“Unknown” is a Known Quantity

While “Unknown” serves as a passably entertaining thriller, it suffers from poor marketing and a derivative storyline.

Couch Fire

A couch burns on the 6600 block of Del Playa in Isla Vista, CA on Friday February 18th, 2011.

Spectrometry Method Reveals Self-Assembly Process of Peptides

Scientists at UCSB have used a new spectroscopic method to observe the assembly of amyloid fibrils — long-chain proteins that form in patients with certain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes.

Westmont Policies Face Criticism

A group of gay and lesbian Westmont College alumni submitted a letter to the school’s newspaper earlier this month expressing the isolation they felt during their time at the Christian college.

Disarming, Dishonest Rhetoric Produces Reliable Political Victory

Eight Ways To Win Any Argument

Psychedelic Drugs Liberate the Mind, Destroy Preconceptions of the Divine

Some people just can’t take a joke. Luckily, there is a cure for this. The cure goes by many names, but all fall within the category of psychedelics. If a hundred idiots all agree that a falsehood is truth, does this make it so? No, it does not.

Floatopia, Extravaganza Talks Begin

The Office of Student Life met last Friday to discuss the university’s involvement in upcoming campus and community-wide events.

Wisconsin Republicans Whittle Away at Rights of Union Workers

There is a crisis in Wisconsin. It is not accidental. It is calculated. The crisis is not about state budget deficits; it is about weakening and breaking unions.

Power Seeking Public Sector Unions Undermine a Prosperous Recovery

Last week’s union riots were a complete and utter disgrace, and those planned for this week will be embarrassing too. Times are tough for everyone, not just teachers and union members.

Week Brings Eating Disorders Into Limelight

The Healthy Eating and Living interns will continue their ongoing battle against negative body image with the 24th annual National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.