We gotta give it to ‘em: The Daily Cal has a pretty fine new rack–a few racks, actually. It seems that despite cutting the Wednesday issue of the paper due to the ubiquitous “financial issues,” they still managed to afford The Daily Cal recently acquired some snazzy new newspaper stands–for free as a result of an advertising partnership–albeit they have gigantic ads plastered on the sides advertising a company which appears to tutor students in how to add (OK, it’s really for LSAT prep classes, but you’d never know from the girl with the display hands telling us what 158 and 11 equals).

This seems to be the way of the future: Financial crisis? Just add more ads. In fact, With the recent $65.5 million cut to UC funding by our old friend Arnie, we at the Clog suggest making Barrows a gigantic billboard. Hey, desperate times … And covering it with an ad just might make it less of an eyesore, unless of course it’s advertising the United Colors of Benetton. read more »