Opinion

January 20, 2012

Regain Your Life’s Focus by Living Outrageously

By Connor Hastings

This letter is going to be about a fictional character, who shall be given the arbitrary name of Aspen Shorelion. Young Aspen is a freshman at UCSB, and he’s feeling a bit lost. It so happens that he doesn’t know wha...

January 20, 2012

Peeping Tom Mulls Over Puzzling Heartbreak

By Matt Renner

When you get betrayed, it is best not to let your emotions get the best of you. Even though my emotions are still raw, I am taking this opportunity to vent. Recently I was left heartbroken by someone that I admired. It w...

January 19, 2012

We Never Invited Internet Censorship… Or Did We?

By Raymond Nhan

Over the past few weeks many Americans have displayed their outspoken opposition against the Protect Intellectual Property Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act. According to CNNMoney, SOPA would prevent U.S. companies fro...

January 19, 2012

Due-Diligence Tips to Stay Out of Trouble in Isla Vista

By Adam Cook

Gauchos, throughout the first quarter of the school year many of you have undoubtedly had, seen or heard of run-ins with the law while out and about in Isla Vista. The morning after a big night on the town can be rough i...

January 19, 2012

Embracing Jesus But Denouncing Religion Reveals Hypocrisy

By Brian Gallagher, Connor Oakes

Just over one week ago, a handsome and allegedly humble Christian unleashed upon YouTube a performance of spoken-word audaciously titled, “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus,” that he wrote “to highlight the diffe...

January 19, 2012

Forget Campus, Tackle Tequepis Trail Instead

By Harrison Gibson

It’s a new year and only two weeks into the new quarter you may have found yourself already behind schedule on the 2 million pages of reading your professors have so thoughtfully deemed necessary. Time management is th...

January 18, 2012

Don’t Chase Shots, Chase Jerseys: How to Land Yourself One

By Elizabeth Brooks

So listen, syllabus week is over. It’s time to get your shit together. No, I’m not talking about getting your books, stop that. Do you know me at all? No, it’s Christmas season round 2: winter sports. See, the firs...

January 17, 2012

You’re Just Another Character in Someone Else’s Story

By Kevin Ferguson

Who is your favorite person in the whole world, in all of history, of anybody that has ever, or will ever, exist? You know the answer, I promise you. And even if you don’t believe it, trust me, it’s true. Think reall...

January 17, 2012

A Response to Go Green: Musings From the Ground Level

By Robert Lynn

On occasion, I enjoy reading the Daily Nexus. I did so today. And even as old as I am (I qualify for codger status) I am still amazed at how youngsters ascend to the tops of their Ivory Towers with a combination of ener...

January 13, 2012

Think Outside the Sink: The Danger in Careless Consumption

By Lauren Barnum

Save water, drink beer. As Isla Vistans, we’ve all heard the saying, but what does it really mean? Most I.V. residents would argue that this slogan advocates the copious consumption of a frothy liquid until the point o...

January 13, 2012

A Christmas Miracle: Professor Thanks His Students

By Matt Renner

I am writing this piece to thank the students in my Economics 157 class who opened their hearts and bailed me out during a rough time. It all started a couple of years ago when I lost a lot of money in the real estate cr...

January 12, 2012

A Tribute to Hitchens

By Brian Gallagher, Connor Oakes

Always with the New Year’s beginning are there people who view it as a mark for new and better things to come. We see room to move forward, and we allow the old and worn to fade so the new and fresh can redefine and re...

January 11, 2012

Don’t Fake ID Your Way to a Fine

By Mark Signa

Happy New Year! To start off this year I have a host of new resolutions that I am going to work on. Of course my wife was kind enough to point out that by the time the clock struck 12, I had already broken my “non-smar...

January 11, 2012

Home Is Where the Heart Is, Not to Mention the Hassle-Free Lay

By Elizabeth Brooks

So now that you’ve gotten through the holidays, and hopefully entered into the New Year with a bang (hey, you deserve it!), it’s back to reality. And for some of us, thankfully, the lives we would much rather live. S...

January 11, 2012

Affirmative Action Perpetuates a Colorized America

By Alex Gushner

Few government policies are more counterproductive than affirmative action. Its origins trace back to the presidential terms of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, both of whom sought to curb discrimination and improv...

January 11, 2012

Accountability and Addiction’s Stronghold

By Jenna Ryan

I have something called an “addictive personality.” This never felt like news to me. My parents shared this knowledge with us kids repeatedly and casually. “You’re equal parts Irish and German, we hope you one da...