Opinion

April 5, 2010

New Education and Health Care Laws Benefit Students

By Saffron Zomer

We witnessed historical reform on two critically important issues this week: health care and education. But young Californians could be forgiven for thinking it had little to do with them: almost all the public discussio...

April 5, 2010

Sobering Site Requires Support From Sheriff, Board of Supervisors

By John Torell

A recent letter to your newspaper from Jim Nalls ("Isla Vista Sobering Site Would Benefit Students and Entire Community," March 29, 2010) is rife with misinformation concerning the idea for an Isla Vista Sobering Center...

April 5, 2010

Toastmasters Club Helps Students to Find Their Voice

By A.J. Rawls

Every Wednesday night, something strange happens on campus. Every week, between 15 and 20 students come together in the Student Resource Building for a single purpose: to improve their public speaking skills. These stude...

April 5, 2010

Speak Up to Support Goleta Beach Plan

By Ian Hogan

The decade-long effort to protect Goleta Beach County Park took a major step forward this last week when the Santa Barbara County Parks Dept. unveiled "Goleta Beach 2.0."

April 2, 2010

Make I.V. Better — Go Green and Get Counted!

By Staff

Long ago, our Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution to require the population of the United States of America be counted every ten years. Census data is used to distribute Congressional seats, make decisions about what...

April 2, 2010

Health Care Bill Helps College Students

By Congresswoman Lois Capps

Congress just passed health and education legislation that will benefit students and young adults. I voted for this measure and, as your representative in Congress, a nurse and former teacher, I’d like to explain w...

April 1, 2010

!!! WEATHER !!!

By The Weatherhuman

The Weatherhuman would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to all those I have offended over the years.

April 1, 2010

PREPARE YOURSELF! ALIENS AMONG US!!

By Abduh K. Tee

I’m sick and tired of hearing about Jesus. People testify all the time, saying ridiculous things like, “I can see his face on my toast, it’s a miracle!” or “Jesus helped Oklahoma make it to ...

April 1, 2010

GET READY FOR THE COMING OF CHRIST!

By Tru B. Lever

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve heard about these total nut jobs who claim they’ve experienced some kind of “alien” encounter. It’s the same story...

March 31, 2010

Freshmen Are in the Air

By The Weatherhuman

Springtime is so nice.

March 31, 2010

Census Data Crucial For Education Funds

By Derek Johnson

In March 2010, every household across the nation received a Census form. We're tracking return rates through the U.S. Census Bureau Take 10 Map at www.2010.census.gov/take10map. As of March 29, Isla Vista had the lowest ...

March 31, 2010

Unofficial Etiquette is of Utmost Importance

By Opinion Editor

In an effort to improve our sewer-classiness to red-light-district-classiness, this week's topic will be a lesson in etiquette. Note: I am in no way insulting spliff-smoking at graduation, 9 a.m. handle pulls of Sailor J...

March 30, 2010

Misery Loves Company

By The Weatherhuman

So did you survive your first day back? No? Good, because if you did, I'd be a bitter ass. And I mean more so than usual.

March 30, 2010

Passage of Health Care is a Cinderella Story

By Jamie Silverstein

Once upon a time, there was an ignorant, ignorant Congressman named little Boehner. One day, Boehner was scheming with health insurance lobbyists when a young staffer burst into his office.  “Sir,” waile...

March 30, 2010

Democrats Set to Suffer In November for Acting Unilaterally

By Steven Begakis

The Democratic Party has been whistling past the graveyard, celebrating their success at nationalizing healthcare in spite of their increasingly dismal political future. Their ill-gotten gain comes at a price, for never ...

March 29, 2010

Maybe Studying, Definitely Abroad

By Drea Tran

I should probably start this entry off by introducing myself. Hi, UCSB, I'm Drea. I'm a third-year history major studying abroad in Lyon, France. I've been here since August and let's just say that it's been one hell of ...