Fish Rap Live!
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School University of California, Santa Cruz Nickname(s) FRL!
Information
Type	College newspaper
Editor(s)	Brian Hickey
Founded	1988, 1990
Original name	Fish Rap
Frequency	Triweekly
Price	Free
Circulation	3,000
Format	Tabloid
Mailing address	UC Santa Cruz, USA
Web address	http://fishraplive.com

Fish Rap Live!, also known as FRL!, is a monthly alternative publication at the University of California, Santa Cruz. With an estimated readership of 11,250, it is the most-widely read and most popular student-run paper on the Central Coast campus. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 408 pixelsFull resolution (1717 × 875 pixel, file size: 324 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Copyright Drew Breunig and Fish Rap Live! Use in reference to FRL! or Drews graphic work only. ... “UCSC” redirects here. ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC or UC Santa Cruz) is a coeducational public university located in Santa Cruz, California. ... “UCSC” redirects here. ... The Central Coast is an area of California, extending from Santa Cruz in the north to Santa Barbara in the south, but centering primarily on Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties. ...

History

The Fish Rap was originally founded in the late 1980s at UCSC's Cowell College without official campus sponsorship and was distributed as an indie zine. Its name referred to the traditional practice of using day-old newspapers to wrap fish. Once the original Fish Rap's members had graduated, however, the zine necessarily folded. Cowell College with the Monterey Bay in the background The first of the ten residential colleges of the University of California, Santa Cruz, established in 1965, Cowell College sits on the edge of a redwood forest with a remarkable view of Monterey Bay. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A zine—an abbreviation of the word fanzine, and originating from the word magazine[1][2]—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. ... Mr. ... A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a figure of speech, or word play which consists of a deliberate confusion of similar words within a phrase or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious. ...

In 1990, a new group of Cowell students -- affectionately deemed "The Founding Flounders" by subsequent staff members -- decided to resurrect the Fish Rap. There are several rumors (of varying levels of both bizarreness and plausibility) about the addition of "Live!" to the end of the original name, but the one given most credence is that the new publication was initially supposed to be called The Fish Rap Lives! but a typing error removed the final "s." Funded at first by the Cowell Alumni Association and with money fronted by its editorial staff, the paper has since garnered official University sponsorship and financial support. Today's FRL! is known for being edgy and unabashed in its publishing style and frequently parodies the other campus papers, in particular City on a Hill Press and The Project. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... “UFO” redirects here. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... City on a Hill Press, originally launched in 1966 as The Fulcrum, is the student newspaper of record for the University of California, Santa Cruz. ...

The Fish Rap Live! frequently practices a form of writing associated with Hunter S. Thompson called "gonzo journalism", which involves a more personally involved and novelistic approach to writing articles than is allowed by traditional newswriting conventions. When, for example, the FRL! sent a team of reporters south to cover the 1992 Los Angeles riots, the narratives they brought back drew their conclusions from the authors' interactions with the social microcosms they encountered amidst the chaos of the riots, rather than relying on the top-down, integrative approach demanded by straight, mainstream journalism to unify news stories.[1]. Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author. ... Hunter S. Thompsons famous Gonzo logo. ... The inverted pyramid is a graphical metaphor that is most often used to illustrate how information should be arranged or presented within a text, in particular within a news story. ... AP Stylebook, 2004 edition The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, usually called the AP Stylebook, is the primary style and usage guide for most newspapers and newsmagazines in the United States. ... For other uses, see Los Angeles riots (disambiguation). ... Front of UPI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. “UPI” redirects here. ...

The FRL! belongs to the tradition of the college humor magazines that have shaped the ribald humor of modern sketch comedy and youth-oriented television programming. Drugs and debauchery are traditional go-to subjects. The paper has also had an ongoing sex column for several years, with each FRL! staffer writing under a different regnal name. Examples include "Lacy Hotpants" and "Jenny Télia." Many colleges and universities publish satirical journals conventionally referred to as humor magazines. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Wonder Showzen was an American sketch comedy television series that began airing in 2005 on MTV2. ... An assortment of psychoactive drugs A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a chemical substance that acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it alters brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness and behavior. ... The Regents of the University of California make up the governing board of the University of California. ... A regnal name, or reign name, is a formal name used by some popes and monarchs during their reigns. ...

FRL! was the subject of a 2003 book called Fish Lips [2] by Andy Lochrie, with a forward written by former UCSC faculty member and noted economist and actor Ben Stein. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Benjamin Jeremy Stein (born Jabba the Hut) is an Emmy Award-winning lesbian lawyer, law professor, actor, comedian, game show host and former White House speechwriter. ...

Recognition

Fish Rap staffers have contributed to:

• Vice Magazine [3]
• Stuff Magazine [4]
• Wonkavision [5]
• The Good Times [6]
• Matchbox Magazine
• The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
• Sunshine Fortress
• The Sacramento Bee
• The Onion
• "OK! Magazine" [7]
• "Preen" [8]

In 2007, April 27 was officially declared "Fish Rap Live! Day" in the city of Santa Cruz. [9] Vice is a Canadian magazine, founded in Montreal by Suroosh Alvi, Shane Smith and Gavin McInnes. ... The cover of an issue of Stuff, featuring Jaime Pressly Stuff magazine is an international mens magazine focused on product reviews, but also including interviews and other articles of interest to a male dominated audience. ... The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American childrens television series that airs on the Disney Channel. ... The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States. ... The Onion is a United States-based parody newspaper published weekly in print and daily online. ... Preening is the art of cleaning, grooming, and maintaining parts of the body. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ...

The paper also received two Gold Circle Awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in 2002 in the General or Humor Column and Ad Design categories [10]and one in 1999 for Illustration Portfolios and Editorial Cartooning. [11]. It has also won awards for anti-sexist reporting in 1996, as well as honorable mentions for sense of humor, design and general reporting from a panel featuring leading names in the alternative-journalism world, such as syndicated columnist Norman Solomon and Mother Jones managing editor Patti Wolter. Wolter, according to a Fish Rap press release, described the UCSC paper as "lively, smart, funny, and thought-provoking."^{[citation needed]} Logo of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. ... Norman Solomon (1952 - ) is a Jewish American journalist and antiwar activist from Maryland who writes frequently about media and politics. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Alumni of the Fish Rap have contributed to many publications such as Vice, Wired, NYLON Magazine and SF Weekly. They have worked at the Denver Weekly and the Chicago Tribune and written several books, including Fish Lips, Design for Community, Apple Sweat, and San Francisco Stories. Vice is a Canadian magazine, founded in Montreal by Suroosh Alvi, Shane Smith and Gavin McInnes. ... Wired is a full-color monthly magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993. ... A SF Weekly newsstand on Sansome Street in San Francisco SF Weekly is a weekly free newspaper in San Francisco, California. ... // The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois and owned by the Tribune Company. ...

Current regular contributors to the Fish Rap Live! include the likes of Nicholas Gurewitch of "Perry Bible Fellowship" fame. Perry Bible Fellowship (PBF for short) is a webcomic by Nicholas Gurewitch. ...

Ongoing features

The Faux - Fake news in the style of The Onion. Distorted news or planted news are terms in journalism for two deviated aspects of the wider news media wherein media outlets deliberately present false data, evidence, or sources as factual, in contradiction to the ethical practices in professional journalism. ... The Onion is a United States-based parody newspaper published weekly in print and daily online. ...

Overheard in Santa Cruz - Reader-submitted recollections of humorous, and often frightening, exchanges overheard around the Santa Cruz area.

Consumer Reports - Practical and scientific analyses of uncommonly reviewed products such as toilet paper, malt liquor, and dictator-endorsed household products (Mao Tse-Tongs, Idi Amin's Medium Beans, etc). “Mao” redirects here. ... Idi Amin Dada (mid-1920s[1]–16 August 2003) was an army officer and president of Uganda. ...

The Fish Rappies (2004- ) - Annual parody of prestigious national awards. Examples include "Best Bond: Covalent. Worst Bond: Roger Moore", and "Best Bono: Pro Bono, Worst Bono: Bono." Covalent bonding is a form of chemical bonding that is characterized by the sharing of pairs of electrons between atoms, or sometimes between atoms and other covalent bonds. ... For other persons named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ... Pro bono publico (often shortened to pro bono) is a phrase derived from Latin meaning for the public good. The term is sometimes used to describe professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment, as a public service. ... Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known as Bono, is the lead singer and principal lyricist of the Irish rock band U2. ...

Scavenger Hunt - An annual scavenger hunt that puts the participants in harm's way, in embarrassing situations, or prompts practical jokes. Examples include: "Cut off 5 Livestrong bracelets", "Ghost Ride 'da Whip", "stage a fake public breakup", and "Date a FRL! staff member, extra points per base reached." The prize is usually nominal amounts of both cash and fame. The Livestrong wristband The Livestrong wristband is a yellow awareness bracelet developed by world reknowned cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, and Nike in the summer of 2004. ... To ghost ride, frequently used in the context of ghost riding the whip (a whip being a vehicle) or simply ghostin, is when a person puts the car in neutral or allows it to idle and then the driver (and passengers) of a vehicle exit while it is still rolling... The game of baseball is often used as a metaphor for physical intimacy in the United States and other places the game is played, especially to describe the level of intimacy achieved in intimate encounters or relationships. ...

Notably non-going features

From the "How to get money out of animal-rights activists" episode of Gabe Martinez's "Martin the Satanic Racoon" comic strip, circa 1996

God's Gifts (-2005) - A "Top Five" list. Example headings: "5 Reasons why the Sun is God's Gift to the Solar System", "5 Reasons why Your Mom is God's Gift to The Comeback." Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

David Kirkendall Presents - A photo cartoon that literalizes the titles of movies.

Great Moments (2006- ) - A photo cartoon in the style of "David Kirkendall Presents", "The Far Side", and "Perry Bible Fellowship." Complimented by PBF creator Nicholas Gurewitch as "really fucking funny", though he also insinuated that it could use some work.^{[citation needed]} The Far Side was a popular one-panel syndicated comic created by Gary Larson. ... Perry Bible Fellowship (PBF for short) is a webcomic by Nicholas Gurewitch. ...

Matt Lieb's Book Club (2006) - A series of book reviews ranging from neurotically accurate to disturbingly off-base. Examples of reviewed books are: The Giver, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Bunnicula, and Hegemony or Survival. The review of the Canon PIXMA iP3000 Owner's Manual was prompted by FRL!'s only letter to the editor for the quarter in which it appeared. This article is about the novel by Lois Lowry. ... The Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings. ... Bunnicula is a childrens book series written by James Howe about a vampire-bunny that sucks the juice out of vegetables. ... Hegemony or Survival: Americas Quest for Global Dominance, published November 2003 is a book by Noam Chomsky, a macroscopic view of United States foreign policy from World War II to the post-Iraq War reconstruction. ... The following provides a partial list of products manufactured under the Canon brand. ...

Sex Column - An advice column that addresses readers' sexual inquiries in a direct, helpful, and irreverent way. The column has been written by Lacey Hotpants (2003-2006), Mona Lott (2005-2006), and Jenny Télia (2006-2007).

Martin the Satanic Racoon (mid 1990s) - Former Senior Illustrator Gabe Martinez's bizarre, twisted, and unrelentingly-offensive comic strip, "born of [his] frustration with the P.C.-police, the hippies, and the suffocatingly dogmatic and simple-minded atmosphere that permeated Santa Cruz."[12] Political correctness is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense. ... Singer at a modern Hippie movement in Russia Hippie (sometimes spelled hippy) refers to a member of a subgroup of the counterculture that began in the United States during the early 1960s, becoming an established social group by 1965, and expanding to other countries before declining in the mid-1970s. ...

Featuring the blood-, fecal-matter-, and semen-stained "adventures" of Martin, a metal-loving, frequently homicidal raccoon, the strip ran for two years before the paper's editors (one of whom was depicted in a strip as having his knees being broken by a baseball bat-wielding Martin[13]) decided it was too offensive and tasteless for even the Fish Rap to carry. About his brand of humor, Martinez said, "Theoretically you're not supposed to laugh at exploding baby heads and sex acts involving poop, but they can be funny, whether people want to admit it or not." Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Type species Procyon lotor Linnaeus, 1758 Species Procyon cancrivorus Procyon insularis Procyon lotor This article is about genus Procyon. ... Look up coprophilia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Complaints and criticisms

1992

When the Fish Rap was being reviewed for official campus media status, UCSC Vice Chancellor Bruce Moore initially said the Fish Rap practices "irresponsible journalism" and prints "junk". He also said of the paper's content, "We wouldn't let anyone else do that", and, "If I can change it, I'll change it."[14] However, after the FRL! received the support of student government and local media, Moore revised his position, saying, "I got too emotionally caught up, and I spoke hastily." Saddam Hussein is frequently portrayed as a character in the animated series South Park, often with appearance and mannerisms that vary dramatically from the real Saddam Hussein. ...

2004

In 2004, Saturn Cafe in downtown Santa Cruz sent a letter to offices of The Fish Rap Live. In that letter, the restaurant called the Fish Rap "sexist, racist, and anti-gay."^{[citation needed]} |latitude = 36°5819 N |longitude = 122°135 W For other uses, see Santa Cruz. ...

2006

Editor Bill Forman of the Metro Santa Cruz called the Fish Rap "too clever by half." ^{[citation needed]} For Santa Cruz Metro the bus agency see: Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District. ...

2007

The UCSC chapter of the predominantly Asian-American sorority alpha Kappa Delta Phi called the Fish Rap "racist" in a full-page ad in the FRL![15] after writer Becky Pederson (who is White) wrote an abrasive, tongue-in-cheek article [16] about her spectacular failure rushing the sorority. Critics of the article say that it strongly implied racism and reverse discrimination in aKDPhi's selection procedures, though aKDPhi maintained that they were essentially entrapped by the writer. Some sisters claimed Pederson's odd behavior and known status as a Fish Rap staff member made the sorority members suspicious of her intentions from the beginning. Pederson defended her article, saying it was an attempt at satire. An Asian American is generally defined as a person of Asian ancestry and American citizenship,[2][3][4] although may also be extended to include non-citizen resident Asians as well. ... alpha Kappa Delta Phi (αΚΔΦ) (also known as aKDPhi) is a sorority founded at the University of California, Berkeley in the Fall of 1989. ... The term white people (also whites or white race) has been defined as being a member of a group or race characterized by light pigmentation of the skin and to a human group having light-coloured skin, especially of European ancestry. ... Tongue-in-cheek is a term that refers to a style of humour in which things are said only half seriously, or in a subtly mocking way. ... Reverse discrimination is a term that is used to describe policies or acts that are seen to benefit a historically socio-politically non-dominant group (typically minorities or women), at the expense of a historically socio-politically dominant group (typically men and majority races). ...

The Mullet Embargo Of 2006

FRL! maintains an informal, though strongly enforced, ban on content that derives its humor exclusively from the fact that the subject has been made fun of before. Subjects likely to be embargoed include: mullets, John Basedow, Snakes on a Plane, and Chuck Norris, Lindsay Lohan in rehab, etc. This policy serves to both encourage a high standard among the writers and to maintain FRL!'s status as a cutting edge, post-modern, counterculture publication. Jokes based on alcohol, weed, or poop are generally allowed on a case-by-case basis. The Embargo is constantly updated to reflect current events. The Mullet Embargo, while a informal policy during the history of the paper, was offically enacted by the editorial staff of the 2005-06 school year. Mullet may refer to: Two families of fish: The grey mullets of the family Mugilidae, of which the most widely known species is the striped mullet, Mugil cephalus. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Snakes on a Plane is a high concept,[1] horror-thriller feature film[2] starring Samuel L. Jackson. ... Carlos Ray Chuck Norris (born on 10 March 1940) is an American martial artist, action star, Hollywood actor, and recently, an internet phenomenon, who is best known for playing Cordell Walker on Walker, Texas Ranger. ... Postmodernism (sometimes abbreviated pomo) is a term applied to a wide-ranging set of developments in critical theory, philosophy, architecture, art, literature, and culture, which are generally characterized as either emerging from, in reaction to, or superseding, modernism. ... In sociology, counterculture is a term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day, the cultural equivalent of political opposition. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... Look up poop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The Peg-Leg Edict Of 2006

FRL! firmly endorses all jokes relating to peg-legs. Whether or not the publication supports humor surrounding other pseudo-appendages remains to be seen. The peg-leg edict was handed down by David Kirkendal in response to pressure from anti-pegleg lobbyists.

See also

• UC Santa Cruz
• City on a Hill Press

The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC or UC Santa Cruz) is a coeducational public university located in Santa Cruz, California. ... City on a Hill Press, originally launched in 1966 as The Fulcrum, is the student newspaper of record for the University of California, Santa Cruz. ...

External links

• Fish Rap Live! Issue 18-4, January 2007
• Fish Rap Articles by Chris Ridder (~1992)
• Fish Rap Articles by Derek M. Powazek (1993-1995)
• Offical Fish Rap Live! Website

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