Opinion

November 4, 2011

Fulbright Scholar Recounts U.S. Experiences

By Opinion Editor

Upon coming to the United States on a Fulbright Teaching scholarship, I became familiar with the lively American spirit and culture. During my time as a teaching associate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, ...

November 4, 2011

Regents Approve Fee Hike for UC’s Most Attractive Students

By Matt Renner

Amidst growing pressure from protesters, the UC Regents unanimously passed a measure that raises the fees of the top one percent most beautiful students by $400 per quarter. The protestors, who have been hosting large-sc...

November 3, 2011

Caffeine: How To Kick the Habit, Or at Least Abuse Correctly

By Opinion Editor

Maybe you’re intimately familiar with the groggy feeling of “waking up” in the morning, slowly and begrudgingly biking over to Cajé and mumbling something the cashier assumes means “large coffee.” Or maybe you...

November 2, 2011

Out-of-Towners: Are They Really All That Bad?

By Elizabeth Brooks

Well now that you’ve all had the glory of saying you hooked up with a French maid, a firefighter or a slutty version of Kate Middleton, it’s time to snap out of that Halloween daze and get back to reality. Yes, the W...

October 31, 2011

Media Dangerously Masks Misogyny, Promotes Toxic Insecurities

By Ian Davis

There’s a new media ideology sweeping America, and it’s all about being “comfortable in your own skin.” These self-assurance ads usually target young women, claiming you should “love who you are”. In the late...

October 31, 2011

Halloween Restrictions Prove Excessive

By Riley Schenck

As I watched the brigade of mounted officers parading around Isla Vista this past week in preparation of Halloween, I could only think of one thing, and it didn’t have anything to do with public safety or projection of...

October 27, 2011

Annual Festival for Gold Diggers Commences Tonight

By Matt Renner, Opinion Editor

Isla Vista will hold its annual festival for gold diggers tonight and throughout the weekend. Sources confirm that thousands of scantily clad ladies will roam the streets of Isla Vista looking for men who can support the...

October 27, 2011

Put Down the Numchucks: Let’s Not Get Arrested

By Opinion Editor

Happy Almost Halloween! I can’t believe how fast this year has been going! It seems like the school year just started and it’s already Halloween weekend coming up. Before you know it, Thanksgiving will be happening, ...

October 26, 2011

Green Gladiator Van Jones to Ignite and Inspire Santa Barbara Residents

By Opinion Editor

According to some, Van Jones is a “racist, radical communist who believes 9/11 was part of a conspiracy involving the U.S. government.” So then, what is Jones doing giving a talk in Santa Barbara this Saturday night ...

October 26, 2011

It’s All White Noise to the Authorities of Isla Vista

By Opinion Editor, EvanRosenberg

Promptly at 7:30 a.m., my room begins to shake. No, my roommates aren’t playing another shitty Dillon Francis track, but what is going on could still be considered aural rape. What I and undoubtedly hundreds of my neig...

October 26, 2011

The Atheist in Love, Chapter Two:

By Opinion Editor, Connor Oakes, Brian Gallagher

This week’s question: Is it better to have love and lost than to have never loved at all? Perhaps “love” isn’t the right word. In any case, the closing of an intimate relationship is something many of us h...

October 26, 2011

Explore Beyond the Vortex of Drunkenness: Break Out of I.V. and Into the Wild

By Harrison Gibson

Not to be completely obvious, but we live in a unique environment. Isla Vista crams around 12,000 students into two square miles filled with endless Snappa, fine eateries, carnal pursuits and good ol’ fashioned America...

October 26, 2011

Halloween: Keep It Local, Keep It Safe and Avoid Peeing-in-Public Tickets

By Tim Benson

Students of UCSB, Halloween 2011 is quickly approaching. For you freshmen, you’re probably chomping at the bit to finally get to experience Halloween in Isla Vista … and for you seniors, you’re probably over...

October 26, 2011

There’s No ‘I’ In Team; And It Really Doesn’t Matter What Team You’re Playing for Anyway

By Elizabeth Brooks

There are a lot of good things about threesomes. You get to find out what your friends are really like in bed, you can actually live out the experience you already lied to your friends about having and, if you steal some...

October 24, 2011

Political Columnists Deconstruct OWS Movement – Right Said

By Jeffrey Robin

“Vox Populi; Vox Anon; the voice of the people is the voice of anonymous; WE ARE LEGION” — Anonymous, 10/9 In recent weeks, much has been made of the mindless rabbles known as the Occupy Wall Street movement. They ...

October 24, 2011

Political Columnists Deconstruct OWS Movement – Left Said

By Geoffrey Bell

I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching lately. Right under my nose, against any expectations I ever had, and apart from any institutions or organizations I’ve been a part of, an inspiring new movement has sprung up ...