The Democratic Party is in trouble. Sen. John Kerry has
collected more votes than Howard Dean in every primary so far,
including his latest victories in Nevada and Washington, D.C.

Last week, in another blow to common sense and American high
school education, Georgia announced that it would be taking the
word “evolution” out of its biology curriculum.

Lawsuits often represent the last desperate gasps of those
unwilling to take real, substantive actions. Case and point, the
Recording Industry Association of America sued 532 more people last
week for illegal file sharing.

What should differentiate a high school hopeful wearing a UCLA
sweatshirt from an accepted UCLA student? The answer should be
obvious: a competitive minimum competency and a highly visible
determination for success.

On Dec. 23, 2003, a dark day for cattle farmers all over the
United States, a single Holstein cow from Canada via Washington was
diagnosed with mad cow disease.

When living in a dorm, it’s quite easy to spot those
students who have a Verizon phone and those who don’t.
Ride the elevator up and down a few times, and you’ll see
that Verizon users casually enter the elevator, Motorola T720 in
hand, blabbering about whatever relationship issues they are having
for that week.

Would we really be losing out if the windswept corner of Bruin
Walk that houses Taco Bell was replaced? Most people would describe
the food as a poor college student’s Baja Fresh and an
unworthy rival to Panda’s reign in Ackerman.

For every good intention, there are a thousand bills
rubber-stamped by Congress.
Take for example President Bush’s new energy bill, on
which he wants Congress to vote by the middle of this month.

Walking down the halls of Hedrick, it might be surprising to
find that most residents are accustomed to the sound of echoing
gunfire. “Counter-strike,” an online computer game that
pits teams of armed terrorists against equally well-armed
counter-terrorists, has become the “killer app” for a
generation enjoying the perks of T-3 lines and exceedingly ample
amounts of time.

The mud was slung; the votes were counted, and last week’s
recall ended without incident in a stupefying landslide. Gov.-elect
Arnold Schwarzenegger will now have to produce results to mend a
fractured state.