Outside Opinions

Gaucho takes on topics

November 22, 2016

A Response to It’s Morning Again in America

By Calvin Chiu

Calvin Chiu shares his perspective as a conservative with regards to last week's article It's Morning Again in America

November 16, 2016

Understanding Tuition Hikes: A Letter from the Office of the External Vice President

By Maya Halthore

A letter from EVPSA Deputy Chief of Staff Maya Halthore regarding tuition hikes.

November 7, 2016

Letter to the Editor: Why a Vote for Bruce Porter is a Vote for Big Oil

By Grady Zant, Casey Mix

Casey Mix and Grady Zant warn against Bruce Porter's ties to big oil.

November 7, 2016

Letter to the Editor: Special District Deception

By Dean Stewart

Dean Stewart shares why he believes Isla Vistans should vote against the Community Service District.

November 4, 2016

Letter to the Editor: Yes on Proposition 54 for Transparency

By Cole Hyatt

A letter to the editor from UCSB board of CALPIRG students secretary Cole Hyatt in favor of Proposition 54.

November 4, 2016

Letter to the Editor: End the Death Penalty and Its Problems: “Yes” on 62 and “No” on 66

By Elisabeth Weber, Mark Saatjian

UCSB literature professor Elisabeth Weber and Santa Barbara Deputy Public Defender encourages readers to vote "yes" on proposition 52, and "no" on proposition 66.

November 4, 2016

Letter to the Editor: No on Measures I and J

By Lou Segal

Propositions I and J opponent Lou Segal explains his reasons for voting no.

October 31, 2016

Teamsters, Researchers Play Hunger Games with UC Contract Talks

By Andrew Heritage

A letter to the editor from California Policy Center fall Journalism Fellow Andrew Heritage regarding food security for UC employees.

October 14, 2016

Where There is Breath, There is Hope

By Shyam Sriram

Shyam K. Sriram addresses the UCSB community about standing together and starting a new conversation about suicide.

October 6, 2016

A Letter to the Editor from Bruce Porter

By Bruce Porter

Make no mistake, I humbly ask for your vote, freely given and purposefully bestowed. However, to that end I refuse to patronize you — students from one of the top ten public universities in the world — as Mr. William...

October 3, 2016

They Don’t Want You to Vote

By Das Williams

You would think that making it easier for citizens to vote would be something for everyone in a democracy to celebrate, Democrats and Republicans. But not everyone is on board with this fundamental principal of democracy

June 3, 2016

A Response to ‘Why You Should Do Acid’

By Jackie Kurta

UCSB Alcohol and Drug Program Director Jackie Kurta and members of the Life of the Party organization respond to 'Why You Should Do Acid.'

June 1, 2016

Milo Yiannopoulos Is Cancer

By Gabriel Lazo

Gabriel Lazo discusses the limitations of provocative tactics in campus politics.

May 23, 2016

A Victim’s Mother’s Open Plea

By Kelly Wang

The mother of George Chen, one of the six UCSB students slain in Isla Vista on May 23, 2014, urges families to keep guns away from troubled loved ones.