Opinion

April 16, 2009

Endorsement: EVPLA

By Staff

OF ALL the candidates for all the positions, this was the most qualified set of people we talked to. We’d like to see Clay Carlson, Ashley Day and Hazel Putney stick around A.S. because all of them are quite compet...

April 16, 2009

Endorsement: Student Advocate General

By Staff

THE STUDENT Advocate General is essentially a lawyer for students when it comes to university-related issues like cheating, plagiarism, infractions that take place in the dorms, etc. This person has to be extremely educa...

April 16, 2009

Endorsement: Internal Vice President

By Staff

THE INTERNAL Vice President has to be the nerd of A.S. The IVP runs Legislative Council meetings and has to know Roberts’ Rules of Order like the back of his hand. The president needs to be able to look to the IVP ...

April 16, 2009

Put Your Drink Aside, and Go for a Glide

By Jimmy Fremgen

At approximately 3:30 p.m., I was asked by Gary, the man sitting in the seat behind me, to pull the yellow handle that connected our 650-pound glider to the tow plane in front of us. My heart skipped a beat when I pulled...

April 16, 2009

Endorsements: A.S. President

By Staff

THREE PEOPLE came in to our office with plans. Only one made sense. The A.S. president is the face of the entire association. The president is the person freshmen first see when they come to campus and the person the adm...

April 15, 2009

Blast From the Past

By The Weatherhuman

Due to imaginative and budgetary constraints, today's weather comes to us from the past.

April 15, 2009

Screw Like Bunnies – Literally

By Jenni Perez

What do you do when the missionary position becomes an old piece of chewing gum? You could toss it and chomp on a new position – but really, you’ve been bent and folded in so many ways, Cirque du Soleil moved...

April 15, 2009

Fight Night KO’d for Wrong Reason

By Aaron Wyse

Yesterday, Fight Night — one of the biggest annual charities held on campus — was found dead. Police suspect that ignorance on part of the Office of Greek Affairs is to blame. The Fight Night event is now ano...

April 14, 2009

Why We Need Your Money

By Staff

Next week, we're going to ask you to do something we never thought we would have to do. It's something we haven't asked of the student body in general since the 1970s. We definitely cringe at having to do this. We're go...

April 14, 2009

A Mustache

By The Weatherhuman

You have one.

April 14, 2009

Making a Difference in SB

By Staff

Do you think I'd run for mayor if I'd strangled, punched or choked a woman?

April 14, 2009

Students With a Plan Offers Great Option

By Megan Klein

This is the fourth and final time that I will see Associated Students elections here at UCSB and they never fail to disappoint. As a former Student Voice Executive, I would be disillusioned to say that the parties really...

April 14, 2009

Many Families Not Aided by UC Financial Aid

By Amanda Coyle

I was instantly appalled when I read the end of Wednesdayâ€™s article, â€œBudget Woes Limit Admissionsâ€

April 14, 2009

Gauchos: Hardcore Partiers or Intellectuals?

By Marian Alessandroni

A couple of monthâ€™s ago, I read an essay in Harperâ€™s Magazine called â€œA quibbleâ€

April 14, 2009

Miramar Decision Is Environmentally Unsound

By Mark Massara

Congratulations to Santa Barbara on approval of the new $300 million dollar Miramar Resort complex, which will hang out over the narrow, sandy Miramar Beach and be permanently protected by a ghastly boardwalk bulkhead se...

April 13, 2009