Two Thousand Show Up to See Face-off on Iraq
The former U.S. ambassador to Iraq Joseph Wilson and the editor of the conservative Weekly Standard magazine William Kristol debated in front of an enormous but respectful crowd Monday night regarding the current U.S. presence in Iraq. The debate, titled “Iraq and War on Terror: Were We Wrong?” was moderated by political science Professor Benjamin Cohen.
Softball: Bright Future in Store for UCSB
You should always look at the bright side of things. Yes, the UCSB softball team (32-31) ended its postseason play with two quick losses, but the team’s accomplishments over the course of the season are astonishing.
Riding the Short Bike
Did you see Bush on TV last night, with his face all scraped up from a bike crash? I’m not going to give him a hard time for it because I got a pretty bad bump on the head from a crash on DP a while back.
Aspirations Are Born Young
Campus Outreach Program: $3 million. Cost of a college education in 10 years: $60,000 per year. Being inspired at the age of seven to achieve your dreams: priceless. Just try explaining that to Adam Pinson.
Sports Column: Hazing the Aggies
Overpopulation knows no boundaries. Just look around. People are everywhere, and our spot on the globe isn’t even close to the worst case. It seems discouraging: humans lurking in every nook and cranny, taking our jobs, our parking spots and our air.
City To Break Ground on Low-Cost Homes
After seven and a half years of planning, construction will finally begin on Santa Barbara’s largest affordable housing project ever.
The Artful Dodger: Our Asses Are Taking Over the World
We’ve become our own asses, people. Being called an “ass” is nothing new for me. Back when I knew it as the “a-word,” it was one of the first obscenities I had ever learned. When someone’s acting foolish, he or she is called an “ass.”
Baseball: SB Season a Success Despite Playoff Miss
Another year came and another year went at the at the Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, and all-in-all, the year was punctuated more by successes than failures.
Students Shouldn’t Fund a Campaign Shrouded in Mystery
I’ve been at UCSB for three years now, and each year some student organization is protesting something new. Every now and then, the Arbor devolves into something like a zoo – there’s a lot of screaming, and at various times you feel like you’re having feces thrown at you.