Went to hear Ward Connerly speak at the Faculty Club tonight.

Not much happened besides items of narrow interest, outside of the Connerly speech. He focused on an overview of his values and positions. The most interesting part was a detailed comparison of Halle Berry and Tiger Woods, and the meaning behind their own ethnic identities. I had hoped to ask his opinion on the folks Davis has appointed as Regents, but the Crackpot the Republicans nominate against Barbara Lee took up all the Q-A time. The rest was given over to end-of-year awards and a slide show. Our own Angry Clam won the biggest trophy of the night, the Ivan Jen award.

The crowd was well divided between Students, rather aged Party Officials, Parents of BCR people, and Contributors. I was probably the only guy there who voted for Gore this year, outside of the Press coverage. I think two TV stations, although maybe just one with numerous cameras, and the Daily Cal.

Speaking of which, I had a chance to see the Daily Cal in action. While I sat on my ass and exchanged sarcastic remarks with Angry Clam, he paid close attention and wrote in his notebook. Made my own claims to being a proto-Journalist look pretty pathetic. Maybe I'll settle for being a good gossip columnist. Email This Post!