Opinion

May 17, 2011

Increased Offshore Drilling Avoids Issues

By David Kornahrens

Democrats and Republicans in Washington D.C. have worked together and passed laws increasing offshore oil drilling leases available to the oil industry. Correspondingly, President Obama has ordered the Dept. of the Inter...

May 17, 2011

Gasoline Prices Reflect Government Ploy

By Benjamin Parish

Gasoline prices are getting out of control. These prices don’t need to be where they are, and they aren’t because of some conspiracy between oil companies, other individuals or other countries; they exist because you...

May 16, 2011

The Pointlessness of Pot Persecution

By Kevin W. McCarty, Opinion Editor

The fight for the right to use hemp and laugh at one’s rulers has been happening constantly for centuries. The desire for a central authority to control and regulate the natural interconnectedness of living creatures s...

May 13, 2011

Atheists Harp on Christianity in Effort to Tackle Ignorance

By David Urzua, Cameron Moody, Connor Oakes

This week’s question: “Why do you guys single out Christianity?”   As far as I know, the arguments presented in this column only go after the most basic understanding of what God is supposed to be. We never di...

May 13, 2011

Golinger Presents Propaganda, Not Engaging Discourse

By Manuel Gallardo

On May 10, I attended an event held at the MultiCultural Center featuring Venezuelan-American editor Eva Golinger who spoke on “21st Century Socialism.” Golinger is an adviser to Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s leader, an...

May 12, 2011

Regardless Of The Occasion, It Is Best To Just Beat It

By Literary Delicatessen

Masturbating is part of my everyday life. I’ve got that thing down to a science. I don’t even need to be horny to beat off. I’ll do it just because I’m bored and there’s nothing good on TV.

May 12, 2011

Stringent Laws Designed to Serve Communities and Minimize Bias

By Opinion Editor

Ahhh, spring in Isla Vista! There is nothing like cruising down Del Playa Drive and enjoying the cool breeze under the warm sun as I listen to the waves crashing upon the cliffs.

May 12, 2011

Life Without Depth, Dynamics Results in Dead-End Future

By Jake Schurmeier

For as long as I can remember — and yes, I’m counting those intermittent college nights that might be a bit fuzzy — I’ve been conditioned to believe that all good things come to those who wait; that those infinit...

May 11, 2011

Love In The Light Ignites Passion And Illuminates Sexuality

By S.F.

Do you ever undress a hottie with your eyes and imagine what Shorty’d look like if she dropped ’em to the ground like she ain’t got manners? That does seem to be the goal doesn’t it — getting some sexy thing in...

May 10, 2011

Left Said:Student Backlash Plays Into Horowitz’s Hand

By Opinion Editor, David Kornahrens

If you browsed a bookstore, you would quickly run across books warning of liberal academia’s orthodoxy over us brainwashed students. One such website is CampusReform.org, whose stated purpose is to “revolutionize the...

May 10, 2011

Right Said:Horowitz Provokes Diverse Discourse

By Opinion Editor, Benjamin Parish

What does it mean to be political? Media and other “very important people” tell us it means to disagree civilly over public policy and politically correct narratives. However, when these constraints confine politica...

May 9, 2011

Atheism Does Not Always Rhyme With Angst

By Cameron Moody, Connor Oakes

This week’s question: “Why are atheists so antagonistic/insulting? Wouldn’t they catch more flies with honey than vinegar?”

May 9, 2011

Funding Horowitz With Student Funds Seen As Discriminatory

By Ethan Schwartz

I didn’t attend the A.S. Legislative Council session because, frankly, I don’t care for the organization or any other political/religious student group on this campus. I think their ideological self-segregation is an...

May 6, 2011

College Republicans Question A.S. Legislative Council’s Integrity

By Steven Begakis

Freedom of speech is under assault at UCSB, and what happened at Associated Students Legislative Council last night should send a chill down the spine of every student interested in free and open debate on campus. Colleg...

May 6, 2011

A Little Neighborly Kindness Goes a Long Way in Isla Vista

By Chris Benham

I was walking home late one Friday night when I was stopped by a crying girl. Instantly I was suspicious. Before college, it seemed like girls cried all the time; if you made fun of their hair or forgot an anniversary or...

May 5, 2011

Speak Thoughtfully: With Great Freedom of Speech Comes Great Responsibility

By Katherine Friedman

One of my favorite things about the field of journalism is how seamlessly its various appendages — from tabloids to newsletters to WikiLeaks — have historically banded together in vehement defense of their free speec...