Newspaper theft is an integral, if illegal, part of campus culture. Like speech codes, diversity requirements, and lack of funding for conservative student groups, newspaper theft occupies a hallowed place in the illiberal rites of American higher ed. Usually, it's leftwing student activists who steal press runs of papers that are printing "offensive" and "insensitive" material (witness recent episodes at Brown and Berkeley). Now, however, Berkeley's mayor has gotten in on the action. Seems he didn't like the Daily Cal's endorsement of his opponent--so he stole and trashed 1000 copies of the paper (1/8 of the total press run), one day before the election, which he then won. The Daily Cal is calling for his resignation. But others don't seem too upset. As Berkeley councilmember Betty Olds explains, "He can say it was like Michael Jacksonóit was one moment of weakness, like when he dangled his kid over the balcony."