientation
Hey there boys and girls, my name is Dick. My sister Jane and I used to be innocent freshmen just like you until we broke free from the neo-Puritanical mores of 1950’s retro art and entered the drug induced world … Read More
Koo Can’t Cook
Every evening, the question in my apartment is: What shall we have for din-din? As I get sick and tired of wondering what to scavenge for my daily requirement of protein and fat, I have decided to offer suggestions as … Read More
The X-Files
A liberal dose of terror
SCENE 1: Telegraph ave. – day > “Berkeley, California / April 28, 1998 / 7:42 AM” appears at the bottom of the screen. Mulder and Scully are seen walking up Telegraph Avenue, toward campus, an eerie fog parting behind them. … Read More
Bathroom Humor
Not your typical Squelch article
Johnny Wildebeest was a small-town boy from Scranton, Ohio who found almost as much pleasure working in the Greyhound lavatory as he found money in his paycheck. Working there throughout high school, however, fed two goals simultaneously: it provided some … Read More
Med-Libs
Attention premeds! Stressed out about the MCATS? Busy filling out your primary applications ? Just when you thought you were overwhelmed, you realize that you have not done your personal statements. As Macauly Culkin would say, Aggggggg! Anyway, no fear, … Read More
Tower of Power
If you’ve never seen the tower on Carleton and Shattuck, then you might as well skip this little article. If you have seen this little monstrosity, then you have witnessed the city of Berkeley’s greatest mystery. Greater than Dwindle. Greater … Read More
