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:: 9.30.2002 ::
UCLA's Fractured Right
No one said this was a honeymoon. In the tradition of Matt Drudge and other Internet sources, KJ has moved to a "secure location" in the event that the governmental apparatus in public gets nuked. Of course, we haven't been putting much on for you, but then again, the fall quarter at UCLA just began, what five minutes ago? Sure, there are plenty of juicy stories to start talking about. Brian Copenhaver is leaving his post, the activity fee is now only $7.50. Adjusted for inflation, this is the cheapest it has ever been, and so with ASUCLA turning the ship around, you would expect this means that a divided USAC would learn to live and let live. Alas, even though the body is without any real rabble-rouser...though maybe someone is hiding it...you wouldn't know based on what Student Empowerment! decided to do. David Dahle, having won the student body just about as clearly as Bush took Florida doesn't pick John Ashcroft for his attorney general. Instead he makes sure to offer four candidates for the board perusal. Now a word about J-Board. Though lots of students like the idea of being on the Supreme Court of UCLA, it's largely empty, and devoid of any real meaning. The Board of Directors is far more important in the grand scheme of things, and remember, Dahle sends out four candidates, each with something to offer.
But of course, because guys like Terence Cordero and Chris Neal think Dahle is as prone to make mistakes as Liz Houston was previously, they decided to deny any of the "all-Caucasian" ticket. The standard tactic is to say, "You're a race traitor, Dave." Nevermind that the Daily Bruin reverted back to a Pravda-esque editorial. Dahle then responded and was hit by the paper again, largely because to quote Cornell West, "Race Matters". But for the real gem of the day it goes to Berkeley transplant blog "The Angry Clam". The Bivalve snaps shut on Dahle's fingaaaahs as well as spending plenty of time educating the Bruin on journalistic practice. So, the first seal has been broken at UCLA. And it's not how big can Ben Shapiro get before he gets a pie in his face. Conservatives sure cut bait fast, don't they David?
:: Thomas 22:32 [+] ::
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