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IftlOTl^ .Thepail^CoUegan^ March 19,1992
FEDERAL ?*)So*l
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Llk£ To Wy YOof\
(ZoN(rKB%SrAr\r4 ?
Yoa &£NT/.£M*/^/
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Humans are worthless and disgusting
Dear Editor,
Why were humans ever put on the Earth?
Every organism has an important function that
builds and sustains life on Earth—except for
human beings. Ever since we came into exis¬
tence we've taken the liberty of screwing up
everything that all the other plant and animal
species have taken millions of years to make.
For example, it takes about ?,000 years for a
Sequoia tree to reach its majestic height that
you see in the National Forest. In less than a
day a human can rip it out of the Earth and
mate pretty toilet seats with it Sure, we can be
like the Sequoia and leave our mark on the
Earth for generations. We've dumped enough
radioactive toxic in our waterways to last mil¬
lions of years. Arid just think—that smelly
diaper that you wore for a couple of hours is
going to last 300 years in the landfill. Who says
we're not contributing by leaving something for
our children!!? History is in the making!
Man can't spin a web, photosynthesize, eat
harmful bacteria and viruses, create oxygen
and eat carbon dioxide (man does the opposite)
and other important activities that sustain life.
Oh, but we can build homes to anrtihuate all
life, build stained glass windows, make child
pornographic videos, write books on how great
we are and how stupid everything else is,
^^.4w^y.g%ME«4*P.*e JOg^make cos¬
metics, perform liposuction /breast implants/
rummy wcksVchiri^ucks, manufacture bleach .
and arsenic and other vital activities that con¬
tribute to the well-being of life on Earth.
And all the while men war against each
other over who's got the better God that
created this most incredible species on Earth,
whose skin color is nicer, who's richer, who's
got more toys, who's smarter, who's more
virile, who's going to burn in hell or go to
paradise. Is this what we've been reduced
to? Has that shred of wisdom that our
ancestors might have possessed been buried
along with that smelly diaper in the landfill?
We have 99 percent of the genetic makeup of
chimps. I'm sure the chimp is not happy
about that fact!
Maybe man is just a "filler" species.
Maybe the All created man a*; a cruel joke.
Maybe the All made a bet with the other Alls
one evening at a pizza party to see just how
long it would take man to fuck everything
up. I'm sure the/re rolling with laughter by
now! Wouldn't it be sad if they only bet $1
onus!
0
Speciesism: a prejudice or bias in favor of
the interests of members of one's own species
and against those of members of other spe¬
cies.
* • j.
KimHahn
' Drop off letters toihe editor nrthe Colle--
_______ office, Keats _________ .
Food Services bite
The latest in a series of efforts by Food Services
to shock and appall students with ever-increasing
greed, waste, impracticality and general insensitiv-
ity to eating needs is upon us.
This week's chapter: THE EXPENSIVE SIT-
DOWN RESTAURANT.
Yes, those marketing gods are considering just
that, though they might not feel that $5-$7 for a
meal is expensive. (Of course not, they're adminis¬
trators.)
As if this campus needs another location at
which to purchase the same tired old food for the
same inflated prices, or at least food made with the
same tired old ingrediertts in the same RIGID
manner (no, we cannot make item X without every
one of the predetermined ingredients we have
indelibly inked on our brains)
As if we wart to eat the same damn food in
another location!! There are plenty of decent places
to sit on campus already. The problem is the food.
The food is not really bad, ifs just that there
aren't enough selections, you can get the same stuff
cheaper elsewhere in town, and things like sand¬
wiches and soups have too many additives for
people who try to monitor sodium and fat intake.
The thing is, who has enough time to sit down
and order from a menu and wait around for food to
be made? (No fleeting experience in the Bucket,
which is a necessary, vital, integral, even crucial es¬
tablishment but which at high noon will take 45
minutes to make a chicken fajita burn to and while
we're talking about the Bucket, how about playing
_J some music that doesn't make me want to kill
somebody???) ^V
And if someone does have enough time, con- >
sider the possibilities....Taco Bell, my personal
favorite, where a tasty lunch can be had for less
change than you can scrape out of the bottom of
your backpaclc.Chilie Pepper's, which has authen¬
tic, huge burritos with guacamole and real cheese,
Dai Ichi at Cedar and Herndon, where you can get
admittedly not the highest grade but definitely
edible California Rolls, teriyaki chicken on sticky
rice and other excellent Japanese stuff for $3-
$4. .Goomba's Pasta, where extremely nice anc]
handsome gays work and where you can get vege¬
tarian, low. calorie and other varieties of stuff on
pasta...B.G's Pizza, with more than 100 bottled
beers, Ba$$ and Anchor Steam on tap and FREE
PIZZA with a pitcher at happy hour-Denny's is
cheap, the Chinese place next to Goomba's, the
Fresno Deli has tasty falaffel, Harland's Express,
where fine upstanding citizens who attend all their
classes work and where there are tasty and beauti¬
ful pizzas and sandwiches... the list goes on and on
and on.
Who wants to sit down at school for mediocre
food in a mediocre setting? NOT L
The very name "Food Services" is a bit question
able. What kind of service do they provide?
Suggestions for alternative and more fitting names:
' - ■
Uptight Food Conglomerate
Fury's Food
Shut up and eat
Gouge Away
> Rich White Male Salty Snacks n Stuff
If anyone thinks of any others, be sure and let the
,. Vindjy ftpd service folksknow-Thay/taalways,.,,
lopldng for ways to better their product 0* ha).
*
Object Description
| Title | 1992_03 The Daily Collegian March 1992 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | March 19, 1992, Page 2 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | : -, Qp IftlOTl^ .Thepail^CoUegan^ March 19,1992 FEDERAL ?*)So*l Uovv/ How ilQVLV Yotf Llk£ To Wy YOof\ (ZoN(rKB%SrAr\r4 ? Yoa &£NT/.£M*/^/ 4^ Humans are worthless and disgusting Dear Editor, Why were humans ever put on the Earth? Every organism has an important function that builds and sustains life on Earth—except for human beings. Ever since we came into exis¬ tence we've taken the liberty of screwing up everything that all the other plant and animal species have taken millions of years to make. For example, it takes about ?,000 years for a Sequoia tree to reach its majestic height that you see in the National Forest. In less than a day a human can rip it out of the Earth and mate pretty toilet seats with it Sure, we can be like the Sequoia and leave our mark on the Earth for generations. We've dumped enough radioactive toxic in our waterways to last mil¬ lions of years. Arid just think—that smelly diaper that you wore for a couple of hours is going to last 300 years in the landfill. Who says we're not contributing by leaving something for our children!!? History is in the making! Man can't spin a web, photosynthesize, eat harmful bacteria and viruses, create oxygen and eat carbon dioxide (man does the opposite) and other important activities that sustain life. Oh, but we can build homes to anrtihuate all life, build stained glass windows, make child pornographic videos, write books on how great we are and how stupid everything else is, ^^.4w^y.g%ME«4*P.*e JOg^make cos¬ metics, perform liposuction /breast implants/ rummy wcksVchiri^ucks, manufacture bleach . and arsenic and other vital activities that con¬ tribute to the well-being of life on Earth. And all the while men war against each other over who's got the better God that created this most incredible species on Earth, whose skin color is nicer, who's richer, who's got more toys, who's smarter, who's more virile, who's going to burn in hell or go to paradise. Is this what we've been reduced to? Has that shred of wisdom that our ancestors might have possessed been buried along with that smelly diaper in the landfill? We have 99 percent of the genetic makeup of chimps. I'm sure the chimp is not happy about that fact! Maybe man is just a "filler" species. Maybe the All created man a*; a cruel joke. Maybe the All made a bet with the other Alls one evening at a pizza party to see just how long it would take man to fuck everything up. I'm sure the/re rolling with laughter by now! Wouldn't it be sad if they only bet $1 onus! 0 Speciesism: a prejudice or bias in favor of the interests of members of one's own species and against those of members of other spe¬ cies. * • j. KimHahn ' Drop off letters toihe editor nrthe Colle-- _______ office, Keats _________ . Food Services bite The latest in a series of efforts by Food Services to shock and appall students with ever-increasing greed, waste, impracticality and general insensitiv- ity to eating needs is upon us. This week's chapter: THE EXPENSIVE SIT- DOWN RESTAURANT. Yes, those marketing gods are considering just that, though they might not feel that $5-$7 for a meal is expensive. (Of course not, they're adminis¬ trators.) As if this campus needs another location at which to purchase the same tired old food for the same inflated prices, or at least food made with the same tired old ingrediertts in the same RIGID manner (no, we cannot make item X without every one of the predetermined ingredients we have indelibly inked on our brains) As if we wart to eat the same damn food in another location!! There are plenty of decent places to sit on campus already. The problem is the food. The food is not really bad, ifs just that there aren't enough selections, you can get the same stuff cheaper elsewhere in town, and things like sand¬ wiches and soups have too many additives for people who try to monitor sodium and fat intake. The thing is, who has enough time to sit down and order from a menu and wait around for food to be made? (No fleeting experience in the Bucket, which is a necessary, vital, integral, even crucial es¬ tablishment but which at high noon will take 45 minutes to make a chicken fajita burn to and while we're talking about the Bucket, how about playing _J some music that doesn't make me want to kill somebody???) ^V And if someone does have enough time, con- > sider the possibilities....Taco Bell, my personal favorite, where a tasty lunch can be had for less change than you can scrape out of the bottom of your backpaclc.Chilie Pepper's, which has authen¬ tic, huge burritos with guacamole and real cheese, Dai Ichi at Cedar and Herndon, where you can get admittedly not the highest grade but definitely edible California Rolls, teriyaki chicken on sticky rice and other excellent Japanese stuff for $3- $4. .Goomba's Pasta, where extremely nice anc] handsome gays work and where you can get vege¬ tarian, low. calorie and other varieties of stuff on pasta...B.G's Pizza, with more than 100 bottled beers, Ba$$ and Anchor Steam on tap and FREE PIZZA with a pitcher at happy hour-Denny's is cheap, the Chinese place next to Goomba's, the Fresno Deli has tasty falaffel, Harland's Express, where fine upstanding citizens who attend all their classes work and where there are tasty and beauti¬ ful pizzas and sandwiches... the list goes on and on and on. Who wants to sit down at school for mediocre food in a mediocre setting? NOT L The very name "Food Services" is a bit question able. What kind of service do they provide? Suggestions for alternative and more fitting names: ' - ■ Uptight Food Conglomerate Fury's Food Shut up and eat Gouge Away > Rich White Male Salty Snacks n Stuff If anyone thinks of any others, be sure and let the ,. Vindjy ftpd service folksknow-Thay/taalways,.,, lopldng for ways to better their product 0* ha). * |
