Daniel Watts, the next governor of California, prepares to extinguish his candles, much as he is preparing to extinguish the political careers of those responsible for student fee increases.

Daniel Watts, simultaneously demonstrating his opposition to fee increases and his love for all things Nintendo. Photo courtesy of Michael Powell.

Yes, that's me and Georgy Russell. Photos courtesy of  Alex Vassar.

Candidates in suits line up next to Watts, the only one bold enough to carry a $2 sign taped to cardboard borrowed from a recycling bin--showing, in effect, the depths to which we sink when our student fees are raised.

I OPPOSE the fee increases imposed upon the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges by the legislature and Regents, as a direct result of Gray Davis's budget.