Opinion
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...
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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."
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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 ...
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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’...
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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 ...
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The Weatherhuman would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to all those I have offended over the years.
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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...
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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 V...
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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. hand...
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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. R...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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As a very successful energy executive, Uncle Dave had built himself a staggeringly large and beautiful house, complete with a wine cellar, a theater and even a dojo in which the fourth-degree black be...
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
