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Jacket Season Brings Warmth to Bros and Pockets to Prepared Partygoers

November 19, 2010 by

Fall is finally here. I know this to be a fact for a few reasons. It’s now getting dark at five, which makes me sad because it radically cuts into my day drinking.
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Frugal Strategies to Save Your Holiday Savings

November 18, 2010 by

With the holidays quickly approaching and Fall Quarter nearing an end, money woes have likely given you a permanent sinking feeling in the pit of your belly.
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Group Pushes Legal Protection for I.V. Tenants

November 18, 2010 by

On Dec. 7, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will consider a proposal to amend Ordinance 4444 which aims to expand protection for tenants.
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Law Enforcement Aspires to Ideal of Impartiality

November 17, 2010 by

Although the Halloween glow has long faded by now, the aftershocks of that crazy night are still palpable.
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Painfully Awkward and Awkardly Painful

November 17, 2010 by

Boys, I need to talk to you about the years of pain I have endured at the cost of your hands.
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New DADT Policy Should Originate From Congress and Military Personnel

November 16, 2010 by

The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is an issue conservatives need to clearly explain and articulate.
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Danger of DADT Lies in Homosexual Discrimination, Not Military Weakness

November 16, 2010 by

Describing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) as anything but discriminatory legislation against LGBT individuals is absurd. Claims that the policy is designed to maintain order in the military o...
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Who Is Your God? – Islam

November 15, 2010 by

My conversion was largely circumstantial. Might I have become Buddhist had fate knocked differently? Actually, I read about Buddhism in high school and found it interesting, but I didn’t meet any Bu...
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Who Is Your God? – Non-Religious

November 15, 2010 by

I don’t claim to know an overarching “Meaning of Life,” but I do operate under the understanding that life should not be lived under the pretense that it is simply a “test” propagated by an ...
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Who Is Your God? – Christianity

November 15, 2010 by

Albert Einstein once said that he desired to know “how God created this world,” for his scientific observations led him to a belief in the existence of a higher power, a “subtle spirit” largel...
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Who Is Your God? – Spirituality

November 15, 2010 by

The last few prayers I had made were for a sign, sent weakly into the heavens, shriveling in my memory shortly thereafter like grapes left in a desert sun.
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Who Is Your God? – Judaism

November 15, 2010 by

“Jewish” is possibly the most under-the-radar, versatile and vague word in the English language. The word “Jewish” can be used almost as frequently as a slang or curse word, but at least seems...
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Overcoming the Dark Side of Heavy Intoxication

November 12, 2010 by

Man’s best friend isn’t the dog. It’s alcohol. Booze is the steady companion that we can always rely on to be there when we need it
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Coalition Politics Undermine Negotiations

November 12, 2010 by

Last Thursday I attended a talk on campus titled “Palestine/Israel: Is Just Peace Possible?” The speaker, Ali Abunimah, is a Palestinian-American journalist and the co-founder of Electronic Intifa...
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Why Your Dirty Little Secret Should Be Celebrated

November 10, 2010 by

One of my favorite shows is “Entourage,” despite its depressingly poignant way of reminding me that all of the fancy luxuries in my life are lacking.
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