The past twelve months have surely flown by here at the Cud, but it has been a happy, busy, and rewarding year for us.

This being our first birthday issue, we thought we might offer you a second viewing of a few of the best –and varied- essays and articles we had on offer so far.

Some were chosen by you, the reader, some stirred controversy and attracted an audience well beyond what we could have ever expected, and others were just downright odd…

But we believe all fulfilled our original goal set forth in November of 2004: That we might‘Entertain a new perspective: Chew the Cud.’

Happy reading, and Happy Birthday!

November 2004:
A Reflection on Mental Health
McNaughton Laws

December 2004:
If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It
Hamish Macarthur

January 2005
Tragedy Trilogy
Lindsay Henderson

February 2005
Literature Review: The Plot Against America- Philip Roth
Andrew Coorey

March 2005
What’s In A Name?
OJ Pennington

April 2005
Paul Wolfowitz & John Bolton: Thuggery Afoot In The United Nations
Ray Lee

May 2005
Three Days After The Tsunami
Mahesh Markus

June 2005
Drama of Profound Pain in Darfur
Ahmed M. Mohamedein

August 2005
Oxycontin: America’s Hidden Drug Epidemic
Evan Kanarakis

September 2005
The Virtue of the Vicious
Ben Cattell

October 2005
Vote Hallelujah
Yuko Narushima