Editors general’s warning
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Finals. The very word strikes fear into the hearts of even the most studious and often-prepared students. Read More…
‘Untied’ we stand …
Along with the challenging task of completing the required readings for 19 units of classes comes the utter joy of finding errors in works that (I assume) have been edited many times over by countless sets of eyes. I came across this erroneous — yet hilarious — misspelling of our Read More…
Sweet Symphonies: six songs for the six stages of sex
Sex, more than anything else, is all about setting the mood. Lights, scents, location and scenery are all factors that make or break the experience. Yet above all, there’s the music; music is the food of love. Just like the right kiss or touch can send someone into vibrant ecstasy, Read More…
The best sex I’ve never had
The best sex I’ve ever had didn’t take place in my dorm room. It didn’t happen in the heat of a late spring night, in a space illuminated by the orange glow of streetlights nearby. It didn’t involve someone who I had grown to adore, who knew exactly how to Read More…
The Rhode to hell is paved with good intentions…
… and awful misspellings. It’s true: No one is infallible. According to the Washington Post, a release was published stating Joe Biden’s campaigning plans for this week, including a trip to Rhode Island, which the White House mistakenly spelled “R-O-A-D.” The White House corrected the gaffe in a later version. Read More…
In defense of the Oxford comma
Style rules dictate that an Oxford comma be omitted in a serial list. Off the job, my personal preferences dictate otherwise. This is a hilarious example of why:
If ‘your’ going to be grammatically incorrect…
My biggest pet peeve is, without a doubt, when people fail to use “your” and “you’re” correctly. So this weekend, as I was aimlessly scrolling through my Tumblr dashboard, I came across this supposedly-contemplative picture, but I could not take it seriously because I was too astounded at how such Read More…
un- “accepts” -able
At the Daily Cal’s night desk, we find grammatical errors simply unacceptable. So while this restaurant may not “accepts” checks, we sure do hope they’ll at least consider some lessons in proofreading.
Editors’ note
When we were kids, we were taught that sex isn’t love and love isn’t sex; one doesn’t lead to the other. Somewhere along the way, we accepted that and altered it to fit our changing perspectives and needs. But it’s not all that simple. Our sex lives don’t read out like an issue of Cosmo. Read More…
Fall Orientation Editors’ Note
This year, things are turning around in more ways than one. The Cal Bears will be playing at a smaller, more inconvenient location as the renovations to Memorial Stadium continue to progress. State funding cuts to the University of California currently total $650 million for this year, with more potentially Read More…