Nick Pasto

January 12, 2006

Boars Abhor the Arbor

By Nick Pasto

I use Yahoo! for my e-mail, which means messages that are identified by the system as "spam" are automatically ignored and placed into a bulk e-mail folder. I had assumed that this folder was full of useless scam e-mails...

November 17, 2005

A Disparity of Dialect

By Nick Pasto

I didn't believe in the language barrier until I took an introductory Spanish class in high school. I had hoped to learn about Spanish culture and its rich history, but I could never actually learn anything because my te...

November 10, 2005

Hilton Clones Do it Better

By Nick Pasto

My friend swears that Fabio is a natural blonde and that his flowing golden locks aren't the result of extensive hair dye procedures. I disagree, which is why my friend and I frequently engage in life-threatening fisticu...

November 3, 2005

Hume Away from Home

By Nick Pasto

I have a confession to make. I live in a hammock on the fifth floor of the Davidson Library. That's right, I live in a hammock in a crawlspace on the fifth floor of the Davidson Library. It can get a bit cramped in there...

October 27, 2005

Where Good Elvises Go To Die

By Nick Pasto

I should have realized that our Vegas trip was doomed when I referred to Siegfried and Roy as Sigmund and Freud while driving into town. I know what Dr. Freud would say about this Freudian slip. He'd conclude that I want...

October 13, 2005

The Path to Immortality

By Nick Pasto

Where would the world be without technology? It would probably be about 92.5 million miles from the Sun, but it wouldn't be nearly as cool as it is right now. We wouldn't have blowtorches, "The Price Is Right" or those l...

October 7, 2005

Unleash the Trekkie Within

By Nick Pasto

I once saw a man smoking crack out of a Coke can in the upper deck of McAfee Coliseum. That's how my fascination with addicts began. From that moment on I've spent much of my free time trolling flophouses so I can form m...

September 29, 2005

Lying Your Way Through Life

By Nick Pasto

We all have hobbies. Some people fly kites. Some people read books. Some people eat a lot food and then intentionally puke it back up. Some people do all of the aforementioned things.

September 23, 2005

Where Did the Violence Go?

By Nick Pasto

I watched a lot of television when I was a kid. My favorite show was "G.I. Joe." This program taught me almost everything I know about life. It taught me that it's okay to run around firing machine guns and missiles at y...

October 3, 2003

Run, Walk To Aid Sufferers of HIV/AIDS

By Nick Pasto

Hundreds of people will hit the ground running - and walking - at Leadbetter Beach tomorrow to support AIDS education and treatment in Santa Barbara County.

May 16, 2003

Don’t Play Games With Students’ Meals

By Nick Pasto

There is a serious problem that has been plaguing UCSB freshmen for months and it's simply become too harmful to ignore. Yes, I'm talking about Ortega Dining Commons.