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Manufacturing Tension: Identity Politics at UC Berkeley
September 1, 2010 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Manufacturing Tension: Identity Politics at UC Berkeley

For a university supposedly dedicated to racial harmony, UC Berkeley as a great deal of segregation. A walk through Sproul Plaza on any given school day reveals that identity politics is in full …

Students for Liberty: Club Draws New Members, Plan Debate with Dems
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Students for Liberty: Club Draws New Members, Plan Debate with Dems

Students for Liberty’s inaugural semester in the fall of 2009 was a tremendous success. As founder and president of the club, I was satisfied by the fact that Students for Liberty in its first semester …

Conserving the Republican Party: Some Advice from a Libertarian
February 1, 2010 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Conserving the Republican Party: Some Advice from a Libertarian

Republican Scott Brown’s recent victory for the Massachusetts senatorial seat left vacant after Ted Kennedy’s death has excited many conservatives for good reason. After years of being shunned by the American majority, it seems like …

Students for Liberty Update
December 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Students for Liberty Update

On a warm September night early this semester, I nervously sat in front of a sparse crowd in 263 Dwinelle Hall. It was the first general meeting of Students for Liberty, a new freedom-oriented political …

Maintain Excellence: UC Should Remain “Autonomous”
September 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Maintain Excellence: UC Should Remain “Autonomous”

Last May, the Board of Regents of the University of California announced a 9.3% system-wide fee increase in response to the budget crisis the university is facing. This announcement was followed shortly by reports that …

“Who is John Galt?”
September 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | 3 Comments
“Who is John Galt?”

Picture this: The United States is in the midst of a financial crisis. Businesses both large and small across the country are shutting their doors for good. Unemployment steadily rises as people find it harder …

Running Away from the A.S.U.C.
May 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | One Comment
Running Away from the A.S.U.C.

As if walking through Sproul Plaza isn’t enough of an experience already, the A.S.U.C. elections began in the beginning of April, making such a walk barely tolerable. Everyday passing students had countless fliers thrown at …