Heuristic Squelch
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The Heuristic Squelch, founded in 1991 as a successor to the Pelican
, is a satirical magazine published three to four times a semester by students at UC Berkeley. The magazine distributes approximately 66,000 copies total each year in the Berkeley area as well as other parts of the state through a small subscription service. Though the paper was founded as an official ASUC-sponsored group in 1991, it lost that status in 1995 and was reformed in 1997. Only students of UC Berkeley are allowed to hold official positions in the Heuristic Squelch, but anyone is allowed to contribute material. The magazine won an award in 1999 from Rolling Stone
for best college humor website. The Heuristic Squelch has also received disapproval for what critics see as tasteless humor. In 2000 a top ten list entry which referenced Filipinos
drew condemnation from the ASUC and certain campus Filipino groups.
The Heuristic Squelch is commonly associated with the SQUELCH! ASUC political party, most of whose candidates are drawn from the writers and editors of the Heuristic Squelch. During the 1995 ASUC election the SQUELCH! party name was registered by a student not connected with the magazine. In retaliation for what they saw as candidates falsely taking credit for work on the magazine, the editors ran a special edition of the Squelch with the headline "Alex Weingarten Steals Squelch Party Name! Drowns In Own Slime!" Though the issue was printed with no ASUC funds and though it provided no "support" for a party or candidate, it was deemed illegal campaigning and the Squelch lost all ASUC funding until 1997, when they successfully reapplied to be recognized by the ASUC. In the interim, the magazine operated solely on advertising revenues.
California Pelican (magazine)
The California Pelican was a college humor magazine founded in 1903 by Earle C. Anthony at the University of California, Berkeley. Lasting eighty years, it was the first successful student humor magazine in UC Berkeley, though it was preceded by Smiles in 1891 and Josh in 1895...
, is a satirical magazine published three to four times a semester by students at UC Berkeley. The magazine distributes approximately 66,000 copies total each year in the Berkeley area as well as other parts of the state through a small subscription service. Though the paper was founded as an official ASUC-sponsored group in 1991, it lost that status in 1995 and was reformed in 1997. Only students of UC Berkeley are allowed to hold official positions in the Heuristic Squelch, but anyone is allowed to contribute material. The magazine won an award in 1999 from Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
for best college humor website. The Heuristic Squelch has also received disapproval for what critics see as tasteless humor. In 2000 a top ten list entry which referenced Filipinos
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
drew condemnation from the ASUC and certain campus Filipino groups.
The Heuristic Squelch is commonly associated with the SQUELCH! ASUC political party, most of whose candidates are drawn from the writers and editors of the Heuristic Squelch. During the 1995 ASUC election the SQUELCH! party name was registered by a student not connected with the magazine. In retaliation for what they saw as candidates falsely taking credit for work on the magazine, the editors ran a special edition of the Squelch with the headline "Alex Weingarten Steals Squelch Party Name! Drowns In Own Slime!" Though the issue was printed with no ASUC funds and though it provided no "support" for a party or candidate, it was deemed illegal campaigning and the Squelch lost all ASUC funding until 1997, when they successfully reapplied to be recognized by the ASUC. In the interim, the magazine operated solely on advertising revenues.