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Archive for September, 2009
They Lift Their Lamps Beside the Golden Bear, but do They Find a Living Wage There?
Monday, September 28th, 2009
Reported October-November 2008, Written December 2008. The 1 p.m. sun hits the statue. Its rays weave themselves into the sculpted hairs of the Bruin’s coat so as to turn the brown bear gold. Positioned on all-fours, perpetually on the verge of stepping off his dais, he is the embodied mascot of UCLA. The bruin, or baby... »
Empathy
Monday, September 28th, 2009
I walked by a pizza place the other night. Saw a guy there. He was sitting with his friends, frat guys. They were laughing over pepperoni; I was on my way home. It was kind of cold outside, kinda desolate. The street was dirty, the joint was alive. Maybe I was scared, walking that... »