Opinion

October 5, 2012

Do As You Do: Advice You Don’t Have To Take, But Can’t Really Refuse

By Mark Strong

If this is your first year at UCSB, welcome! I don’t think my message to you should extend too far beyond that simple greeting. I’m not going to pretend that being in college for a year has made me that much smarter ...

October 4, 2012

Feminism and Atheism: An Unholy, But Tenable Marriage

By KMartyn, CPage

Prompt: How can atheism be beneficial to women?   My first thought is to say that yes, atheism does benefit women. The rejection of a god or gods along with the misogynistic traditions and beliefs that are present i...

October 3, 2012

MDMA T.V. Show Sparks Controversy, Yet ‘Taboo’ Research Holds Potential to Help

By Michael Roe

This week, a groundbreaking television documentary will air in the United Kingdom. “Drugs Live: The Ecstasy Trial” (Channel 4) features musician-actor Keith Allen consuming MDMA, the pure form of ecstasy. Twenty-four...

October 2, 2012

Four Men Any Isla Vistan Knows … and Many Have Slept With

By Anonymous

With the first weekend of school recently past, I find myself in the aftermath of what few parties I could be dragged to, analyzing the information I gathered from them. While adrift in our beloved deluge of drunks, I at...

October 2, 2012

Right Said: No, Teachers’ Strike Represents Height of Irresponsibility and Arrogance

By Jeffrey Robin

Sing hallelujah! After weeks of excruciating calls by replacements, the NFL referee lockout has ended! Meanwhile, in a far less publicized incident, Chicago’s public school teachers executed a rather — pardon the pun...

October 2, 2012

Left Said: Chicago Teachers’ Strike To Help Overcome Pre-Existing Inequalities

By Michael Dean

Rejoice! The NFL’s referee lockout has ended! But remember there was another strike, one that will affect our lives as students and future parents more directly — the Chicago Teachers Union strike. For seven days, 35...

October 1, 2012

“Is It Just An Itch?” [and Other Questions Only a Medical Professional Should Answer]

By Opinion Editor

Q: Sometimes my breasts simply hurt. Is there anything to worry about or is this normal? A: Don’t worry, but do come in for a breast exam to be sure what you’re feeling is normal. Hormonal changes from a woman’s mo...

September 28, 2012

UC Employee Calls For Students’ Support During Protests

By Kathryn Lybarger

Dear Students: As the people who cook, clean and care for you and your campus, the work we do is essential to the UC’s ability to provide you with a world-class education. Our work isn’t glamorous, but the purpose of...

September 27, 2012

The Low Down On Not Getting Locked Down and Other Advice from Sgt. Signa

By Mark Signa

Hello all and welcome to a brand-spanking new year at UCSB! For many of you this is the first year of a four-year-long adventure that will encapsulate some of the best memories of your life. There will be a lot of good t...

September 24, 2012

First Year Fornication: To Hump One or Many, That is the Question

By Anonymous

As the new school year dawns, I find myself inundated by the increased amount of strange faces around IV. These are undoubtedly our new and deeply respected incoming freshmen, and so allow me to welcome any new freshmen ...

August 22, 2012

The Doc Is In

By Edwin Feliciano, mferris

To all you eager freshmen out there: By now you’ve surely had at least a few fingers wagged at you, warning you against the havoc your new college lifestyle could soon be wreaking on your health. Although you’re prob...

August 22, 2012

Freshmen, All Aboard! UCSB Housing Coordinator Offers Tips for Smooth Sailing Roommate-ships

By Maya Salmon

The warm breeze, the ocean views, the scent of salt water as it mixes with the morning fog… Ahhh yes, summer in Santa Barbara. Don’t let moving in with your new roommates become a cold, unwelcome splash in the face! ...

August 1, 2012

Lessons From The Bachelor and the Older, Sexless Buddy

By Dana Olsen

Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to keep his relationship with a girl casual. Let’s call him a “noncommittal dating partner.” Understandably, however, he was often mistaken for a boyfriend by innocent b...

August 1, 2012

Pass the Torch Already: Confronting Today’s Generation Gap

By Opinion Editor

The first result of a Google search for “millennial generation” is a Wikipedia article. The second result is a statistical analysis of Generation Y’s marital status and participation in the workforce. Three results...

July 12, 2012

Why Obama’s Stimulus Package Is Not A Break From Tradition

By Chase Wilson

Despite the bothersome talking points of the Republican Party pundits and conservatives editorialists, President Obama is not a socialist with a failing economic plan of the most far-left variety. There has, in reality, ...

July 12, 2012

What Do You Think Is the Most Interesting Logical Fallacy or Contradiction in Religious Dogma?

By Travis Vail

God is all that there is and all that there ever will be. He was around before time itself, around even before existence existed. With intention, God created the universe and all the things in it, including us. He has a ...