Hey, thanks a lot man, I really appreciate the comments! Have you read most of my articles? Thanks again, I do appreciate it greatly...it means a lot to me.

Yes, I've read all of your articles with interest. I agree with almost all of what you say (except your article that claims god does not exist ). Like I said, great work!

Mr. Baggins - Thanks again for the compliments! Incidentally, that religion one was actually the article I am least proud of, as I didn't include any evidence, something the rest of my articles have and something I pride myself on attaining. Religion, well, doesn't have any evidence, so I probably shouldn't have written about it in the first place. Oh well, it was my second article, and I am proud that I have learned from that mistake!

Everyone - Well people, little old Gerry Wachovsky really is becoming quite the journalist. Today I was sent on assignment with a camera and a pad of paper to do a "Campus Voice" feature, where I asked six students the same question, recorded their answer, and took their picture. Their picture is then put in the paper with their quote underneath, and it serves as a sort of indication on what various people on the campus are thinking about on a certain issue of the day. The question was "Is The October 7th Recall Election Fair?" and I tried to get an equal number of representation from each side (I got 4 yesses and 2 nos). On the webpage of the Daily 49er it only has five, however the actual paper, I imagine, has all six. I guess you'll just have to go to CSULB to pick one up to see the whole feature, huh? Anyway, check out the online version by clicking this link: http://www.csulb.edu/~d49er/archives/2003/fall/opinion/volLIVno15-campus.shtml .

See you next time!

Hey everybody, just wanted to let you all know that there was a letter to the editor in today's Daily 49er in regard to my "Racial Double Standards" article that ran on Tuesday. This chick is totally clueless to the point I was making, which always makes for a good read. Read it at http://www.csulb.edu/~d49er/archives/2003/fall/opinion/volLIVno16-uninformed.shtml .

By the way, I erred in a post I made last week. The girl who responded to my Saudi Arabia article was not actually agreeing with me, as I had erroneously perceived. I was really tired and had been updating my website for hours when I read that article and I didn't catch her sarcasm. Anyway, just for the record, she did NOT agree with me in the least bit.

Until next time!

Hey everybody, my new article is up, and it is a doosy. Allow me to set the stage for today's article: as many of you may or may not know, Tom Leykis is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, and he periodically does a segment on his show called "Ask The Atheist," where people call in and ask Tom, the atheist, questions. No, this week's article is not on religion or atheism, but rather, tackles a topic I love to discuss periodically, as Tom likes to periodically do his "Ask The Atheist" segment. I wrote articles about this man last semester and during the summer (which can be found at my website, by the way), and I think the required amount of time has passed since I last critiqued this individual. Yes folks, it is time for another bashing of Michael Moore. Read the article at the Daily 49er's site ( http://www.csulb.edu/~d49er/archives/2003/fall/opinion/volLIVno18-war.shtml ) or at my personal site ( http://www.geocities.com/howardsternisgod2001/MikeyAndMe.html ).
Enjoy!

Hey everyone, just writing to let you know that my newest feature article is up, and it was on the front page of the paper! I have been selected to cover the AS Senate meetings every Wednesday and write a report of what transpired...and no, this won't conflict with my opinion column...I still have that to piss people off with! Anyway, to read the article go to the Daily 49er's site ( http://www.csulb.edu/~d49er/archives/2003/fall/news/volLIVno20-senate.shtml ) or my site ( http://www.geocities.com/howardsternisgod2001/SenateReviewsTextInitiative.html ).
Until next time!

Hey everyone, my new article is up and it is about the California recall, and who and what to vote for. Some of you may still be undecided and hopefully this will help! Read it at the Daily 49er website ( http://www.csulb.edu/~d49er/archives/2003/fall/opinion/volLIVno22-election.shtml ) or at my website ( http://www.geocities.com/howardsternisgod2001/AProcrastinatorsGuideToTheRecallElection.html ).
Enjoy!

Hey everyone, just writing this to let you know that I am going to be on a radio show tonight called "Lisa's Honest Show," on KBeach, the campus radio station I got kicked off of! BWAHAHAHA!!!  Anyway, we're going to talk about censorship, among other topics, and I'll be sure to self promote my articles as well.   It should be interesting, to say the least!  At 10:00 PM PST, click the following link to get a streaming audio feed of the show (note: you must have Windows Media Player): http://www.kbeach.org/livelow.asx - then sit back, and listen.   The homepage of KBeach is http://www.kbeach.org , so check it out if you are so inclined.
So remember, 10:00 PM PST, TONIGHT, I will make a guest appearance on the station that canned me!

Hey everyone, it's your pal Gerry again, with yet another update! I now have a official second weekly feature, in addition to my regular Opinion page column: I will be covering the Associated Students, Inc., Senate meetings weekly! And they're on the front page, too! To read this week's A.S. Senate coverage, go to the Daily 49er's website ( http://www.csulb.edu/~d49er/archives/2003/fall/news/volLIVno24-senate.shtml ) or my website ( http://www.geocities.com/howardsternisgod2001/SenatePassesTransitionPeriod.html ).

Thank you also to Lisa Jablonsky, who was kind enough to allow me to come on her show tonight and discuss issues which ranged from politics to porn, as well as self-promote my Daily 49er columns...now that's a radio show! Thanks, Lisa! To visit her site, go to http://honestlisa.com/ .

Until next time, everyone!

Hey everyone, I hope all is well. Anyway, my new article is up and this one is gonna infuriate many people, I'm sure, but it only speaks the truth, as I always do. Read it at either the Daily 49er's site ( http://www.csulb.edu/~d49er/archives/2003/fall/opinion/volLIVno26-palestine.shtml ) or at my site ( http://www.geocities.com/howardsternisgod2001/TheImpossibilityOfMiddleEastPeace.html ).

I have also started a picture section on my website. It will feature only pictures I deem worthy of being posted and the first three passed the test with flying colors. See them at http://www.geocities.com/howardsternisgod2001/PicturesPage1.html .

Until next time, folks, which will be tomorrow, since I'm gonna have a whopping three (3!) articles this week, and like usual, I will let each and every one of you know when they are posted!

Hey people, there is not one, but two (2!) articles in today's Daily 49er by yours truly! The first article is my usual Thursday report on the Senate meeting and the second one is a special article on aerospace engineering jobs for the annual job fair section of the paper.
The Senate meeting article can be found at the Daily 49er\'s site or at my site ; the aerospace engineering article can also be found at the Daily 49er\'s site or at my site .

Until next week!

Gerry, I was quite dissapointed with the aerospace article, I expected the Chinese space race to be included. Surely you have a few opinions on that as do I?

Yeah I do, but keep in mind that the aerospace article was mainly dealing with CSULB students and focusing on the local aspect, for the most part. I think the Chinese space race is pretty funny though, seeing as how they are about 30 years late, but I couldn't really write that in my article, since it wasn't an Opinion piece, just a hard news piece. What did you think of my last Opinion article, "The Impossibility Of Middle East Peace"? I'm interested to hear your opinion on it!

I thought it was a very informative article for me. It's opened my eyes to the conflicts out there because it's something I let pass over my head. It's quite frustrating that after all this time no peace arrangement can be come to. Even Northern Ireland and the Real IRA has had relative peace agreements. It's hard for me to have an actual opinion about what's going on out there because I don't know enough about it but on the basis of your argument and the sources you've pointed out it does sound like the Palenstines are out of order.

Turi Giuliano - If you already read this one from last semester, read it again, and if you haven't read it yet, be sure to read it: http://www.geocities.com/howardsternisgod2001/PalestineAContradictionInItself.html .

That explains a little more about the situation.

'ill have to disagree with you here. we learned about this in 7th grade and half the class had to act as israelis and the other have as palestinians in a debate. i think we came to an agreement when the israeli part of the group was ok with the palestinian part of the group having either the west bank or gaza strip so the palestinains could start over again.

so i'll say this:
there was a palestine but then the jews/israelis came and took it over. do i think this is fair? yes. if you don't have a good enough government to hold a country together and make sure no one takes it over, then you don't deserve to have a country. -Pat

This is what happened in real life, though, and the Palestinians did NOT accept it. That is my whole point, so essentially, you do agree with me.

No, there was never any such country called "Palestine". Show me proof of there being one, since you seem to think there is.

Hey everyone, just writing this to let you know that my article for this week is up and ready for you to read. This week's article deals with the silly grocery store strikers and shows you why their cause is unfounded. As always, read it at the Daily 49er's site ( http://www.csulb.edu/~d49er/archives/2003/fall/opinion/volLIVno30-clerk.shtml ) or at my site ( http://www.geocities.com/howardsternisgod2001/GroceryStoreClerksSufferFromLackOfAmbition.html ).

Enjoy!

Oh, and by the way, for those of you who have not yet seen "Kill Bill" go out and do so right now. Read the article later, you must see this film as soon as possible!!! I've already seen it three times and I can't wait to see it more!!! Trust me, it is worth every penny!!!
This has been a public service announcement from Quentin Tarantino and Gerry Wachovsky. That is all.

Hey folks, I'm not feeling too well today so I'm going to keep it short. My new Senate article is up and ready for your perusal at either the Daily 49er\'s site or my site .

Also, ironically enough, next week will feature an article I wrote about Ramadan, the Muslim holiday. I just thought it was kind of ironic how they chose me to write it, in light of some of my previous articles regarding Arabs. Heh.

Take care everyone!

Hello everyone, it seems as if I have really caused a debate in the newsroom. For my article this week, I wrote about the alleged Kobe Bryant rape victim and mentioned her name in the article numerous times. I don't find anything wrong with this, yet the editors did. They base their code of ethics off of the Society of Professional Journalists (ironically, a group I am part of) and while I disagree with them, and the SPJ for that matter, I will respect their decision. I could send it to the other school paper, the Union, but the Daily 49er has done too much for me to warrant me doing that. That being said, the article that the Daily 49er printed contains an opening paragraph that I added saying that it was not my decision to remove the name and I don't agree at all with the editors on this one.
That being said, the edited article can be found at the Daily 49er\'s site , or alternatively, view the unedited piece at my website .
I didn't think there would be any problem with this but when I sent the submission to my editor, I did comment on it that there could be an issue, and while I found it unlikely to occur, I did not rule it out. Anyway, this should provide for some interesting letters to the editor, wouldn't you agree?

i believe kobe did rape her. i am a sixer fan though. we can't stand the lakers. alright, this is the main reason i think he did it:
a few days after being accused of sexual assault, kobe told media that he had not had sex with anyone and said, "come on, you guys' know me better then that." but a couple of days later, he suddenly admitted to have committed adultery. what forced him to do this? -Pat

Uh...GUILT? I believe he cheated on his wife, but not rape. I believe this 'nobody' is just looking for money.

i hope the nobody milks him for all he's worth. did you see the tatoo kobe got? he's trying to be a thug now. him and shaq are fighting over leader of the team now when they have 4 starting all stars. (malone, payton, o'neal, bryant) -Pat

Why are you posting this ignorant shit here in a debate thread? This is a trial of RAPE. Not disliking one because of his tattoo or what he is trying to act as.

it's not ignorant. it's opinions. -Pat

Yes, it is very ignorant and foolish. Don't sheild it with "opinions". Milk him for all he is worth? That shows your intelligence.

lol, i can't believe you're arguing with me in here. it has controversial in the subject for a reason. -Pat

Exactly, controversial. Not foolish. Milking him for all he is worth is WHAT SHE IS DOING. She wants money. Look at his article, it sums it up pretty well. I never heard of a rape victim bragging about her raper's prick.

and i never heard of someone saying they did nothing with a woman and then the next day all they did was have sex. oh, is that it?!? -Pat

He didn't want his wife to KNOW. HE THOUGH IT WOULD BLOW OVER TO LACK OF EVIDENCE BUT WHEN HE FOUND OUT IT WOULDN'T, HE CAME CLEAN. Try connecting the dots yourself.