Neil Visalvanich

October 4, 2004

Isla Vista’s Dark Side

By Neil Visalvanich

I told my mom not to worry; I wasn't going to get killed in Isla Vista. My mom is a worrywart. The nagging of a mother is one thing that a good majority of students retain long after they've moved away from home, much lo...

September 16, 2004

When Did Politics Become About Beefcake?

By Neil Visalvanich

Doping, or steroid use for those of us who aren't baseball fans, has been banned from major league baseball. I propose that they ban doping from American politics as well.

June 30, 2004

Just ‘Moore’ Clowning Around?

By Neil Visalvanich

In America, it's become customary to start things off with a bang. After all, our two longest standing traditions are shooting things and buying things - preferably shooting the things we've bought. America being the way...

May 25, 2004

Students Shouldn’t Fund a Campaign Shrouded in Mystery

By Neil Visalvanich

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 ti...

May 11, 2004

I’m Rubber, You’re Glue, He’s a Terrorist

By Neil Visalvanich

Back in the good old days, when America was fearlessly battling godless Soviets in the Cold War, it was understood that anybody who disagreed with your politics had to be a communist.

May 6, 2004

Satire of Sex Clones in Mackie’s Column Totally Missed by Maffet

By Neil Visalvanich

This is in response to Amanda Maffett's letter regarding Drew Mackie's column in last Thursday's paper ("Drew Says: Cloning Opens Up a New World of Possibilities - in Bed," April 29, Daily Nexus).

April 27, 2004

Don’t Be Fooled by Friendly LaRouchies in Front of the Arbor

By Neil Visalvanich

Maybe you saw them here last week. Maybe you talked to them. Every now and again, they set up tables in the Arbor. They approach you with bright smiles. They're a friendly and racially diverse crowd. They seem to really ...

April 7, 2004

King, Parks, Newsom: Pioneers for Change

By Neil Visalvanich

In Nicholas Romero's opinion piece on gay marriage, he claims that because California state law explicitly prohibits gay marriage, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's issuance of marriage licenses to gay couples was legal...

February 17, 2004

Innocence Dies on Death Row

By Neil Visalvanich

Last time I checked, there was a provision in the U.S. Constitution called the Eighth Amendment that holds that "cruel and unusual punishment" shall not be inflicted upon the citizens of the United States.

February 4, 2004

Bush’s Credibility Was a Casualty of the Iraq War

By Neil Visalvanich

In the opinion article that appeared on Monday, Feb. 2, "Tallying Victories of the Iraq War," (Daily Nexus) columnist Joey Tartakovsky does a good job towing the Bush administration's line that because Saddam Hussein was...