Gay benefits could soon be implemented for employees throughout Berkeley, if certain city council members have their way. A hotly debated new resolution put before the council last week could require all Berkeley employers to offer certain gay benefits.
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With the airing this week of his twentieth commercial for 10-10-220, Tony Danza has lost his final shred of dignity. Danza’s decline began with the cancellation of his sitcom, “Hudson Street,” and continued through two more horrific television failures. The … Read More
A big pile of gunk was found on the corner of Haste and Dana late Sunday afternoon. “Yeah,” said Berkeley Police Department Captain Dick (of Captain Dick and the Portholes). “That was just a really, really big, really, really gunky … Read More
The United States Congress has passed the “Everything is Just Fine” act, declaring that everything is “just fine.” This “just fineness” of everything is the first to occur in over 5000 years, when man’s earliest historical records first reported trouble … Read More
Millionaire hack Sean “Puffy” Combs shocked the music industry this week when he announced that he had recorded a song that he had written entirely by himself. The rapper, who has become notorious for reaping the rewards of other people’s … Read More
Chancellor Robert Berdhal paid a visit to the construction site of the Haas Pavilion this week to check up on the progress of the stadium. Although foreman Jerry Jerrod claimed that the pavilion would be completed according to schedule, Berdhal … Read More
A class action lawsuit filed against the Back Street Boys last month has finally reached a settlement. The Orlando-based boy band is required to pay some $350,000 for breach of the verbal contract to “never break your heart,” and “never … Read More
Sophomore student Pike LaPike was attacked early Thursday evening on the corner of Bancroft and Piedmont. The attackers, a huge mob of students, are currently being detained for questioning. The Squelch spoke to one assailant, who said he was merely … Read More
University police are holding fourteen gutter punks for trespassing after the youth were discovered living in the basement of the Campanile. Anthropology professor Kent Kerbeck found the inebriated band after descending into the basement to look for records of comparative … Read More
In yet another shining example of American Newspeak, major clothing corporations have unveiled a human rights oriented plan to label new clothes “No Sweat,” in effect saying that sweatshop employed pre-pubescents will be given antiperspirant and towels. This follows in … Read More
